Top GOP rebel angles for powerful House leadership-backed committee post
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) has announced his candidacy to become the next chairman of the House Rules Committee. The House Rules Committee is an influential committee that acts as the last gatekeeper before most bills are voted on by the full House. “I'll leave that up to the speaker,” Roy said this week when asked […]
Kinzinger says Trump threatening J6 committee members because they 'embarrassed' him
Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Illinois) said President-elect Trump indicated he intended to jail members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. , suggested it was because the president was “embarrassed.” Panel findings. Kinzinger, one of the two Republicans on the committee, told CNN's Caitlan Collins: “As […]
WATCH LIVE: Fani Willis investigation committee holds 5th hearing | FOX 5 News
The Georgia State Senate special committee investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is holding a hearing that will … source
French Hill to chair House Financial Services Committee
House Republican leadership on Thursday completed the selection process to chair the House Financial Services Committee for the 119th Congress, selecting Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) to chair the committee. Hill is ahead of Representatives Andy Barr (R-Ky.), Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), according to people close to the summit. He was elected as […]
John Cornyn Sought to Leapfrog Tom Cotton Atop Senate Intelligence Committee
After losing the leadership race, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) overtook Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) to become the Senate intelligence leader, despite Cotton's seniority on the committee. He tried to take the top position on the committee. Cornyn's move was discussed among Senate Republicans, Politico reportsaid a party official. Seniority is sacrosanct in the old-fashioned Senate […]
Prosecuting J6 Committee Members Will ‘Cause a Backlash Against Donald Trump’
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Wednesday on CNN's “The Newsroom” that President Joe Biden's legal proceedings against the lawmakers who headed the Jan. 6 committee “ultimately… He said he was “strongly opposed” to pardoning Trump, as it would spark a backlash against Donald Trump. “I strongly oppose a pre-emptive pardon. First of all, it would […]
New Trump-aligned committee chair pledges ‘colonoscopy’ of State Department spending
Exclusive: The incoming chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee has vowed to overhaul how taxpayer dollars are spent by the State Department when he takes the helm of the influential committee next year. Congressman Brian Mast (R-Fla.) will take over from current term-limited Speaker Michael McCaul (R-Texas). “When you're dealing with the State Department, […]
Fox’s Joel Klatt Accuses Playoff Selection Committee of ‘Manipulating the Process’ to Pick SMU over Alabama
Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt said the College Football Playoff selection committee did a “terrible” job of deviating from its own “process” to get SMU into the playoffs against the University of Alabama. I'm thinking. The only real controversy has emerged following last weekend's thrilling college football field game. Who will the committee […]
Top Ethics Committee Dem Leaked Gaetz Report Details, Violating Oath
Rep. Susan Wilde (D-Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, admitted before the committee that she violated her oath and leaked details of the investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz to the press. . reported Monday. Leaks about the Gaetz investigation and threats to make it fully public played a key role in […]
Crypto lobby targets SEC’s Crenshaw ahead of Senate committee vote
FOX Business' Charlie Gasparino talks about the crypto industry's efforts to stop SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw from getting a second term on “The Claman Countdown.” Crypto industry seeks to block Carolyn Crenshaw's re-nomination to the Securities and Exchange Commission as the Senate Banking Committee prepares to vote on her second term as Wall Street's top […]