#House Republicans’ majority is falling apart

#House Republicans’ majority is falling apart

A television network boss once told me there is no political talk show that will get better ratings than a videotape of any politician tripping and falling. That’s still true. American television networks can’t pull their cameras away from the stumbles and the screaming on public view as the result of the GOP’s likely nomination…

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#Republicans point fingers after embarrassing defeats

#Republicans point fingers after embarrassing defeats

House Republicans are struggling to pick up the pieces after a series of crushing legislative defeats that highlighted the simmering strife within the GOP conference and triggered new attacks on GOP leaders heading into a critical election cycle.  “Last night was not a good night for Republicans in the House, and anybody who says it was…

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#McGovern slams Greene for going after Mayorkas, Omar: ‘The clowns are running the circus’

#McGovern slams Greene for going after Mayorkas, Omar: ‘The clowns are running the circus’

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on Monday called Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene the “leader” of a “charade” over her efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and censure Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). “The clowns are running the circus around here,” McGovern, the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, said during a committee hearing…

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#House may consider Mayorkas impeachment this week

#House may consider Mayorkas impeachment this week

The House may consider a resolution this week that aims to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after a push by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to do so, according to the chamber’s schedule of measures it plans to consider. The Mayorkas impeachment resolution was listed under measures the chamber “may” consider. The House will…

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#Hawley, Mayorkas get personal at hearing: ‘Despicable’

#Hawley, Mayorkas get personal at hearing: ‘Despicable’

A GOP senator’s focus on antisemitic comments from one Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee spurred forceful pushback from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who said it was “despicable” to suggest the views are representative of his agency. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) zeroed in on social media comments from a DHS employee made in the…

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#Biden administration extends temporary legal status for Ukrainians in US

#Biden administration extends temporary legal status for Ukrainians in US

The Biden administration on Friday announced an extension and expansion of temporary legal status for Ukrainians already in the U.S., saying that Russia’s ongoing military invasion of their country and the ensuing humanitarian crisis prevents them from safely returning. The expansion is expected to make 166,700 additional individuals eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This…

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