U.S. House gripped by paralysis again after GOP punts proposal for speaker pro tem
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 19, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images WASHINGTON — A resolution meant to temporarily allow U.S. House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry of North Carolina to move critical legislation won’t be acted on, House Republicans said following…
Members of U.S. House GOP describe threats sparked by votes against Jim Jordan for speaker
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) arrives for a House Republican members meeting as the conference continues to debate the race for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol October 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Nebraska GOP Rep. Don Bacon said his wife slept with a gun for protection after…
Georgia settles suit and agrees to pay for gender-affirming care for trans workers under state health plan
Micah Rich, a staff accountant at the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, said he is thrilled that the state agreed to include transgender health care in its employee insurance policy. Rich was a plaintiff in a now-settled lawsuit alleging the state plan was discriminatory. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia state employees and their families who…
‘Kraken’ Trump lawyer Sidney Powell flipped her plea to guilty in 2020 election RICO case
Texas attorney Sidney Powell would embark on a public campaign in Georgia and other states of unleashing accusations that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from then-President Donald Trump. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder This post was updated at 6 p.m. Oct. 19 to reflect the correct charges in Sidney Powell’s guilty plea. Texas attorney Sidney Powell…
Georgia Congressman Ferguson flipped support for House speaker, citing threats from Jordan allies
Georgia U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson, a representative who represents a district north of Columbus, walks to a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on October 12, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images A Georgia GOP congressman who backed Ohio U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker in the first round of voting but not Wednesday has…
Bookman: Without compromise, extremism dominates
Columnist Jay Bookman asks what was the Jan. 6 insurrection and attempted overturning of the election, if not a bid to seize power through means other than elections? Spencer Platt/Getty Images If you make compromise impossible, you make extremism inevitable. We see that dynamic playing out once again, with tragic consequences, in the Middle East.…