Rep. George Santos’ career in Congress may have been brief, but his colleagues in the House had no shortage of words about the New York Republican after voting to oust him on Friday over findings that he spent thousands of dollars in campaign funds for personal treats, including Botox, designer duds and spas. “Of course … Read more
WASHINGTON ― House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) lost his cool at a Democratic colleague on Tuesday for questioning his family’s business arrangements. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) suggested during a committee hearing that Comer and his brother were involved in the same sort of wire transfers that Comer has cited in corruption accusations against … Read more
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will this week introduce legislation to disapprove of a multimillion-dollar package of bombs for Israel proposed by the Biden administration, a source familiar with her plans told HuffPost ― posing the first congressional challenge to the U.S.’s policy of uninterrupted and expanding military support for Israel amid its devastating campaign in … Read more
The United States extradition request for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has been confined at Belmarsh Prison in London since 2019, has united MAGA member Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in protest. The otherwise hostile duo are among 16 members of Congress who wrote President Joe Biden a … Read more
Ten days after he was deposed as speaker of the House in October, Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) campaign team touted his fundraising credentials: $15.3 million raised during the quarter and a record $78 million for the current 2024 election cycle. So when the campaign arm of the House Republicans, the National Republican Congressional Committee, bragged … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Lawmakers are poised to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) over what they claim is her antisemitic criticism of Israel. The House on Tuesday rejected a Democratic motion to table the censure resolution against Tlaib, meaning its eventual passage this week is likely. The resolution, by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), accuses Tlaib, the only … Read more
“There is a reason that effort is called the Big Lie. It was one of the most comprehensively and transparently dishonest political movements in American history. And Johnson was in the middle of it,” French wrote. The Bible does not contain guidance on immigration or foreign policy, French wrote, “but it does condemn dishonesty, it … Read more
WASHINGTON — A Republican resolution censuring Rep. Rashida Tlaib accuses the Michigan Democrat of leading an “insurrection” at the Capitol last month over a protest inside a House office building — a clear effort to trivialize the events of Jan. 6, 2021. The Jan. 6 attack on Congress has been called an insurrection because it … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) refused to support Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for House speaker because of Jordan’s own refusal to acknowledge Joe Biden’s very obvious victory over Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. But after Jordan dropped out, Buck gladly voted for Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), even though Johnson had not disowned … Read more
Jimmy Fallon tried to introduce new House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to viewers on Thursday, but his efforts went comically awry. (Watch the video below.) “Most people don’t really know who he is, so if you’re not familiar, here’s a picture of him,” the “Tonight Show” host said. Photos of lots of Mikes and lots … Read more