Republican lawmakers elected Representative Kevin McCarthy to be Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 rounds of voting. Rep. McCarthy had to agree to a rules package to get the votes. Among the concessions: permanently banning federal money for abortions. The Hyde Amendment blocks Medicaid funding for abortions, but this piece of legislation … Continued
Now that Republicans have taken over Congress from Nancy Pelosi and pro-abortion Democrats, one of the first orders of business will be promoting a pro-life agenda. And one of the first bills Republicans will promote is a measure to permanently ban taxpayer-funded abortions. As a condition of securing the votes necessary to become Speaker of … Continued
The mother of Ashli Babbitt, Micki Witthoeft, was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police at a protest Friday afternoon in Washington, D.C. marking the second anniversary of her daughter’s killing by Capitol Police officer Michael Byrd during the January 6th riot. Micki was on her way to lay a rose on the steps of the US Capitol on … Continued
Six Republican House lawmakers voted “present” instead of “yea” in the final vote that secured the House Speakership for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). McCarthy was elected as the 55th House Speaker in the early hours of Jan. 7 following 15 rounds of votes, the first of which was held on Jan. 3. McCarthy, who was the House Republican leader of the … Continued
Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y. doesn’t anticipate the House speaker election standoff going past the late hours of Friday night — after 15 former GOP holdouts flipped their votes to Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. earlier in the day. Plus, there’s the expectation of Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas and Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo. —who were reportedly absent during the Friday matinée votes — siding with McCarthy, … Continued
Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy has finally notched enough votes to become speaker. This, after four days of intense and frustrating balloting that kept the 118th Congress from swearing in members and undertaking any new business. But it took a loss by a razor-thin margin in a late-night Round 14, a heated exchange with one of … Continued
Jeremy Brown is a Green Beret and former Republican candidate for Congress in Florida’s 14th Congressional District. Jeremy Brown served his country for 20 years in the United States Army from 1992 to 2012 and reached the rank of Special Forces Master Sergeant. Currently Jeremy Brown is a political prisoner of the Biden regime in Florida. On Thursday … Continued
You will never hear this covered by the corporate media and it will be ignored by even the most conservative news sites. But conservative journalist Tayler Hansen wrote a long thread today revealing what he witnessed on January 6th where he walked side by side with Ashli Babbitt. What you are about to read is a thorough … Continued
The Capitol Police chief who handled the Jan. 6 riot says political bureaucracy under Speaker Nancy Pelosi put optics over safety and hampered his department from crafting an appropriate security plan to protect the home of Congress that fateful day. Steven Sund, who resigned as the head of the $600 million a year Capitol Police … Continued
The 11th vote in the US House of Representatives for Speaker is on. Rep. Matt Gaetz recommended President Trump for the Speakership. First of all, President Trump is eligible for the speaker’s position per prior publications. …The House can elect whomever it wants to serve as speaker, even if it’s someone who isn’t a member of Congress… …The … Continued
Republicans failed three times on Tuesday to elect a House speaker, but they’ll convene the House again at noon Wednesday to try again. Tuesday’s failure marked the first time the House failed on the first vote for speaker since 1923, which was the only instance since the Civil War. But it was more than a historical oddity. … Continued
In times past, almost every lawmaker in Congress was sworn into office by placing their hand on the Bible but within the last two decades, more and more lawmakers are being sworn in on books other than the Bible. The Quran, Buddhist Sutra, Hindu Veda, and law books have all been used in recent years … Continued
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