Liars, expulsions and near-fistfights: Congress plumbs the depths in 2023 From removing a House speaker and expelling an indicted member, it was not a great year for America’s representatives The Guardian - US · Dec 28, 2023
Brawny billionaires, pumped-up politicians: why powerful men are challenging each other to fights Musk and Zuck challenged each other to a fight; the former House speaker allegedly shoved a colleague. It was a bumper year for male insecurity The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023
GOP Losers of 2023: Kevin McCarthy "F--k you": After years of groveling, the former Speaker was dumb enough to believe Trump would return his loyalty Salon · Dec 26, 2023
A year in congressional chaos: The craziest moments from 2023 From falsely activated fire alarms to lunging lawmakers and criminal indictments, here are the moments that defined 2023 in Congress. Ariana Baio reports The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2023
Allegations of Russian blackmail rock Republican congressmen's integrity Congressman Tim Burchett of Tennessee raises eyebrows as he discusses alleged Russian blackmail involving hookers and drugs among Republican members. Dive ... Top News · Dec 23, 2023
GOP congressman makes wild claims about lawmakers being blackmailed by ‘honeypots’ in Congress Mr Burchett said blackmailers would use ‘women, drugs, booze’ to ‘get to’ lawmakers The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2023
Rep: GOPers blackmailed with sex tapes Rep. Tim Burchett claims "powerful people" are using compromising videos to secure votes for "crazy stuff" Salon · Dec 22, 2023
US Congress passes stripped-down measure to release UFO records National Archives directed to collect reports but measure gives government departments broad authority to keep them secret The Guardian - US · Dec 15, 2023
Congressman Tim Burchett Discusses Ongoing Biden Impeachment Inquiry In this creative rendition of a political conversation, a Congressman discusses the ongoing GOP impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Top News · Dec 15, 2023
McCarthy limps towards possible exit from Congress after year of bruising speakership Ex-speaker appeared to be caught by surprise when Republican holdouts joined Democrats to fire him The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2023
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
Another Republican accuses McCarthy of violence after elbow incident ‘Wham! I get shoulder-checked,’ former Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger said The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2023
Kimmel on Trump echoing Nazis: ‘He’s coming up with it all on his own’ Late-night hosts discuss Joe Biden’s meeting with Xi Jinping, literal fighting in Congress and Donald Trump echoing Nazi terminology in his speeches The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2023
Can Biden give us hope in dark times? As we head into yet another Trump-Biden race in 2024, America is fueled by seething anger. Can we escape? Salon · Nov 16, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2023 Teachers deserve higher tax deduction for out-of-pocket classroom expenses U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, a Democrat, and Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett have introduced legislation to increase the amount educators can deduct from $250 to $1,000.
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2023 Blame Trump for Republican taunts, smackdowns and fights in Congress Donald Trump ushered in a new kind of ugliness in the GOP. It’s worse than embarrassing, the direct result of a morally bankrupt president and the complicit and power-hungry political party that fed his ego.
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023 GOP rep hints Nancy Mace has dirt on Kevin McCarthy after elbow saga Nancy Mace ‘could come back with some stuff that he doesn’t want out there in the public,’ Newsmax host Rob Finnerty chimed in with Tim Burchett
Salon · Nov 15, 2023 GOP's institutional tantrum gets violent It's hard to see how this ends well — for any of us
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023 Jimmy Kimmel renames Capitol live-stream ‘UFC-SPAN’ after GOP fights Jimmy Kimmel joked the Republican party had turned into ‘UFC-SPAN all of a sudden’
Salon · Nov 14, 2023 Republican chases McCarthy over "elbow" Rep. Tim Burchett, who voted to oust the former speaker, accused McCarthy of elbowing him in the kidneys in hallway
WEKU · Nov 14, 2023 GOP rifts boil over in exchange between Reps. McCarthy and Burchett Tensions among House Republicans boiled over in a physical altercation between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Tim Burchett, one of the members who voted to oust McCarthy from the job.
Roll Call · Nov 14, 2023 Ethics complaint filed against former speaker after hallway altercation - Roll Call A hallway incident between Republican Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Tim Burchett is now an issue for the House Ethics Committee to tackle.
The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2023 ‘A bully’: McCarthy accused of shoving Republican who helped oust him Tim Burchett calls former speaker ‘pathetic’ after Capitol confrontation witnessed by NPR reporter Claudia Grisales
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023 Gaetz files ethics complaint against McCarthy for ‘elbowing’ GOP rep ‘It still hurts because it was a shot to the kidneys,’ Rep Tim Burchett says after alleged altercation with former speaker
Roll Call · Nov 14, 2023 Hill gets heated, with a ‘shot to the kidneys’ and ‘stand your butt up’ Tim Burchett accuses former Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him from behind, while Markwayne Mullin nearly brawls with a union boss.