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House GOP passes parents' rights bill in clash over schools

House Republicans have passed legislation to press a midterm campaign promise to give parents greater say in what is taught in public schools.

Pentagon official forced to read anti-White statements from its diversity chief in congressional hearing

The Pentagon's Gil Cisneros testified at the House Armed Services Committee about the government probe into DEI chief Kelisa Wing after he decided to bring no disciplinary action.

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GOP lawmakers say they're 'getting to the truth' about Biden family payments from China: 'Reeks of corruption'

Rep. Elise Stefanik said the House investigation is "not political" and maintained that Republican lawmakers are seeking accountability and transparency.

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Trump's VP? Some in GOP already jockeying for consideration

The first Republican presidential primaries are nearly a year away and the candidate field is unsettled.

Stefanik grills FBI Director Wray on Hunter Biden laptop story, Mar-a-Lago search at House intel hearing

Rep. Elise Stefanik demanded answers during a House Intelligence Committee hearing from FBI Director Chris Wray about the Hunter Biden laptop story and the Mar-a-Lago search.

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Texas congressman who broke with GOP is censured

A Republican congressman from Texas was censured in a rare move by his state party over some of his votes on Capitol Hill.

McCarthy says government must butt out of kids' education, pushes federal 'Parents Bill of Rights'

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called education the "great equalizer" as he was joined by fellow Republicans in reintroducing the "Parents Bill of Rights Act."

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Stefanik blasts Biden’s slow response to Chinese surveillance flight: he has ‘abysmally failed’

House Republican Conference chairwoman Elise Stefanik of New York weighed in on President Biden's handling of the Chinese spy balloon that traveled over the continental U.S.

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GOP contrasts majority agenda with Biden's 'failed far-left policies' ahead of State of the Union

House Republican leaders held a press conference ahead of President Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday evening, contrasting their agenda with the administration's.

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Stefanik calls for intelligence brief on China spy balloon: 'Wakeup call for Joe Biden'

Rep. Elise Stefanik demanded an intelligence briefing on China’s "violation" of U.S. airspace Friday in response to the communist country’s spy balloon hovering over Montana.

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House Dems tap Trump impeachment officials for panel on Biden admin's 'weaponization' of FBI

House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries has tapped former President Donald Trump impeachment officials for the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.

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New York Paper Rips Rep. Elise Stefanik With George Santos ‘Brain Surgeon’ Dig

The Times Union slammed Stefanik's silence on the scandals engulfing serial liar congressman Santos.

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McCarthy says he will look at expunging Trump impeachment

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Thursday that he would consider expunging one or both of former President Trump’s impeachments. “I would understand why members would want to bring that forward,” McCarthy said in response to a question at a press conference on Thursday, before listing off several other key priorities for House Republicans. “But…

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McCarthy says he’s willing to look at expunging a Trump impeachment

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says that he’s willing to take a look at expunging an impeachment of former president Donald Trump by the Democratic-led House.

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GOP Chair Stefanik pushes bill to rein in Biden policies fueling inflation ‘fire’

Rep. Elise Stefanik is rallying Republicans around a bill to hold the Biden administration accountable for skyrocketing inflation, which has reached record highs.

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House Majority Leader Scalise sidesteps thorny question of whether Congress would allow U.S. to default on its debt

The U.S. is perilously close to hitting its debt ceiling of $31.4 trillion, the legal limit set by Congress that curtails how much the government can borrow.

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One Way the Speaker Fiasco Was Good for Republicans

Both sides in the protracted debate recognized the need for racial, ethnic and gender diversity.

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Groups urge GOP House leaders to condemn political violence

Dozens of military veterans have hand-delivered letters to top Republicans in the U.S. House, calling on them to publicly condemn political violence as the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol approaches.

McCarthy falls short in second House speaker vote as 19 Republican defectors back Jordan

The vote for a new speaker in the House of Representatives ended in a stalemate Tuesday.

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Here’s who could become House Speaker if Kevin McCarthy isn’t elected

His party's extremely narrow majority means that a few holdouts may thwart his ascent. It's unclear, though, who can get the votes if McCarthy can't.

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Stefanik slams Pentagon for late review of diversity official: 'Coverup of their radical woke agenda’

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said the Department of Defense is attempting to cover up its review of a diversity official with a history of anti-White tweets.

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Waltz touts work with Frontline Patriots PAC to recruit GOP veterans to Congress: 'fresh perspective'

Rep. Michael Waltz of Florida hopped on the phone with Fox News Digital to talk about his and his PAC's work to get GOP veteran candidates elected in the 2022 midterm elections.

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The New Majority

Republicans are coming to Washington not to legislate or to govern, but to fight.

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McCarthy passes 1st House speaker test, but hurdles remain

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has cleared the first major step toward becoming House speaker.

