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Representative Louie Gohmert (R., Texas), who had refused to wear a mask while working on Capitol Hill, has tested positive for the coronavirus, one day after attending a House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General William Barr and other top lawmakers. The 66-year-old eight-term congressman was scheduled to fly with President Trump to Texas on …
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Senate Republicans criticized their party’s own coronavirus relief bill in public comments and during a private lunch with Senate GOP leadership on Tuesday. The disagreements could make negotiations with House Democrats over the legislation even more tricky, with enhanced federal unemployment benefits set to end on July 31 and a moratorium on evictions for renters …
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White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Sunday that the coronavirus relief package being rafted by Senate Republicans will include a second round of direct payments to Americans as well as an extension of the moratorium on evictions for renters. “There’s a $1,200 check coming, that’s going to be part of the new package,” Kudlow …
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President Trump joined in criticism of House GOP Conference chairwoman Liz Cheney (R., Wy.) on Thursday after several House Republicans aired various grievances against the congresswoman, including over her support for the war in Afghanistan. “Liz Cheney is only upset because I have been actively getting our great and beautiful Country out of the ridiculous …
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Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested by federal agents on Tuesday, along with four others as part of a $60 million racketeering and bribery investigation. The case involved the controversial $1 billion ratepayer bailout last year of two Ohio nuclear plants, which was led by Republicans including Householder. The criminal complaint, unsealed Tuesday, …
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he is in favor of a second round of direct stimulus payments to Americans after months of uncertainty within about the next coronavirus-relief bill. “Speaking of building on what worked in the CARES Act, we want another round of direct payments, direct payments to help American families …
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A group of economists and business leaders urged Congress on Monday to include healthcare price transparency in the next COVID-19 stimulus package. In a letter sent to President Trump and other GOP leadership, signatories — including former House speaker Newt Gingrich, Forbes Media chairman and CEO Steve Forbes, former state treasurer of Ohio Ken Blackwell …
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A pared-down Republican National Convention will be held in Jacksonville, Fla., next month in a number of outdoor and indoor settings in order to mitigate the spread of coronavirus and comply with Florida’s rules, according to a letter sent by Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to delegates Thursday. Admittance will be restricted to regular …
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The Fox News host’s ratings have gone gangbusters, and many Republicans think he’d be a force in a Republican primary. Republican strategists, conservative commentators, and former Trump campaign and administration officials are buzzing about Carlson as the next-generation leader of Donald Trump’s movement — with many believing he would be an immediate frontrunner in a …
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The Republican police reform bill stalled in the Senate on Wednesday after Senate Democrats voted against starting debate on the measure and demanded bipartisan talks. Senators voted 55-to-45 in a procedural vote on whether to initiate debate on the police reform bill, leaving. Republicans short of the 60 votes needed to advance the bill. Senator …
Representative Louie Gohmert (R., Texas), who had refused to wear a mask while working on Capitol Hill, has tested positive for the coronavirus, one day after attending a House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General William Barr and other top lawmakers. The 66-year-old eight-term congressman was scheduled to fly with President Trump to Texas on …
