Tag: Congress
Former ‘chief resilience officer’ for Minneapolis says he’s exploring a run...
Congressman Dean Phillips has publicly toyed with the idea of recruiting a fellow Democrat to primary President Joe Biden in 2024. He’s even flirted with the idea of...
Emmer to seek majority leader position
Rep. Tom Emmer, who currently serves as majority whip, will seek the majority leader position, a source familiar with the situation confirmed with Alpha...
McCarthy rules out second House speaker bid
(The Daily Signal) -- Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted as House speaker Tuesday, says he will not run again to be speaker.
“I may have...
McCarthy ousted from speakership
(The Center Square) -- The House of Representatives voted 216-210 Tuesday to vacate the speakership, leaving the position open and likely kicking off a...
Biden signs short-term funding bill to avoid government shutdown
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- President Joe Biden signed a 45-day government funding bill into law late Saturday, narrowly avoiding the first federal shutdown...
McCarthy critics float Tom Emmer as replacement, report says
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- Some House Republicans who have clashed with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on questions of government spending have been debating...
Emmer introduces legislation to prevent Fed from issuing central bank digital...
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer has reintroduced legislation that would ban the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), which the majority...
‘Squad’ members who advocated to defund the police spent over $1...
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- Democratic members of Congress known as the “Squad” have spent roughly $1.2 million in campaign funds on private security...
Congressional pet projects — earmarks — cost taxpayers $16 billion in...
(RealClearWire) — In 2021, earmarks returned to Congress. The practice was banned for a decade due to its tendency to fuel corruption, but has...
House Republicans investigate foreign funding to influence elections
(The Center Square) -- House Republicans have launched an inquiry into whether foreign actors are funneling money through nonprofit groups to influence America’s elections.
House...