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Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) dared his hardline conservative Republican critics to try to remove him from the Speakership over his move to bring a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government to the House floor on Saturday. “If someone wants to remove because I want to be the adult in the room, go ahead …
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Democratic strategist James Carville demeaned Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as a “bowl of Jell-O” amid a government spending fight which has seen him feud more with his own party than Democrats. “You know, when you elect a bowl of Jell-O, what you get is a bowl of Jell-O,” Carville said in an MSNBC interview Friday. …
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A liberal group on Friday filed a lawsuit to keep former President Trump off the 2024 ballot in Michigan, saying he violated the 14th Amendment and should be banned from being able to participate in the election. It is the third challenge to Trump’s ballot eligibility after similar actions were filed in Colorado and Minnesota. …
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Former President Donald Trump plans to attend his New York business fraud trial in person next week, he revealed in an unrelated court filing Friday, requesting a deposition in another case be rescheduled. Trump’s deposition in his civil lawsuit against former attorney Michael Cohen was scheduled for Tuesday, the day after the New York business …
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is faced with a difficult decision over who will fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) seat after her passing Friday at age 90. Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the Senate, died after three decades in the upper chamber. The pressure is now on Newsom to appoint a replacement to temporarily serve as senator for …
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(NewsNation) — Consumers who have purchased 5in1 Rocker Bassinets are being warned to stop using the products because they pose a danger to infants, and the company responsible for distributing the product is not cooperating with a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall. The bassinets do not meet the safety requirements of the CPSC’s Infant …
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday evening floated passing a “clean” continuing resolution without Ukraine aid, marking a clear shift in the possibilities he is willing to consider to avert — or end — a shutdown after being repeatedly undercut by his own party. The Speaker on Friday did not commit to putting such a …
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President Biden had harsh words for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, saying he made a “terrible bargain” with the conservative wing of his party in a battle over spending which has made a government shutdown likely. Biden, in an upcoming interview, argued McCarthy is making a deal with “MAGA Republicans” — which have been loyal to …
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The White House is paying homage to former President Jimmy Carter ahead of his upcoming 99th birthday on Sunday. A special installation that reads “Happy Birthday President Carter” has gone up on the White House’s North lawn, according to a photo posted to X. The tiered red, white and blue wooden cake display also has …
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Justice Department (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith on Friday pushed harder for a gag order that would limit what former President Trump can say publicly, citing his recent posts threatening witnesses in the criminal cases against him. Smith and federal prosecutors initially made the request for a limited gag order earlier this month, seeking to …
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