Sahil Kapur

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Speaker chaos and smooth passage of the rules resolution highlight a key dynamic in the new House: Right-wing Republicans are willing to flex power and embarrass party leadership to pursue their goals. Moderates are not willing to drive as hard a bargain; they vote w/ the team. — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: House passes GOP rules package 220-213. Just one Republican (Tony Gonzales) votes NO. — PolitiTweet.org

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New: House GOP eyes new committee to probe 'weaponization' of federal government It's expected to be chaired by likely Judiciary Chair @Jim_Jordan w/ broad mandate enhancing his power. Dem @DavidCicilline nicknames it "The MAGA Grievance Subcommittee." https://t.co/ViDs5yzatA — PolitiTweet.org

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from White House: Joint Statement by President Joe Biden and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Following Call https://t.co/QAZ1NMo2HY — PolitiTweet.org

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Republican @RepBobGood, a McCarthy critic who voted "present" on speaker, says he's a YES on the rules package. He sees "very positive" things in to restrict spending, decentralize the legislative process and change the composition of leadership and committees. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MeetThePress: WATCH: The big order of business this evening for the House is to vote on the rules package. The concessions Speaker Kevi… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MeetThePress: Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) will again chair the DSCC after saying he wouldn't stay on for another term. Peters will helm… — PolitiTweet.org

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@comgeek25 @TheNational better late than never? — PolitiTweet.org

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2022 / 2023 https://t.co/VFPUaVrNFv — PolitiTweet.org

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@justinongisrad @TheNational can do! — PolitiTweet.org

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Cold and gloomy day in the District = perfect time for a Sunday tune. I covered Pink Rabbits by @TheNational. Acoustic and raw. 🎸🎤🎶 https://t.co/mHw754KV4w — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KevinMKruse: The most recent four were all elected as vice president, assumed the presidency on the death of their running mate, served… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Supporters of Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed Brazil’s Congress and presidential offices on Sunday to protest what they falsely believe was a stolen election. “…violent culmination of incessant rhetorical attacks by Mr. Bolsonaro…” https://t.co/LEPVmMdmPj — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HowardMortman: #CNNSOTU report on @chiproytx interview with @jaketapper -- "Roy: C-SPAN cameras were 'good thing' in Speaker fight" ht… — PolitiTweet.org

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Dems say McCarthy’s concessions will make House ungovernable. “What we’re seeing is the incredibly shrinking speakership,” Pelosi told me. Fmr Rules Chair Jim McGovern: “He thinks this is bad…? He ain’t seen nothing yet, based on what he’s giving away.” https://t.co/iECCYBGjYk — PolitiTweet.org

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And @BenSasse is now a former senator. Vacant seat in Nebraska. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @billscher: 48% is a higher number of Republicans in favor of compromise than we've seen in past polls. 2014: 32% (Pew) https://t.co/AS… — PolitiTweet.org

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Striking finding in the new @CBSNews national poll: Republicans split evenly on how the House majority should use its power: 48% say work with Biden/Democrats, 52% say focus on opposition. (Among self-ID’d MAGA Republicans, over 2-to-1 say oppose.) https://t.co/ARtcBSNiBJ https://t.co/dYNtz4gLLp — PolitiTweet.org

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@ddayen I think HFC & CPC think/operate differently which is largely my point. Yes progs got concessions; they wanted to get to yes and did, which is the mentality. Bunch of HFCs didn’t want to get to yes; 6 never did For Ds it was a group of mods who didn’t want to get to yes, & didn’t — PolitiTweet.org

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New House majority’s gonna be lit 🔥 — PolitiTweet.org

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@StevenTDennis Dunno. I get the pull but the R dynamic won’t just reset if the MTV fails. At that point he’d be relying on Dems to stay in power which means he’s well into coalition speaker territory. — PolitiTweet.org

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@StevenTDennis Functionally it just assumes they wouldn’t vote for KM or skip town for the vote. Which seems like a safe bet! — PolitiTweet.org

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The Republican rules package guarantees that these seven bills come up for a vote in the House 👇. They include cutting IRS funding, restricting migration and curtailing abortion. https://t.co/ky0fDDvtu0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Freedom Caucus chair Scott Perry says his group’s support for McCarthy is contingent on the terms holding up. “If the framework blows up, I’m out.” Their enforcement mechanism? Motion to vacate. Any one member can force a vote; it effectively takes 5 Rs to overthrow a speaker. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TomNamako: How Kevin McCarthy got the votes for speaker — and why it could haunt him @sahilkapur https://t.co/uvDSlPUzwn via @nbcnews — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cspan: New sign outside the office of the Speaker of the House. #118thCongress https://t.co/dHsSg3eU1n — PolitiTweet.org

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And the House is adjourned until Monday. Next on the agenda: voting on the GOP rules package. — PolitiTweet.org

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New gig is CSPAN-official https://t.co/JWZyIQ5WGD — PolitiTweet.org

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And with that, the 118th Congress is officially sworn in. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R) Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R) Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R) Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D) Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D) — PolitiTweet.org