The House
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News
The Real Danger in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Independent Run
Most of the concern over the independent presidential campaigns of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West and the No Labels…
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Past Is Prologue in the Republican Speaker Fight
The current chaos is not the first time Republicans have found themselves rocked by a vacancy at the top.
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The Abysmal Choices for House Speaker
The crisis of terror in Israel has made it even more urgent that the House of Representatives move past its…
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Republicans Are Deadlocked Heading Into Speaker Contest
Lawmakers were set to meet at 10 a.m. to begin voting on a nominee, but there was no consensus, opening…
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What Can Patrick McHenry, the Interim Speaker, Do?
Representative Patrick T. McHenry of North Carolina, who took the gavel, may oversee the election of a new speaker. But…
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House Is Paralyzed, With No Speaker After McCarthy Ouster
After a historic vote to remove the speaker, lawmakers departed Washington on Tuesday night with the House of Representatives in…
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News
Americans Deserve Better From the House of Representatives
This article has been updated to include new information about Mr. McCarthy’s decision not to run for speaker again. The…
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Here’s What Happens Now That Gaetz Has Moved to Oust McCarthy
The “motion to vacate” that Representative Matt Gaetz put forward on Monday sets up a two-day showdown between the speaker…
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McCarthy’s Speakership Is in Jeopardy This Week After a Threat to Oust Him
Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a major test of his leadership in the days ahead, after one of his loudest Republican…
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Books
A Fitting — and Frightening — Homage to ‘The Haunting of Hill House’
A HAUNTING ON THE HILL, by Elizabeth Hand As Holly, the protagonist of Elizabeth Hand’s “A Haunting on the Hill,”…