Rep. Andy Biggs likely to challenge Republican leader Kevin McCarthy for nomination to be House speaker

Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs Monday announced that he is challenging House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House.

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GOP's Stefanik backs Trump '24 as other Republicans decline

The third-ranking House Republican, Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, is endorsing Donald Trump for president in 2024.

GOP's Stefanik backs Trump '24 as other Republicans decline

No. 3 House Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is endorsing Donald Trump for president in 2024, becoming the highest-ranking congressional leader Friday to publicly back the former president, even as he's being widely blamed by other Republicans for failures in the midterm elections. Stefanik, of New York, has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential contender on an emerging Trump ticket. The former president has promised a Tuesday event at his private Mar-a-Lago club that is widely expected to be an announcement of his intentions to run again for the White House.

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Stefanik endorses Trump for president in 2024, as some push him to delay announcement

No. 3 House Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., gave a strong endorsement of former President Donald Trump for a comeback 2024 presidential run.

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Midterms: Stefanik’s E-PAC poised to help elect record number of GOP women to Congress

Republicans are poised to elect a record number of women to Congress this cycle with the help of House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik’s E-PAC.

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Harris, Clinton campaign for Hochul in NY governor's race

Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are hitting the campaign trail in New York City for Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat facing an unexpectedly competitive election.

Stefanik to host rally for Zeldin, Republican candidates to 'save' New York from single-party 'Democrat rule'

Rep. Elise Stefanik is hosting a rally for New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin and other top Republicans in the Empire State Thursday.

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Leavitt, 25, cites youth in bid to be youngest congresswoman

A former Trump White House staffer from New Hampshire could make history as the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.

Rep. Stefanik promises a reckoning against Biden's woke Pentagon for indoctrinating military children

Rep. Elise Stefanik exclusively speaks with Fox News about the woke agenda in the Pentagon affecting military-connected children.

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Democrat candidate who reportedly moved to district for employment is actually unemployed

New York Democratic candidate for Congress Matt Castelli claimed he moved into his election district from DC “for employment,” but it appears the job was running for Congress against Republican Elise Stefanik.

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Stefanik predicts 'big Republican year' in midterms, says inflation the 'top reason' behind projected gains

House Republican Conference chairwoman Elise Stefanik of New York predicted a “big Republican year” in the 2022 midterm elections, pointing to inflation as a big voter driver.

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Stefanik calls on Mayorkas to resign amid ‘whipping’ scandal

House Republican Conference chairwoman Elise Stefanik of New York called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign, in an interview with Fox News.

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Fetterman's fitness brought into question, Ukraine cities rocked by missile strikes and more top headlines

Continue reading …RUSSIA'S REVENGE - Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, rocked by missile strikes in what may be retaliation for bridge bombing. Continue reading …NOT-SO-FRIENDLY SKIES - Democrat city council member says Blue Angels should be banned from flying over his city. Continue reading …RECESSION PREDICTION - Larry Summers says 'more likely than not' there will be a recession within 18 months. Continue reading …IN OTHER NEWS‘CONSIDER TWEAKS’ - Changes could be coming to Illinois' SAFE-T act following public outcry. Continue reading …FOX WEATHERWhat’s it looking like in your neighborhood?

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Rep. Elise Stefanik predicts Republicans could win 'the largest majority since the Great Depression'

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., appeared on “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy” to preview a Republican Congress and address a shooting outside Lee Zeldin’s home.

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Stefanik insists GOP remains united, calls Dem leader 'partisan hack' over criticism of migrant transports

Rep. Elise Stefanik, chair of the House Republican Conference, defended criticism that thee GOP's "Commitment to America" agenda is vague, claiming the Democrats have no plan.

foxnews.com

Byron Donalds wants to keep GOP principled, popular as conference chair

Rep. Byron Donalds is running for the House Republican Conference Chair to expand the GOP brand and ensure a strong conservative voice at the leadership table.

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Gallagher, Foxx send letter to Education Secretary demanding transparency in COVID relief education spending

Several members of Congress sounded the alarm on the lack of insight into how education funds from the American Rescue Plan have been used by schools.

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Post Politics Now Biden headed to Detroit to highlight investment in electric vehicles

The president plans to tour the North American International Auto Show and tout funding to build a network of chargers across the country that was included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that he signed last year.

washingtonpost.com

GOP candidate says call for Garland's death was 'facetious'

A Republican candidate for Congress in western New York said in an interview that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland “should be executed," before later clarifying that he wasn’t being serious.

Cheney's defeat end of an era for GOP; Trump's party now

Liz Cheney’s resounding election defeat marks the end of an era for the Republican Party.

