Eight #republican members of #congress sided with #democrats to vote out #speakermccarthy

Will that ever sink into the #MAGA crowd? To them, that should be #treason.

The moments I miss the old place are times like these when the madness deserves humor. This is actually a retweet but nonetheless current. #USPolitics #SpeakerMcCarthy
CALIFORNIA SPEAKER BROWN REELECTED

Washington Post
There are those glued to the #GOP #SpeakerMcCarthy drama and vote. And there is the rest of the US population, for whom #Washington political fighting is either a turnoff or irrelevant. No question which audience is the focus, as usual, of national media coverage, which is obsessed with politics. The hockey fights drive web clicks and attention Yet, right or wrong, #journalism on #USPol doesn't connect with a lot of people. It leaves others feeling helpless, hopeless, frustrated or indifferent.

Article: No, America is not seeing an unprecedented surge in immigration. New Census data prove it.

#immigrant #immigration #uspolitics #Biden #gop #Housespeaker #speakermccarthy #Republicans #magat

https://flip.it/5cv33L

No, America is not seeing an unprecedented surge in immigration. New Census data prove it.

Immigration has not spiraled out of control on Biden's watch. The number of immigrants is still 2 million below the Census Bureau's 2017 predictions.

USA TODAY
House to vote on motion to vacate McCarthy from Speakership - Political IQ

The House was scheduled Tuesday afternoon to vote on a motion to vacate Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from his leadership position.

Political IQ
I almost feel sorry for House #SpeakerMccarthy.
Almost.
AOC Says She Would Vote to Oust 'Very Weak' Speaker McCarthy

The congresswoman quipped that in attempting to avert a shutdown Republicans were “run[ning] around the House like a Roomba, until they found a door that House Democrats opened”

Rolling Stone
Shutdown Averted ... Or Postponed

A cartoon for Oct. 1, 2023.

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