#GOP lawmaker dings McCarthy for ‘demonizing’ illegal immigrants

#GOP lawmaker dings McCarthy for ‘demonizing’ illegal immigrants

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) dinged congressional leadership in both parties on Sunday for their posturing on immigration, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) who Gonzales said was “demonizing” illegal immigrants. “You’ve got McCarthy on one side that is demonizing those that come over illegally,” Gonzales said on CBS’s “Face The Nation.” “You’ve got Chuck Schumer on…

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#GOP senators disavow Trump on debt ceiling, signaling growing rift

#GOP senators disavow Trump on debt ceiling, signaling growing rift

Senate Republicans are disavowing former President Trump’s call to let the federal government default on its debts unless President Biden agrees to “massive” spending cuts, dismissing Trump’s suggestion as something far too risky to seriously consider.   The cold reception to Trump’s bold statement is the latest sign of the widening rift between Trump and his party’s Washington…

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#In an era of book bans, sci-fi and fantasy offer an LGBTQ refuge for young readers

#In an era of book bans, sci-fi and fantasy offer an LGBTQ refuge for young readers

Science fiction and fantasy are providing an oasis for young readers craving LGBTQ characters they can relate to as activists and wary parents increasingly clamp down on material they find offensive. Books featuring LGBTQ content are disproportionately targeted for bans in U.S. schools and libraries, with the most challenged titles regularly including “Gender Queer,” “All…

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#Trump town hall on CNN: Live updates

#Trump town hall on CNN: Live updates

Former President Donald Trump is moments away from taking the stage at a town hall hosted by CNN. The former president is participating in a live 90-minute event moderated by former chief White House correspondent and anchor Kaitlan Collins. The town hall is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. Trump is currently the GOP primary…

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#Santos indictment comes at a bad time for GOP

#Santos indictment comes at a bad time for GOP

The indictment of Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is unfolding at a bad time for House Republicans, who had hoped to use this week to pressure Democrats on the debt ceiling and instead are being forced to react to the news that a member of their conference is facing 13 criminal charges. Santos, who for months…

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#Defiant Santos says he won’t resign amid criminal indictment

#Defiant Santos says he won’t resign amid criminal indictment

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) told reporters Wednesday that he will not resign despite facing a 13-count criminal indictment. Federal prosecutors charged Santos earlier Wednesday with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives,…

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#Five takeaways from the Biden, McCarthy meeting on debt limit debate

#Five takeaways from the Biden, McCarthy meeting on debt limit debate

President Biden and the top four congressional leaders, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), came away from their Tuesday meeting with no path forward to avoid the nation defaulting on its debts. The president’s meeting with McCarthy, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)…

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