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Oct 24 2023
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Tom Emmer Drops Speaker Bid After Trump Knifes Him
Just after noon on Tuesday, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) won the House GOP's nomination to be Speaker. About four hours later, he dropped out. According to a source familiar with his bid, Emmer is out of the race. He was seen briskly walking out of a GOP conference meeting on Tuesday afternoon and into a waiting car. Emmer's bid was undone by about two dozen GOP holdouts and a forceful statement from
Daily Beast
Oct 03 2023
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Matt Gaetz Vote Succeeds in Ousting Kevin McCarthy as Speaker
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Tuesday succeeded in his effort to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). The vote was held by roll call in alphabetical order. The motion to remove McCarthy succeeded, 216-210. The House voted on Rep. Tom Cole’s (R-OK) motion to table Gaetz’s move, which was rejected by the House with the support of ten House Republicans. Regarding his move to oust McCarthy, Gaetz said
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Oct 29 2023
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Lindsey Graham says Turkey becoming 'The Squad' of NATO after President Erdogan called Israel a 'war criminal'
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Turkey is becoming "The Squad" of NATO after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Israel a war criminal in its fight against Hamas terrorists.
The GOP senator made the comment Saturday in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
"Seems that Turkey, particularly senior leadership, is setting itself up to be 'The Squad' of
Fox News (Online News)
Feb 09 2014
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Boehner Vows No Default as House GOP Readies Bill on Debt Limit
House Republicans are closing in on a plan to lift the federal borrowing limit for a year while addressing Medicare reimbursements and military retirement benefits in a bill that could be introduced as soon as next week.
House Speaker John Boehner promised the nation would not default as pressure mounted for action on the debt ceiling, which was reinstated Friday after being suspended
Newsmax (News)
Sep 13 2017
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House Passes Amendment to Block Funding of Sessions Civil Asset Forfeiture Program
The House of Representatives passed an amendment Tuesday that blocks funding of a controversial program reimplemented by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Washington Free Beacon
Oct 23 2023
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Burgum kicks off special legislative session with State-of-the-State address
BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET)– State lawmakers are back to work at the capitol for a special session — during which they will vote on fourteen bills that are broken up from the previously passed Office of Management and Budget proposal. Governor Burgum kicked off the special legislative session with a state of the state address in the House chamber. In Burgum’s address, he called on legislators to
KX News
Oct 24 2023
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At key juncture, Trump trashes Speaker-designate Tom Emmer
Two hours after House Majority Whip Tom Emmer secured the votes he needed to become the Republican conference’s speaker-designate, Donald Trump decided to weigh in on the developments. In fact, the former president published an unsubtle message to his social media platform, which read in part: Trump’s missive concluded, “Voting for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake!” It
MSNBC
Feb 05 2014
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Networks Echo White House Spin That ObamaCare Won't Cut Jobs
On Tuesday evening, the networks played to the White House spin that ObamaCare won't cut jobs since those expected to move from full-time to part-time work would do so voluntarily.
Oct 24 2023
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LISTEN: A Georgia court’s decision won’t end fight over abortion rights
In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Bill Nigut discuss the legal and political implications of the court’s decision. They’re joined by Maya T. Prabhu to unpack what’s next. Also, a fourth defendant in the Fulton County election-interference case is now cooperating with prosecutors, as attorney Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty to
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Oct 03 2023
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McCarthy Fails to Block Gaetz's Motion, Faces Vote to Save Speakership
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) hopes of maintaining his gavel suffered a blow Tuesday when Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) scored a procedural victory in his bitter personal feud with the speaker. McCarthy lost a vote to table Gaetz’s motion to vacate the speaker’s chair when eleven Republicans joined every voting House Democrat in a 208-218 vote. RELATED — Matt Gaetz: I Will Move to Oust McCarthy as
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