McCarthy swipes at Pelosi over ban on lawmaker stock trading

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) took a swipe at Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday over reports that Democratic lawmakers are planning to introduce a ban on lawmaker stock trading next month. McCarthy during his Friday press conference said it is not “proper” for Pelosi to write the bill regarding a ban on congressional lawmakers' stock trading, pointing to investments her husband, Paul Pelosi, a venture capitalist, has made. According to Insider, the couple h

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Trump golf club appears to still be using presidential seal despite criminal complaint last year

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Will Smith offers first on-camera apology to Chris Rock for Oscars slap

Will Smith is offering his first on-camera apology for slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, saying he’s “deeply remorseful” about the “mistake” he made. The 53-year-old actor appeared in a video posted on his Instagram account on Friday, in which he addressed questions about the March altercation directly to the camera. “Chris, I apologize to you,” Smith said. “My behavior was unacceptable. A

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How Republicans can build on Trumpism and become the party of progressive conservatism

The conundrum facing the Republican Party is how to nudge former President Trump off the stage while keeping his voters. If the party snaps back to the libertarian pre-Trump party, that won’t happen. What is wanted instead is a party that is progressive on economic issues and conservative on social ones. That’s the sweet spot in American politics, and if progressive conservatism sounds like an oxymoron that’s because of an imperfect understanding of progressivism, conservatism, the GOP and America. The party’s leading statesmen were progressive conservatives: Abraham Lincoln for h

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Minnesota Democrat says he doesn't support Biden for 2024

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) announced on Thursday that he will not support President Biden should he run for reelection in 2024, arguing that the country would be “well-served by a new generation” of Democrats. Asked during an interview with WCCO-AM if he would support Biden in a reelection campaign the next cycle, Phillips, the two-term congressman considered to be a moderate, responded “no.” “I think the country would be well-served by a new

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