PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said a fellow GOP lawmaker who was convicted Thursday of lying to the FBI should resign from Congress. A federal jury found Rep. Jeff Fortenberry guilty of lying to the FBI about campaign d…
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Jim Jordan prods GOP colleagues to consider impeaching Biden
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee who is poised to control the panel if the GOP takeover next year, said Republicans must consider impeaching President Biden. He said the GOP sh…
Kevin McCarthy says Donald Trump’s role in House GOP hinges on a White House run
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — The top House Republican said former President Donald Trump’s leverage on party lawmakers, who are poised to control the majority next year, hinges on whether he makes another bid for the White House. House Minority Lead…
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy: I’ll be House Speaker in January
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy predicts a big Republican win in November and another victory in January, when he thinks the majority party will overwhelmingly choose him as speaker. Mr. McCarthy, in an interview with The…
House GOP to seek unity at annual retreat, plot agenda for takeover of Congress
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Newt Gingrich and Condoleezza Rice will address House Republicans who are eager to show a united front at a Florida retreat where they plan to hone their legislative agenda. The lawmakers are expected to be upbeat with the GO…
Investigations of 2020 ballot mischief gain momentum in Georgia, Wisconsin
Georgia and Wisconsin are advancing probes into allegations of widespread illegal ballot harvesting in the 2020 election, digging deeper into voter fraud claims more than a year after President Biden took office. The investigations are examining report…
House Republicans eye historic wins in South Texas
IRVING, Texas — South Texas has never elected a Republican to serve in the U.S. House, but the GOP’s losing streak may end in November. Republicans have a shot at winning up to three seats in South Texas, where Democrats have been losing gr…
Beto O’Rourke pivots to right in uphill bid to unseat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
IRVING, Texas — Democratic candidate for governor Beto O’Rourke is looking for ways to close a persistent gap in the polls with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, backing off his far-left stance on border security, gun ownership and other hot-but…
Virginia ACLU uses ‘hate group’ label of group in probe of school district’s transgender policy
The Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is challenging the Hanover County Schools for engaging a group that promotes religious freedom to provide legal advice on the school system’s transgender policy. The ACLU-VA has adopted t…
Women’s anti-violence law keeps transgender access provision
A broad measure to address violence against women has cleared Congress with language that extends a provision prohibiting domestic violence shelters from denying access to biological men who identify as women. Lawmakers reauthorized the Violence Agains…