Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke out in support of ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday, applauding his service in a “thankless role.” McConnell, R-Ky., released the statement thanking McCarthy, R-Calif., for his short tenure following the successful rebellion of eight GOP lawmakers culminating in his removal as speaker. …
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House Republicans met behind closed doors for over two hours on Tuesday night to hear from Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, as they made their final pitches to be elected the next speaker. The caucus will gather again Wednesday morning for a closed-door vote …
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Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday that Republicans will push for a “number of changes” regarding border security in President Biden’s requested emergency supplemental funding package. McConnell said Israel and Ukraine aid should not be split up, but combined in a “comprehensive” package since both are a “worldwide …
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Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is confronting Eventbrite for its “liberal-progressive agenda to silence and unpublish events that express conservative viewpoints,” after the event management company pulled tickets to a Riley Gaines speaking tour it claimed did not align with its community guidelines. In a letter directed to Eventbrite CEO Julia …
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A freshman member of the House Freedom Caucus is calling for a sit-down between GOP hardliners and Republican lawmakers who are leading talks on government spending. It comes after some of those same hardliners banded together to tank a procedural vote on the spending bill dealing with the Departments of …
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DERRY, N.H. – In front of a standing room only crowd on a chilly late autumn evening in the state that holds the first primary in the Republican presidential nominating calendar, Nikki Haley was making her case. The former South Carolina governor who later served as ambassador to the United …
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An antisemitic sign was hung outside the office of an outspoken pro-Israel congressman from Michigan. Michigan Republican Rep. Tim Walberg, a former Christian pastor, issued a news release on Monday saying an antisemitic sign had been posted on a tree outside his office window. The sign depicted Uncle Sam removing …
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Red states are dominating migration trends among U.S. states, according to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau released a report Tuesday outlining population trends in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. “The increasing number of states with population growth reflects …
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing back against White House claims that Republicans have an “anti-border security record” and have sought to cut Border Patrol agent numbers — with Johnson dismissing the claims as “desperate” as the country deals with a historic migrant crisis at the southern border. “From the …
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For generations of Americans, the opportunity to go to college has served as the pathway to social mobility. Today, however, predatory for-profit colleges are giving students and taxpayers the shaft by trading on this American dream—and some prominent Republicans are defending these institutions. This year alone, the two largest for-profit …
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