March 28, 2024

House Republicans push unity ‘pledge’ to guarantee a speaker

Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) has spearheaded a two-paragraph pledge to vote “yea” on the floor for whoever wins the House Republican conference’s 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 GOP’s 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 caucus’ penchant for doling out plum positions according to seniority. But amid the potential for a broader post-election shakeup in Democratic leadership — following years of lawmakers’ private kvetching about the inability to move up as octogenarians held onto the

9th Circuit Court Rules Second Amendment Doesn’t 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. “The government may regulate, and…

FLASHBACK => Barack Obama: I Guarantee There Is No Political Influence in Any Investigation by DOJ or FBI. Full Stop. Period.

This didn’t age well. Barack Obama went on with Chris Wallace on FOX News Sunday on April 10, 2016. During the interview the far left president told Chris Wallace there is no political influence in the Obama FBI and DOJ. “I guarantee that there is no political influence in any investigation conducted by the Justice […]

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