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While Republican supporters bill the measure as a way of reducing blowback, Democratic leaders argue that even debating it fuels a risky and dishonest theory that it’s possible to avert irreparable economic damage without raising the debt limit. Since GOP lawmakers keep talking it up, however, Democrats are happy to exploit the tricky politics of… […]

The Senate minority leader abruptly stopped his opening remarks at an afternoon press conference on Wednesday, causing alarm when he left for a few minutes and then returned to answer questions. A McConnell aide said the senator was feeling light-headed. McConnell returned to the press conference and took questions from reporters. “My prayers are with… […]

The ex-president on Fact Social required his fans to “Oppose, take our country back,” when assaulting the examination and its primary detective Saturday. The leading Home Republican politician looked for to smooth over Trump’s phrasing, in a throwback to a regular GOP method throughout his 4 years in the White Home, recommending he most likely… […]

The convictions contribute to a growing lineup of Oath Keepers who are dealing with prolonged jail terms for their function in cases on Jan. 6. Stewart Rhodes, the group’s nationwide leader was founded guilty in November of seditious conspiracy, together with Kelly Meggs– spouse of Connie Meggs. In a 2nd trial, 4 other Oath Keepers… […]

“I wasn’t announcing it,” McCarthy said of his Fox News comments. “I simply said that the actions that I’m seeing by this administration — withholding the agencies from being able to work with us, that would rise to the level of an impeachment inquiry.” “We … still have a number of investigations going forward now.… […]

Shuwanza Goff, left, started her Hill career in the office of Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) in 2008, eventually rising to become his floor director when he was in Democratic leadership. | Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo President Joe Biden on Monday named longtime Hill aide Shuwanza Goff as his director of legislative affairs, just in time for… […]

Democrats are hoping court rulings will allow for new lines that could redefine Black voter representation and give their party an echo of the kind of Southern footprint it had in decades past. It’s impossible to know how many seats could become competitive, but the party is hoping a handful may come into play and… […]

But passage is far from certain for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who will need the full support of deeply fractured members as he continues to snub bipartisan funding negotiations. Looming just a few months away, on Sept. 30, is a potential government shutdown. Across the Capitol, senators are waiting to see how the House drama plays… […]

Burchett, one of Capitol Hill’s loudest voices for increased government transparency around UFOs, sits on the House Oversight Committee, where Republicans have pushed to host a long-anticipated hearing next Wednesday on the recent rise in reports of UFOs. The Pentagon has been investigating that trend since at least April. It said then that no proof… […]

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