by jpitney | Oct 19, 2023 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives, Violence
A release from Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA): Yesterday, I voted to support Jim Jordan’s candidacy for Speaker of the House. I voted for Jim Jordan for the greater good of the House Republican party, based on our Conference meeting and the test Speaker ballot...
by jpitney | Oct 18, 2023 | Foreign Policy, Israel, Terrorism
Mark Murray at NBC: A majority of American college students blame Hamas for the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, and two-thirds describe the attack as an act of terrorism by Hamas, according to a Generation Lab poll of two- and four-year college students. The findings come as...
by jpitney | Oct 18, 2023 | Israel, Public Opinion
Quinnipiac Poll: In the wake of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and Israel declaring war on Hamas, an overwhelming majority of voters (85 percent) are either very concerned (49 percent) or somewhat concerned (36 percent) that the war between Israel and Hamas...
by jpitney | Oct 16, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Jill Lawrence at The Bulwark: The speaker of the House is right behind the vice president in the presidential line of succession. A speaker might have to preside over a disputed presidential election. A speaker in theory could even manufacture disputes by leading his...
by jpitney | Oct 15, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Paul Kane at WP: Jordan’s allies have signaled a political-roughshod campaign that will dare his opponents to vote against the far-right Republican in the public, alphabetical roll call on the House floor. They hope they will crumble from fear of retribution from...