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McCarthy, holdouts discussing possible deal for speaker’s gavel

January 7, 2023

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy provided a written offer Thursday to his GOP opponents on rules changes and other demands they’ve sought in exchange for supporting him for speaker. The new concessions from the California Republican — as described by multiple Republicans involved in the negotiations — include promises for floor votes on a balanced budget...

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Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Have Enough Fans Inside The House … Or Outside It

January 7, 2023

Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Many of us at FiveThirtyEight have been glued to C-SPAN this week, as we’ve watched the yet-to-be-sworn-in House repeatedly try — and fail — to elect a speaker. With a slim majority in the chamber, Republicans were held hostage by a far-right flank of the party that refused

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Trump’s plea for GOP to back McCarthy for speaker fails to change one vote

January 6, 2023

There is one unmistakable takeaway from Kevin McCarthy losing his fourth and fifth straight votes for speaker yesterday: Donald Trump couldn’t help him one bit...

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Daughter Apple Martin in Nancy Meyers Movie

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