Having endured and even written about the four Republican National Committee–sanctioned debates, concluding with the unedifying rock fight in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on December 6, I groaned audibly upon learning that CNN was planning additional debates in Iowa and New Hampshire before voters vote. But it turns out the participation criteria for these debates could make […]
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Jordan Speaker vote; will 3rd time be a charm?
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, called for a third vote Friday on his nomination to be speaker of the House, telling reporters the House needs to “elect a speaker as soon as possible” so “we can go to work for the American people.” Jordan needs to win over virtually every House Republican to […]
Jordan faces uphill battle for House Speaker win
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) became the second House Republican to secure the nomination to be the next House speaker this week, but he faces an uphill battle to win the gavel. After Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) withdrew from the race following hours of meetings, the conference selected Jordan as its new nominee one day later. […]
Republican opposition to Ukraine aid grows
A growing Republican divide over continuing U.S. aid to Ukraine threatens the prospects of Congress’ passing additional money to help the country defend its sovereignty against a Russian incursion. Despite the broad bipartisan majorities in the House and the Senate to continue funding, it has become a central sticking point in the fight over a […]
New student debt relief plan offered by Biden
President Joe Biden vowed Friday to push ahead with a new plan providing student loan relief for millions of borrowers, while blaming Republican “hypocrisy” for triggering the day’s Supreme Court decision that wiped out his original effort. Biden said his administration had already begun the process of working under the authority of the Higher Education […]
FBI declines GOP subpoena on Biden ‘Crime scheme’
The FBI declined to immediately provide congressional Republicans with a document the lawmakers say outlines an “alleged criminal scheme” involving President Biden and a foreign national, blowing through a Wednesday deadline to produce the unverified information that was subpoenaed by House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.). Christopher Dunham, the FBI acting assistant […]
Debt ceiling alarm bells ring in DC today
Every American could get hurt if the new hardline Republican House’s dangerous game of roulette with a still vulnerable economy backfires. The nation reaches a first, critical threshold Thursday in the brewing Washington showdown over the national debt that could define the tenure of the new GOP majority and the final two years of President […]
Biden, House GOP at Loggerheads over debt ceiling
The Biden administration and House Republicans are heading toward an initial Thursday debt ceiling deadline without even a hint of an endgame, ensuring a months-long standoff that’s poised to rattle financial markets amid worries about a recession this year. The two sides are effectively shrugging as the Treasury Department warns the country will hit the […]
Gear up for a debt ceiling fight in congress
The Republican-controlled House has planted the seeds for a debt-ceiling showdown, with Speaker Kevin McCarthy endorsing a push by his hard-liners to demand spending cuts as part of any extension of the country’s borrowing authority. The political divide is deep and the stakes are high. Ultraconservative lawmakers insist they don’t want the country to default, […]
House Republicans to vote on bill abolishing IRS
Republicans in the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that would abolish the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), eliminate the national income tax, and replace it with a national consumption tax. Fox News Digital has learned that the House will be voting on Georgia Republican Rep. Buddy Carter’s reintroduced Fair Tax Act that aims […]
McCarthy’s Speaker bid threatened by Republican rebels
Republican Kevin McCarthy is struggling to secure enough support to ensure he wins a vote to become the new Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Californian congressman must win a majority vote in the House on Tuesday to get the role. But a group of Republicans are refusing to back him, despite him making […]
Biden plans to stop all GOP oversight demands
The Biden White House is taking the offensive against incoming House Republicans and their plans to launch oversight actions once the next session of Congress starts, sending letters through a special counsel informing Reps. James Comer, R-Ky., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, that the administration has no plans at this time to respond to the records […]