Congress is back from its Easter Break and things are already getting chaotic in the House of Representatives. Amid chatter that House Speaker Mike Johnson may soon face a motion to vacate from Marjorie Taylor Greene, one representative wants to remind Republicans in the lower chamber of their top priority: …
Read More »Anti-McCarthy Republicans Are Raising Money Off Stonewalling Congress
It’s a stunt, of course. The 20 or so Republicans who have opposed Kevin McCarthy‘s bid for the speakership — and thus prevented the House of Representatives from swearing in its members and beginning its business —have claimed they’re doing so in the name of draining the swamp. They’ve put …
Read More »Kevin McCarthy Can't Stop Losing House Speakership Votes
Kevin McCarthy really, really, really wants to be speaker of the House of Representatives. It’s not coming. The 118th Congress began on Tuesday, and though Republicans won control of the chamber last November, a not-insignificant portion of the party remains steadfastly opposed to giving McCarthy the gavel. McCarthy has lost …
Read More »Jan. 6 Committee Says McCarthy, Jordan, Other Republicans Should Be Investigated
The Jan. 6 committee voted on Monday to refer former President Donald Trump to the Department of Justice on four criminal charges. It also announced that it will refer four Republican members of the House to the Congressional Ethics Committee for failing to comply with committee subpoenas, including prospective Speaker …
Read More »'Fight the Barbarians': The MAGA Movement Lays Out a Warpath at CPAC
Stoking the culture wars is nothing new for CPAC. But with dark, militant speeches — and literal demonization of the MAGA movement’s political opponents — the conservative convention in Dallas this week menaced America with what seemed to be thinly veiled calls for violence, all while seeking to whitewash the …
Read More »'Stop the Steal' Founder Spilled to Jan. 6 Committee About Contact With Republican Lawmakers
Reps. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) all interacted with Ali Alexander, the founder of the pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” movement, in the lead up to Jan. 6, Alexander’s attorney said in a suit filed late Friday. Alexander shared this information with the House select committee …
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