Author: Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner

EXCLUSIVE — An internal polling memo in the Utah Senate race seeks to paint Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) as not conservative enough to win the statewide seat. The internal memo conducted for Brad Wilson — the former Utah state House speaker who is running for the Senate seat — and obtained by the Washington Examiner…

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will leave Congress at the end of this year, he announced on Wednesday. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, McCarthy made his position known after months of speculation about what his future would hold. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER “It is in this spirit that I…

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has lost three of her senior staffers in the past week, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. Her three senior staffers include her former chief of staff Dan Hanlon, who was fired on Friday, her deputy chief of staff Richard Chalkey, who resigned, and her legislative director…

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), who served as speaker pro tempore for three weeks while the House was without a speaker, will not seek reelection, he announced on Tuesday. “I will be retiring from Congress at the end of my current term. This is not a decision I come to lightly, but I believe there is…

The House is expected to vote to authorize its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden next week, according to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). After his weekly press conference, Johnson told the Washington Examiner that “the plan” is to hold the vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry next week. HUNTER BIDEN USED BUSINESS ACCOUNT TO PAY…

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) announced Tuesday that he has created a new Joint Fundraising Committee, called Emmer Majority Builders, that will officially launch in 2024 and focus on raising money for 31 Republican incumbents and candidates as Republicans try to retain and expand their majority. According to Emmer’s campaign, the venture aims to…

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) is hosting a party for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speculation circulates about the California Republican’s future in Congress. Hudson is throwing the party to “thank our colleague and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy for his tireless work supporting our conference and his efforts to win this…

EXCLUSIVE — The White House is circulating an updated 18-page memo pushing back on the impeachment inquiry and rebuffing Republicans’ claims about President Joe Biden. The memo, titled “House Republicans are basing their Biden impeachment stunt on false claims that have been repeatedly debunked,” is an update to a 16-page document circulated in September that…

The National Republican Senatorial Committee created microsites for some of its top targets this election cycle as a one-stop shop for messaging on the candidates whom it believes are the most vulnerable to losing their seats. The sites were created for Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH). All three…

EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) announced his endorsement of Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) in his re-election bid on Monday as the Illinois Republican finds himself with a primary challenger from the right. “I’m PROUD to endorse Mike Bost for Congress! Mike is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a conservative WARRIOR,” Jackson, the former…