Michigan Democrats are reportedly demanding an investigation into three Republican U.S. Senate candidates regarding alleged forgery.
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House Republicans are raising concerns about alleged mistreatment of and the denial of necessary medical care for two jailed pro-life activists.
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Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) will be facing off against Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland's upcoming Senate general election as both candidates vie for retiring Sen. Ben Cardin's (D-MD) seat.
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ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos said Tuesday on "The View" that the Senate Republicans who voted not to impeach former President Donald Trump were enabling his un-American "lies about the election."
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MSNBC contributor Claire McCaskill saidΒ Monday on "Deadline" that there were so many weird things about the supporters and rallygoers of former President Donald Trump.
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Over half of GOP voters and those who lean Republican say, "Human life begins at conception, so an embryo is a person with rights."Β
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The Athens, AL Police Department is investigating a reported attack against Tara Johnson, a Trump volunteer, outside a local Republican Party headquarters in what is alleged to have been a "politically motivated attack."
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The Republican Party is enjoying an 11-point swing their way against the Democrat Party as the number of Americans expressing affiliation with their party has increased.
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The Tea Party movement laid the groundwork for Donald Trump's MAGA movement, Georgia RNC candidate Amy Kremer said.
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In an interview with Politico, Johnson pointed to Donald Trump's official abortion position, which Trump revealed in April.
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House Democrats voted unanimously to continue including foreign nationals, illegal aliens among them, when apportioning congressional districts in states.
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Former President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, was chosen to serve as Florida delegate at the Republican National Convention this summer.
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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., can breathe a little easier now that more than 80% of his House colleagues put an end to the latest drama gripping Capitol Hill.
Six months after ascending to the speakership, a bipartisan coalition of Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly voted to table a motion to vacate the chairβthe Houseβs terminology for removing its leader. The final vote was 359-43; seven voted present and 21 others didnβt cast a vote. (See how your representative voted.)
βHopefully, this is the end of the personality politics and the frivolous character assassination that has defined the 118th Congress,β Johnson said after Wednesdayβs vote. βItβs regrettable. Itβs not who we are as Americans and weβre better than this. We need to get beyond it.β
Donβt count on it.
Johnson may have survived the vote, but the anger toward him among some Republicans likely wonβt subside anytime soon.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who offered the motion to vacate, bemoaned the βunipartyβ that saved the speaker.
Petty squabbles and personal recriminations are nothing new for the House of Representatives. History offers many lessons. But todayβs divisionsβamong the majority party, nonethelessβseem irreparable.
The GOPβs narrow House majority after the November 2022 election emboldened rank-and-file conservatives to demand much-needed changes. After multiple rounds of voting in January 2023, then-Rep. Kevin McCarthy acquiesced to their requests and secured the votes needed to be speaker.
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With any member of the narrowly divided House able to initiate the process of removing the speaker, it was perhaps inventible that Johnson would eventually face the same scenario as McCarthy. And when Johnson opted to rely on Democrats to pass bills, thatβs precisely what happened.
To avoid a showdown, Johnson reportedly spent hours meeting with Greene this week, only to have her deliver a fiery floor speech that was met by a chorus of boos and jeers. When she wasnβt being interrupted, Greene accused the speaker of selling out his party and turning over House control to Democrats.
Sitting by her side, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., repeatedly came to Greeneβs aid.
Their grievances against Johnson include his decision to pass government spending bills with Democrat support, expel embattled New York Republican George Santos from the House, and advance a $95 billion foreign aid bill over the objections of conservatives.
Greene even managed to work in a defense of ousted Speaker McCarthy, whom both she and Massie considered an ally. Hours later, Massie doubled down on their defense of McCarthy by contrasting him as a favorable option to Johnson.
Sorry, Mr. Speaker, personality politics reign supreme.
In reality, Johnson will never know just how many Republicans want to see him gone beyond Greene, Massie, and Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. Thatβs because before Greeneβs motion to vacate came to vote, the House opted to table it.
