McCarthy will be the weakest Speaker of the House in memory. He’ll wield little real power and will likely lurch from crisis to crisis as he struggles to hold together a narrow majority full of people who don’t like each other and don’t trust each other.
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Top Republican Kevin McCarthy’s bid for Speaker fails on first day of 118th Congress
McCarthy came up short three times, a sign that Republican have brought chaos rather than control to the House. The defection of twenty far-right Republicans not only blocked McCarthy from the Speaker’s chair but prevented the House from organizing.
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Senator Patty Murray sworn in as the first woman U.S. Senate President Pro Tempore
Washington’s senior U.S. Senator has begun her sixth term. She’s also assuming two new important responsibilities: U.S. Senate President Pro Tempore and Appropriations Chair.
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Washington State Senate Democrats announce leadership changes, committee assignments for 2023 legislative session
Fresh of an outstanding midterm election cycle in which every frontline Democratic senator’s reelection was secured, the Washington State Senate Democrats on December 1st announced a set of leadership changes for the 2023 session along with the caucus’ complete committee assignments.
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Joe Fitzgibbon elected Majority Leader of the Washington State House of Representatives
“I want to thank my colleagues for their continued trust and confidence in me,” said Fitzgibbon. “More than ever, our caucus is reflective of the many diverse communities that make up this great state, and that ultimately makes the work we do better.”
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House Democrats select Laurie Jinkins to be next Speaker of the Washington State House
The Northwest Progressive Institute congratulates Laurie Jinkins on being designated as the next Speaker of the Washington State House of Representatives by her Democratic colleagues.
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Democrats settle score with Tim Sheldon by electing Pam Roach as President Pro Tem
Washington State’s Senate Democratic caucus made the most of an opportunity to hold Tim Sheldon accountable for his treachery at the end of 2012 by joining forces this afternoon with militant Republicans Don Benton and Pam Roach to elect the renegade Roach as President Pro Tem of the Washington State Senate. Sheldon had expected the […]