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What Next: McCarthy’s Road to Speaker
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Released:
Jan 9, 2023
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On Friday night, Representative Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House—but not before a far-right revolt kept Congress in a weeklong deadlock. As he begins his tenure as Speaker, will these sorts of standoffs be the rule, not the exception?
Guest: Jim Newell, Slate’s senior politics writer.
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Guest: Jim Newell, Slate’s senior politics writer.
If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work.
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Released:
Jan 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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