‘Viper’ Merrick Garland’s Trump FBI Raid Is Only the ‘First Inning’

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyDemocratic strategist James Carville has a message for people who are doubting Merrick Garland: Just wait.“People are like, well, but let’s wait and see a little bit. And this is like the top of the first inning. I mean, remember Merrick Garland is like a pit viper. He prosecuted the Oklahoma City bomber case, the Unabomber case, the Olympic bomber case. And I think these guys are really methodical,” Carville says on this episode of The New Abnormal pol

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GOP backs Trump, escalates dark rhetoric after FBI search

Republicans in Congress are not only defending Donald Trump against the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home.

Elise Stefanik and others respond to the Trump search in telling ways

Many Republicans went out on a limb for Trump. The strength of that branch is about to be tested — as a pair of exchanges reinforce.

washingtonpost.com

Some Republicans see good politics in same-sex marriage bill

As the Senate contemplates legislation to protect same-sex marriages, there has been a sharp shift in Republican support for the issue.

House GOP Conference deletes tweet attacking Sarah Matthews after public blowback

The House Republican Conference publicly attacked Sarah Matthews, former deputy press secretary in the Trump White House, for testifying before the Jan. 6 Committee – despite the fact that she is currently working as a communications director for the Republican staff on the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. “Just another liar and pawn…

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Rep. Adam Schiff says 'there are two hundred Elise Stefaniks' in the House Republican caucus: book

"You can basically tell a lot of the story of the GOP over last several years by looking at two women, Liz Cheney and Elise Stefanik," Schiff said.

news.yahoo.com

Live updates | American Medical Association weighs in

The American Medical Association has called Thursday's Supreme Court ruling a “harmful and deeply disturbing decision.

Elise Stefanik's defense of Trump around Jan. 6 clouds her pro-democracy work abroad

Rep. Elise Stefanik's outspoken defense of Donald Trump after Jan. 6 has roiled a pro-democracy group funded by Congress where she's a board member. Some staff members are sharing their concerns.

npr.org

Paladino: Saying Hitler 'kind of leader we need' was mistake

New York congressional candidate Carl Paladino says he was wrong to invoke Adolf Hitler when he said in an interview last year that he was “the kind of leader we need today” because of his ability to rally crowds.

Capitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 'attempted coup'

A House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has firmly laid blame on former President Donald Trump.

Hearings guide: What to know as the Jan. 6 panel goes public

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold the first in a series of hearings laying out its findings on Thursday night.

Stefanik introduces gun safety legislation offering Americans incentives, countering Dems' proposed mandates

Stefanik introduced the "Firearm Proficiency and Training Act" Tuesday, which was designed to counter the Democrats' proposed gun control mandates this week.

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Trump ally Rep. Elise Stefanik tries to get ahead of the January 6 select committee public hearings, and accuses the panel of putting on a show with its planned primetime airing

House Republicans have repeatedly attacked the legitimacy of the January 6 select committee, which includes GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. Stefanik's latest objection is that the planned night hearings fall outside congressional business hours.

news.yahoo.com

Elise Stefanik Really Doesn’t Need to Embrace Trumpism

A rising Republican star, and another price of the politics of ugliness.

newyorker.com

Stefanik echoed ‘great replacement’ theory. But firms kept donating.

22 large U.S. companies with racial justice pledges continued donating money to Stefanik after she espoused the racist "great replacement" theory, illustrating a thorny contradiction for corporate America as firms seek to exert influence while following ethical principles.

washingtonpost.com

Nearly 200 Republicans vote against bill to ease baby formula shortage

House GOP leaders were among the 192 Republicans who voted against providing $28 million in aid to the Food and Drug Administration to address the shortage of baby formula.

washingtonpost.com

Great Replacement Theory Is a Grand Delusion

Liberals have hoped and Republicans have feared that the politics of immigration would give Democrats the upper hand. Reality is proving different.

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'South Park' Writer Beats Rep. Elise Stefanik To Her Own Website

The website mocks the congresswoman's controversial ads echoing the "great replacement theory" in the wake of the Buffalo mass shooting.

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In Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he's vowed to fight

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have traveled to Buffalo, New York, to show solidarity with the community after a white supremacist targeted Black people at a supermarket and left 10 people dead.

In Buffalo, Biden mourns victims, says 'evil will not win'

President Joe Biden mourned with Buffalo’s grieving families on Tuesday, then exhorted the nation to reject what he angrily labeled the poison of white supremacy.

Violent death in America stalks ordinary walks of daily life

Americans are absorbing the aftermath of a weekend of violence that raked cities across the country.

Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger criticize fellow Republicans after Buffalo mass shooting

Cheney blamed her party's leaders in the House for enabling "white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism."

