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Biden Urges Bipartisan Legislation To Rein In Big Tech Companies—As GOP Targets President In Tech Probes
Topline President Joe Biden called on Congress to enact bipartisan legislation to rein in big tech companies on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to address concerns regarding privacy, antitrust, illegal co...
Biden Urges Bipartisan Legislation To Reign In Big Tech Companies—As GOP Targets President In Tech Probes
Topline President Joe Biden called on Congress to enact bipartisan legislation to reign in big tech companies on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to address concerns regarding privacy, antitrust, illegal c...
McCarthy’s Controversial Deal With House GOP Hardliners Includes These Seven Bills
Topline The House is set to vote Monday on a rules package Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) negotiated with his opponents last week that lays out seven pieces of legislation on immigration, abortion,...
What To Know About Kevin Hern—The Latest GOP Speaker Candidate As McCarthy Struggles To Win
Topline Several Republicans opposed to electing Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as speaker of the House opted Thursday to back Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) for the position, throwing yet another long-shot...
Kevin McCarthy Loses Sixth Round Of Votes In Chaotic Speaker Election As GOP Claims ‘Progress’ In Negotiations
Topline The House adjourned on Wednesday following a sixth round of voting in which a coalition of conservatives blocked Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)’s bid to become speaker, but his path to the gav...
Cable News Hosts Call GOP Chaos ‘A Total Clown Show’ As Trump Urges ‘Vote For Kevin, Close The Deal’
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 03: U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) waits as the House of … [+] Representatives holds the election for Speaker of the House, on the first day of t...
1 Of These 5 ‘Never Kevin’ GOP Members Will Have To Cave For Him To Win
Topline When the 118th Congress votes for a new speaker Tuesday afternoon, these five House GOP members are vowing to oppose the party’s lead candidate, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), a scenario that...
Here’s What Republicans Plan To Do As They Retake The House — Including Investigating The DOJ And Gutting The Ethics Office
Topline House Republicans unveiled a new rules package Sunday that outlines the proposed changes GOP lawmakers plan to make as they regain control of the House, which could be taken up this week as th...
New top House Republican on markets isn’t as anti-ESG as some GOP want
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Chairman of the House Financial Service Committee Maxine Waters (D-CA) listen as David Marcus, CEO of Facebook’s Calibra, testifies on “Examining Facebook’s...
Not Just Democrats: FTX Exec Gave Tens of Millions to GOP Causes
It’s no secret Sam Bankman-Fried shelled out millions to Democratic causes. But it turns out a fellow top executive — Ryan Salame, the former co-head of FTX’s derivatives business and FTX whistl...
Even Marjorie Taylor Greene And Lauren Boebert Are Fighting Over McCarthy’s Speakership Bid
Topline Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid, thrown into chaos by Republicans’ worse-than-expected midterm performance, has created such deep divisions in the party, it prompted a public spat betwee...
BlackRock Facing More Blowback Over ESG as GOP Pressure Mounts
(Bloomberg) — It’s been a tough couple weeks for BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest money manager, which endured fresh blows from Republican officials sharply critical of ESG. Most Read from Bl...
Biden Official Sam Brinton’s 2nd Alleged Theft Included $1,700 In Jewelry
Topline The Biden Administration has come under fire after Energy Department official Sam Brinton, who identifies as nonbinary, was charged in two separate instances of stealing suitcases at U.S. airp...
GOP Jump On Biden Official Sam Brinton’s 2nd Theft Allegation—Blames ‘Wokeness’ For Their Hire
Topline The Biden Administration has come under fire from Republican lawmakers after Energy Department official Sam Brinton, who identifies as nonbinary, was charged in two separate instances of steal...
These 7 GOP House Members Voted Against Same-Sex Marriage Protections After Backing Them In July
Topline The Respect for Marriage Act passed the House on Thursday in a bipartisan 258-169 vote, but the legislation earned eight fewer Republican votes than an earlier version of the bill did in July,...
GOP Congressman Cawthorn Fined for Promoting ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Cryptocurrency
The United States House Committee on Ethics slapped Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) with a $15,237 fine for violating rules protecting against conflicts of interest by promoting a cryptocurren...
Some GOP Lawmakers Denounce Trump’s Call For ‘Termination’ Of Constitution
Topline Several Republican lawmakers criticized former President Donald Trump on Sunday for suggesting the U.S. should scrap parts of the Constitution and reinstate him as president, the latest round ...
Meet GOP candidate Jane Adams
Jane Adams, a GOP candidate who unsuccessfully ran for Nevada’s 1st District House Republican nomination, has made Bitcoin an essential part of her platform. Known for amplifying harmful rhetoric in s...
Pence And A Dozen GOP Senators Slam Trump Over Dinner With White Supremacist In Latest Republican Rift
Topline Former Vice President Mike Pence joined a large continent of high-profile Republicans on Monday calling out former President Donald Trump over his recent dinner with white supremacist Nick Fue...
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Will Run For GOP Chair—Here’s Who Else He May Be Up Against
Topline MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell will run for Republican National Committee chair next year, he announced Monday, in a bid to make election denial the party’s core focus, a longshot challenge to curr...
Paul Ryan Blames Former President For GOP Midterm Losses
Topline Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) placed the blame for Republicans’ underperformance during the midterm elections squarely at the feet of former President Donald Trump, calling himself ...
House Republicans Target Joe Biden In Probe Of His Son—As GOP Promises Onslaught Of Investigations In New Congress
Topline House Republicans vowed Thursday to make their investigation of Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings a “top priority” next year, focusing their efforts squarely on linking President Joe Bi...
Mitch McConnell Reelected GOP Senate Leader—Surviving Hard-Right Challenge
Topline Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will serve another two years as the top Senate Republican after staving off a late challenge from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), as GOP leaders face b...
Another Billionaire Megadonor Defects From Trump After 2024 Launch—As Party Heavyweights Stray From Former President
Topline Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman will not support former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, Schwarzman told Axios, making him at least the second Republican megadono...
Chris Christie Applauded For Trump Digs—Here Are The Other GOP Leaders Who Have Strayed From Trump After Midterm Losses
Topline A group of Republican governors cheered former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) after he criticized former President Donald Trump at a gathering Tuesday, according to Axios, marking the late...
GOP lawmaker donates FTX exec’s campaign contribution
Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., is the latest member of Congress to donate political funds he received from an FTX executive, distancing himself after the troubled crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy prote...
Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Kept On Hold As Court Sides With GOP States
Topline The Biden Administration will remain blocked from dispersing student loan forgiveness to millions of borrowers, at least while litigation against its policy plays out, as a federal appeals cou...