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Anti-Kevin McCarthy group vows not to be picked off one by one

WASHINGTON — As Republicans huddled Wednesday to discuss House rule changes that could help Kevin McCarthy in his quest to become speaker, five members who have publicly opposed him made clear they’re organizing as a bloc and can’t be peeled off individually.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

Anti-McCarthy group vows not to be picked off one-by-one - Roll Call

A bloc of five Republicans opposing Kevin McCarthy's bid to be House speaker say they are working together as the party debates House rules.

Roll Call · Dec 14, 2022

Trump attacks special counsel's wife

Trump and right-wingers claim special counsel Jack Smith's wife shows he can't be impartial

Salon · Nov 23, 2022

Georgia's shifting politics force GOP to look beyond Atlanta

Georgia’s Republican Party once relied on votes in Atlanta’s close-in suburbs, but today the GOP increasingly relies on the mountains of north Georgia for its votes

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022

White House calls out Republicans who blast student debt cancellation but had PPP loans

WASHINGTON — The White House is pushing back on criticism from Republicans in Congress about his student loan forgiveness plan by highlighting that some of those same lawmakers got loan relief during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022

Jan 6 panel to "humiliate" GOP lawmakers

Panel to focus on Republicans who have since tried to downplay the Capitol riot as "tourist visit"

Salon · Jul 21, 2022

Federal guidance on abortion pills causes confusion among Georgia pharmacists

ATLANTA — Pharmacists say Georgia's evolving restrictions around access to abortion coupled with recent guidance from the federal government have created confusion over distribution of medication that can terminate pregnancies.

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022

Capitol officer injured in riot says Republicans ‘avoid’ him in halls of Congress

‘Sometimes I run into them in the hallway, and they pretend not to see me’

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Georgia Reps demand university take action on website identifying pregnancy centers

The request comes after Fox News published a story saying that "far-left radicals" had used a UGA website to target crisis pregnancy centers.

Axios · Jul 9, 2022

Republican Congress members put forward bill to repeal firearm tax — a major source of conservation funds

Dozens of Republican representatives are backing a bill that seeks to eliminate a federal tax on firearms and ammunition — which has served as a major source of funding to state wildlife management agencies for 85 years.

Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2022