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Poll Shows Few Americans Believe House Republicans Will Enact Positive Change
Kevin McCarthy, the next presumptive Speaker of the House, has a negative approval rating, the poll finds.
Jewish Groups Say GOP, Not Ilhan Omar, Is Pushing Antisemitism
Jewish American groups defended Rep. Ilhan Omar after McCarthy accused the lawmaker of antisemitism.
Georgia Republican Brad Raffensperger Wants to End State Runoff System
Raffensperger’s comments come just one week after a contentious Senate runoff race.
Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Are Laying a Groundwork to Escape Oversight From Courts
Conservatives are trying to make it so that their abortion bans, among other things, aren’t subject to court rulings.
DeSantis Demands Study of COVID Vaccines
Without providing specifics, DeSantis made unfounded insinuations of “wrongdoing” by those who created the vaccines.
McConnell Blames Trump for Poor “Candidate Quality” in Senate Midterm Races
The Senate Minority Leader said Trump's endorsements in GOP primaries hindered the party in the general election.
Meadows Texted With 34 House Republicans About Overturning Election
Dozens of GOP lawmakers encouraged Meadows to continue to “fight” the legitimate 2020 presidential election results.
Bowman: Greene Must Be Expelled From Congress “Immediately” for Jan. 6 Remark
“Marjorie Taylor Greene is an enemy of the Constitution and of our country,” Bowman said.
DOJ Special Counsel Subpoenas Brad Raffensperger for Communications With Trump
Raffensperger has cooperated with other investigations examining Trump's attempts to overturn the election.
Warren Calls for Supreme Court to Be Bound to Ethics Code Amidst Leak Allegation
Conservative justice Samuel Alito allegedly leaked a landmark Supreme Court decision to an activist in 2014.