Donald Trump is criticizing religious conservatives who have not endorsed his 2024 presidential campaign, while Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing to speak in Florida to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and signal the Biden administration's commitment to abortion rights. Harris is focusing on reproductive rights, which could be met with resistance from religious conservatives, a key voting bloc in Republican primaries.
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House Republicans have reinstated Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) to their respective committees, two years after Democrats stripped them of their assignments. The move is seen as a reward for the 21 House Republicans who initially blocked McCarthy from winning the speakership, and comes after a process that took 15 rounds of voting. Greene and Gosar are both staunch supporters of former President Donald Trump and critics of President Joe Biden.
Ohio Election Highlights the Power of Anti-Abortion Lobby in Driving Like-Minded Voters to the Polls
Ohio Election Highlights the Power of Anti-Abortion Lobby in Driving Like-Minded Voters to the Polls
Key takeaways: The 2022 election in Ohio has highlighted the power of the anti-abortion lobby and the influence they have on the state’s politics. Maureen…
Solomon Peña, a former Republican candidate for state office in New Mexico, was arrested Monday and is facing multiple criminal charges related to allegedly paying and conspiring with four men to shoot at the homes of four Democratic lawmakers in Albuquerque since early December. He is currently in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque and the investigation is ongoing.
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been appointed to the House Science, Space and Technology Committee and the Small Business Committee, despite facing multiple investigations and calls to resign from fellow Republicans. The House Republican Steering Committee, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, voted to give Santos the slots on the two lower-profile panels. Despite the controversy, House Republicans have decided to keep him on board, assigning him to two committees.
House Republicans are preparing to launch impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, while GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar have been installed on House panels by party leaders. The House Judiciary Committee is prepared to move ahead with formal proceedings if there appears to be a case against Mayorkas, and it is unclear how GOP moderates will react to the potential proceedings.
A Republican operative has filed a civil lawsuit against Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, and his wife Mercedes Schlapp, seeking $9.4 million in damages. The plaintiff, who worked as an aide to Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker, alleges that Schlapp sexually assaulted him during a car ride following a night of drinking. The lawsuit also claims that the Schlapps and others dishonestly tried to discredit the plaintiff. No court date has been set and the plaintiff is seeking a jury trial.
The White House has offered an explanation for why it has released incomplete information about classified documents located in President Joe Biden's private office and home. Ian Sams, a spokesman for the White House Counsel's Office, said the tension between protecting and safeguarding the integrity of an ongoing investigation and providing information publicly is being managed by the White House. The documents date back to Biden's vice presidency and the White House has said they are not related to any current White House business, but no further information is available due to the ongoing investigation.