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McCarthy denies reports he's leaving Congress

2 years 11 months ago
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is denying reports that he is expected to step down from Congress before the end of his term -- telling reporters on Friday that he still has "work to do," after sending signals in private conversations that he could step down early from Congress.

Trump's anti-immigrant comments draw rebuke

2 years 11 months ago
Former President Donald Trump said in a recent interview that undocumented immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country," using language that is often employed by White supremacists and nativists in comments that have drawn rebuke from one prominent civil rights group.

GOP speaker candidates pull out of Fox forum after fierce blowback

2 years 11 months ago
House speaker candidates have pulled out of a planned joint interview on Fox News next week just hours after it was announced amid fierce blowback from GOP lawmakers, the latest sign of how simmering tensions within the conference are boiling over as Republicans scramble to find a new leader following Kevin McCarthy's stunning ouster.

Jordan tries to draw contrast with Scalise

2 years 11 months ago
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is trying to draw a sharp contrast with his chief competitor for the speakership, arguing that he would be a more effective messenger for his party to the American public as he tries to win Republican holdouts ahead of next week's pivotal vote.

Donald Trump's clearest legal strategy: Delay

2 years 11 months ago
While Donald Trump worked to make the most politically out of the start of a civil fraud trial against him and his namesake company in New York, the former president is using a well-honed tactic in the two federal cases he faces: delay, delay, delay.
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