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WASHINGTON — A triumphant President-elect Donald Trump huddled with House Republicans before their leadership elections Wednesday and threw his support behind Speaker Mike Johnson, a key ally, as the GOP prepares for unified control of government next year. Trump, the 45th and future 47th president, got multiple standing ovations from rank-and-file Republicans at the meeting. After the event with Republicans, Trump headed to the White House for a meeting with President Joe Biden. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., said Trump's meeting with Republicans was less about specific policy proposals and more of a "rah-rah address." Even before Trump's endorsement, Republicans were expected to nominate Johnson to continue as speaker in the 119th Congress.

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House Republicans’ razor-thin victory was propelled by Trump’s decisive win over Vice President Kamala Harris in both the Electoral College and the popular vote. So far, Republicans have captured the 218 seats needed to secure the majority to Democrats’ 208 seats. Last week, Republicans flipped three Democratic Senate seats to win control of the upper chamber. They were among the 18 GOP House districts that President Joe Biden carried in 2020. Democratic challenger George Whitesides also ousted vulnerable GOP Rep. Mike Garcia in Southern California.

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WASHINGTON — As Speaker Mike Johnson marks one year on the job Friday, he’s fighting hard to preserve House Republicans’ razor-thin majority — and his speakership. I’m going to be the speaker of the House,” Johnson said in a recent sit-down interview with NBC News at a campaign stop in Hellertown, Pennsylvania. "It's going to be a free-for-all" if Republicans lose the House and Trump loses the White House, a third House GOP lawmaker added. 2 GOP leader, Scalise also has not spoken publicly about what he’d run for in the minority. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is expected to run for minority leader if Republicans lose the House.

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Tim Walz take the stage in New York City for Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, it will be their first in-person meeting. Given that Trump hasn’t agreed to a second showdown with Harris, Vance vs. Walz could very well be the last debate before Election Day. With all that in mind, here are a few things to watch for as Vance and Walz face off in New York:Does Walz win the expectations game? “I can’t wait to debate the guy,” Walz said, before he alluded to a vulgar false claim made about Vance online. Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who played Walz in Vance’s debate prep, has compared his state’s governor to the liberal governor of California.

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☆ Rep. Emmer on VP debate: JD Vance is going to focus on the issues Americans care about the most
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRep. Emmer on VP debate: JD Vance is going to focus on the issues Americans care about the mostHouse Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joins 'Squawk Box' to preview the Vance-Walz VP debate tonight, playing the role of Walz in Vance's debate prep, state of the 2024 election, and more.

Persons: Emmer, JD Vance, Tom Emmer, Vance, Walz

Trump has frequently gone after Harris in personal terms, often based on her race and gender. On Sunday, Trump doubled down, saying: "Crooked Joe Biden became mentally impaired — sad. The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump's remarks on Sunday. In a statement about Trump's rally Saturday, Harris campaign spokesperson Sarafina Chitika said Trump has "nothing ‘inspiring’ to offer the American people, just darkness." Some Republicans also pushed back against Trump's comments on Saturday.

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☆ Trump repeats insults about Harris’ mental state as some GOP allies urge him to stick to issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his personal insults about Vice President Kamala Harris’ mental state as some GOP allies urged him to stay on message and avoid such attacks after he made similar remarks at a rally the night before. I’m saying your party, your policies, are batsh*t crazy,” Graham added of Harris after attacking her record on the border. Larry Hogan, an outspoken Trump critic who has rejected the former president’s endorsement in his Senate race, pushed back on Trump’s attacks on Harris. Asked about Trump’s recent line of attack on Harris, Steven Cheung, communications director for the Trump campaign, told CNN in a statement that “Kamala Harris is wholly unfit to serve as president” and went on to attack her record on immigration. CNN has reached out to Harris’ campaign about Trump’s most recent comments.

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Clips of the exchange and other debate moments impressed Trump, sources told CNN, and played a role in Vance securing a race-defining endorsement from the former president. Vance, now the Republican nominee for vice president, will join his Democratic counterpart, Minnesota Gov. Vance, at just 40 years old and two years into his political career, is still a largely unproven commodity. It’s a skill that matters deeply to Trump, one Vance first picked up in the Marines when he was assigned to the public affairs office. While Harris and Walz have approached the press with extreme caution, Vance has made it a point to appear accessible.

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The number of Republican women in the House has tripled to a record 36, including two nonvoting members. Others involved in the effort to boost GOP women are also hopeful they can reach a new milestone this year. The number of House candidates has dropped overall since 2022, a redistricting year that brought a surge of new candidates. The Center for Women and Politics found the steepest drop was among Republican women. For Stefanik, the effort to recruit more GOP women to run for the House has been a resounding success.

Persons: Elise Stefanik, Stefanik, “, Danielle Barrow, —, — Texas ’ Kay Granger, Washington’s Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Debbie Lesko —, Jenniffer, Julie Fedorchak, Carolina’s Sheri Biggs, Amy Walter, ” Stefanik, Young Kim, Michelle Steel, Lori Chavez, Yvette Herrell, Mayra Flores, York’s Alison Esposito, Alabama’s Caroleen Dobson, Tom Emmer, ”, Donald Trump’s, Barrow, Susan B, Anthony Pro, Nancy Dahlstrom, Republican Nick Begich, “ We’re, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Leslie Lewallen, Joe Kent, Kent, Gluesenkamp Perez, “ Joe Kent, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris Organizations: GOP, Republican, Action, — Texas, Puerto, Republicans, National Republican Congressional, Center for Women, Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics, Women, RightNOW, America, Democratic, House, Gov, Trump, Fund, Camas City, Green Beret, Congress, Navy, NBC News, New Locations: Puerto Rico’s, Democratic, “, California, Oregon, New Mexico, Mayra Flores of Texas, Minnesota, Stefanik, Washington’s, Camas, Kent, New York, Syria

☆ Congress votes to avert shutdown, setting up chaotic funding fight in December
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Clare Foran | Lauren Fox | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The stopgap spending bill, which will fund the government until December 20, will next be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Johnson had said that he believes Trump understands that House Republicans don’t have the votes to pass the SAVE Act. The House vote was 341 to 82 with 132 Republicans and 209 Democrats voting in favor and 82 Republicans voting against. As that internal contest nears, Johnson’s own leadership deputies are working to shore up their own relationships across the House GOP. In recent days, for instance, Emmer’s team gave personally engraved hockey sticks to several House Republicans that thanked them for their service to the chamber.

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☆ GOP congressman gave jobs to his lover and to his fiancée’s daughter, New York Times says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —New York Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, one of the GOP’s most endangered House incumbents, reportedly gave both his lover and his fiancée’s daughter part-time jobs in his district office on Long Island, a potential violation of House ethics rules. D’Esposito is locked in a tight rematch with Democrat Laura Gillen, whom he defeated by fewer than 10,000 votes two years ago. D’Esposito maintained he will “absolutely” continue his race for reelection “and win.”Both his fiancée and lover, in brief conversations with the New York Times, confirmed the reporting. GOP Rep. Marc Molinaro said he has spoken to D’Esposito but declined to comment further. When CNN asked D’Esposito’s fellow Long Islander, GOP Rep. Nick LaLota, about the report, he said he was on the phone.

Persons: Anthony D’Esposito, D’Esposito, Laura Gillen, “, ”, CNN’s Manu Raju, Gillen, George Santos, