Tag: Republicans

Alabama GOP Declares No Confidence in Ronna McDaniel as RNC Chair

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel faces another hurdle in her bid to retain leadership in a vote later this month, as the Alabama GOP issued (pdf) a vote of no confidence for her and called on a leadership change following the midterm elections. “The Alabama Republican Party leadership is committed to representing our…


Texas Republican Files Articles of Impeachment Against DHS Secretary Mayorkas

Articles of impeachment were filed against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by a Texas Republican on Tuesday, months after GOP leaders said they would make an investigation into U.S. border security a priority. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) on Tuesday introduced House Resolution 8, which would impeach Mayorkas for “high crimes and misdemeanors”…


House Moves to Create Committee to Investigate CCP’s Efforts to Undermine US

The House of Representatives is passing a resolution that will allow for the creation of a new congressional committee to investigate the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to undermine the United States and advise on methods of countering it. House Resolution 11, “Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and…


McCarthy Plans to Remove Schiff, Omar, Swalwell from House Committees

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) confirmed Monday that he plans to remove Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) from their committee assignments. McCarthy told The Associated Press on Monday that he will expel the three Democrats, coming months after he pledged to do so in June if Republicans took the…


McCarthy, GOP Oversight Chair, Allege 2 Standards in Response to Documents From Biden’s Former Office and FBI Raid of Trump’s Home

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and newly appointed House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), alleged a potential political double standard in how classified documents are handled after a White House attorney revealed that potentially classified documents were discovered in a locked closet at the Penn Biden Center. On Monday evening, Special…


McCarthy, GOP Oversight Chair, Allege Double Standards in Handling of Documents From Biden’s Former Office

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and newly appointed House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), alleged a potential political double standard in how classified documents are handled after a White House attorney revealed that potentially classified documents were discovered in a locked closet at the Penn Biden Center. On Monday evening, Special…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (Jan. 10): DOJ Reviewing Classified Docs Found at Biden’s Old Office; GOP Gets to Work with New Rules Package

The DOJ is reviewing Documents with classified markings found in one of President Biden’s private offices. The office was used after his time as Vice President during the Obama Administration. Former President Trump reacts. Republicans approved their rules package for House governance yesterday. They also passed a bill that rolls back billions of dollars of…


New Documents Expose White House’s Alleged Social Media ‘Censorship Scheme’ Targeting Tucker Carlson, Others

Two Republican attorneys general have released documents showing what they say is the White House’s pressure campaign on Facebook to censor content, including a video by conservative media personality Tucker Carlson on the COVID-19 vaccines. The new documents, released on Jan. 9 and 10 by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey,…


Proposed Panel Would Give House GOP Oversight of ‘Ongoing Criminal Investigations’

Members of a proposed House subcommittee to investigate the “weaponization of the federal government” will have the authority to review ongoing criminal investigations if the new House rules package is approved on Jan. 9. Proposed as a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, the panel’s sweeping powers were agreed to by Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)…


GOP Steering Committee Names Picks for Contested House Chairmanships

The Republican Steering Committee named its picks for four contested chairmanships on Jan. 9. The committee is composed of several regional representatives who make determinations on committee assignments, including who receives the top spot on a committee. The steering committee announced the winners of uncontested chairmanship bids in December, but held off on making picks…