The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), House Republicans’ campaign arm, delayed its 2023 Fall Gala scheduled for next week, as House Republicans work to elect a new House Speaker. In a note to colleagues, NRCC Chair Rich Hudson (R-N.C.) said House Republicans must focus on electing a new speaker and accomplishing “the legislative work before...
The Trump campaign raised more than $45 million during the third quarter of 2023, it announced Wednesday, easily surpassing the former president’s rivals in the 2024 GOP primary. The campaign said it has more than $37.5 million cash on hand, with close to $36 million of it designated for use in the primary campaign. The...
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Wednesday that his party needs to have a “real reckoning within the conference” as the GOP conference will meet next week amid the chaos surrounding the ousting of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) During an appearance on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Lawler told host Wolf Blitzer that he and...
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) weighed in on the ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, calling the eight Republicans who voted to remove McCarthy “opportunists.” Eight GOP lawmakers joined Democrats Tuesday to vote against McCarthy in a historic first-time removal of a House Speaker. In an interview with John Catsimatidis on the "Cats & Cosby" show,...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) said Wednesday that his administration will visit the southern U.S. border to assess the migrant situation “as soon as possible.” At a press conference Wednesday, Johnson confirmed he would go visit the southern border “soon” but suggested he did not have concrete plans and was not ready to provide a...