Tag: Republicans

House Republican ‘Speechless’ After Senior FBI Official Admits Not Reading Durham Report

Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) said he was “speechless” when he learned that a senior FBI official had not read the Durham report, which was released more than a week ago. Pfluger, chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, questioned Jill Murphy, deputy assistant director of counterintelligence at the FBI, during…


Arizona’s Kari Lake Announces Plans to ‘Paint the State Red,’ Appeal Election Ruling

Arizona Republican Kari Lake is launching a grassroots “ballot-chasing” operation to boost Republican turnout in future Arizona elections and “paint the state red.” “We’re going to start rolling up our sleeves and playing by the same rules [Democrats] play by,” Lake said while surrounded by supporters at a May 23 press conference in Phoenix. “And…


Rep. Gaetz Shoots Down Talk of Removing Speaker McCarthy Over Debt Negotiations

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is shooting down suggestions of a rift within the body of House Republicans that could lead to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) losing control of the gavel over his debt ceiling negotiations. In an interview with the Washington Examiner on Monday, Gaetz said he has “no plans” to unseat McCarthy. While…


GOP Panel Threatens to Subpoena Teacher’s Union Leader Randi Weingarten in COVID Policy Probe

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are threatening to subpoena American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten as part of an investigation into remote learning policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, chaired by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), is a panel under the House Oversight Committee leading the GOP investigation into “the…


FBI Refuses to Share Subpoenaed Record on Alleged ‘Criminal Scheme’ Involving Biden: Rep. Comer

On Monday, the FBI once again declined a request from House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) to produce an internal record detailing an alleged “criminal scheme” involving President Joe Biden while he was vice president. The FBI officials had a closed-door meeting with House Oversight Committee staff on May 22, but…


House GOP Discuss Fentanyl Epidemic and Its Impact on American Lives

U.S. congressional Republicans hold a news conference at 3:15 p.m. ET on May 23 to discuss the fentanyl epidemic and its impact on American lives. …


Tucker Carlson Reveals Whether He’s Running for President in 2024

An attorney for Tucker Carlson sent a cease-and-desist letter to the “Draft Tucker PAC” to stop activities after it released a video that sought to encourage the former Fox News host to run for president in 2024, saying that Carlson will not make a 2024 White House bid “under any circumstances.” “It has come to…


LIVE 11 AM ET: Reps. Salazar, Escobar, and Others Announce Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill

U.S. House Representatives María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) hold a press conference with a bipartisan group of colleagues at 11 a.m. ET on May 23 to announce a historic bipartisan immigration reform bill, years into an illegal immigration crisis at the southern border. …


LIVE NOW: Reps. Salazar, Escobar, and Others Announce Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill

U.S. House Representatives María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) hold a press conference with a bipartisan group of colleagues at 11 a.m. ET on May 23 to announce a historic bipartisan immigration reform bill, years into an illegal immigration crisis at the southern border. …


Reps. Salazar, Escobar, and Others Announce Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill

U.S. House Representatives María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) hold a press conference with a bipartisan group of colleagues at 11 a.m. ET on May 23 to announce a historic bipartisan immigration reform bill, years into an illegal immigration crisis at the southern border. …