House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working closely with different factions of the Republican Party, known together as the ‘Five Families,’ as he looks to secure his bid for speakership this week. McCarthy has…
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McCarthy not backing down from speaker bid after heated meeting with GOP: ‘I’m not going anywhere’
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R.-Calif., said he will continue to run for speaker of the new Republican majority as he faces opposition within his party. ‘I’m not going anywhere,’ McCarthy told reporters Tuesday following…
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is planning to send migrants to cities including New York City, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday, who says he was notified of the plan on Monday evening. ‘We were notified…
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Former Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo became Nevada’s 31st governor Monday, taking office on a vow to raise certain criminal penalties, diversify Nevada’s economy and become America’s ‘education governor,’ in part by promoting vouchers and…
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Gov. Tony Evers plans to outline a largely liberal agenda in his second inaugural address Tuesday, though he’ll also call for Republicans and fellow Democrats to work together on issues that have long divided them,…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday praised the Sunshine State as the ‘land of liberty and the land of sanity,’ while slamming the ‘floundering federal establishment’ in Washington D.C., the Biden administration, and laying out…
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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. Reps.…
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GOP anger at holdouts grows: Any vote against McCarthy ‘damages the conference and our ability to govern’
FIRST ON FOX: Congressional Republicans expressed anger at party holdouts against electing Kevin McCarthy of California as speaker of the House, with one senior congressman warning that voting against the leader ‘damages the conference.’ A…
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DeSantis to be sworn in for second term as Florida governor, but everyone is waiting for his 2024 plans
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will be inaugurated on Tuesday for a second term steering Florida, and the nation’s political world will be watching. With DeSantis considered a likely 2024 presidential contender by political prognosticators, the…
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Democratic Gov. Tim Walz pledged Monday to make the largest investments in public education in Minnesota history as he took the oath of office for his second term. Minnesota has a ‘historic opportunity’ with its…