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☆ Matt Gaetz says it will 'absolutely' be worth it if he loses his congressional seat after leading the push to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Gaetz on Sunday seemingly has no regrets after leading the push to oust McCarthy as speaker. Gaetz told NBC's Kristen Welker it would "absolutely" be worth it if he lost his seat over the vote. He had a much more favorable view of Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, who are both running to succeed McCarthy. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) responds to reports of Republican colleagues seeking to kick him out of Congress.

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☆ Opinion: McCarthy’s downfall offers a clear lesson for Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Stuart Ross | Opinion Geoff Duncan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —As the dust settles on the tenure of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, there are lessons the Republican Party should learn. As the Republican caucus considers its next steps, they must choose a leader whose stewardship signals a clear break from the past. Here are the ways that Trump triggered the events that fueled McCarthy’s downfall. In 2022, Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, a former football star whose controversial candidacy was fueled by his connection to the former president, met the same fate. Fast forward less than a year and Trump was nowhere to be found when McCarthy’s fate as speaker hung in the balance.

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☆ 'Just shut your mouth:' Populist Republicans back UAW workers' demands while slamming union leadership
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Hawley and Vance support striking auto workers, but they're not on the same page as union leadership. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs strikes at auto manufacturing plants continue across the country, some populist-minded Republicans are breaking from their party's long-standing orthodoxies and backing the United Auto Workers' demands. Last week, Fain even slammed Donald Trump as part of the "billionaire class" following the news that the former president would address union workers in Michigan this week. So far, the only company that has figured out how to squeeze consistent profits out of electric cars is Tesla, which does not use more union labor. The union is now aiming to rebuild its reputation and influence in automotive labor and the labor movement writ large.

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☆ The United Auto Workers strike could be the canary in the coal mine for Biden's reelection pitch to working-class voters
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The UAW union late last week went on strike to pressure the "Big Three" to raise worker wages. The strength of President Biden's economic message could hinge on the outcome of the strike. Biden has sought to sharpen his 2024 economic pitch, but voters aren't fully sold on his message. AdvertisementAdvertisementBiden is now sitting in the Oval Office, and the United Auto Workers strike is giving him the most challenging labor crisis of his presidency, as the economic pitch for his reelection bid could sink or swim depending on the outcome. And over the last — the past decade, auto companies have seen record profits, including the last few years, because of the extraordinary skill and sacrifices of the UAW workers," he said at the White House.

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☆ Meet a Gen Xer with $145,000 in student debt who said she had to sell items on eBay to afford loan payments: 'It makes me feel tremendously hopeless'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Helena, 58, has $145,000 in student debt that she's struggling to pay off. Since she could not afford to finance her programs out of pocket, she took out about $80,000 in student loans for her bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology, the latter of which she earned in 2009. Because of her minimal income, she could not afford to pay off any of her student loans for a period, and interest accrued. Interest on student loans began accruing again last week, and borrowers' first bills are due in October. One 70-year-old borrower said in 2021: "When student loans took over my life, I stopped looking forward to anything.

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☆ Ilhan Omar defends anti-abortion activist for posting about Jesus after GOP congressman called her 'bigoted'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Max Miller said an anti-abortion activist's religious tweet was "bigoted." Miller, who is Jewish, took issue with the idea that people without faith in Jesus have "no hope." Rep. Ilhan Omar later intervened, saying he was "harassing people who freely express their beliefs." But Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio — a former Trump administration official and one of just two Jewish House Republicans — took issue with the tweet. He suggested in a reply to Marbach's tweet that he took issue with the idea that those who don't follow Jesus have "no hope."

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☆ These 18 GOP senators voted for the judge that Trump wants recused from overseeing his January 6 trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump and other Republicans have bashed Tanya Chutkan, the judge overseeing his January 6 trial. But in 2014, 18 currently-serving GOP senators voted for her confirmation. That includes Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham, who have both criticized Chutkan as a Trump hater. The Senate has seen significant turnover in the 9 years since Chutkan's confirmation vote, and several prominent GOP senators who have rushed to Trump's defense — including Sens. The 18 currently-serving GOP senators who voted to confirm Chutkan in 2014 include:

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☆ Is Ohio really that great of a place for first-time homebuyers?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Are you a first-time homebuyer who recently moved to Ohio? Some may be found in Ohio, according to data from the National Association of Realtors and Realtor.com. In Youngstown, buyers earning at least $75,000 can afford to purchase 72% of listings, while those in Akron and Toledo can afford to buy 61%. It begs the question: Is Ohio really that great of a place for first-time homebuyers? We want to hear from current Ohio residents who are first-time homebuyers or recently relocated to or within the state.

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☆ The 15 cheapest cities to live in the US, where locals spend under 25% of their incomes on housing and can also enjoy parks and great schools
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US News & World Report released its 2023 ranking of the most affordable places to live in the US. The cost of housing in these 15 cities was less than a quarter of what the typical resident made. A US News & World Report ranking of the cheapest places to live in the US listed several affordable cities — mostly in the South and Midwest — with great schools and urban amenities. US News & World Report assessed typical incomes, typical housing costs including taxes and utilities, and the percentage of income that goes to the cost of housing to determine the rankings. Here are the typical incomes and costs of housing in US News & World Report's list of the top 15 cheapest places to live.

