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Kevin McCarthy makes progress in the close (but failed) 12th round

Republican Kevin McCarthy flipped more than a dozen colleagues to support him in dramatic votes Friday for House speaker, nearing victory on the fourth day and 12th ballot of a grueling standoff that was testing American democracy. The changed votes from conservative holdouts, including the chairman of the chamber’s Freedom… Read More

CNN host destroyed by Freedom Caucus congressman

CNN has been dealing with public image problems amid a rocky leadership change last year. More and more viewers have stopped watching. Americans are fed up with the network’s liberal slant, according to a December poll of 1,000 voters from the conservative Media Research Center. One GOP congressman went on… Read More

Top Dem senator announces cancer battle

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey Jr of Pennsylvania said Thursday that he will undergo surgery in his battle against prostate cancer. Casey, 62, tweeted that he was first diagnosed last month. “While this news came as a shock, I can report that I have an excellent prognosis, as well as the… Read More

Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker? Deal reached… (again!?)

Republican establishment leader Kevin McCarthy has reportedly reached a deal with some holdout conservatives to win their votes for House speaker… but is it enough? Details have begun to emerge after three grueling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle unseen in a century. The House will be… Read More

Biden admin hiding 400 Hunter Biden docs

by Frank Holmes, reporter It’s no secret that President Joe Biden has tried to keep America in the dark about his son, Hunter Biden — but now, his cover-up efforts are comparable to Watergate, Whitewater, or the Iran-Contra scandal, according to an influential Republican congressman. The Biden administration is hiding… Read More

McCarthy fails again to win speakership on Day 3; House grows weary

Pressure mounting, the speaker’s chair of the U.S. House sat empty for a third day Thursday, as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed anew on the seventh of an excruciating string of ballots to win enough votes from his party to seize the chamber’s gavel. One of McCarthy’s steadfast critics, Rep…. Read More

I quit! Dem senator from swing state suddenly resigns

Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a member of the Democratic leadership, announced Thursday she’s resigning her office at the end of her term. Her announcement that she will not run for a fifth term in 2024 was a surprise decision that opens up a seat in the key battleground state. 2024… Read More

Report: Jill Biden to undergo surgery

Jill Biden will undergo surgery next week to remove a lesion from above her right eye that was discovered during a routine skin cancer screening, the White House announced Wednesday. The first lady will have the lesion removed during a “common outpatient procedure” next Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Walter Reed… Read More

FTC proposes rule that would ban noncompete clauses

The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a new rule that would prevent employers from imposing noncompete clauses for workers that prohibit them from joining a competitor, typically for a period of time, after they leave the company. The proposed rule released Thursday follows an executive order signed by President Joe… Read More