#Republican Abe Hamadeh announces run for Arizona House seat

#Republican Abe Hamadeh announces run for Arizona House seat

Abe Hamadeh, a previous candidate for Arizona’s attorney general, announced Tuesday that he would be running for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District. Hamadeh’s announcement came hours after Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) announced she would not seek reelection to spend more time with family. She attributed her retirement to Washington, D.C.’s inability “to get anything done.” Hamadeh,…

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#Forget governance: Dysfunctional Republicans are putting on a show

#Forget governance: Dysfunctional Republicans are putting on a show

Addressing the 1960 Republican Convention after Vice President Richard Nixon acceded to New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s demands to adopt more liberal positions in the party’s platform, Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz) addressed his disappointed supporters:  “Let’s grow up conservatives! If we want to take this party back — as I think we can someday — let’s get…

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#Top US general make surprise visit to Israel

#Top US general make surprise visit to Israel

The top U.S. general in the Middle East visited Israel early Tuesday in an unannounced trip as it intensifies its fight with Palestinian militant group Hamas.  U.S. Central Command head Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla arrived in Tel Aviv “to conduct high level meetings with Israel’s military leadership” including Israeli Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi,…

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#House GOP barrels toward uncertain Speaker floor vote

#House GOP barrels toward uncertain Speaker floor vote

House Republicans are barreling toward a floor vote on their Speaker nominee — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) — this week even as the Judiciary Committee chairman remains far from the 217 votes needed to win the gavel on the House floor. Jordan clinched the nomination for Speaker in a 124-81 vote on Friday, beating his last-minute…

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