#McCarthy attacks CNN in response to Trump question

#McCarthy attacks CNN in response to Trump question

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pushed back on questioning from a CNN reporter about former president Trump’s recent federal indictment by bringing up hires the network has made of former federal law enforcement officials. “The idea of equal justice is not playing out here,” McCarthy said to a number of reporters gathered at the Capitol…

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#Conservative revolt in House alarms Senate GOP

#Conservative revolt in House alarms Senate GOP

Senate Republicans are growing increasingly concerned with the antics of House conservatives as they paralyze business in the lower chamber with key legislative battles looming in the coming months. Eleven conservative members blocked a handful of messaging bills from reaching the House floor for votes last week — and vowed to keep doing so —…

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#Senate GOP leaders break with House on Trump indictment  

#Senate GOP leaders break with House on Trump indictment  

Senate Republican leaders, including Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), are staying quiet about former President Trump’s indictment on 37 criminal charges, letting him twist in the wind and breaking with House Republican leaders who have rushed to Trump’s defense.    McConnell, who is careful not to comment on Trump or even repeat his name in public,…

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#Republicans buckle down for what could be marathon blockade

#Republicans buckle down for what could be marathon blockade

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is racing to break the lower chamber deadlock triggered this week by disgruntled conservatives, but rank-and-file members aren’t holding their breath for a resolution. A number of House Republicans left Washington on Thursday warning the sides remain so far apart that it might require weeks — maybe longer — to get the…

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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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#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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