Today on TAP: Expect the government to shut down, McCarthy to lose his Speakership, and some renegade Republicans to eventually support a discharge petition.
Kevin McCarthy
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The Absurdity of Washington Brain
Where what matters in House Republican strategy doesn’t actually matter
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An American Leader’s Job Tenure Is Now in Question
Today on TAP: Joe Biden’s? No, Kevin McCarthy’s.
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Congress’s Post-Vacation Blahs
A passel of program authorizations and funding expire in September. There isn’t really a path yet to deal with them all.
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Don’t Believe Republican Bluster About Trump’s Indictment
It doesn’t matter what happens in the courts—conservatives are already committed to political show trials against their enemies.
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Congressional Spending Battle Is an Intra-Republican Affair
It’s become a proxy for Republican battles about both national security and Kevin McCarthy’s job security.
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The Midterms Weren’t as Abnormal as We’d Thought
Today on TAP: Republicans’ (and old folks’) turnout eclipsed the Democrats’ (and young’uns’)—one reason why McCarthy is Speaker.
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Republicans in Disarray
The temper tantrum on House floor votes masks a much more consequential lack of consensus on upcoming spending bills—which could give Democrats an opportunity.
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Democrats’ Resounding Vote for Debt Ceiling Concessions Won’t Age Well
Today on TAP: Rep. Pramila Jayapal explains why the Fiscal Responsibility Act puts Democrats in a difficult position.
