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Kevin McCarthy will try again this week to get Republicans to support a government funding bill after failing three times last week to even have the measure considered by the House. The Pentagon spending bill was rejected on Thursday by the House Republicans. Moments before McCarthy thought he had won over his fellow Republicans, an unexpected turn of events blocked him again. A handful of hard-right members opposed the Speaker’s bill. It was a slap to the face for McCarthy, who had tried to win over his members to prevent a shutdown on October 1. “This is a whole new concept of individuals th...
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The attorney for President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, called the recent indictment of his client all “politics.” Hunter’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, attorney referred to Biden’s gun charges in an interview. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office has known about this for years. No charges. When they found out about it and made a deal,” Lowell told CNN. “What changed? Not the facts, not the law, but all the politics that have now come into play.” Last week, Hunter was indicted on three counts that are connected to his alleged purchase of a firearm while abusing drugs in October 2018. Hunter addressed his b...
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) threatened to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker if he does not initiate an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden. On Tuesday, Gaetz delivered his demands on the House floor. “I rise today to serve notice − Mr. Speaker you are out of compliance with the agreement that allowed you to assume this role,” Gaetz said of the agreement that allowed McCarthy to win the speaker’s election. “Reflect on the spirit of that agreement, build on the start we had moments ago. Began to comply no continuing resolutions, individual spending bills or bust, vote on bala...
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Trump’s former trade adviser, Peter Navarro, has been convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress after failing to comply with a subpoena from the Congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Navarro was convicted on Thursday following four-hours of jury deliberation in a two-day trial. The trial consisted of the testimony from three committee personnel. Navarro said he would appeal the verdict all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Navarro’s failure to comply with the subpoena impeded the congressional investigation into Trump’s role in trying to ov...
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House GOP hard-liners are racing to force doomed votes on impeaching President Joe Biden. However, the party is divided on whether this is the right course of action. The idea was sparked by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-Florida) motion to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California), who has been vocal about his disapproval of former president Donald Trump and led the probe into Trump’s dealings with Russia. While she was not able to persuade the House the first time, Luna prevailed on Wednesday using a “privileged resolution,” or a speedy floor vote. Despite Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-California) ...
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On Wednesday, the House voted 213-209 to pass a Republican measure to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California). A censure is a formal statement of disapproval in which the target must stand before the House as the resolution listing their misconduct is read aloud. In Schiff’s case, Republicans believe that his previous investigations into former President Donald Trump’s ties with Russia were exploitative and did not meet the behavioral code of the House. The measure was initially introduced by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida). The original resolution also included a $16 million fine, which wa...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) reportedly called Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) a “little b—-” to her face on the House floor on Wednesday. The comment fueled tensions between the two women about their individual efforts to impeach President Joe Biden. Boebert recently announced her own impeachment resolution that employs a procedural tool that would force a vote on her impeachment within days, an uncommon tactic that comes with its own set of challenges. “Biden intentionally ceded command and control of our border to cartels,” Boebert tweeted on Monday. “His dereliction of duty cau...
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), a freshman member of Congress who represents a Dallas district, is fast becoming a rising star in the Democratic Party. In just a short time, she’s become known as an articulate and telegenic face for progressive ideas both on the House floor and on cable news. Crockett recently sat down with uPolitics founder Erik Meers to discuss the debt ceiling, gun control, LGBT rights and post-Roe abortion fights for our series on rising stars in the Democratic Party. When asked about abortion rights in states like Texas, Crockett noted the backlash by the American public...
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On May 22, 2023, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) introduced the Bipartisan Secure Resources Instead of Prosecuting (STRIP) Act. This act would exempt the possession, sale, or purchase of fentanyl testing equipment from the federal drug paraphernalia law. In an interview with uPolitics, Crockett reflected on misconceptions about the current national fentanyl crisis. Specifically, she discussed how the Republican party is turning this crisis into one that is politically and racially motivated. “Republicans like to stroke fear and say, ‘Fentanyl is a problem because of the border, or because of t...
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On Tuesday, a group of House conservatives staged a rebellion against their own party leaders, specifically targeting Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The rebellion was met with surprise from senior Republicans, leaving some concerned about possible efforts to undercut the Speaker and his team in the future. Tensions seemingly stemmed from the debt-vote controversy, in which many House Republicans have claimed that they are being “strong-armed” by GOP leaders. House members spent nearly an hour on Tuesday trying to resolve the issues of those who expressed disapproval, which interfered with plans to pa...
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