☆ Hakeem Jeffries is enjoying an early honeymoon leading House Democrats. But one day, he'll have to make 'hard commitments.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

House Democrats say Hakeem Jeffries is a better listener and is more consensus-oriented than Pelosi. There's one big reason for it: House Democrats can't pass any of their own bills right now. Pelosi and Jeffries on the House floor after she announced she would step down from party leadership on November 17, 2022. 'He gets it'Jeffries, 52, has enjoyed a rapid ascent to the top of the Democratic caucus. "There were always very different views within the Democratic caucus on people who voted their district," said Slotkin.

☆ Norfolk Southern makes broad safety adjustments after third train derailment
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An internal Norfolk Southern email sent Sunday and obtained by CNBC with a time stamp approximately 11 hours after the latest derailment indicated that Norfolk Southern was planning to reduce train length in an effort to prevent future incidents. Sources tell CNBC the email was given to Norfolk Southern yard managers, who are union workers in charge of stacking the trains. Norfolk Southern told CNBC other railroad carriers currently have this safety practice in place. "At Norfolk Southern, the safety of our crews and the communities we serve comes first," Connor Spielmaker, spokesman for Norfolk Southern, wrote via email. Norfolk Southern told CNBC it is actively reviewing all safety protocols to make sure trains are operating appropriately across the network.

☆ The House Ethics Committee is officially investigating George Santos for his campaign activity, financial disclosures, and a sexual misconduct allegation
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The House Ethics Committee has officially launched an investigation into scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos. But the evenly-divided committee doesn't have a history of taking strong action against wrongdoing. "The Committee notes that the mere fact of establishing an Investigative Subcommittee does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred," read a statement from the committee. Additionally, the committee has historically been subject to the whims of party leadership, which has so far stopped short of taking harsh action against Santos. George Santos (@RepSantosNY03) March 2, 2023

☆ Pennsylvania governor: Norfolk Southern have been 'bad actors' following Ohio train derailment
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Dasha Burns | Dasha Burns Is An Nbc News Now Correspondent Who Covers Politics | Social Issues. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Josh Shapiro criticized Norfolk Southern — the rail company that had a train carrying toxic chemicals derail in East Palestine, Ohio — as "bad actors" who "failed miserably." They have a lot of work to do, and the cost will come out of their pocket." "And then, I think they have a responsibility going forward to make sure something like this never happens again," he added. “We have been paying for the cleanup activities to date and will continue to do so. And Shapiro's office announced earlier this month it filed a criminal referral in response to the crash.

☆ The Supreme Court lets police officers avoid being sued after they arrested an Ohio man for making fun of cops on Facebook
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Supreme Court declined to take up his case, effectively allowing the police officers to avoid the lawsuit. Novak appealed that decision to the Supreme Court, even getting the satirical news site The Onion to write an amicus brief. The Supreme Court regularly takes on less than 1% of the case petitions it receives every year, according to News 5 Cleveland. In recent years there has been an effort in the US to end qualified immunity protections for police officers. The George Floyd Justice in Police Act was passed by the House in 2020 and included a section restricting qualified immunity for police officers.

☆ Railroad workers union says workplace conditions such as long hours and lack of sick days will only lead to more tragedies like the Ohio derailment
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Various rail workers unions blame working conditions for the Ohio derailment, per The Guardian. Staff shortages and no paid sick days will lead to more disasters, union leaders said. This comes two months after Congress halted a railroad workers strike. Railroad Workers United, and others claim companies get away with short staffing, long hours and no paid sick days, jeopardizing safety protocol in the name of profit, the Guardian reported. Corners get cut and safety is compromised," Ron Kaminkow, Railroad Workers United secretary and Amtrak engineer told The Guardian.

☆ How a college student can make 6 figures in real estate, according to a 22-year-old home flipper set to rake in $300,000 this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Shawn Castellanos earned about $150,000 during college by wholesaling homes with few renovations. Castellenos says he built his business without financial help and expects to earn $300,000 in 2023. "When you start talking about investing you're going to talk about real estate, because that's probably the best thing to invest in." The first house that Shawn Castellanos flipped in Dublin, Ohio, a 20-minute drive from Columbus. The interior of the house that Shawn Castellanos flipped.

☆ Popeyes meme kid from viral GIFs inks college football NIL deal with the fast-food chain
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Popeyes announced a partnership with viral meme star Dieunerst Collin on Thursday. Collin, now a college football player, signed an NIL deal with the company. The announcement has prompted other companies to reach out for additional brand partnerships, Collin told ESPN. Collin told ESPN he's grateful that his unintentional fame is finally paying off nearly a decade later. "I just want to thank everyone for going in the comments and tagging Popeyes," Collin said.