Of the 11 Republicans against motion to table, only a few explained their vote. But itβs safe to say not all were aligned with Greene, despite what Massie suggested.
At least three said not to interpret their opposition as an indication of their feelings toward Johnson.
Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, opposed Greeneβs motion to vacate even though he joined her on the procedural vote. βOne should not be viewed as a proxy for the other,β he said.
Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., declared her opposition to Greenβs motion to vacate but opposed the effort to table it. βI fought a lot to change Pelosi rules and have more accountability on the speaker in Congress,β she explained.
And finally, Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., put it bluntly when he said that βjoining Democrats in a motion to table was more than I could stomach.β
While Johnsonβs critics will continue to complain that Democrats helped save him, more Republicans had his back Wednesday.
So where does Johnson go from here?
He most certainly shouldnβt let Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., dictate the chamberβs agenda for the next six month. Across the halls of the Capitol, Senate Democrats are already plotting to change the narrative on border security, one of President Joe Bidenβs greatest vulnerabilities.
A sustained effort by the House to elevate the issue of illegal immigration is needed now more than ever. Republicans took an important step Wednesday to pass the Equal Representation Act, which prevents illegal aliens from influencing congressional representation and the Electoral College.
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Those same lawmakers must redouble their efforts on other fronts, including the strong measures already adopted in the Secure the Border Act (HR 2).
With only a few must-pass pieces of legislation remaining this Congress, thereβs precious little time to squander the opportunity.
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Eleven Republicans in the House of Representatives voted against the motion to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-GA) motion to vacate.
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The Trump campaign and Republican National Committee (RNC) smashed March's fundraising record and raised over $76 million in April, according to the RNC.
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An establishment lawyer handling election integrity portfolio at the Republican National Committee suddenly resigned over the weekend, citingΒ an alleged conflict of interest.
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Republicans on Thursday recognized the National Day of Prayer, thanking God for all He has done for the country and seeking His guidance.
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Reps. Andy Ogles, Tom Tiffany, and Scott Perry are moving to prevent President Joe Biden from bringing Palestinians to the United States.
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Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson, who will face a historic vote next week in the House of Representatives to remove his gavel and strip him of the Speakership, is plummeting among Republicans and supporters of former President Donald Trump and surging among Democrats and supporters of Democrat President Joe Biden.
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The newly installed chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) is already backing down from his pledge to spend βevery dayβ of 2024 to elect presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump as president again to instead spend most of Tuesday trying
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Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said Tuesday on CNN's "The Lead" that there is no difference if House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) or Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has the top spot.
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For Rep. Chip Roy, itβs a frustrating conversation that happens all too often with fellow lawmakers on his side of the aisle.Β
ββChip, we have a razor-thin majority. We just have to win the White House; we just have to win the Senate,ββ the Texas Republican recalled in a speech Tuesday.Β
When he hears colleagues concerned about the narrow 217-212 House Republican majority, he notes the Democratsβ narrow Senate majorityβ51 senators in the Democratic caucus compared with 49 Republicans.Β
βWell, when do they ever look across there and say Chuck Schumer has a razor-thin majority?β Roy said of the Senate Democratic leader from New York. βWhen do they ever look and say, βYouβre actually in charge of the House of Representatives, which James Madison told you in [Federalist Paper 58] actually has the power of the purse. Do something with it. Stop making excuses.ββ
That prompted applause from the audience at The Heritage Foundation at an event, βDefunding the Left.β (Heritage founded The Daily Signal in 2014.)Β
Roy had earlier quoted Madisonβfather of the Constitution and later the fourth president of the United Statesβwho wrote in Federalist 58:Β
The House of Representatives can not only refuse, but they alone can propose the supplies requisite for the support of government. β¦ This power over the purse may, in fact, be regarded as the most complete and effectual weapon with which any Constitution can arm the immediate representatives of the people, for obtaining a redress of every grievance, and for carrying into effect every just and salutary measure.
