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C-SPAN asks Kevin McCarthy to keep cameras in House full time
C-SPAN’s Co-CEO Susan Swain is asking House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to allow her organization’s cameras in the House chamber full time. Swain is renewing the perennial request after experiencing success covering the 15 ballot House Speaker vote. “C-SPAN, a private not-for-profit public affairs network, commits to covering House debates in the same manner we… -
House Republican vote to strip IRS funding could cost country $114 billion
House Republicans voted Monday night to strip the Internal Revenue Service of $72 billion in funds secured by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., characterized one of his first legislative moves as a “promise kept.” “I guess I question why they made the promise in the first place,” said Marc Goldwein,… -
California Rep. Katie Porter announces run for Feinstein’s Senate seat
California Rep. Katie Porter, D, is running for Senate. Porter said she’s announcing her candidacy because California needs a warrior in Washington. “The threat from so-called leaders like Mitch McConnell has too often made the United States Senate the place where rights get revoked, special interests get rewarded, and our democracy gets rigged,” Porter said… -
House Republicans to investigate how FBI collects data on Americans
House Republicans are forming two committees to investigate two of their big priorities: government overreach and China. The select committees were approved Tuesday afternoon. The Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government This panel will investigate how executive branch agencies, like the FBI, collect information on American citizens and how they take action… -
What’s in the House rules package?
During his acceptance speech Saturday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said, “now the hard work begins.” But before the House of Representatives can get to work, it needs to approve a rules package. This resolution will govern how the chamber operates for the next two years. Negotiations over what’s in it are a big reason why it… -
Border Patrol to resume wall construction in Arizona
The Border Patrol is scheduled to begin construction on new sections of the border wall in Southern Arizona this week. The project will fill in four gaps along the Colorado River where Arizona, California and Mexico meet. Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, R, installed shipping containers in this area. In December, he agreed to stop… -
Should Congress read bills it votes on? The people say yes
As Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tries to become the next House speaker, he is negotiating with his opponents on a series of demands that include plum committee positions, campaign spending and making it easier to vote the speaker out if they aren’t happy with the their performance. But there’s another demand that’s not getting as… -
South Carolina, Idaho Supreme Courts issue differing abortion rulings
The Idaho and South Carolina State Supreme Courts made opposing rulings on two similar abortion bills, a scenario that is only possible because of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. In Idaho, justices upheld a nearly total ban, while justices in South Carolina struck down a heartbeat bill. The Idaho Supreme Court upheld a near total… -
Kevin McCarthy gains new votes in quest for House speaker
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., made progress in his quest to become the next House speaker, but he’s still four votes short. McCarthy needed 217 votes to receive an overall majority, and he received 213. The threshold has been lowered from 218 votes because some members are absent, including Rep.-Elect Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, who went home… -
December jobs report shows signs of a slowdown but labor market remains tight
The year 2022 has turned out to be one of the best years for job growth in modern U.S. history. December’s jobs report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed another month of the economy beating job growth expectations, but did signal a slowdown in that growth. The U.S. economy added 223,000… -
5 ‘outrageous’ 2023 predictions: Billionaire energy group, gold to $3,000
A new year means making resolutions that likely won’t stick, along with making fantastic predictions that will likely never come true. The latter is exactly what Denmark-based Saxo Bank does each year. We have the most outrageous predictions for 2023 in this week’s Five For Friday. #5: Country bans meat production The global agenda to… -
Biden announces immigration program, will deport those who don’t use it
President Biden announced his administration is expanding an immigrant parole program for immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti. Effective immediately, citizens from those countries who cross the border illegally or arrive at a port of entry unannounced will be deported to Mexico, which has agreed to accept returns of 30,000 people per month. Under… -
Former Rep. Reid Ribble: House speaker vote ‘has gotten personal’
The House of Representatives entered its third day of voting to select its next speaker on Thursday. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., made fresh concessions overnight to the group of House Republicans who have kept him from securing the position in hopes of hitting the 218-vote threshold. McCarthy agreed to reduce the number of House members needed…
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