The Arm-Twisting, Back-Stabbing Battle for House Speaker
October 17, 2023
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as posted by the channelThe House of Representatives still has no speaker, crippling a vital branch of the government. And the Republican who seems to be in the strongest position to take the role, Jim Jordan of Ohio, was once called a “legislative terrorist” by a former speaker of his own party.
Catie Edmondson, who covers Congress for The Times, talks through the latest turns in the saga of the leaderless House.
GuestCatie Edmondson (), a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
• Allies of Jim Jordan are threatening rightwing retribution () to any Republican lawmakers who oppose him.
• AnalysisWith the world in crisis, House Republicans bicker among themselves (), Carl Hulse writes.
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