#Jimmy Carter turns 99 as tributes roll in

#Jimmy Carter turns 99 as tributes roll in

Former President Jimmy Carter celebrated his 99th birthday with his wife, Rosalynn, and other family members as tributes to the former president rolled in on Sunday. Carter’s birthday festivities were moved up one day as the country faced a potential government shutdown — which Congress voted to avoid on Saturday by approving a continuing resolution. The White…

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#Rep. Phillips to step down from Democratic leadership role

#Rep. Phillips to step down from Democratic leadership role

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) is stepping down from his Democratic leadership role as he mulls a primary challenge to President Biden. A spokesperson from Phillips’ office confirmed with The Hill that the congressman will be stepping down from his position as co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC). “My convictions relative to the…

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#GOP Rep. Byron Donalds says McCarthy ‘in trouble’ 

#GOP Rep. Byron Donalds says McCarthy ‘in trouble’ 

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) said Sunday he thinks House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is “in trouble” after Congress averted a government shutdown by approving a “clean” stopgap measure brough to the House floor in a suprise move by the Speaker. The measure won more support from Democrats in the House than Republicans, but McCarthy said…

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#DeSantis says he would not serve as Trump’s VP

#DeSantis says he would not serve as Trump’s VP

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a 2024 presidential candidate, said on Sunday that he would not serve as President Trump’s vice president if the former president asked him to be his running mate. “No, I’m running for president,” DeSantis said in an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” when asked whether he would accept a…

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