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  1. early and often
    Trump Green-Lights a Debt DefaultIn his CNN town hall, Trump instructed congressional Republicans to go up to and beyond the brink in debt-limit talks, risking an economic calamity.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. early and often
    Why Kevin McCarthy Won’t Drop the Hammer on George SantosThe Speaker needs Santos’s vote to hang on to his gavel. But letting the fabulist become the face of New York Republicans is perilous, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. debt limit
    What If Republicans Actually Want a Debt Disaster?Wall Street must make it clear to GOP lawmakers that an economic meltdown is unacceptable even if it improves their odds of beating Biden in 2024.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national interest
    Kevin McCarthy Wants to Negotiate the Deficit? Fine, Let’s Talk Taxes.Exposing the extortion scheme with one simple word.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. the debt ceiling
    How Biden Can Win the Debt-Ceiling Fight With One Weird TrickHint: It does not involve a coin.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. early and often
    Rebel Democrats Risk Empowering GOP Extremists on Debt LimitCalling for Biden to negotiate with House Republicans demanding surrender has nothing to do with genuine bipartisanship.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. early and often
    Kevin McCarthy’s Hollow Debt-Ceiling VictoryHis Speakership survived another day. Now he gets to play chicken with Democrats, risking a financial crisis.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. early and often
    Kevin McCarthy Offers Tough Talk in Lieu of Actual Debt-Limit PlanWith entitlement “reforms” off the table and Republicans divided on defense spending, the Speaker has little to propose and no way to enact it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the swamp
    How Biden Learned to Love the Debt-Ceiling CrisisHe has turned a chronic political headache into a winning issue.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. early and often
    The GOP Can’t Remember Why It Took the Debt Ceiling HostageRepublicans are fighting Biden for the sake of fighting.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. the national interest
    It’s Republicans Who Won’t Negotiate Over the Budget DeficitThe other big lie in this hostage crisis is hiding in plain sight.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. the inside game
    Joe Biden’s Big Lesson From the Last Debt-Ceiling FightAnd why this time is totally different from 2011. Hopefully.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  13. the national interest
    Why Post-Trump Republicans Are Pivoting to a Pre-Trump WorldWhat happened to the party’s great philosophical evolution?
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. house arrest
    Kevin McCarthy’s Tarnished TriumphHe finally got the Speakership he wanted, but at what cost?
    By Ben Jacobs
  15. live blog
    Kevin McCarthy’s Humiliation Finally Ends: Live UpdatesIt took 15 rounds and some messy late-night drama, but McCarthy was finally elected Speaker.
    By Matt Stieb, Ed Kilgore, and Margaret Hartmann
  16. real housevotes of dc
    The House Speaker Vote Brought a Week of Pop-Culture MemesWe’re nominating these as the best of the bunch.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  17. just asking questions
    C-Span’s Editorial Director on the Network’s Biggest Week EverBen O’Connell says “a deep bench of pros” is responsible for this week’s unusual, riveting footage from the House.
    By Benjamin Hart
  18. the system
    The Very Revealing 15 Minutes of Byron DonaldsIn a Republican soap opera, there’s always room for a Black conservative.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  19. house arrest
    This Is Not What Democracy Looks LikeContrary to the claims of conservative pundits, the GOP’s mutiny against McCarthy is not a sign of the party’s democratic vitality.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. house arrest
    Kevin McCarthy’s Allies Are Just Fighting for His Ego NowWith each failed ballot, it’s becoming clearer that a Speaker McCarthy wouldn’t be worth the massive concessions to the rebels and damage to the GOP.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. house arrest
    A House Without Rules Makes for C-Span Gone WildInsults about public drinking? Crazy video-game memes? Marjorie Taylor Greene acting normal? It’s chaos on the Hill.
    By Ben Jacobs
  22. house arrest
    The GOP Is More Ungovernable Than Ever BeforeEven with Fox News, Donald Trump, and the GOP Establishment united behind Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans still won’t toe the party line.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. house arrest
    Kevin McCarthy Is Only Barely Better Than His GOP EnemiesThe idea that the wannabe Speaker stands for civilization against the vandals of the far right misses his extremism.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. house arrest
    Kevin McCarthy Is Stuck in PlaceHe’s still far from becoming Speaker of the House, and it’s anyone’s guess what happens next.
    By Ben Jacobs
  25. the national interest
    Why House Republicans Keep Eating Their OwnA party that refuses to share power turns its rage inward.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. politics
    Brian Sicknick’s Family Snubs Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthyFamily members of a police officer who died following the attack on the Capitol refused to shake hands with Republican leaders at a medal ceremony .