Though the GOP mostly prevented nondefense spending hikes, and kept the political focus on border security, he said irresponsible spending is a bipartisan problem that βinfests the entire swampβ in both parties.Β
βThe fundamental problem is not just the weakening of the dollar and the strength of our financial system. Itβs actually the radical Left funding the tyranny, funding the government thatβs at war with your way of life.β
He noted the Republican-controlled House approved $62 billion in funding for the Department of Homeland Security amid rising crime and fentanyl deaths in the U.S. resulting from the border crisis.Β
The House majority also went along with $200 million to fund a new FBI headquarters and overall about $40 billion for the Justice Department, despite concerns about politicized lawfare. He noted $824 billion went to the Defense Department with no demands to scrap its focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion policies that are hurting armed forces recruitment.Β
The House majority allowed $80 billion for the Department of Education; $9 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency; and $117 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services, while requiring no accountability for mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic by departmental subordinate agencies, such as National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Β
While his GOP colleagues often talk about the need to win the next election, Roy said, conservative control of both houses of Congress and the White House are not guaranteed to reverse the trend.Β
βLiterally, on Day One, they are going to say, βChip, we canβt do all you want to do because we donβt have 60 in the Senate. Youβve got to be reasonable.ββ Roy predicted. βI promise you thatβs coming. So, we have to win majorities. But we have to plan now for driving a steamroller over the weak-kneed individuals in Congress that will use 60 [as a premise] not to fight for you.β
In the Senate, 60 votes are required to end filibusters.Β
Roy noted there were some positive accomplishments, however. Since winning the majority, House Republicans have for the most part βkept the ball on our side of the field,β he said.Β Β
Nondefense spending was largely held flat, while increased defense spending in 2023 was initially paid for by taking money out of the Internal Revenue Service and unspent COVID-19 funding.Β
That occurred after then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., put caps in place, even though the caps were discarded in January. Further, Roy noted that House Republicans didnβt let Democrats redirect the border debate to one of amnesty for illegal immigrants.Β
βAmnesty was off the table. All we talked about this last year was border security. We didnβt achieve it, but we didnβt allow the Democrats to start moving the ball down the field and have a debate about amnesty,β Roy said.Β βIt matters where you set the goal post and how you set your mission.β
The Texas lawmaker criticized the recent $95 billion foreign aid package that passed without the support of most Republicans. He said that too often, members of Congress βdefault to fearβ on defense spending.Β
βI want the strongest military that we can possibly produce. I want it to be sparingly used,β Roy said, adding:
I donβt want to use it often, but if we do, I want it to destroy everything in its path.Β But we just default to fear, and we use the national security-defense complex to run over everything else.
βPeople literally come into [House Republicansβ] meetings and say, βWe just canβt risk defense.β Well, if thatβs what you do, youβre never going to change the town,β he continued, βbecause they are always going to use defense as the leverage to say, βWeβre not going to cut [the Justice Department]; weβre not going to cut education; weβre not going to make reforms.β
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MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said Monday on her show "Deadline" that it was not accurate to say everyone in the Republican Party is a conspiracy theorist but "as with racist, all of the conspiracy theorists are Republicans."
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The Republican establishment doesnβt know it yet, but last weekend was a watershed moment for their party.
On April 20, House Republican leadership facilitated passage of a foreign-aid package that sends roughly $60 billion to Ukraine, $26 billion to Israel and Gaza, $8 billion to Taiwan, and exactly zero dollars to the southern border. The bill has since passed the Democrat-led Senate and was signed by President Joe Biden.
The vote will be remembered for the choice Republican leadership made to brazenly reject its own voters in favor of the βunipartyβ in Washington, D.C.
In a move that can only be described as βMcConnell-esque,β House Republican leadership teamed up with Democrats to overrule the position of their own conference, their voters, and the will of the American people.
Democrats on the House Rules Committee made an unprecedented move by crossing the party line and overruling Republican opposition in committee, signaling an end to the typically Democrat versus Republican battle and the beginning of the conservative versus βunipartyβ war.
The disconnect between βthe Swampβ and small-town America could not be more profound. How can a political party be so tone-deaf to the plight of the everyday Americans suffering under inflation, crime, and societal rot?
