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Debt Limit Vote Offers a Preview of GOP Attacks If Party Controls Congress
The rush proposal cuts funding for federal agencies and expands work requirements for Medicaid and food stamps.
Republican Energy Bill Authors Stand to Profit From Oil and Gas Stocks
The lawmakers own stock in Marathon Oil, Chevron, and family-held oil and gas drilling operations.
McCarthy Slammed for “Pro-Starvation Agenda” to Force Cuts to Food Stamps
“Republicans are not only forcing people to give birth, but are comfortable letting those children starve? Disgraceful.”
The House GOP’s Extremism Is Alienating Independent Voters, New Survey Finds
They may be losing ground with independents, but House Republicans are rewarded with coveted slots on Fox News.
The GOP Has Preemptively Declared Trump Innocent Without Hearing Evidence
The GOP response to Trump’s indictment shows his grip on the party remains firm.
Trump Calls for Protests Over His Impending Arrest, Echoing Jan. 6 Rhetoric
Trump claimed in a social media post over the weekend that he would be arrested sometime this week.
Watchdog Group Files Complaint Over McCarthy Sharing Footage With Tucker Carlson
Sharing January 6 footage with Tucker Carlson “put everyone's safety at risk in the Capitol,” the group said.
GOP’s Debt Limit Plan Would Cost 2.6 Million Jobs, Report Finds
“House Republicans are playing politics with millions of jobs,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.
Media Orgs Demand McCarthy Hand Over Jan. 6 Footage He Gave to Tucker Carlson
News organizations expressed concern that Carlson would use the tapes to push an “ideologically-based narrative.”
Kevin McCarthy Gives Tucker Carlson Capitol Attack Surveillance Footage
The action could result in a “roadmap for 2024 insurrection,” one former member of the January 6 committee said.