Douglas Christian’s Two Minute Tirade: All Politics is Personal: The House Without a Head

In this episode of Two Minute Tirade, Douglas Christian takes you behind the scenes of the unprecedented crisis in the House of Representatives following the ousting of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Why did he lose his position, and what does it mean for America’s governance, especially as a critical deadline for government funding approaches? Tune in to find out.

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How a Government Shutdown Screws Us All

Our government appears to be headed for a shutdown in a little over a week unless Kevin McCarthy’s House Toddler Caucus, as Susan Glasser calls his MAGA Republicans, agree to negotiate a deal. Glasser laments that, “the rage of the toddlers now threatens to take the entire government down. For what? To prove, once again, that these are not serious people on whom we have bestowed great power?”

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