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Pelosi mocks McCarthy’s ‘ever incredibly shrinking speakership’

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The comments from Pelosi, a California Democrat who twice served as House speaker, highlight the political confines that McCarthy finds himself within. The...
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Why Mitt Romney decided to hang it up — and why he thinks Biden should too

Carl Westwood -
The moment encapsulated Romney’s short but productive Senate career, one in which he fought Trumpism within the GOP and found a way to...
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Crenshaw says using U.S. military force in Mexico isn’t as extreme as it sounds

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The former U.S. Navy SEAL thinks a tough bipartisan message from Washington might spur Mexico to tackle the cartel problem head on, cooperating...
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White House not sweating McCarthy’s inquiry launch: ‘Not even wall-to-wall on cable’

Carl Westwood -
The White House official, who was granted anonymity to discuss the mood inside the building, wasn’t wrong. While McCarthy’s announcement was widely covered,...
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White House threatens to veto House GOP defense spending bill

Carl Westwood -
The administration further criticized House GOP appropriators for scaling back a Pentagon push for multi-year contracts to boost missile production, among other gripes. Background House...
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Biden inches toward decision on long-range missiles as Ukraine ups pressure

Carl Westwood -
But U.S. officials say that timeline is too tight. A decision by Biden on sending ATACMS for Ukraine’s use against Russian forces would...
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Almost every single major Biden official is making a pilgrimage to Alaska

Carl Westwood -
While on it, Murkowski made the case to him that Alaska’s tenuous transportation system needs federal support. She had a clear message: Alaska...
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Redistricting could help Democrats win back the House

Carl Westwood -
Democrats could pick up an extra seat in each of a handful of states, including Florida, Alabama and Louisiana, and perhaps several more...
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Kevin McCarthy faces the biggest threat yet to his survival

Carl Westwood -
McCarthy’s resistors face their own challenges. Their amorphous group isn’t in sync on what they want to extract from him, such as the...
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Pelosi: I’m Running Partly to Thwart Trump

Carl Westwood -
As she did when we spoke last month during a day I spent this summer with her in San Francisco, Pelosi veered between...
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