Author: Marisa Schultz
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Capitol’s new crop: Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet attributes success in Michigan Trump district to ‘being real’
The 2024 election cycle has ended, with Republicans holding control of all three branches of government. The Washington Examiner interviewed over two dozen new members as they prepare to take office in January. Part 14 of Capitol’s new crop will introduce Rep.-elect Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), who won a swing district in Michigan that President-elect Donald Trump carried with…
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Capitol’s new crop: Sylvester Turner, 70, builds on Sheila Jackson Lee legacy without ‘rookie’ title
The 2024 election cycle has ended, with Republicans holding control of all three branches of government. The Washington Examiner interviewed over two dozen new members as they prepare to take office in January. Part 12 of Capitol’s new crop will introduce Rep.-elect Sylvester Turner (D-TX), the former mayor of Houston, who will succeed former Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. Rep.-elect…
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Tom Barrett wins Capitol lottery by landing in great-grandfather’s office
Rep.-elect Tom Barrett (R-MI) will start his freshman term in Congress in the same office his great-grandfather occupied 70 years earlier when he passed consequential legislation to change the Pledge of Allegiance. The Michigan Republican won his coveted pick of room 1232 in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill thanks to the cooperation…
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DNC Buzz: Democrats deploy trash police and roll out ‘blue carpet’ for TikTokers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHICAGO — The second day of the Democratic National Convention featured former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as the headliners and a ceremonial roll call vote with surprise celebrity appearances. Democrats were especially mindful of the trash at the United Center with…
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Jordan rips ‘double standard’ and DOJ credibility on cusp of historic Trump indictment
EXCLUSIVE — A top House Republican ripped the “double standard” in how the Justice Department is handling investigations tied to Hunter Biden and also dinged the DOJ’s credibility as it nears a historic indictment of former President Donald Trump. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, cast doubt on the Biden DOJ’s…
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Top House Republicans defend GOP leadership following rule rebellion
Leading Republicans are expressing confidence in House Speaker Kevin McCarthy‘s (R-CA) hold on his conference after 12 GOP lawmakers voted down a rule to block the Biden administration from instituting a gas stove ban. Twelve Republicans, largely made up of House Freedom Caucus members, blocked two GOP measures concerning gas stoves in a Tuesday afternoon…
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Joe Biden’s Delaware home being searched by the FBI
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The FBI is at President Joe Biden‘s Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home searching for classified documents, after documents were found at his other Delaware property late last year. The search was planned and in cooperation with…
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Blue wall falls: How Democrats’ dreams of a House majority collapsed in a New York minute
Democrats are racing to New York to fortify what was once supposed to be the blue firewall safeguarding their slim House majority. But after a redistricting plan that went awry and a national political climate in which Republicans are reaching into the blue states for potential gains, New York Democrats need some shoring up themselves.…
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Republicans eye red Florida future with growing Hispanic voter registration
Republicans are ogling Florida as the next big red state to emerge on the electoral map after making significant gains there with Hispanic voters. The GOP saw Hispanic voter registrations in Miami-Dade County increase by 2,409 in July, according to government figures, with Hispanics registered as Democrats dropping by 241 voters during the same period.…