Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina governor, is expected to announce her bid for the 2024 presidential election on February 15th in Charleston. This makes her the second candidate for the GOP nomination in 2024 and the first to openly declare against former President Donald Trump. Haley has hinted at a 2024 run and is calling for "generational change" when looking at the future of the country. If she officially announces her candidacy, she will join a growing list of Republicans vying for the party's nomination in 2024.
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Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has stepped down from his House committees due to controversy surrounding his background and false claims he has made. The move has been met with mixed reactions, with some praising it as a way to avoid further distraction and others criticizing it as a way to avoid accountability. It is unknown when or if he will return to his committees.
Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on Saturday, taking aim at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for his Covid-19 pandemic response and accusing him of "trying to rewrite history." Trump also suggested that he was the best candidate to win in 2024, and expressed his anger and commitment to winning the presidency again. His remarks come as speculation mounts over who will challenge him for the Republican nomination in 2024.
The Republican National Committee will decide the fate of its chairperson on Friday, with current Chair Ronna McDaniel facing a challenge from Trump attorney Harmeet Dhillon. Rebel factions inside the MAGA movement have lined up behind Dhillon, citing the need for “new blood” in the RNC. The outcome of the RNC chair election will be a major indicator of the direction of the Republican Party going into the 2024 presidential election, with the vote being held in a secret ballot at the committee’s winter meeting in Southern California.
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.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has formed a new House subcommittee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan, to investigate the Justice Department, FBI, and other "Deep State" players. This move has been met with criticism from both sides of the aisle, and McCarthy has also threatened to deny Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar a seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. It remains to be seen whether McCarthy will be successful in his efforts, and how the subcommittee's investigations will unfold in the coming months.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has blocked two Democratic representatives from serving on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence due to national security concerns, citing that "integrity matters" and that the decision was not based on political payback. He has also filled out the GOP rosters of newly created select committees to investigate the politicization of the government and the origins of the Covid pandemic.