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Why the crisis in Israel is putting pressure on GOP to act over vacant House speaker role

  • Written by Laura Blessing, Senior Fellow, Government Affairs Institute, Georgetown University
imageWith Patrick McHenry leading the House as speaker pro tempore, spending and legislative options appear limited.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

In the wake of the Hamas surprise attacks on Israel, and that country’s resulting heavy military response, calls for Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to pick a new speaker quickly have...

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