Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a GOP candidate for president in 2024, on Sunday went after former President Trump for not showing up to the GOP debates, suggesting Trump was “adopting Joe Biden’s basement strategy.” “With all due respect to Donald Trump, we're not going to beat the Democrats by adopting Joe Biden's basement strategy,” DeSantis...
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Sunday said he's committed to helping Ukraine, but that addressing the crisis at the border is a bigger priority. "The priority for me is America and our borders," McCarthy said when pressed during an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan about Ukraine. "Now, I support being able...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a 2024 presidential candidate, said on Sunday that he would not serve as President Trump’s vice president if the former president asked him to be his running mate. “No, I'm running for president,” DeSantis said in an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” when asked whether he would accept a...
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Sunday brushed off Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)'s threats to oust him from the Speakership, calling it something "personal" with the Florida lawmaker. "That's nothing new, he's tried to do that from the moment I ran for office," McCarthy said in an interview on CBS News "Face The Nation." "I'll...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday she “absolutely” would vote for a motion to vacate, which would oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his post. At the same time, the progressive lawmaker left the door open to negotiations if McCarthy came to Democrats for help. “Well, my vote at the beginning of this term...
Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) push to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is a "waste of time," that will slow walk passing individual spending bills, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) said Sunday. When asked on Fox News Business's "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo," about Gaetz's threat, Smith said, "It's an absolute waste...
Starting Oct. 1, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is raising its income limits, meaning people who previously weren't eligible to receive grocery assistance may now qualify.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday defended Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) after he pulled a fire alarm in a House Office Building before the government funding vote on Saturday. Bowman has apologized for pulling the alarm, which has led to an investigation by Capitol Police and an expulsion push by some House Republicans. After CNN's...
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) railed against Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) attacks on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, calling the threats to oust the Speaker a "diatribe of delusional thinking." When asked on ABC's "This Week" over Gaetz's vow to unseat McCarthy this week, Lawler said, "Well, I think what I just heard was a diatribe of...