Believe House is scheduled to reconvene 12 noon EDT today. Note that GOP "leadership" is meeting this morning. Butter up some more popcorn, and stay tuned! (View Post)

The Hill - Five takeaways from Tuesday’s McCarthy drama at the Capitol 1. McCarthy didn’t come anywhere close to minimizing GOP opposition. Before the voting began, the focus was whether McCarthy had… (View Post)

Under US Constitution, the Speaker of the House does NOT have to be an elected Representative. (View Post)

Fair to say that KMcC's views on both topics are nuanced. As with ALL topics. (View Post)

Seems clear that Kevin McCarthy will NOT be elected on first ballot. Indeed, possible that he will end up with fewer votes than Hakeem Jeffries for starters, though HJ will also be short of voting ma… (View Post)