Trump responds to Biden classified document discovery, asks when FBI will raid his 'many homes'
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Read MoreHouse Republicans adopt rules package following Speaker fight
House Republicans on Monday adopted a rules package that will govern how the chamber operates for the next two years in a closely watched vote that came on the heels of last week’s drawn-out Speaker fight. The vote was the first legislative battle for newly-elected Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his House Republican conference. The package passed mainly along party lines in a 220-213 vote. The terms in the package were central to closed-door negotiations last week between McCarthy allies and detractors. McCarthy had to give up a number of rul
Read MoreClassified documents found from Biden's time as VP, White House cooperating with DOJ
The White House is working with the Justice Department as it reviews classified documents from when President Biden served as vice president that were found in a private office last fall. Attorneys for Biden discovered the documents in November and notified the National Archives, Richard Sauber, special counsel to Biden, said in a statement. The documents were found on Nov. 2, 2022, six days before the midterm elections. The Archives were alerted the same day and took possession of the materials the following morning, Sauber said. The Archives have since referred the mat
Read MoreMcCarthy faces first test as Speaker with vote on rules package
The House is set to vote tonight on the rules that will govern the chamber for the next two years, marking the first big test for Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) ability to keep his conference together. The vote comes just days after he won the Speakership following 15 rounds of voting that spanned four days. He was ultimately able to lock down the gavel after offering several rules concessions to appease conservative Republicans and move them from holdouts to supporters. The rules package is now scheduled to come before the entire House chamber on Monday — the
Read MoreGOP's ‘weaponization’ panel would have power to review those probing Trump
The GOP is preparing to hammer agencies reviewing the conduct of former President Trump with a new select subcommittee poised to focus on the “weaponization” of the federal government. The panel is being drawn up to take aim at ongoing investigations at the Department of Justice and the FBI on Trump, including the taking of classified documents to Mar-a-Lago and the former president's conduct leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The subcommittee, included under the umbrella of the House Judiciary Committee, is expected to be helmed by Judiciary
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