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Newly elected House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), who finally filled the speakership after it remained vacant for three weeks, has a long history of homophobic remarks. He has written editorials, submitted amicus briefs and drafted laws, aimed at targeting marriage equality. One such example includes a national version of the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, similar to the one implemented in Florida in 2022. Johnson’s history of homophobia goes back further than previously reported. In 2003, Johnson actively opposed LGBTQ rights as a lawyer for Alliance Defending Fr...
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On Thursday morning, Rep. Jim Jordan(R-Ohio) announced that he would not seek a third vote for speaker after losing the first two votes. He instead backed a plan to empower temporary speaker Patrick McHenry (R-North Carolina) to conduct the House’s business until January 3. After a fierce backlash from House conservatives, Jordan reversed himself on Thursday afternoon and said he would force a third vote despite having little prospect of winning. Jordan lost his first bid after 20 Republicans voted against him, leaving a cloud of uncertainty about who would be the next speaker. The second vote...
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California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy was blocked on two ballots by his conservative colleagues in his bid to become House speaker on Tuesday morning. On the first ballot, McCarthy got 203 votes, leaving the 19 Republicans who refused to vote for him to cause the vote to move to a second ballot. Voting will continue until someone garners 218 votes. The other GOP House members that received votes included Reps. Andy Biggs(Arizona), Jim Jordan(Ohio), Jim Banks (Indiana) and Byron Donalds(Florida). Former Rep. Lee Zeldin (New York) also got a vote. A second ballot was needed for the first tim...
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