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Nothing Is Working for Kevin McCarthy

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At this point in the unending search for a House speaker, Donald Trump’s candidacy is making as much progress as Kevin McCarthy’s. The former president (and half-hearted 2024 White House applicant) today secured his first vote as the House slogged through its seventh fruitless attempt to elect a leader. The semi-serious effort to elevate Trump, put forward by Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, came at the expense of McCarthy, the Trump-endorsed Republican leader whose bid hasn’t improved in the past six ballots. McCarthy twice more lost 21 Republicans and fell…

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Biden’s North Korea policy ‘not working,’ key Republican lawmaker says

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President Biden’s embrace of an Obama-era policy of “Strategic Patience 2.0” toward North Korea isn’t working, according to a leading Senate Republican voice on foreign policy, who argues the administration needs to take a more active stance on the ballistic missile and nuclear weapons threat emanating from Pyongyang. The Washington Times stories: White House

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Congress is working to establish some order for the 2023 budget process

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<p><em>Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on </em><a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″><em><span style=”color: #0070c0;”>Apple Podcast</span></em><span style=”color: #0070c0;”>s</span></a><em> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>.</em></p> <p>Members of Congress know the budget process, their primary mission in life, is a mess. But some efforts are brewing that at least some members hope will get the 2023 budget process under control. The <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”><strong><em>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</em></strong></a> got the latest now from Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan.</p> <p><em>Interview transcript:</em></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Tom Temin:</strong> Tell us, Loren, what&#8217;s going on here with the…

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