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This is a dark time for House Republicans. When the House convenes next January to open the 120th Congress, the GOP will hold fewer seats than it has at any time in the past 30 years. This week, the battered caucus selected Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to lead it into the future. It’s quite the journey for a co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus, taking him from tea party insurgent to avatar of the establishment.
Jordan’s rise to minority leader doubles as an ironic final nail in the coffin of the hard-right group’s relevance. Already a strategic anachronism at the height of Trump’s power, the group saw its influence further diminished by the thumping Republicans received last week. Where the group goes over the next two years, or indeed whether it will even exist, remains a mystery even to the few members still in its ranks.
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Democrats are split over a compromise bill on permitting policy. Some see an early win on energy costs, while others see more leverage by waiting until January. Read more from Jack Fitzpatrick.
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“Deadline: White House” legal analyst Jordan Rubin answers your questions about the Supreme Court, Trump administration lawsuits and other issues. Read more.
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The Maryland senator says Democrats need a new strategy and a new leader, even after a midterm wave that gave the party a large majority in the upper chamber that few saw coming. Read more from Mychael Schnell.
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Saturday, watch a special edition of “The Rachel Maddow Show,” where Rachel sat down with Hillary Clinton for a live event in New York City to discuss her newest book “Department of Fate.” Watch a special edition of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on MS NOW.
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This week on “Clock It,” Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels are joined by former Attorney General Eric Holder for a live taping in Washington, D.C. where they discussed his role in Democrats’ response to mid-decade redistricting and what comes next for the party. Listen now and subscribe to MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts for ad-free listening and bonus content.
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