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How the GOP has dealt with 'replacement theory,' before and after shootings

The right’s embrace of the racist “replacement theory” endured even after a series of tragedies in which the shooter espoused it. Here's a timeline of how the party has dealt with such issues.

washingtonpost.com

No one will apologize for hyping the ‘great replacement theory’

As Rep. Elise Stefanik has already shown. Once again, the media is cast as the oppressive force.

washingtonpost.com

Liz Cheney says GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism

In the wake of the Buffalo supermarket shooting, Cheney is calling on Republican leaders to "renounce and reject" white supremacist views and those who hold them.

npr.org

EXPLAINER: White 'replacement theory' fuels racist attacks

Investigators are still piecing together the motives of the mass shooter who killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, this weekend.

GOP's new midterm attack: Blaming Biden for formula shortage

The nationwide shortage of baby formula is quickly becoming the GOP's latest election-year attack on President Joe Biden.

Portland unrest drives interest in 2 congressional primaries

Growing discontent over homelessness and crime in Portland is driving interest in a pair of congressional primaries.

Hunter Biden is prime target if Republicans win Congress

Republicans are laying the groundwork to make Hunter Biden and his business dealings a central target of their investigative and oversight efforts.

GOP lawmakers vote remotely more often after initial scorn

Just seven Republicans, along with most Democrats, used remote voting in the House when voting-from-somewhere-else was first allowed two years ago as the pandemic erupted.

Politicians, friends fondly recall late Alaska congressman

Politicians and friends are fondly remembering Don Young.

McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

Former President Donald Trump says Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell “does not speak for the Republican Party.”.

Democrats narrowly best GOP in House campaign fundraising

The fundraising committee aiming to help Democrats maintain control of the House says it raised $106.5 million through the end of last month.

In redistricting, big say for big cities in DC power balance

As political muscle goes, big doesn’t automatically translate to power.

Korean War soldier killed in 1950 buried after remains IDed

Cpl. Walter Smead was finally laid to rest near his rural upstate New York hometown.

GOP's vaccine push comes with strong words, few actions

Republican lawmakers are under increasing pressure to persuade vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the shots as a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant sends caseloads soaring.

In shift, GOP ramps up vaccine push as resistance hardens

Republican lawmakers are under increasing pressure to persuade vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the shots as a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant sends caseloads soaring.

Joining Trump at border, GOP congressman eyes path to power

A little-known Indiana congressman is becoming an influential voice in the Republican Party.

House GOP leaders won't support probe of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

House Republican leaders say they will oppose the creation of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

House GOP leader to meet with officer hurt in Capitol riot

A police officer who was injured in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and has pushed for an independent commission to investigate the attack will meet with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday.

Elise Stefanik, No. 3 House GOP member, announces pregnancy

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has announced that she is expecting her first child.

GOP aims to revive Fauci attacks after email trove released

Dr. Anthony Fauci has been a political lightning rod since the early days of the pandemic.

Trump critic Cheney cautions Jan. 6 riot could happen again

Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney is criticizing GOP colleagues for downplaying the Jan. 6 riot and condoning former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen.

House GOP elects Trump defender Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post

Republicans vaulted Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership Friday, electing an ardent Donald Trump defender in hopes of calming their searing civil war over the deposed Rep. Liz Cheney’s unremitting combat with the former president.

In devotion to Trump, House GOP taps Stefanik for a top post

Demonstrating their allegiance to Donald Trump, Republicans have elected Rep. Elise Stefanik to a House leadership post.

GOP dumps defiant Trump critic Cheney from top House post

Republicans have dumped Rep. Liz Cheney from her House leadership post.

Liz Cheney says Trump and GOP backers threaten democracy

Rep. Liz Cheney is lashing out at leaders of her own Republican Party.

McCarthy sets Wednesday vote on Liz Cheney leadership ouster

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has set a Wednesday vote for removing Rep. Liz Cheney from her No. 3 Republican leadership post.

House GOP leader says he backs ousting Cheney from No. 3 job

Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy has publicly endorsed Rep. Elise Stefanik for the post of No. 3 leader.

Trump's 'Big Lie' imperils Republicans who don't embrace it

Donald Trump’s discredited allegations about a stolen election did nothing to save his presidency months ago.

Stefanik's political evolution mirrors story of today's GOP

There was a brief time, not long ago, when Elise Stefanik wouldn't say Donald Trump’s name.

In booting Cheney, 'My Kevin' leads GOP back to Trump

Republican Kevin McCarthy is leading his party to an inflection point.

Wyoming politicians avoid Liz Cheney peril ahead of vote

Elected officials in Wyoming aren’t sticking their necks out in defense of Liz Cheney as she faces ouster from House GOP leadership.

Cheney challenger Stefanik says GOP must work with Trump

New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is stating her case for replacing Rep. Liz Cheney as the No. 3 House Republican leader.

Republicans promote pandemic relief they voted against

Every Republican in Congress voted against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which President Joe Biden signed into law three months ago.

Liz Cheney clings to GOP post as Trump endorses replacement

No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney is clinging to her post as party leaders are lining up behind an heir apparent for her job.

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