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AOC launches bid for top Democratic role on House Oversight Committee

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), a progressive Democrat from New York, has begun her candidacy to serve as the top Democrat on the House committee that leads investigative efforts against the federal government. AOC announced her candidacy for ranking member of the 119th Congress' Oversight and Accountability Committee in a letter to her colleagues on Friday. […]

Rove Wages Peculiar Attack on JD Vance over His Successful 2022 Senate Bid

Establishment Republican strategist Karl Rove this week attacked Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, who is popular for his successful 2022 Senate bid, saying he is not a good enough candidate. Loeb's bizarre and haphazard insult came in the comments to new york times Stephen Roe is stepping down as head of the Senate Leadership Fund super […]

Texas House Speaker abandons bid for another term

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) has declined to seek reelection as House Majority Leader. “Out of deep respect for this institution and its members, after careful consideration and personal consultation with my colleagues, I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from the race for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives,” Phelan said […]

AOC launches bid for top Dem on key House committee

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York formally announced Friday that she will lead her party on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee for the 119th Congress. Ocasio-Cortez is currently scheduled to run against Democratic Representative Gerry Connolly of Virginia to replace Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the current ranking member of the committee. […]

Frank McCourt’s TikTok bid has $20B in ‘informal commitments’: report

Billionaire Frank McCourt reportedly secured $20 billion in pledges from investors for a potential Chinese-owned acquisition of TikTok, but a federal appeals court on Friday will force him to sell the app. The effort could gain momentum after Congress supported legislation. McCourt's Project Liberty, an Internet-focused company that includes the for-profit sector and a nonprofit […]

Republicans shoot down House Dem’s bid to publicize Gaetz ethics report

The House of Representatives on Thursday night rejected a Democratic proposal to force former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) to release an ethics report. Rep. Sean Kasten, D-Ill., introduced a measure known as a “privilege resolution” to release the Gates report, forcing House leadership to introduce the resolution within two legislative days. House members voted to […]

Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in bid to dismiss NY ‘hush money’ case

Lawyers for Donald Trump cited President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter on Monday as part of the latest effort to overturn Trump's Manhattan “hush money” conviction. Lawyers say Biden's claim that the case against Hunter was “infected” by politics echoes the president-elect's claim that the record falsification charges brought against him by the Manhattan […]