☆ I borrowed $150,000 against my home to buy another property to list on Airbnb. It was worth it even though rising rates boosted my monthly costs by $140.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tate Cline cashed out $150,000 of his home's equity to buy and revamp a 26-acre property for Airbnb. (According to financial services company Bankrate, the current average 10-year HELOC interest rate is 7.37% as of January 4.) I used a HELOC loan for the purchase of a property in southern Ohio, in a place called Hocking Hills. I'm using HELOC for the whole thing. I'm going to do an adjustable-rate mortgage.

☆ GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz on his decision to vote 'present' in the final House speaker roll call vote despite his opposition to McCarthy: 'I ran out of things I could even imagine to ask for'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Matt Gaetz was one of the last holdouts in backing challengers to Kevin McCarthy's speakership bid. Gaetz told CNN that he "ran out of things" to ask for by the end of the public leadership fight. However, by the 14th ballot — when the vast majority of the conservative holdouts had finally moved behind McCarthy — Gaetz shifted his vote from Jordan and instead recorded himself as "present." Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama after the 14th round of voting then confronted Gaetz and appeared to lunge at the Floridian over the vote. CNN reported that Gaetz on Monday had asked McCarthy to chair a House Armed Services subcommittee, but the GOP leader had declined the request.

☆ Six battleground states will hold the key to the White House in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

AP Photo/Andrew HarnikGeorgia2012 margin: Romney +7.8%2016 margin: Trump +5.1%2020 margin: Biden +0.2%For decades, Republicans could easily depend on the Peach State's electoral votes falling into their column. Two years later, Biden won the state by roughly 12,000 votes over Trump, followed by the dual 2021 runoff victories of Sens. AP Photo/Matt RourkePennsylvania2012 margin: Obama +5.4%2016 margin: Trump +0.7%2020 margin: Biden +1.2%Biden's hometown of Scranton is dear to his heart so Pennsylvania was always going to be a key state for the party in 2024. AP Photo/Andy Manis, FileWisconsin2012 margin: Obama +6.9%2016 margin: Trump +0.8%2020 margin: Biden +0.6%Wisconsin is one of the most politically-divided states in the country. But Trump flipped Wisconsin to the GOP in 2016, the first time it had supported a Republican presidential nominee since 1984.

Meanwhile, abortion-rights advocates and the ballot initiative groups they’re working with said preliminary efforts are also underway in Florida, Missouri and other states. Meanwhile, voters in two Democratic states, California and Vermont, chose to officially protect abortion rights in their constitutions. “Reproductive rights is a winning issue. The Dobbs decision had a huge impact,” said Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, the executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, which works with progressive organizations to help advance citizen-led ballot measures. “And what we know — that about a majority of Americans actually support reproductive rights and abortion access — means we have an incredible opportunity.”

☆ Congress’ lame duck session leaves 'unfinished business' on issues that address Americans' everyday financial needs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChild tax credit enhancementA year ago last December, millions of families received their last monthly child tax credit checks. Legislation to help parents cope with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic made the child tax credit more generous for the 2021 calendar year. The maximum child tax credit sums went up from $2,000 per child to $3,600 per child under age 6 and $3,000 per child ages 6 through 17. On the bright side, the same compromise to re-up the child tax credit alongside corporate tax breaks may come up again in 2023, he said. Some lawmakers have insisted the child tax credit gets included in any new tax legislation.

☆ Merriam-Webster word of the year 2022 is gaslighting. There's hope for 2023.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Judi Ketteler | Judi Ketteler Frequently Writes About Self-Awareness. She Is The Author Of | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

As a person who writes about honesty and deception, I felt a spark of hope Monday when I found out that Merriam-Webster had made “gaslighting” the official word of the year for 2022. We have to engage with issues like gaslighting, including all the ugliness of the ways it’s been done in the past and the ways it’s still happening today. Gaslighting, as Merriam-Webster defines it, is “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage.” Our friends at the dictionary choose every year’s word based solely on data: This year saw a 1,740% increase in lookups on Merriam-Webster’s site for the term gaslighting. So while gaslighting is very 2022, it also could have been the word of the year many times before now — indeed, in nearly every period of American history. If we all did this, maybe the word of the year for 2023 would be self-awareness.

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate race too close to call Wisconsin's Senate race between GOP Sen. Ron Johnson and Democrat Mandela Barnes is too close to call, NBC News says. Vance wins Ohio Senate race, defeating Democrat Tim Ryan, NBC News projects COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.D. Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance is leading The Senate race in Ohio is too early to call, NBC News says, but Republican candidate J.D. Share this -Link copiedGeorgia Senate race too close to call Georgia's Senate race is too close to call about three hours after polls closed at 7 p.m.

Vance, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author who was a searing Donald Trump critic before converting into one of his most loyal allies, has defeated Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in Ohio’s Senate race, NBC News projects. Portman’s prior success and Trump’s two comfortable Ohio victories made Ryan, 49, a heavy underdog. Polls from the summer and into early fall showed Ryan tied with Vance, though surveys in the closing weeks suggested Vance was pulling ahead. Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Tim Ryan speaks in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday. Vance, by contrast, had little money to counter Ryan’s ads and drew complaints from Ohio GOP leaders that he was coasting toward the general election.

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