How can a Republican-led House prioritize the borders of another country over our own border, even as American citizens are killed by illegal immigrants?
How can so-called fiscally responsible Republicans sign off on what is now $174 billion in direct Ukraine aid with a national debt of $34 trillionβmore than $250,000 for every American household?
And how can House Speaker Mike Johnson, who had pledged repeatedly that no foreign-aid legislation would advance without first securing the border, so quickly be steamrolled by the Establishment?
In their desire to send billions of dollars to a conflict that our commander-in-chief has still, to this day, offered no plan for winning, the GOPβs leadership not only spurned their partyβs own supporters but overlooked an opportunity to appeal to independent Americans frustrated by both political parties.
According to recent polling that The Heritage Foundation conducted with RMG Research, an overwhelming three out of four swing voters opposed sending any additional aid to Ukraine without also allocating funds for our own border. A majority (56%) of swing voters in key battleground states thought that the $113 billion the United States had already committed to Ukraine was too much.
The entire Heritage enterprise fought for over a year and a half on this issue. Heritage Action for America engaged our millions of grassroots members to voice their concerns to their representatives. Scholars at The Heritage Foundation presented a national security alternative package that included limited military aid to Ukraine but made border security the central focus. In an unprecedented move, we even issued a βkey voteβ on our legislative scorecard against Speaker Johnsonβs convoluted rule, which was a gimmick that lowered the threshold to a simple majority (not a supermajority under suspension) and provided political cover for members to vote against individual pieces without jeopardizing the package.
Powerful interests were aligned against us, however, and we lost on the day. Though we lost this battle, all signs indicate that we are winning the war for the soul of the GOP. A majority of Republicans (112) voted against Ukraine aid on April 20. Younger and newer members are particularly fed up with leadershipβs conciliatory approach and manipulative tactics that have led us to this point. The average age of the Senate Republicans who voted βnayβ is 59, while the average age of those who voted βyeaβ is 66. The average βnayβ vote has been in office since just 2016, while the average βyeaβ vote has been in Washington since 2010. The same dynamic was true with the recent $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill.
This generational shift can be ignored by the βuniparty,β but itβs not going away. Newer, younger representatives want a choice, not an echo; and increasingly, theyβre adopting a populist form of conservatism that champions βgovernment of the people, by the people, and for the peopleβ above all else.
In other words, they want a GOP that puts America first, something a government in any healthy republic would do. They want a GOP that acknowledges the reality that America is a nation in decline but is not yet too late to save.
As Ronald Reagan said in his 1980 address accepting the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention, βFor those who have abandoned hope, weβll restore hope and weβll welcome them into a great national crusade to make America great again!β
And that brings us to the importance of this yearβs election.
In 2016, despite staunch opposition from the GOP leadership, Donald Trump rejected the Washington consensus and initiated a generational realignment in American politics. If the conservative movement leans into the politics and policies President Donald Trump made successful, the American people will again have the opportunity this fall to accelerate a new consensus in Washington, D.C. This is why I remain optimistic about the future of our great nation.
The GOP establishmentβs actions this past week portend the end of the GOP establishment, not its survival. Conservatives will win the soul of the GOP, and with it, the hearts of the American people.
Reprinted with permission from The Epoch Times.
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Republicans in Arizona are growing their voter registration advantage, data from Arizonaβs secretary of state reveal.
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Arizona representatives voted to repeal an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions after a few Republicans joined Democrats in passing the bill.Β
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Rep. Kevin Hern called Wednesday for Republicans to turn their sights on President Joe Biden's renewed push to transfer student loan debt to American taxpayers.
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Former First Lady Melania Trump headlined a fundraiser on Saturday evening, her first solo event of the 2024 campaign.
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A hybrid political action committee (PAC), focused on messaging through music and culture, is launching to target groups of Americans previously chilly to the Republican Party and get them to vote for Donald Trump for president.
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A historic vote to unionize among auto workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant will open new doors for the United Auto Workers.
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