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    House speaker chaos: What’s the role of CA Republicans?

    Jim Jordan’s House speaker bid is quickly fading due to his hard-right politics and election denialism. That didn't stop all California Republicans from supporting him.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Marisa Lagos • Oct 19, 2023 • 1 min read

    Jim Jordan’s House speaker bid is quickly fading due to his hard-right politics and election denialism. That didn't stop all California Republicans from supporting him.

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      KQED political correspondent

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Halloween: Try these sweet and savory treats
    1. 0:00US gives billions in military aid to Israel. Should that change?
    2. 9:18House speaker chaos: What’s the role of CA Republicans?You’re reading this
    3. 17:42Netflix gains nearly 9 million subscribers after password crackdown
    4. 25:11Weekend film reviews: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘The Persian Version’
    5. 40:37Halloween 2023: Hasselback butternut squash, pumpkin seed brittle
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand