The end result is far from funny. He gave power to the 'Freedom' Caucus. Nobody is going to remember that he had a difficult time getting elected in two years after the nutjobs refuse to pay the money the government has already spent _...Read More_

CNN: The 'Trump for speaker' movement just got a new endorsement. >"On Monday, Republican candidate Vernon Jones switched from the Georgia _...Read More_

"Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said she would accept a ban on the ownership and trading of individual stocks by members of Congress, a potentially important turnaround after her initial opposition helped fuel support among politically _...Read More_

>"Social media users in Israel are mocking Facebook's company name change to Meta, as it sounds similar to the Hebrew word for "dead.""

>"Joe Biden’s economic plan is stalled in Congress because the warring wings of his party aren’t yet desperate enough to compromise. _...Read More_

>"Hakeem Jeffries could end up being the first Black speaker of the House—but not all progressives are happy about his rise."

Even if he really is joking, is this someone we actually want in a position of power as one of our nation’s leaders?

>"Just as striking as the officers’ testimony today is GOP lawmakers’ refusal to engage with it."

The House used to have a filibuster too. And when legislators got rid of it, the result was a more democratic, productive institution.

>"Days after her own office was ransacked by Trump supporters, the speaker of the House talks to Lesley Stahl about what she experienced that day and more."

[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/03/politics/nancy-pelosi-speaker-vote/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/03/politics/nancy-pelosi-speaker-vote/index.html) >"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a slim margin for error on Sunday when lawmakers return to Washington to officially usher in a new session of Congress and _...Read More_

As Speaker of the House Chuan Leekpai began the session, only 450 of the total of 731 members of both houses had signed in for the meeting. Thailand’s parliament began a special session Monday that was called to address tensions as _...Read More_

>"Elite politicians invoke the rhetoric of national emergency only to behave like hapless passengers trapped aboard a sinking ship."

The Guardian: 'Alexa, I love you’: how lockdown made men lust after their Amazon Echo.