    By Nia Prater
  27. early and often
    Pandemic Politics Hold Up Gazillion-Dollar Defense BillFor 61 years, the two parties have agreed on an annual defense-policy bill. It could fail this year as Republicans bend to their anti-vaxx base.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. early and often
    Republicans: Leave the World’s Richest Man Alone!Ron DeSantis and Kevin McCarthy want everyone to “stop picking on Elon Musk.” They’ve barely said anything about Trump dining with antisemites.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. early and often
    GOP Leadership Fight in Congress Shows a Party of WarlordsA civil war started this week with convoluted battle lines.
    By Ben Jacobs
  30. early and often
    Republicans Clinch the House and That Means Gridlock BeginsThe smaller Kevin McCarthy’s majority, the less he will be willing to cooperate with Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. early and often
    The Man in the MAGA MiddleKevin McCarthy’s campaign to be Speaker means no enemies to the right, left, or center in his caucus.
    By Ben Jacobs
  32. the system
    Return of the Hostage TakersJoe Biden’s last chance to stop the GOP’s economic sabotage.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. the national interest
    Republicans Plan Debt-Limit Crisis to Force Cuts to Medicare and Social SecurityThey always do this.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. the national interest
    Republican House Majority Will Try to Melt Down Global EconomyDemocrats need to sabotageproof the government while they still can.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. early and often
    The MAGA House Will Make the Tea Party Look TameFor all the attention on the Senate, Democrats are almost certainly going to lose the House. When they do, it will be insane.
    By Ross Barkan
  36. early and often
    Freedom Caucus Won’t Let Kevin McCarthy Forget Who Owns HimMembers are already making demands that would limit McCarthy’s power if he becomes Speaker. In a closely divided House, he’ll have to bow to them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. early and often
    The Republicans Who Saved Trump After January 6This Will Not Pass demonstrates how GOP leaders betrayed their conscience in the name of power.
    By Ben Jacobs
  38. capitol riot
    January 6 Committee Orders Kevin McCarthy and Republicans to TestifyThe House panel escalates its investigation in a major way ahead of public hearings.
    By Matt Stieb
  39. early and often
    Kevin McCarthy Is Empowering House Extremists He Once FearedThe GOP leader was right to worry about Trump and his minions after January 6. Since he didn’t act, it just gave them more leverage over him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. kevin mccarthy
    Kevin McCarthy Wanted Trump to Resign After January 6 and Then Lied About ItNow more than ever, Donald Trump holds McCarthy’s political future in his hands, especially if Republicans win back the House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. politics
    As Speaker, Kevin McCarthy May Let GOP Extremists Run the HouseWhen Andrew Clyde tried to kill an honor for a pioneering Black judge, McCarthy went right along. It’s a bad sign for how he would run the House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. politics
    Madison Cawthorn Saw Someone Doing Coke in a Car OnceKevin McCarthy says the young congressman exaggerated his wild claims about life in Washington.
    By Benjamin Hart
  43. politics
    Madison Cawthorn Will Get Away With His Orgy ClaimsWhen the Republican Party adopted Donald Trump, it discarded accountability for its own kind.
    By Sarah Jones
  44. politics
    Greene and Gosar Won’t Be Punished for Hanging With White NationalistsHouse GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy even promised to restore the extremists’ committee assignments if Republicans win back the House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. politics
    Republicans See Red Wave and Look to Make It Even BiggerThe GOP is now expecting midterm gains even in purple and blue states, but a huge win won’t come easily in a party as chaotic as theirs.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. 2022 midterms
    Pelosi to Run for House Again … But Not for Speaker?She pledged to step down as Democratic leader at the end of this Congress. But unless she changes her mind, she will stay around as a living legend.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. government shutdown
    Will Republicans Force a Government Shutdown to Fight Biden’s Vaccine Mandates?A small group of conservatives can gum up the works and force at least a brief shutdown. But with Omicron looming, the timing is strange.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. the republican party
    Is the GOP’s Policy Agenda Hidden or Nonexistent?For a party that may soon have full control of government, its ambitions remain remarkably unclear.
    By Eric Levitz
  49. build back better
    Endless Kevin McCarthy Speech Inspires Democratic ComediansLadies and Gentleman, your roast master, Jamie Raskin!
    By Benjamin Hart
  50. politics
    Kevin McCarthy Determined Not to Go the Way of Cantor and BoehnerAfter witnessing the fate of former House GOP leaders, McCarthy is not about to annoy extremists in the House by bashing Paul Gosar.
    By Ed Kilgore
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