Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) has spearheaded a two-paragraph pledge to vote âyeaâ on the floor for whoever wins the House Republican conferenceâs backing in the initial secret-ballot election scheduled for Tuesday. | Francis Chung/POLITIcO A majority of the House Republicans vying for the speakership signed a pledge Saturday aimed at saving the GOPâs next pick
He’s a Dem investigative champ. That doesn’t guarantee a promotion.
Running to lead his party on Oversight is a gamble for Raskin, cutting against the caucusâ penchant for doling out plum positions according to seniority. But amid the potential for a broader post-election shakeup in Democratic leadership â following years of lawmakersâ private kvetching about the inability to move up as octogenarians held onto the
9th Circuit Court Rules Second Amendment Doesnât Guarantee Right To Open Carry
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Hawaii gun regulation, ruling Wednesday that states can restrict the right to openly carry a firearm in public. The 7-4 decision said restrictions on carrying guns in public do not fall within the scope of what is protected by the Second Amendment. âThe government may regulate, and…