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House GOP votes down proposal to ban earmarks

WASHINGTON — Earmarks are here to stay — at least for one more Congress.

Tribune News Service · Nov 30, 2022

House GOP votes down earmark ban proposal - Roll Call

House Republicans voted Wednesday against a proposed earmark ban as GOP leader Kevin McCarthy seeks support for his speaker bid.

Roll Call · Nov 30, 2022

US corporations gave more than $8m to election deniers’ midterm campaigns

Giant companies such as the AT&T, Home Depot and Boeing contributed to candidates who falsely claimed that Trump won in 2020

The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2022

Republican ex-congressman suggests colleagues ‘had serious cognitive issues’

Paul Gosar and Louie Gohmert were eager to believe ‘wild, dramatic fantasies’, claims Denver Riggleman in new book

The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2022

House Freedom Caucus plots return to relevance as GOP eyes majority

The ultra-conservative group is so far refusing to back Kevin McCarthy for speaker.

Axios · Sep 22, 2022

Conservatives’ ire over stopgap spending presages budget wars to come

WASHINGTON — Rising GOP pushback against a short-term stopgap funding bill into December that would pave the way for a lame-duck omnibus package is at minimum a political headache for party leaders, and at worst points to market-rattling brinkmanship around fiscal deadlines next year.

Tribune News Service · Sep 16, 2022

Conservatives' ire over stopgap spending presages budget wars to come - Roll Call

GOP pushback against a stopgap funding bill is a political headache for party leaders, and could point to fiscal brinkmanship next year.

Roll Call · Sep 16, 2022

Pressure on Trump loyalist Jeffrey Clark as ex-DoJ colleague works with prosecutors

Cooperation from Ken Klukowski could spur charges against Clark, who schemed with Trump to overturn election results in Georgia

The Guardian - US · Sep 6, 2022

US Rep. Scott Perry seeks to block FBI from accessing his cellphone contents

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Scott Perry is seeking to block the Justice Department from accessing the contents of his cellphone as officials continue to investigate his involvement in former President Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in power after losing the 2020 election.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 25, 2022

Who is Rep. Scott Perry, the Trump ally from Pa. whose phone was seized by the FBI?

PHILADELPHIA — You may have been hearing a lot about U.S. Rep Scott Perry in the days since the FBI seized the Pennsylvania Republican’s phone in connection with the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He also was a central figure in the prime-time…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 11, 2022