#Scarborough says he thinks Trump kept documents to make deals: ‘This is all about money’

#Scarborough says he thinks Trump kept documents to make deals: ‘This is all about money’

MSNBC pundit Joe Scarborough suggested Friday that former President Trump held on to government secrets after leaving the White House for financial reasons. “If you’re trying to figure out Donald Trump’s motive, whatever it is, we’ve been saying for eight years, it’s all about money,” Scarborough said on “Morning Joe,” before noting he has “absolutely…

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#GOP moderates strike back after conservative revolt paralyzes House

#GOP moderates strike back after conservative revolt paralyzes House

Frustrations among moderate House Republicans are bubbling over.  A week after a group of mutinous conservatives shut down the chamber floor, GOP moderates struck back, accusing the rebels of fracturing the conference and threatening to tank the party’s legislative agenda heading into the summer’s tough policy fights with President Biden.   Frustrations reached a boiling point…

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#McConnell declines to comment on Trump indictment

#McConnell declines to comment on Trump indictment

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Tuesday said he won’t comment on former President Trump’s legal problems, pledging to stay out of the 2024 GOP presidential primary altogether. McConnell declined to say whether he would support Trump if he is the party’s nominee for president in 2024 or respond to the allegations laid out…

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#McCarthy, Scalise tensions bubble into public over GOP rebellion

#McCarthy, Scalise tensions bubble into public over GOP rebellion

Tensions between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) bubbled up into the open last week as House GOP leaders dealt with hardline conservative rebels bringing action on the floor to a halt over the debt limit compromise with the White House. McCarthy on Wednesday morning directly named Scalise when explaining to…

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