Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is using the GOP’s fight over the speakership as an opportunity to add to Democrats’ war chest. House Republicans are headed into their 14th ballot to determine the top…
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Micki Witthoeft, the mother of Ashli Babbit, who was shot by police during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, was arrested on Friday afternoon during a demonstration marking the two-year anniversary of the event, according to…
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A Wisconsin Republican congressman-elect blasted Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., for ‘dragging’ out the speaker fight to fundraise off of it. Wisconsin Rep.-elect Derrick Van Orden, a Republican, torched his Florida colleague for holding up the…
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Embattled Rep.-elect Santos refuses to answer questions about resume lies while promising to support McCarthy
While on his way to support Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy for speaker of the House, embattled Rep.-elect George Santos refused to answer lingering questions about his exaggerated campaign biography. A reporter pressed Santos on his false…
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Fox expects the House to elect Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as speaker either late tonight or in the wee hours of Saturday morning. We don’t know if McCarthy will win on a potential 14th ballot…
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Governor Ron DeSantis signed an executive order activating the Florida National Guard to assist with the ‘alarming influx of migrants landing in the Florida Keys’ and to aid in efforts to prevent additional landings along…
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GOP ‘dysfunction’ around McCarthy’s speaker bid could boost DeSantis’ appeal to voters, insiders suggest
Republicans remain in disarray as House leader Kevin McCarthy attempts to persuade a handful of his GOP colleagues to support his bid for speaker, with some political insiders weighing how the intraparty chaos could influence…
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Biden links ‘sick insurrectionists’ to death of Capitol Police officer killed by Nation of Islam supporter
President Biden linked ‘sick insurrectionists’ spreading threats online to the death of a Capitol Police officer who was killed by a Nation of Islam supporter in an April 2021 attack. While speaking about the…
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‘Struggling’ Chicago residents outraged over Lori Lightfoot’s decision to house migrants: ‘Help my own first’
Residents in a Chicago neighborhood are protesting the city’s plans to establish a migrant shelter inside a closed-down elementary school, sharing that they feel ‘blindsided’ by Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision. Lightfoot’s administration has for months…
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Gaetz gets cozy with Democrats on the House floor as he tries to prevent McCarthy speakership
Congressman-elect Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has been one of Congressman-elect Kevin McCarthy’s fiercest opponents throughout voting for House speaker, pushing for Republican alternatives who include former President Trump, Congressman-elect Jim Jordan and Congressman-elect Byron Donalds. The…