House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday denied making the comments about the debt deal that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy recounted earlier on ‘Fox News Sunday.’ McCarthy, R-Calif., defended his…
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McCarthy takes victory lap on debt limit bill as details remain scarce among House members
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and his allies boasted the new debt limit agreement will pass, even though details of the actual package still remain scarce among House members as they…
Lindsey Graham warns Kevin McCarthy on debt ceiling deal: ‘Biggest winner of Biden defense budget is China’
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., warned House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., against slashing the defense budget in order to reach a deal on the debt ceiling. ‘Number one, I respect Kevin…
Dem rep is ‘anything but a clear yes’ on debt ceiling bill, calls negotiations ‘hostage-taking process’
Democrat Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., admitted Sunday he is ‘anything but a clear yes vote’ on the debt ceiling deal, calling the legislative process employed to secure the deal a…
An agreement in principle was reached Saturday between House Republican leaders and the White House that would prevent the government from breaching debt ceiling and failing to meet all its…
The Texas House of Representatives voted Saturday to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over charges of bribery, disregard of official duties and abuse of public trust after hours of…
23 GOP-led states back Florida challenge to Biden policy releasing migrants without court dates
Nearly two dozen Republican-led states have backed Florida’s legal challenge to a Biden administration policy that allowed for the release of migrants into the U.S. interior without court dates —…
DeSantis says he would welcome bill to abolish ‘corrupt’ IRS: ‘We need something totally different’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would be ‘welcoming’ of a measure from Congress to defund the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) if he’s elected president next year. The comments from…
Judge: School district can bar student from wearing Mexican and American flag sash at graduation
A federal judge ruled Friday that a rural Colorado school district can bar a high school student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation this weekend…
A Texas House of Representatives investigative committee recommended impeachment for embattled state Attorney General Ken Paxton. The Texas House Investigative Committee unanimously voted 5-0 to adopt articles of impeachment for…