#Trump calls for all Republicans to back McCarthy for Speaker

#Trump calls for all Republicans to back McCarthy for Speaker

Trump calls for all Republicans to back McCarthy for Speaker Former President Trump called on House Republicans to unite behind House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) for the Speakership, announcing early Wednesday that he is standing by McCarthy despite opposition from some hardline members of the party.  Trump said in a Truth Social post that…

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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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#Former GOP aide on Speaker vote: ‘Self-serving’ Republicans would make ‘mockery’ of Congress

#Former GOP aide on Speaker vote: ‘Self-serving’ Republicans would make ‘mockery’ of Congress

Former GOP aide on Speaker vote: ‘Self-serving’ Republicans would make ‘mockery’ of Congress A former Republican aide to two past GOP House Speakers said in an op-ed published Monday that a “self-serving” move by a small group of Republicans to potentially deny House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) the Speakership would make a “mockery” of…

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#Vice President Harris reaches 2023 at a crossroads

#Vice President Harris reaches 2023 at a crossroads

Vice President Harris reaches 2023 at a crossroads Vice President Harris finds herself at a crossroads as she enters her third year in office.  After a bumpy start, which saw a string of missteps and a slew of staff departures, Harris has sought to steady the ship.  Now, as President Biden is expected to run…

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#Scrutiny turns to George Santos’s campaign funding

#Scrutiny turns to George Santos’s campaign funding

Scrutiny turns to George Santos’s campaign funding As new revelations about the falsehoods Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) has told about his background continue to emerge, several peculiarities in the incoming congressman’s finances are facing heavy scrutiny — and could prove to be his greatest liability. Santos’s finances and financial disclosures are the subject of a federal investigation, reports revealed this week. “Given that much…

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#Suspect arrested in stabbing deaths of Idaho students

#Suspect arrested in stabbing deaths of Idaho students

Suspect arrested in stabbing deaths of Idaho students (NewsNation) — A suspect was arrested Friday morning in connection with the brutal November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was arrested in the early hours of Friday in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The arrest was not made by the FBI, NewsNation sources…

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