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	Podcast:		The Daily
	Episode:		The Arm-Twisting, Back-Stabbing Battle for House Speaker
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:26:18
	Publish Date:		2023-10-17 09:45:00
	Description:		The House of Representatives still has no speaker, crippling a vital branch of the government. And the Republican who seems to be in the strongest position to take the role, Jim Jordan of Ohio, was once called a “legislative terrorist” by a former speaker of his own party. Catie Edmondson, who covers Congress for The Times, talks through the latest turns in the saga of the leaderless House. Guest: Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times. Background reading: Allies of Jim Jordan are threatening right-wing retribution to any Republican lawmakers who oppose him. Analysis: With the world in crisis, House Republicans bicker among themselves, Carl Hulse writes. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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