After four days of grueling ballots, McCarthy flipped more than a dozen conservative holdouts to become supporters.
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Two years after Jan. 6, fight over House speaker paralyzes Congress again
Friday’s moment of silence at the Capitol to contemplate the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on it was expected to draw mostly Democrats.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, Politics
First woman elected Massachusetts governor sworn in
Maura Healey, who’s also the state’s first governor to openly belong to the LGBTQ community, pledges to lead ‘with empathy and with equity.’
Posted inNation & World, New England, Politics
‘Gut-wrenching’: Connecticut state lawmaker dies in crash
State Rep. Quentin Williams, seen as a rising political star, was killed overnight when his vehicle was struck by a wrong-way driver after leaving the governor’s inauguration ball.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban
The 3-2 decision comes nearly two years after Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed the measure into law.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
McCarthy fails for 3rd day in bitter Republican House speaker fight
Party leader Kevin McCarthy failed again and again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough Republican votes to seize the chamber’s gavel.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Gov. Mills urges Mainers to be hopeful after being sworn in for a new 4-year term
Mills used her second inaugural address to tout her first-term successes, including a robust economic recovery from the pandemic, fully funding the state’s share of public education and boosting the state’s Rainy Day Fund to a record high.
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Mills signs emergency bill providing heating assistance, $450 relief checks
Nearly 880,000 income-eligible taxpayers are expected to begin receiving the $450 checks by the end of January under the $473 million package.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
House adjourns for 2nd day without a speaker after McCarthy fails to win enough Republican support
It’s the first time in 100 years that a nominee for House speaker could not take the gavel on the first vote.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats break out the popcorn for Republicans’ speaker fight
Uncertainty reigned Tuesday. It’s exceedingly rare to see any vote in Washington where the outcome is in doubt beforehand.