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For 13 years, House Republicans have cycled between a far-right group of about 15 to 30 conservatives first holding things hostage, and then the leadership team getting ahead of the next hostage-taking by declaring that that was the preferred strategy.

 

An examination of how the negotiations played out in 2011 provides clues to why Biden, then vice president, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s positions are so far apart this time around.

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. During the 90 days the General Assembly was in session, we ran out of ways to say what an unusual, challenging and hard session it was. We overused the word “surreal” to describe the feel of the State House and the legislative campus as lawmakers attempted to do their work with the specter of a COVID-19 hanging over their heads. But t...

The earned income tax credit is praised by both parties for lifting people out of poverty.

Lawmakers return to Annapolis for start of unusual 90-day session Plus: Most popular Montgomery County Public Library books of 2020; Health officials urge reluctant first responders to get vaccine Bethesda Beat Staff | January 14, 2021 Lawmakers return to Annapolis for start of unusual 90-day session Maryland lawmakers convened under bizarre and “surreal” circumstances in Annapolis Wednesday, launching a 90-day General Assembly session unlike any other in its history. In the House, Major...

© Chris Bien Parker Poling, who served as executive director of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) during the House GOPs better-than-expected 2020 elections, is leaving her post to become a lobbyist and partner at Harbinger Strategies, the firm is announcing Tuesday. House Republicans picked up 15 new seats this cycle, trimming the Democratic majority to just 12 members, and are hoping to build on that momentum and flip the House in the 2022 midterms. “I will be cheering ...