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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. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) ripped into Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attempts to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), accusing her of going “off the deep end.” “Moscow Marjorie has clearly gone off the deep end, maybe the result of a space laser,” Lawler told reporters Wednesday. “But this type of tantrum is absolutely unacceptable. And…
A Republican representative criticized Greene's attempt to remove Johnson, calling it a small political trick. “Some members would rather upend Republicans’ work instead of advancing the conservative agenda. Americans sent us to Washington to govern,” Womack wrote in a post on X.
Former President Trump stated on Wednesday that it was not the right time for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's attempt to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from the top role in the House, warning that the effort displayed disunity during an election year. Trump gently criticized Greene, one of his most ardent supporters in the House, just after…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) attempted to initiate a vote to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday, a significant action that will probably not be successful due to resistance from conservative Republicans and Democrats. Greene, who submitted her motion to remove Johnson over a month ago, called her resolution to the…
The House approved a one-week extension of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) authority on Wednesday, a short-term patch that leadership brought to the floor as the Senate struggles to find a path forward on a five-year reauthorization bill ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline. The chamber cleared the legislation in an 385-24-1 vote, sending it to…
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) appeared to link the story about presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stating that a doctor informed him a parasite had partially consumed his brain to the assassinations of his father and uncle. “You either die a Kennedy with a hole in the brain or live long enough to become a…
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