Gaetz undecided on blocking Omar from Foreign Affairs panel
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said he is undecided on whether he will vote to block Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from sitting on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, expressing concern about censorship of opposing views. “The reason I think a lot of Republicans want to kick Ilhan Omar off of the Foreign Affairs Committee is because they don't like what she has to say,” Gaetz said on Newsmax Monday night. “I am undecided as of tonight as to whether or not
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Read MoreTrump-DeSantis rivalry approaches boiling point
The long-simmering tensions between former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are nearing a boiling point amid signs that DeSantis and his team are actively moving toward a 2024 presidential run. DeSantis’s national ambitions have long irked Trump, who sees himself as the Florida governor’s political benefactor and the GOP’s presumptive 2024 nominee. But Trump’s frustration became more apparent over the weekend, when he called out DeSantis during his first major campaign swing. “If he runs, that’s fine. I’m way up in the polls. He’s going to ha
Read MoreHouse GOP set to rev engine with first investigatory hearings
House Republicans will push their long-planned investigations into the spotlight this week with hearings on the U.S.-Mexico border and COVID-19 relief spending programs, providing a first glimpse of how GOP leaders will use the biggest tools they have against Democrats and the Biden administration — and how they will set the tone for the 2024 election cycle. The House Judiciary Committee’s first hearing of the new Congress will be on “The Biden Border Crisis: Part I,” led by Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). The House Oversight and Accountability Committee, led by Chairman J
Read MoreIf ‘Independent’ were a party, it could dominate American politics
If the nation’s political independents somehow formed a party, polls suggest, they could dominate American politics. Two-fifths of Americans identified as independent in 2022, far more than stood with either party, according to Gallup. As a political identity, “independent” has polled better than Democrat or Republican since 2009. It wasn’t always so. Going back to the era of former President Reagan, voters have generally identified as Democrat, Republican or independent
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