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Kevin McCarthy Loses Speaker Vote in First Round as Opponents Dig In

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has lost the vote for speaker. This is the first round of voting so McCarthy is not dead in the water. But with a revolt from the Freedom Caucus, which has at least 9 defectors, it doesn’t look good for McCarthy. The revolt is…

Steve Doocy Drops Bombshell, Says Trump Is in Mix to Be Next Speaker as McCarthy Faces Revolt

"Fox & Friends" host Steve Doocy has claimed that he heard from insiders that President Donald Trump is in the mix to be the next speaker of the House. Doocy says members of the House Freedom Caucus told him that Trump will emerge if McCarthy can’t wrangle the remaining votes…

GOP Rep Bob Good Sinks Kevin McCarthy: ‘He’s Part of the Swamp Cartel’

Republican Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) has broken his silence and doomed Kevin McCarthy’s hopes of becoming the next Speaker of the House. Speaking during an interview with Fox News, Good said he won’t vote for McCarthy to win the speakership because the House GOP leader is "part of the swamp…

GOP Reps Fire First Shot in Oversight War, Accuse Biden of Obstruction

Republicans in the House are accusing Democrat President Joe Biden and his administration of obstructing Congressional oversight. The shot from the GOP is likely a preview of the battles to come now that Biden finally faces some accountability. White House Special Counsel Richard Sauber sent a letter to Republican Reps.…

McCarthy Caves to Boebert with Key Concession but It May Not Be Enough to Make Him Speaker

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has caved to Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) to make a key concession as he battles to win the votes for the speakership from the GOP caucus. One of the biggest concessions that Boebert and others want from McCarthy is to change a rule Rep.…

Kevin McCarthy to Subpoena All 51 Intelligence Agents Who Signed ‘Letter That Said Hunter Biden Info Was Wrong’

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy responded to Elon Musk's release of the “Twitter Files” by warning that subpoenas loom for all 51 intelligence agents who tried to shut down the Hunter Biden laptop story. When the "Laptop from Hell" story first emerged in the run-up to the 2020 election, 51…

Kevin McCarthy: ‘Adam Schiff Will No Longer Be on Intel Committee When I Become Speaker’

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has confirmed that Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) will be removed from the House Intelligence Committee under his leadership. McCarthy took aim at Schiff during an appearance on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo. If, as expected, he becomes speaker in the next Congress,…

House Republicans Launching Investigation into Ex-Twitter ‘Censorship Chief’ Vijaya Gadde

House Republicans have announced they are launching a congressional investigation into Twitter's disgraced former "censorship chief" Vijaya Gadde over her role in suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election. Attorney Gadde was Twitter’s former head of legal, policy, and trust before new owner…

Kevin McCarthy Vows to Fire Adam Schiff from Powerful Intel Committee Role

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has reasserted his vow to fire Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff from his powerful role on the House Intelligence Committee. Currently, Schiff serves as chair of the Intel Committee but will lose that position when Republicans assume the House majority in January. In his role…

Democrats Give Pelosi New Title as House Committee Anoints Her ‘Speaker Emerita’

The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee has given outgoing Democrat Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) an arrogant new title before she leaves her leadership role in January. The Committee unanimously voted to anoint Pelosi as "Speaker Emerita." House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries said Pelosi is the “most consequential Speaker…