#Majority of Republicans vote down Greene, Gaetz Ukraine bills

#Majority of Republicans vote down Greene, Gaetz Ukraine bills

Five House Republican-backed initiatives to curtail aid to Ukraine using the annual Pentagon policy bill were shot down Thursday afternoon in votes that saw a consensus from both sides of the aisle to keep money flowing to Kyiv.  The Ukraine-related amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would have effectively limited or rolled back…

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#How the House GOP blew up at Biden’s State of the Union 

#How the House GOP blew up at Biden’s State of the Union 

How the House GOP blew up at Biden’s State of the Union  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had said that Republicans would not play “childish games” during President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. While it started as a cordial event, by the end, the speech had some of the rowdiest pushback from an opposing party…

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#Six takeaways from House committee assignments so far

#Six takeaways from House committee assignments so far

Six takeaways from House committee assignments so far As members of the House continue to receive committee assignments for the new Congress, Republicans are shaking up several panels with their newly obtained majority. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has doubled down on promises to block certain Democrats from top panels, while several Republicans who played key…

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