#Harris communications director set to leave post

#Harris communications director set to leave post

Harris communications director set to leave post Jamal Simmons, Vice President Harris’s communications director, will soon leave his position, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill on Friday. Simmons’s wife accepted a position in New York and their family will move there “in the near future,” according to an email from Harris’s chief of staff,…

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#Top Republican accuses Biden administration of ‘unlawful’ stonewalling of Afghanistan oversight

#Top Republican accuses Biden administration of ‘unlawful’ stonewalling of Afghanistan oversight

Top Republican accuses Biden administration of ‘unlawful’ stonewalling of Afghanistan oversight The ranking Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is accusing top Biden administration officials of violating the law by stonewalling oversight efforts of U.S. assistance in Afghanistan, in a letter exclusively obtained by The Hill.  The letter serves as an opening salvo for…

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#Teenage canvasser for Warnock shot in Georgia

#Teenage canvasser for Warnock shot in Georgia

Teenage canvasser for Warnock shot in Georgia A canvasser for Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) has been injured after being shot in Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday evening.  The canvasser, a 15-year-old boy, was campaigning for Warnock’s upcoming runoff election when shots were fired from behind a closed door of one of the residences in the 500…

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#GOP senators slam Trump over dinner with white supremacist

#GOP senators slam Trump over dinner with white supremacist

GOP senators slam Trump over dinner with white supremacist Senate Republicans across the ideological spectrum slammed former President Trump for having dinner with Nick Fuentes, an outspoken white supremacist and antisemite, who broke bread with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate before Thanksgiving.   Republican senators regularly try to duck questions about Trump’s conduct or give…

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#Peltola defeats Palin in Alaska House race

#Peltola defeats Palin in Alaska House race

Peltola defeats Palin in Alaska House race Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) was projected to win the race for Alaska’s at-large congressional district, delivering her a full term after she won a competitive special election this summer following the death of Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska). Peltola, a former state representative, beat former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin…

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#Republican House majority climbs to 220 with win in California

#Republican House majority climbs to 220 with win in California

Republican House majority climbs to 220 with win in California Republicans’ House majority in the next Congress climbed to 220 on Tuesday, when Republican Kevin Kiley defeated his Democratic opponent, Kermit Jones, in the tight race for California’s 3rd Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race for Kiley on Tuesday afternoon, two weeks after…

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#McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry

#McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry

McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to resign, threatens impeachment inquiry House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, saying that GOP lawmakers will consider impeachment next year if he does not step down. “If Secretary Mayorkas does not resign, House…

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