“To avoid a government shutdown, the House should follow the Senate’s lead and pass their appropriations bills in a bipartisan way,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The Senate is preparing its first big move in the fall spending fight. Chuck Schumer is tentatively planning to bring up several spending bills for
GOP Primary Debate Had Zero Questions on Election Integrity
August 24, 2023 by
The first Republican presidential primary debate hosted by Fox News on Wednesday featured no questions on election integrity, despite polls showing the issue is important to conservatives. “Not one question about election Integrity tonight,” former Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake posted on X. “If we can’t talk about our broken elections, how are we ever
As indictments pile up, Trump’s Senate GOP skeptics multiply
August 17, 2023 by
Minority Whip John Thune is backing Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to say whether he would support Trump if he earned the Republican nomination. | Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo Squint hard, and you might just see the outlines of an anti-Donald Trump coalition forming in the Senate GOP. It started coming
McConnell in Winter: Inside the GOP Leader’s Attempt to Thwart Trump
August 15, 2023 by
“I wasn’t thinking of it in that way,” he said, “I was thinking of it in terms of the reservations the previous president seemed to have, and has expressed in his current campaign.” From the Senate floor and Washington fundraisers to awards banquets and congressional delegation trips overseas, Addison Mitchell McConnell is on what could
McCarthy declines to endorse Trump — looking to avoid a GOP civil war
August 14, 2023 by
The pressure on Speaker Kevin McCarthy to choose sides will only grow throughout the summer as Donald Trump locks down support across the House GOP. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Kevin McCarthy is risking Donald Trump’s wrath by not officially endorsing his third White House bid, but the speaker is also fulfilling an important mission: sparing the
McCarthy summons GOP factions to counter threat of a new conservative rebellion
August 14, 2023 by
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on July 11, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working furiously to prevent another House floor takeover by his hardest-right conservatives as the GOP prepares to tackle some of the year’s biggest bills. With the House back for a final stretch before
House GOP spars with FBI chief on Hunter Biden, Jan. 6 and more
August 14, 2023 by
House Republicans teed off on FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday as the party’s long-simmering angst over the law enforcement agency spilled into public view. After months of vowing to go toe-to-toe with the Trump-appointed FBI director, Republicans were ready to give Wray an earful on everything from high-profile investigations to a controversial surveillance program
McCarthy confronts bleak reality as conservatives undercut GOP agenda
August 14, 2023 by
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol July 11, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The conservative fever that’s plagued Speaker Kevin McCarthy for weeks is showing no signs of breaking. McCarthy and his leadership team returned to Washington this week planning to tee up the GOP’s biggest must-pass bills of the year
A group of GOP centrists threatens hardline tactics on tax bill
August 13, 2023 by
Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) has helped lead a group of roughly 1src members as they’ve backchanneled with GOP tax-writers, pushing for a long-elusive deal on expanding state and local tax relief. | Francis Chung/POLITICO A group of House Republican centrists is taking a page from their hardliner colleagues, demanding critical changes to their party’s signature
The battle for the House is currently dominated by GOP fundraising
August 13, 2023 by
Of the 31 Republicans whom Democrats have vowed to oust in 2src23, three raised more than $1 million in the second quarter of the year, including Rep. Michelle Steel. | Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Republicans are dominating the cash dash so far in the cutthroat battle for the House in 2src24. GOP leaders are continuing
GOP centrists pan Trump impeachment erasure as McCarthy denies any deal
August 12, 2023 by
Asked whether he promised Donald Trump an expungement vote, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters: “No.” | Francis Chung/POLITICO Kevin McCarthy denies he made any deal with Donald Trump to expunge his impeachment record. Even if the speaker did call for such a vote, a bloc of House GOP centrists would likely defeat it. Roughly
McConnell episode alarms Senate GOP
August 11, 2023 by
Mitch McConnell’s sudden freeze during a Wednesday afternoon press conference jolted the Senate Republican Conference, eliciting hopes from allies, detractors that he will fully recover from any health issues. And President Joe Biden even called his old senatorial colleague to check on him. “I told him I got sandbagged,” McConnell said, a reference to Biden’s
GOP Rep. Donalds blames DeSantis campaign for dustup over controversial Florida education standards
August 10, 2023 by
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), an ally of former President Donald Trump who has endorsed him over Gov. Ron DeSantis, praised the standards as “good, robust & accurate” in a tweet Wednesday. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Byron Donalds pushed back against Gov. Ron DeSantis Friday for conflating the lawmaker’s criticism of Florida’s controversial new education standards
The impeachment effort losing steam in the House GOP
August 9, 2023 by
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ staunchest critics have multiple trip wires they believe could force the issue back into the spotlight. | Francis Chung/POLITICO House Republicans once regarded Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as their easiest impeachment target. Yet even that seems increasingly out of reach. Centrist Republicans were never quite sold on impeaching the
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy wants to ‘cancel Juneteenth’
August 8, 2023 by
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has called for replacing Juneteenth with Election Day as a national holiday, deriding the celebration of the end of slavery in the US as “useless.” “Single day voting, on Election Day,” the 37-year-old entrepreneur and longshot 2024 White House contender proposed in a speech before Iowa voters on Saturday. “We […]
Watch Live: Donald Trump Speaks at South Carolina GOP Dinner
August 6, 2023 by
