Author: Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) responded to the flux of rank-and-file Republicans expressing opposition to the party’s stopgap government spending deal, indicating a long week ahead for GOP leadership as it seeks to wrangle enough support within the conference to advance the must-pass legislation. Republicans on the House Freedom and Main Street caucuses announced a…

House Republicans have no plans to include Ukraine aid to their proposed stopgap spending bill making its way through the lower chamber even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to visit the country this week, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said on Monday. The 31-day continuing resolution that was negotiated between House Republicans includes a…

Former Vice President Mike Pence offered his latest criticism toward his former running mate over the weekend, accusing former President Donald Trump of having “walked away from American leadership” — even going so far as to liken him to President Joe Biden on a number of issues. Pence hit out against Trump on a number…

As Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) took the stage at the annual Faith and Freedom Coalition’s fall banquet, the South Carolina senator and presidential hopeful was first faced with a personal question: Does he have a special lady in his life? “Yes,” he said with a laugh. “If you haven’t read about her yet — sure,…

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) defended Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) hold on military promotions and confirmations in protest of the Pentagon’s abortion policy, vowing to eliminate those rules if elected president. “What the Defense Department is doing is outside the law. They are breaking, violating the law by funding abortion tourism with tax dollars,” DeSantis during…

Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) effectively resigned from the House on Friday, altering the current makeup of the lower chamber and decreasing Republicans’ already-slim majority to just three seats — giving GOP leaders little room for error as they navigate a battle over government spending. With Stewart’s absence, there are now 433 members in the House,…

A group of Republican lawmakers in Oregon are filing for reelection despite being in possible violation of a state law that could disqualify them from seeking office. Oregon voters passed a constitutional amendment in 2022 that disqualifies lawmakers from seeking reelection if they have 10 or more absences from legislative floor sessions without a valid…

Former President Donald Trump offered his latest criticism of President Joe Biden on Friday, warning the “cognitively impaired” incumbent would lead the country into “World War II” if he is reelected next year. “We have a man who is totally corrupt and the worst president in the history of our country, who is cognitively impaired,…

The Florida Republican Party dropped its previous plans to require presidential candidates to sign a loyalty pledge in order to appear on the party’s primary ballot, giving a win to former President Donald Trump over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in the two rivals’ home state. The party voted on Friday night to drop plans to…

As House Republicans seek to hold on to their slim majority in 2024, the party faces a number of challenges and tough races in key states that could determine who will take control of the lower chamber next year. All 435 seats are up for grabs in 2024 as Republicans seek to hold their slim…