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Kevin McCarthy could face a floor fight for speaker. That hasn’t happened in a century. NBC News November 26, 2022 Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is struggling to secure the 218 votes he needs to be elected speaker of the House in January. Because voters this month handed the GOP a wafer-thin majority, just a small bloc of conservative rebels could deny the California Republican the speaker’s gavel at the start of the new Congress. Already, several McCarthy foes have declared they will not vote for him under any circumstance. “He doesn’t have the votes,” said Rep. Andy Biggs,…
Opinion | Trump Can’t Quit the Victim Act By Rich Lowry POLITICO November 26, 2022 There are many words that presidential candidates commonly seek to apply to themselves — “brave,” “principled,” “independent” and the like — but “victim” is rarely one of them. Donald Trump, though, is unafraid of the word; indeed, he has an affinity for it. “I am a victim,” he said in his speech announcing his presidential run. “I will tell you I’m a victim.” “V” used to be for victory. For Trump, it stands for victimhood, a status that conservatives disdain in every other…
Dear Friend, In the new episode of my podcast, Special Prosecutor, I interview my friend, hero, and great American, Sheriff Joe Arpaio. As you know, Sheriff Joe is a true American who’s always stuck his neck out to protect everyday citizens. I’m delighted to say he’s still in the fight for you, me, our families, friends, and fellow Americans. Sheriff Joe and I discuss: What the midterm election results will really mean for you and me What’s really happening with illegal immigration at our southern border And what you and I must do to save our country You’ll hear…
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CNBC November 25, 2022 Former President Donald Trump holds a lead of 30 percentage points over his potential challenger, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in a hypothetical 2024 Republican primary, a new poll found. In the event of a potential rematch between President Joe Biden and Trump in 2024, the Democrat holds an edge of 4 percentage points, the Emerson College survey found. The poll found that 52% of voters believe Congress should keep investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot by a mob of Trump supporters. Continue Reading…..
WHIP LIST: McCarthy searches for 218 GOP Speakership votes The Hill November 25, 2022 A narrower-than-anticipated House Republican majority and a growing number of House Republicans expressing opposition to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) are threatening to derail his bid to be Speaker of the House. McCarthy won his party’s nomination for Speaker this month but needs to secure a majority of all those casting a vote for a specific candidate in a Jan. 3 House floor vote in order to officially be elected Speaker. Support from 218 House Republicans, marking a majority of the House, would…
The Average Retirement Age in The U.S. Yahoo News November 25, 2022 Determining when to retire can be tough. There are various factors to consider, including your financial situation, your health, and the lifestyle you wish to enjoy once you retire. While the decision of when to retire is personal to you, it may help to know when people typically retire. So, what’s the average retirement age, and how is it changing? And what financial considerations should you weigh before you retire? While we answer these questions below, speaking with a financial advisor can help you get all…
‘Opening the gates of hell’: Musk says he will revive banned accounts By Taylor Lorenz Washington Post November 25, 2022 Elon Musk plans to reinstate nearly all previously banned Twitter accounts — to the alarm of activists and online trust and safety experts. After posting a Twitter poll asking, “Should Twitter offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam?” in which 72.4 percent of the respondents voted yes, Musk declared, “Amnesty begins next week.” The Twitter CEO did not respond Thursday to a request for comment…
Could Merrick Garland use the Fourteenth Amendment to bar Trump from the presidency? The Hill November 25, 2022 Two days after Donald Trump announced his campaign for the 2024 presidential election, Attorney General Merrick Garland said he was appointing a special counsel to investigate possible crimes relating to Trump’s taking of classified documents to his Florida residence at Mar-a-Lago, and with respect to Trump’s actions related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The timing was no coincidence. “Based on recent developments, including the former president’s announcement that he is a candidate for president in the…
pennlive November 23, 2022 A District of Columbia jury has found a Mechanicsburg woman accused of aiding in the theft of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s laptop guilty on some charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection. But the jury did not come to a consensus whether or not Riley Williams, 23, aided and abetted in the theft of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s laptop nor if she obstructed the certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to Scott MacFarlane, a CBS correspondent. Williams has been convicted of disorderly conduct, entering a restricted building, civil disorder, unlawful…