#McCarthy floats path to Speakership with lower vote threshold

#McCarthy floats path to Speakership with lower vote threshold

McCarthy floats path to Speakership with lower vote threshold House GOP Speaker nominee Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) expressed optimism about winning the gavel Tuesday night as he emerged from meetings with allied members following three failed ballots, floating the possibility of winning the post with fewer than 218 votes.  “You’re sitting at 202 votes, so you need technically just 11…

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#Trump attacks McConnell, wife over GOP ‘turmoil’ after McCarthy fails to win Speakership  

#Trump attacks McConnell, wife over GOP ‘turmoil’ after McCarthy fails to win Speakership  

Trump attacks McConnell, wife over GOP ‘turmoil’ after McCarthy fails to win Speakership   Former President Trump on Tuesday lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his wife, former Trump administration Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, for “unnecessary turmoil” within the GOP in the wake of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (Calif.) failure to win the lower chamber’s…

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#Santos charging to attend swearing-in: reports

#Santos charging to attend swearing-in: reports

Santos charging to attend swearing-in: reports Embattled Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) advertised that donors could pay between $100 and $500 to attend his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, according to several outlets. The invitation — which reportedly noted that donors would also receive a round-trip bus ride from New York to Washington, D.C., a luncheon and…

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#Biden faces questions over whether he can beat DeSantis

#Biden faces questions over whether he can beat DeSantis

Biden faces questions over whether he can beat DeSantis President Biden is entering the new year riding high off a better-than-expected midterm election performance for his party that has improved his political standing while damaging his chief GOP rival — former President Trump. Yet Biden also enters the new year with lingering questions over his…

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#GOP sounds alarm over struggles with Gen Z voters

#GOP sounds alarm over struggles with Gen Z voters

GOP sounds alarm over struggles with Gen Z voters Republicans are urging the party to do a better job engaging with young voters after the GOP saw Generation Z voters cast ballots by large margins for Democrats in the November midterms, making the difference in key congressional and gubernatorial races. While the party has long…

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#The political winners and losers of 2022

#The political winners and losers of 2022

The political winners and losers of 2022 2022 had plenty of political drama: the midterm elections, the congressional investigation into Jan. 6, 2021, record numbers of migrants at the southern border, big pieces of legislation and former President Trump’s declaration of his 2024 White House candidacy. As the year draws to a close, here are…

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#What to look for in Trump’s tax returns

#What to look for in Trump’s tax returns

What to look for in Trump’s tax returns Democrats released six years of former President Trump’s tax return information last week as part of reports into the presidential audit program, revealing that the former president wasn’t receiving regular audits from the IRS and that he was reporting big business losses every year. On Friday, Trump’s…

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