House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing pressure from two House Democrats, Reps. Gregory Meeks and Joe Morelle of New York, to limit the access of Congressman George Santos of New York to classified materials due to "serious concerns" about his background and campaign finances which are currently under investigation. Santos, who was elected to the House of Representatives in 2018, is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and has been a vocal advocate for the rights of immigrants and refugees. McCarthy has yet to respond to the request.
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House Republicans are calling for spending cuts in exchange for raising the nation's borrowing limit, but have yet to specify what cuts they would like to see due to internal disagreements. President Joe Biden and the Democrats have been asked to identify what to cut in the federal budget, while Republicans have suggested Biden should identify wasteful spending in Washington. It is unclear when the GOP will be able to come to an agreement on the issue.
Ronna McDaniel and Harmeet Dhillon are vying for the role of RNC chairperson, a decision that will reflect the current divisions within the GOP and provide insight into the party's direction for the 2024 election cycle. The election results will be announced on Friday.
At a closed-door briefing Wednesday, National Intelligence Director Avril Haines declined to show the Senate Intelligence Committee copies of classified documents discovered at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort and Joe Biden's office and Delaware home. Committee Chairman Mark Warner and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio expressed their disappointment, while Sen. Tom Cotton threatened to block presidential nominees or funding for some federal agencies until the Biden administration shows the documents. The Biden administration has yet to comment on the issue, and it is unclear when the documents will be made available to the committee.
Meta, the tech giant, announced Wednesday that former President Donald Trump will be reinstated on Facebook and Instagram "in the coming weeks" with new guardrails in place to deter repeat offenses. Nick Clegg, the company's president of global affairs, said the suspension was a product of "extreme and highly unusual circumstances" and that Trump now faces heightened penalties for repeat offenses. Meta has not yet provided any further details on the reinstated accounts or the new guardrails.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced that former President Donald Trump's accounts will be reinstated in the coming weeks with "new guardrails in place to deter repeat offenses." These guardrails will include penalties for repeat offenses and content removal for policy violations. The decision to reinstate the accounts follows a period of intense debate over the power of social media companies to regulate public figures' speech.
In the last 44 hours, California has experienced three mass shootings, leaving 24 people dead and prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to call for action to address the gun violence epidemic. The suspect in the Half Moon Bay shooting, Zhao, is facing seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. The Gun Violence Archive reports that there have been 40 mass shootings in the US so far in 2021, more than at this point in any year on record.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has defended freshman Congressman George Santos (R-N.Y.) despite his admission of fabricating parts of his background, saying that he has an obligation to serve his constituents. However, McCarthy has stated that if the Ethics Committee finds Santos has broken the law, he will be removed from office. The House Ethics Committee is currently investigating Santos' background and résumé, and the outcome of the investigation will determine the action the House will take.