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Rep. Jim Jordan, the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said Sunday that his group would consider supporting Paul Ryan for House speaker. House Republicans have coalesced around trying to push a reluctant Ryan to run for speaker, believing he is the only member who can unite a disparate conference. But to earn the support…

The primary purpose of Common Core’s implementation throughout the U.S. was to create a standardized testing system across states to level education requirements, but The New York Times found that the new guidelines have done nothing to spur this anticipated consistency. State officials in Ohio, for example, announced last month that two-thirds of students were…

After a band of conservatives undercut Kevin McCarthy’s assumed ascension to speaker of the House, Republicans turned to the only person they see as indestructible: Paul Ryan. Though Ryan has so far resisted the persistent pleas of his counterparts (he is said to be taking the weekend to make a final decision, according to The…

#ProtestPP, a coalition of pro-life groups, is holding its second national protest of Planned Parenthood on Saturday. The protests will be held at numerous locations throughout the U.S. and three international locations in Canada, England, and Ireland. The protesters plan to cover as many of Planned Parenthood’s 700 health centers as possible. According to its…

House Republicans joined forces with more than 100 of their Democratic colleagues today in supporting a measure to force a vote on reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank. Bypassing the House Financial Services Committee, Rep. Stephen Fincher, R-Tenn., along with fellow Republican Reps. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Chris Collins of New York, filed a discharge petition…

It’s a warm Friday in September, and Devonte Barksdale is spending it inside, beading necklaces. “That’s what we gotta do,” he says. Barksdale, 23, is referring to his work as a craftsman for St. Coletta’s Shops, the adult employment program run by St. Coletta’s of Greater Washington, a nonprofit advocate and educator for those with…

Former Astros baseball player Lance Berkman and the mayor of Houston are in a tussle over an ordinance that would allow people of any gender in bathrooms, as part of a non-discriminatory policy. In an advertisement for Campaign for Houston (a group that stands for “no men in women’s bathrooms”), Berkman encourages Houstonians to vote…

House Republicans are scrambling after Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s shock announcement that he was withdrawing from the speaker’s race. Some have floated the idea of finding a candidate who could fill the leadership seat in a temporary caretaker role. Although the race has narrowed without the frontrunner, neither Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, nor Rep. Daniel…