The Republican Party of Iowa announced Saturday that the state's presidential nominating caucuses will be held on January 15, 2024, the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. White House candidates have been campaigning in Iowa since last winter, and the Iowa caucuses will kick off the Republican selection process for a nominee. The Iowa GOP is looking forward to hosting a historic caucus and is hopeful that the party will be successful in defeating Joe Biden in the 2024 election.
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On Sunday, a small bag of cocaine was discovered near a lobby in the White House West Wing, prompting a brief evacuation. Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, has sent a letter to U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle requesting more information about the incident and a staff-level briefing. The discovery of the cocaine has raised questions about the security of the White House and the effectiveness of the Secret Service, prompting a congressional investigation into the security practices at the White House.
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) confirmed that a vote was taken to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from the House Freedom Caucus, an ultraconservative Republican group. Chairman Scott Perry, R-Pa., has not directly notified Greene of the decision, but has had multiple conversations with her since the June 23 Freedom Caucus meeting. Greene has been the subject of controversy due to her past comments and social media posts, and the vote is the latest development in the ongoing saga.
Former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers has been interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Donald Trump co-defendant Walt Nauta is scheduled to be arraigned in South Florida today, and the outcome of the investigation is still unknown. The investigation is part of a larger effort to uncover any attempts to interfere with the 2020 presidential election.
The U.S. Secret Service is conducting an investigation after a substance confirmed to be cocaine was found on the ground floor of the White House over the weekend. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has requested answers from the Secret Service in a letter, and the agency is consulting cameras and entrance logs to determine who was responsible for the substance. It is unclear how the substance ended up on the White House grounds or how long it had been there.
The White House was briefly evacuated on Sunday evening after the Secret Service discovered suspicious powder in a common area of the West Wing. Preliminary tests showed the substance was cocaine, found in a storage facility used by White House staff and guests. The Secret Service is currently investigating the incident and has not released any further information.
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a "white, powdery substance" found in the West Wing of the White House, which led to a brief evacuation of the complex. The substance tested positive for cocaine on a field test, and the Secret Service has determined it to be "non-hazardous". The investigation is ongoing, and the White House has not commented on the incident.
Hunter Biden's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has accused congressional Republicans of attempting to undermine the plea deal recently reached between President Biden's son and prosecutors by pushing forward what he described as "false allegations" from IRS whistleblowers. Lowell has called for an investigation into the timing of the agents' leaks and Biden's subsequent decision to release their statements, and the Biden administration has yet to comment on the accusations. It remains to be seen how the allegations will affect the plea agreement.