Rep.-elect Byron Donalds, R-Fla., set the House abuzz on Tuesday when he switched his vote for House Speaker from embattled Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio – as McCarthy struggles to meet…
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While Democrats pulled off a better than expected night on the Nov. 8 midterm elections, the party will face tremendous headwinds in maintaining their razor-thin Senate majority come 2024. Democrats will be defending 23 of…
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White House press secretary blames GOP, claims President Biden worked on border security since ‘day one’
White House officials say border security and immigration are issues President Biden has taken ‘very seriously since day one,’ and blamed Republican political stunts for slowing down progress. During Tuesday’s White House press briefing, Fox…
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GOP Rep. Jim Jordan nominated Kevin McCarthy as the next House speaker for the historic second ballot on Tuesday, after which Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., nominated Jordan as an alternative to take the gavel. Jordan,…
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Fox News Politics: Republicans’ first day in the House majority isn’t going well for Kevin McCarthy
Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news and updates from the campaign trail. Subscribe now to get Fox News Politics newsletter in your inbox. TOP STORIES STALEMATE: House Republican Leader Kevin…
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‘Fight we must’: Ron DeSantis flames Davos ‘jetsetters,’ ‘technocratic elites’ in fiery inauguration speech
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis used his fiery Tuesday inauguration speech to go after who he referred to as ‘jetsetters in Davos’ and ‘technocratic elites’ acting as a ‘threat’ to freedom. The rising GOP star…
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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday failed to secure the necessary 218 votes to be the next House speaker, the first time in nearly a century that the majority’s nominee needed another vote. McCarthy…
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Embattled Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., cast his first vote in Congress Tuesday in support of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to be the next speaker of the House. Santos, who is under fire for telling numerous…
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During the third round of voting Tuesday, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy again failed to secure the necessary 218 votes to be the next House speaker, as Ohio Rep.-elect Jim Jordan garnered more votes than…
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Chicago mayoral challenger predicts controversial Mayor Lightfoot won’t make runoff election
With the midterm elections rapidly receding into the rearview mirror, the 2023 Chicago mayoral election is looming in the distance, with nine candidates looking to unseat first-term Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Feb. 28. ‘I…