Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesMembers of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus are seeing the first dividends from the deal they struck to give House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) his gavel: prime committee assignments.Why it matters: The plum postings for Republican rebels fulfill a key concession McCarthy made, handing conservatives greater influence over the GOP conference's congressional…
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Topline Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said last week he doesn’t plan to ask President Joe Biden for his resignation after previously shutting down the idea of impeaching him, casting upcoming elections as the true referendum on the president’s performance. Key Facts Asked during a press conference in Kentucky on Thursday whether there have been…
Updated Jul 8, 2021, 01:42pm EDT Topline Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday pledged to introduce a bill repealing part of President Joe Biden’s executive order mandating masks on public transit as senators in both parties call for an updated guidance from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Key Facts Paul tweeted that he will introduce…
Topline As Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) angers many Democrats with his positions on Senate procedure and some major bills passed by the House , he is also signaling support for the central goal of Democratic immigration reform proposals set to be considered by the Senate later this month. Key Facts After a trip to the…
Topline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday asked the Pentagon to withdraw National Guard troops from the U.S. Capitol, citing an incident in which Del. Michael San Nicolas (D-Guam) led a contingent of Guam National Guard troops to her office. Key Facts Greene, in a letter to Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin and Gen. Daniel…
Updated Feb 25, 2021, 04:14pm EST Topline A number of senators who objected to President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory last month now want to “restore confidence” in American elections with a long-shot bill severely restricting voting as part of a nationwide push by GOP politicians to scale back expanded voting access. Key Facts The…
Updated Feb 13, 2021, 05:37pm EST Topline Former President Donald Trump on Saturday put out a celebratory statement on his acquittal at the hands of the U.S. Senate, declaring the MAGA movement has “only just begun.” Key Facts The Senate voted to acquit Trump in a 57-43 vote, with 7 Senate Republicans breaking with their…