McCarthy says Gaetz ‘belongs in jail’ in latest spat between Republican enemies Mr McCarthy may be considering resigning from Congress, according to a recent report The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023
McCarthy claims he swore at Trump in tense phone call, report says Ex-speaker has sought vengeance against political enemies following his ouster The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023
George Santos: a creature of Congress, dark money and limitless Republican hypocrisy The New York fabulist faces expulsion but the fault for his rise lies with Trump, McCarthy, McConnell and the supreme court The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2023
Jimmy Kimmel mocks claim that ‘depressed’ Trump stopped eating after Jan 6 The late show host speculated that Trump may have been upset by his son’s birthday - not the Capitol riots The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023
At the Races: Colorado trip a Biden template? - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Nov 30, 2023
Trump knew he’d lost election but needed to go through ‘stages of grief’, Liz Cheney says in new book Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy believed that Donald Trump had accepted his defeat in the 2020 election and was going through the “five stages of grief” in the days immediately following the contest, according to a new book by Liz Cheney. The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
GOP congressman called Trump ‘the orange Jesus’ amid efforts to overturn election, new book claims Former Rep Liz Cheney described her fellow Republicans as showing ‘cowardice’ in the face of Mr Trump’s takeover of the party The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
McCarthy Mar-a-Lago humiliation revealed Critics mocked the Republican for his “pathetic” visit to cheer up the former president Salon · Nov 29, 2023
McCarthy visited Mar-a-Lago after Jan 6 because Trump was depressed, book claims A new memoir by Liz Cheney excoriates the Republican Party for its ‘cowardice’ in going along with Trump The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
Ousted as speaker, McCarthy has not decided about reelection - Roll Call After being ousted as House speaker earlier this year, Rep. Kevin McCarthy says he has not decided whether to run for reelection next year. Roll Call · Nov 29, 2023
‘Bait and switch’: Liz Cheney book tears into Mike Johnson over pro-Trump January 6 brief Oath and Honor, obtained by the Guardian ahead of release, says House speaker snuck baseless claims of electoral fraud past Republican signatories The Guardian - US · Nov 29, 2023
Kevin McCarthy schooled for false claim about American history Former Speaker challenged over claim US has never taken land after wars The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
The incredible rise and dramatic fall of George Santos The GOP lawmaker and suspected fraudster’s murky and ever-changing biography makes it difficult to parse truth from fiction, Bevan Hurley reports The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
Bipartisan consensus elusive on government retirees' benefits - Roll Call There are renewed signs of life for an overhaul of much-maligned Social Security policies that cut some public workers’ retirement benefits. Roll Call · Nov 28, 2023
Roll Call · Nov 27, 2023 This holiday season, NDAA shaping up as end-of-year ‘Christmas tree’ - Roll Call A sprawling military policy bill is expected to be adorned with all sorts of other measures as lawmakers wrap 2023, sources said.
The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023 The incredible rise and dramatic fall of George Santos The GOP lawmaker and suspected fraudster’s murky and ever-changing biography makes it difficult to parse truth from fiction, Bevan Hurley reports
The Conversation · Nov 21, 2023 Why the US and its partners cannot afford to go soft on support for Ukraine now In recent weeks, US President Joe Biden has boldly referred to the United States as the world’s “indispensable nation”.
Roll Call · Nov 21, 2023 Backstop in debt limit law flips script on spending endgame - Roll Call Budget scorekeepers flip the previous debt limit plan. Spending cuts now would disproportionately hit nondefense programs.
Salon · Nov 20, 2023 Mike Lee pushes Jan. 6 conspiracy theory "How many of these guys are feds?" Lee asked Liz Cheney about video of the Capitol attack
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023 The incredible rise and dramatic fall of George Santos The GOP lawmaker and suspected fraudster’s murky and ever-changing biography makes it difficult to parse truth from fiction, Bevan Hurley reports
The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2023 Another Republican accuses McCarthy of violence after elbow incident ‘Wham! I get shoulder-checked,’ former Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger said
Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2023 The US’s budget deal is a victory for Mike Johnson. But for how long? Far-right members of the Republican caucus have opposed the bipartisan budget bill, which averted a government shutdown.
Roll Call · Nov 17, 2023 Republicans make Jan. 6 footage public, over Democrats’ security concerns Video is being uploaded to a public website, and people can make in-person appointments to view footage of the mob attack.
Salon · Nov 17, 2023 The death of a "small government' GOP Speaker Mike Johnson ushers in a new GOP era where "spending cuts" have given way to far-right obsessions
Salon · Nov 16, 2023 Santos report: OnlyFans, Botox and more Santos said he won't run for re-election after panel finds likely crimes — but he may get expelled first