#GOP moves to stop unelectable Senate candidates

#GOP moves to stop unelectable Senate candidates

GOP moves to stop unelectable Senate candidates The Senate GOP campaign arm’s endorsement of Rep. Jim Banks in the Indiana Senate Republican primary on Tuesday marks an official departure from the committee’s policy in the 2022 cycle and makes clear it will play in primary contests in an attempt to win back the upper chamber. …

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#GOP’s Santos, Omar battles collide

#GOP’s Santos, Omar battles collide

GOP’s Santos, Omar battles collide Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) decision to step away from committee assignments is colliding with another controversy over committees: House Republicans’ quest to block Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs panel.  There is no public indication that GOP leadership pushed Santos to step down to make it easier to…

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#McConnell mocks Biden judicial nominee for flubbing basic legal questions 

#McConnell mocks Biden judicial nominee for flubbing basic legal questions 

McConnell mocks Biden judicial nominee for flubbing basic legal questions  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Tuesday ridiculed President Biden’s nominee to serve as district judge for the Eastern District of Washington for flubbing basic questions about the Constitution last week, arguing Democrats have used a double standard for Biden’s and former President Trump’s…

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#DeSantis responds to Trump attacks by pointing to his reelection

#DeSantis responds to Trump attacks by pointing to his reelection

DeSantis responds to Trump attacks by pointing to his reelection Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday brushed off former President Donald Trump’s latest attacks with a simple message: check the scoreboard.  Asked during a news conference about Trump’s criticism over the weekend of his approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, DeSantis responded with a reminder that…

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#Santos steps down from committee assignments

#Santos steps down from committee assignments

Santos steps down from committee assignments Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is stepping down from his committee assignments, he informed House GOP colleagues on Tuesday in a conference meeting. The representative had faced a whirlwind of criticism over numerous fabrications and misrepresentations of his resume and personal history, as well as questions about his personal and…

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#Five ways January transformed the political landscape

#Five ways January transformed the political landscape

Five ways January transformed the political landscape A new year and a new power structure at the Capitol with a House GOP majority eager to exert its influence is quickly transforming the political landscape. The year — barely a month old — has already been marked by at least one political happening not seen in more than…

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