#FBI’s Wray faces contempt vote: How did we get here?

#FBI’s Wray faces contempt vote: How did we get here?

House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) is leading the charge to bring contempt of Congress proceedings against FBI Director Christopher Wray, a history-making motion that would cap his efforts to force the agency to turn over a document detailing an unverified tip. Comer claims the document contains allegations then-Vice President Biden accepted a bribe, an…

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#House floor paralyzed by conservative revolt

#House floor paralyzed by conservative revolt

The floor of the House was paralyzed for a second day on Wednesday amid an uproar from conservatives blocking party-line Republican measures, amounting to the biggest blockade since the Speaker’s election five months ago. In an effort to break the impasse, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his top deputies huddled in the Speaker’s office for…

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#California, Texas make legal moves against Florida migrant flights

#California, Texas make legal moves against Florida migrant flights

Florida officials are facing potential legal peril over GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis’s migrant relocation moves. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and Bexar County (Texas) Sheriff Javier Salazar, whose jurisdiction encompasses San Antonio, are focusing their criminal and civil investigations on whether migrants were lured onto flights under false pretenses. Salazar’s office filed charges with…

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#McConnell, McCarthy finally jell with debt limit fight 

#McConnell, McCarthy finally jell with debt limit fight 

The relationship between Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) jelled this month as they worked together on a debt ceiling deal. McConnell played an instrumental role as adviser to McCarthy and President Biden during months of stalemate, when the president refused to negotiate directly with the Speaker.  The veteran Kentucky…

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