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![Rep. George Santos sits in the House Chambers at the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0717-george-santos-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Are Pushing for a George Santos Censure Vote
Democrats are planning to try to force a vote on the issue before the August recess.
![Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0627-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
Kevin McCarthy Backs Trump Loyalists’ Efforts to Expunge His 2 Impeachments
The Constitution does not provide a mechanism for expunging past impeachments, or even say that it's possible.
![House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, second from right, talks with an energy industry worker as Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy conducts a news conference after the House passed the Lower Energy Costs Act in the U.S. Capitol on March 30, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0614-gop-400x300.jpg)
House GOP Majority Has Been Shoving Big Oil Favors Into Nearly Every Major Bill
From the debt ceiling to their latest tax plan, the GOP has been taking pot shots at the climate movement at every turn.
![Former President Donald Trump delivers remarks on June 10, 2023, in Greensboro, North Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023-0613-trump-o-400x300.jpg)
GOP Claims Docs Safe at Mar-a-Lago Because Bathroom Door Had a Lock
The former president was formally indicted at a courthouse in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday.
![Sen. Dick Durbin asks questions during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on May 11, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1489158738-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Unveil Debt Ceiling Reform Act to Prevent Repeat of GOP Hostage-Taking
“It's time to put the debt ceiling in the hands of the Treasury secretary,” said Sen. Dick Durbin.
![Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy talks with reporters about the debt ceiling negotiations in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall on May 24, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0606-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
Pocan Urges McCarthy to Take Action as House Speaker Chides Pentagon Waste
Rep. Mark Pocan tweeted that Kevin McCarthy should “bring our 'Audit the Pentagon' bill to the floor."
![Steve Bannon points out into a crowd as he speaks behind a podium and in front of a lit sign reading "WAR ROOM" during cpac 2023](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0605-steve-bannon-400x300.jpg)
Steve Bannon Calls for Marjorie Taylor Greene to Face MAGA Primary Challenge
The former Trump adviser and other MAGA Republicans are turning on Greene for allying herself with Kevin McCarthy.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders (left) and Sen. Jeff Merkley leave after a news conference on debt limit at the U.S. Capitol on May 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0602-sanders-merkley-400x300.jpg)
Sanders, 4 Senate Democrats Vote Against Debt Limit Bill With Cuts to SNAP
“The best thing to be said about the current deal on the debt ceiling is that it could have been much worse.”
![Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy holds a news conference after the House passed The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol on May 31, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0601-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
McCarthy Warns That Social Security and Medicare Are the GOP’s Next Target
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the debt ceiling agreement is just “the first step” of the GOP's broader agenda.
![Student loan borrowers stage a sit-in on Capitol Hill at the office of U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy to urge him to stop trying to block student debt cancellation on May 9, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0530-student-loan-debt-400x300.jpg)
Debt Limit Deal Prohibits Biden From Extending Student Loan Payment Pause Again
The bill would implement a sweeping change for student debt at a time of great uncertainty for borrowers.