Tag: Rep
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Ex-GOP Rep Predicts Bleak Way Trump Will Be Remembered By Supporters
[ad_1] Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Thursday predicted how Donald Trump will eventually go down in history among his own fans. And it won’t be the greatest of legacies for the former president. “I think in five or 10 years there’s not going to be a single person, this is just my prediction, in…
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Rep. James Comer’s family business is shadier than anything involving Joe Biden
[ad_1] In the last two weeks, Rep. James Comer has claimed that President Joe Biden “laundered China money,” accused Biden of “influence peddling,” and issued subpoenas to members of Biden’s family. Comer has based these actions on the “discovery” of transactions that Biden made no effort to disguise, including a $200,000 loan Biden extended to…
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Austria eyes opening trade rep office in Uzbekistan
[ad_1] TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, November 4. The Austrian Embassy in Uzbekistan plans to open a trade representative office in 2024, Trend reports. The news followed a recent meeting between representatives of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan and Deputy Director General of the Trade Promotion Agency of the Federal Chamber of Austria Astrid Fixl-Pummer. As…
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Rep. Mike Johnson elected House speaker | Special Report
[ad_1] Rep. Mike Johnson elected House speaker | Special Report – CBS News Watch CBS News The House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, as its next speaker on Wednesday. Republicans united behind Johnson after failing to find consensus for three weeks following the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Chief…
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Will Rep. Mike Johnson win enough votes to become House speaker?
[ad_1] Will Rep. Mike Johnson win enough votes to become House speaker? – CBS News Watch CBS News Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, the Republican’s fourth House speaker nominee in three weeks — and the second in a single day — will soon find out if he has the 217 votes needed to fill the…
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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Rep. Jim Jordan, come on down…
[ad_1] We begin today with Karoun Demirjian of The New York Times reporting about how House Rep. Jim Jordan is utilizing his favorability with Number 45 in order to bully fence-sitting GOP lawmakers in his efforts to become Speaker of the House. In efforts to close the gap, lawmakers and activists close to him have taken to social media and the airwaves…
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Rep. Brian Mast wears an IDF uniform to House Republican meeting
[ad_1] Some Republicans have responded to the Palestinian flag outside Palestinian American Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s office by proposing a measure to ban all non-U.S. flags from Congress. Rep. Brian Mast took a different approach: For the latest meeting at which House Republicans are trying to find a speaker, he showed up in an Israel Defense…
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Republican lawmakers to introduce resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress
[ad_1] A group of House Republicans from New York are introducing a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from Congress. “Today, I’ll be introducing an expulsion resolution to rid the People’s House of fraudster George Santos,” Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., said in a post on the social media platform X. He told reporters he…
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Right-wing media attacks Rep. Rashida Tlaib for flag honoring her Palestinian roots
[ad_1] Republicans continue to show that Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel really meant it when she called the Hamas attack on Israel “a great opportunity.” McDaniel’s fellow party members have attacked President Joe Biden for supposedly somehow inviting the attack. Right-wing media figures and politicians have gone after Biden for supposedly not working hard enough—hours…
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US Rep. Matt Gaetz’s father Don seeks return to Florida Senate chamber he once led as its president
[ad_1] Don Gaetz, the father of Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, said Monday he intends to run again for the Florida Senate, a chamber he led as president from 2012 to 2014. Don Gaetz, 75, said he would seek the Florida Panhandle seat being vacated by state Sen. Doug Broxson, also a Republican. The elder…