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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) is looking to rally support behind a sweeping energy bill that Republicans are making their top priority for the 118th Congress. HR 1 — the Lower Energy Costs Act, which is being led by the Louisiana Republican — aims…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) endorsed former President Donald Trump for his presidential bid on Friday, becoming the fifth member of the upper chamber to throw their support behind him for 2024. The Oklahoma Republican, who…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is ruling out any tax hikes as he negotiates with President Joe Biden over the debt ceiling. In a closed-door meeting with the House GOP conference, McCarthy said he told…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Republicans are not optimistic that President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address will help unify Republicans and Democrats in the newly divided Congress. Republicans have been highly critical of Biden in the days…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) announced the subcommittee gavels, with the new leadership being one of the most historically diverse as the panel looks to utilize the expertise of its members. McCaul…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) defended the police officer who shot Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt in the wake of conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s (R-GA) comments alleging she was murdered by law enforcement at the…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The House passed a resolution on Wednesday denouncing the “horrors of socialism” in a 328-86 vote, with 14 members voting “present.” The measure, led by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and House Majority Leader Steve…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The House passed a resolution to remove progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from her position on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in a party-line vote on Wednesday. Top Republicans had vowed to remove her…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Republicans laid out their demands for authorizing an increase of the debt ceiling in the Republican Study Committee meeting Wednesday ahead of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) meeting with President Joe Biden. The points…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Embattled House GOP Rep. George Santos (R-NY) told his GOP colleagues he is recusing himself from his committee assignments during a closed-door conference meeting on Tuesday, per two sources in the room. According to one…