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The GOP House won’t govern. Send it to the backbenches in November

Syndicated Columnist — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:54:08 +0000

by Jackie Calmes Lucky for the Republicans who run the House, few Americans are paying attention to their antics of late, given the focus on the presidential race. Here’s what […]

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The last firewall

Syndicated Columnist — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 03:02:00 +0000

by Steven Roberts “Save the House!” That’s the rallying cry Democrats are increasingly likely to embrace as they confront the fallout from Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance. Here’s the reality: […]

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Marginalizing Marjorie Taylor Greene, leader of the ‘Chaos Caucus’

Syndicated Columnist — Mon, 06 May 2024 02:57:00 +0000

by Kevin Igoe As the former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Republican National Committee when Republicans gained 63 House seats to establish a governing majority, I know something about […]

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Ukraine aid shows MAGA wing hasn’t cowed Speaker Johnson

Syndicated Columnist — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 03:02:00 +0000

by Patricia Lopez House Speaker Mike Johnson endured a titanic struggle to get Ukraine aid through the House, one that demonstrates the benefits of cooperation and the pitfalls of extremism. […]

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U.S. House ignored Trump. Let’s finish the job: reauthorize FISA

Opinion, The Dominion Post — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:04:00 +0000

Jaime Castenada Jr. was reportedly out celebrating a family baptism when he met an alleged drug dealer in Hammond, Ind., now accused of selling him $20 of cocaine. Within a […]

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PRESS Act: What it means for journalists & America

Opinion, The Dominion Post — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 04:17:00 +0000

There must have been a strange and rare alignment of stars on Jan. 18, because on that day, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State […]

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House Republicans don’t actually want to fix the border

Syndicated Columnist — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 04:02:00 +0000

by Patricia Lopez House Republicans have a chance to prove they want to solve their declared border crisis, and not just as a means to inflame their base in an […]

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Johnson has nothing as shutdown looms

Syndicated Columnist — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 04:03:00 +0000

by Jackie Calmes House Speaker Mike Johnson, the obscure former backbencher vaulted out of the far-right field to Congress’ highest-ranking job just over two weeks ago, told Sean Hannity that […]

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New speaker on to something with debt commission

Opinion, The Dominion Post — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 04:11:00 +0000

Getting the nation’s soaring debt under control should be a national priority. But many special-interest groups don’t agree. Recently, newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson told his colleagues that he […]

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Nov. 5 letters to the editor

Submitted to The Dominion Post — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 03:05:00 +0000

Schools can’t always offer career readiness In the letter to the editor “Schools should offer better career readiness” (DP-10-22-23), the author says the schools of West Virginia should up their […]

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