Former President Donald Trump will speak at the South Carolina GOP dinner on Saturday, August 5. Trump spoke at the Alabama Republican party dinner the previous night, one day after he was arraigned on the latest charges brought by Joe Biden’s Department of Justice against the sitting president’s foremost political opponent. “They want to interfere
Exclusive – ‘So Out of Touch’: Utah GOP Senate Candidate Trent Staggs Slams Establishment GOP’s Mitt Romney
August 6, 2023 by
U.S. Senate candidate and Riverton, Utah, Mayor Trent Staggs told Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Saturday that Utah voters are “tired” of Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-UT) “misplaced or misguided passion against” former President Donald Trump and slammed him as “so out of touch” with voters. Staggs joined the program following Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew
Lawmakers react to debt ceiling deal reached between House GOP and Biden
August 2, 2023 by
Washington leaders responded on Sunday to the bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act, a deal reached between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and President Biden to evade defaulting on the country’s financial obligations. Both McCarthy and Biden held their posture as long as they could with a looming deadline of June 5, and on Sunday, reached a […]
GOP Rep. Luna: I Want Biden to Be Impeached — I’ve Seen Enough
August 1, 2023 by
Monday, during an appearance on FNC’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), a member of the House Oversight Committee, said she was ready to see President Joe Biden’s impeachment. Partial transcript as follows: WATTERS: Turn it over now to Florida congresswoman, Anna Paulina Luna. She is a member of the Oversight Committee. So Congresswoman
NBC’s Todd: When GOP Base Realizes Trump Is Unelectable, ‘It May Be Too Late’
July 30, 2023 by
NBC host Chuck Todd said Sunday on “Today” that when the Republican base realized former President Donald Trump’s legal cases make him unelectable “it may be too late” because he might “already have the nomination.” Todd said, “You know, one of the things we’re trying to focus people’s attention to is what this calendar is
NBC’s Vitali: GOP Investigating Hunter Probe with ‘So-Called Whistleblowers’
July 21, 2023 by
On Thursday’s broadcast of NBC’s “MTP Now,” NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali said that Republicans in Congress will use the FBI 1src23 form on the Biden family and Ukraine that was released by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) earlier in the day “to bolster these investigations that we saw them do earlier this week
GOP Stands with Trump Against Biden’s ‘UnAmerican Weaponization’ of DOJ: ‘Americans Won’t Stand for This’
July 19, 2023 by
Republican officials blasted the Justice Department’s January 6 probe and the reportedly imminent indictment of former President Donald J. Trump, expressing support for Trump in the face of the “weaponization” of the justice system against President Joe Biden’s opponents. Following Trump’s announcement of being a target in the DOJ’s probe, GOP members slammed special counsel
PHOTOS: GOP Presidential Hopefuls March in Fourth of July Parades
July 5, 2023 by
Many Republican presidential candidates spent their Fourth of July campaigning in early voting states with six months to go until the Iowa Caucuses. Former Vice President Mike Pence marched in an Independence Day Parade in Urbandale, Iowa, alongside his wife, former Second Lady Karen Pence. The Des Moines Register noted Iowans greeted Pence with a
Litman: Trump Is ‘Toast Legally,’ His Only Escape Is a GOP President
July 4, 2023 by
Former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman said Monday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that former President Donald Trump is “toast legally.” When asked about a senior campaign official for Trump, Susie Wiles, who met with DOJ investigators multiple times, Litman said, “Well, it’s pretty obvious she has some testimony to give. But what it really underscores for the
McCarthy accuses Biden of ignoring GOP over debt ceiling negotiations as talks stall: ‘Rests upon his feet’
June 27, 2023 by
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy demanded President Biden return to the negotiating table for debt ceiling negotiations, as talks remain stalled over key spending cuts and a potential increase to the ceiling overall. McCarthy accused the president of stifling a deal during “Sunday Morning Futures,” after Biden dismissed the Republican spending proposal as “wacko” […]
GOP Rep Plots Second Bid Against Vulnerable Dem Senator: REPORT
June 27, 2023 by
Montana Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale is planning on another Senate bid against vulnerable Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in 2024, Politico reported Friday. Rosendale, who lost to Tester in 2018, has been telling lawmakers he intends to take another swipe at the senator, two sources familiar, who were granted anonymity to speak candidly about the conversations
2024 GOP hopeful goes after Trump, DeSantis: ‘Not what Republicanism is about’
June 27, 2023 by
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a 2024 GOP presidential hopeful, went on the attack mode Sunday against former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. During an interview with Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream, Hutchinson namely criticized DeSantis over his handling of Disney. “I think it is important that we make sure that […]
‘I Hire For Diversity’: Pentagon Nominees Blocked By GOP Senator Are Pushing Left-Wing Initiatives To Reshape Military
June 27, 2023 by
Several of the military officers whose promotions are held up due to a senator’s fight with the Pentagon have supported left-wing cultural stances and diversity initiatives, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation review of social media posts, Pentagon materials and public footage. Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville has single-handedly blocked numerous officers’ confirmations in
Senate GOP Works In Anti-‘Woke’ Provisions To Defense Bill Despite Democrat Majority
June 24, 2023 by
The Senate Armed Services Committee passed a defense policy bill that includes provisions aiming to hold the Pentagon accountable for its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Despite a Democratic majority in the Senate, the committee agreed on the $886 billion bill and called for even higher spending. “The Pentagon has to remain focused on
Strength in Numbers: Pennsylvania GOP Endorsements Delivered for Donald Trump
June 23, 2023 by
Strength in Numbers: Pennsylvania GOP Endorsements Delivered for Donald Trump AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign team is expected to announce Friday he’s won the endorsements of more than half of Pennsylvania’s House GOP delegation. The ex-president’s Pennsylvania backing reportedly flows from Reps. Mike Kelly, Dan Meuser, Scott Perry, Guy Reschenthaler and John