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House Republicans are in an Interesting Place At this point in the Republican caucus, it appears that any House Republican who runs for Speaker UNOPPOSED will lose. The Republicans got themselves into this mess when they adopted the rule that any one member can make a motion to vacate the...

The hoped-for 2022 red wave did not materialize. Republicans are losing far more state legislature special elections than they are winning. Republicans have lost every statewide referendum on abortion rights since Dodd became the law of the land. Voters reinstate the two Tennessee legislators...

Wisconsin Republicans Yield to Public Pressure Two major political issues are in play in Wisconsin; gerrymandering and abortion rights. The two are intimately related, as explained below. There was significant movement on both yesterday when Republican legislators said they were walking back...

That's why we have the courts, isn't it? They are orderly places where legal and constitutional experts can present their cases and rulings can be made. Questions like these are not decided by the volume of links and memes people post. They are decided in court.

They already tried Jordan and he got less Republican votes than Scalise in their closed-door meetings.

Trump to Attend NY Fraud Trial Again When Cohen Takes Stand I imagine Michael Cohen jumped for joy when he heard the report that Trump plans to be in the courtroom when prosecutors put Cohen on the stand and under oath to testify in Trump's fraud trial. Cohen is very proud that his testimony...

Just like he had solid arguments in his other cases (about 140 since Election Day, 2020). The arguments seem solid to MAGA minds, but they almost always fail in real courts where real judges follow the real law, and real juries have their say. Trump's current loss rate is 93.9%. . Just...

They already tried Jordan and he got less Republican votes than Scalise in their closed-door meetings.

And then there were none. https://news.yahoo.com/steve-scalise-withdraws-speaker-election-000600294.html

Those House Republicans Are Doing a Find Job, Aren't They? "On Thursday, several members of the House suggested a solution is unlikely until early next week. What exactly that looks like remains an open question." (Source) House Republicans can't govern.

Movement in this direction. https://www.forbes.com/sites/willskipworth/2023/10/12/high-ranking-house-republican-wants-democrats-help-electing-a-speaker/?sh=1b7a18335bb1

Meeting Over. House Republicans Produce Nothing The 3-hour, closed-door meeting of House Re;publicans is over. They produced nothing. The House remains closed for business, and will remain so until the Republican majority elects a Speaker, or until some Republicans join with Democrats to elect...

Republicans Still Can't Govern Various sources this morning are reporting Scalise does not have and cannot get the votes needed to win the Speaker's chair. No other names are being floated at this point. House Republicans are meeting once again behind closed doors to determine the flavor of...

The government will shut down on Nov 17 if a budget bill is not passed. I'd call that pressing.

Weisselberg Lies Under Oath It would not surprise me to see Latisha James slap Weisselberg with perjury charges. The man flat-out lied on the stand. And there is clear documentary evidence now available to James to prove it...

The House Republicans are Incapacitated This morning's news shows House Republicans are still incapacitated. They fired their House speaker with no replacement in mind. Because of internal bickering, they cannot pull together enough votes to elect a new speaker to allow the House to function...

Scalise won the caucus vote and he still can't get enough votes to secure the Speaker's seat. Kinda crazy, huh? The best the Republicans can do is elect someone they can't elect.

America wants to support Ukraine.

Mind Boggling!

Birds of a feather ....