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Republican politicians have flocked to New York City in recent days to stand alongside former President Trump as he attends his hush money trial. Trump’s group on Monday included several members of Congress: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), who represents Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. Sen.…
House Republicans are taking aim at President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war this week, after the administration paused shipment of some bombs to Israel and warned that the U.S. wll cut off more offensive weapons to Jerusalem if its forces launch an invasion into Rafah. Republicans in both chambers have sharply criticized the administration’s…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) described the state of healthcare in America as “barbarism,” in an upcoming episode of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) podcast. In a preview of Wednesday’s episode of “Bernie: The Podcast,” Ocasio-Cortez expressed her sadness about the high costs of healthcare and housing and the difficult choices many Americans must make, as she committed…
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is committed to putting a vote for Ukraine funding on the House floor some time after Easter. “His commitment is to put it on the floor after Easter and we are working on this bill,” McCaul told CBS’s Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation.” When pressed further on…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY.) warned Sunday there is a “risk” to not seizing former President Trump’s assets as he faces a looming deadline to post a bond in the $454 million judgment in his New York fraud case. “I think that what we are dealing with politically is the much larger and much more grave…
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) mentioned that Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) “let loose the demons” when he led an effort last year to remove former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his leadership position. Gingrich was answering a question from Fox host Laura Ingraham about why some House Republicans, like Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and…
Fox News host and former Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) took a swing at House GOP members Friday for ousting former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in fall 2023. “You and I would not be talking about [House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)], had it not been for [Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)] and seven of his comrades,…
House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R-Va.) did not commit on Friday when asked if he would vote to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after a motion to vacate was introduced. “Well, he serves at the pleasure of 218 members, I cannot defend him as Speaker,” Good said when asked on “The Hill on…
The $1.2 trillion government funding bill moving through Congress Friday includes a provision that would functionally prohibit Pride flags from flying over U.S. embassies. The provision didn’t explicitly say as much, but its text mimics language from similar efforts to ban Pride flags from flying over government buildings. According to the text, “None of the…
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