#Firebrand appointments to Rules panel may haunt McCarthy

#Firebrand appointments to Rules panel may haunt McCarthy

Firebrand appointments to Rules panel may haunt McCarthy Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) decision to promote conservative firebrands to the House Rules Committee has given some of his leading GOP detractors enormous new powers to dictate the party’s legislative agenda — and may cause headaches for Republican leaders down the line. The Rules Committee, a relatively…

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#Trump is heavy favorite in GOP 2024 primary: poll

#Trump is heavy favorite in GOP 2024 primary: poll

Trump is heavy favorite in GOP 2024 primary: poll Former President Trump is the clear favorite to win the 2024 Republican presidential nod, despite Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) swelling national profile, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill.  In a hypothetical eight-way primary, 48 percent of Republican voters…

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#House GOP approves resolution to create panel to probe ‘weaponization’ of federal government

#House GOP approves resolution to create panel to probe ‘weaponization’ of federal government

House GOP approves resolution to create panel to probe ‘weaponization’ of federal government Republican lawmakers on Tuesday gave their approval to a new House subcommittee designed to probe the “weaponization” of the federal government, giving the panel access to sensitive intelligence and the power to oversee ongoing criminal investigations. The resolution passed in a party-line…

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#Why Belarus matters for the Russia-Ukraine war

#Why Belarus matters for the Russia-Ukraine war

Why Belarus matters for the Russia-Ukraine war Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Belarus this week escalated concerns that he is seeking to drag the country into his war in Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine have acknowledged they are expecting a long fight, and Putin’s high-profile trip to Minsk to meet Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko…

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