#McCarthy says he’s forming bipartisan group to write lawmaker code of conduct following Omar vote

#McCarthy says he’s forming bipartisan group to write lawmaker code of conduct following Omar vote

McCarthy says he’s forming bipartisan group to write lawmaker code of conduct following Omar vote Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday said he is tasking a bipartisan group of lawmakers with writing a code of conduct for House members, after representatives of both parties expressed concerns about removing members from congressional committees. His announcement came…

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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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#‘Only Kevin’ Republicans ramp up support for McCarthy

#‘Only Kevin’ Republicans ramp up support for McCarthy

‘Only Kevin’ Republicans ramp up support for McCarthy Efforts to support House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for Speaker are ramping up as a handful of hardline conservatives threaten to keep him from winning the gavel in a Jan. 3 House floor vote. More centrist Republicans in the Republican Governance Group are wearing buttons that…

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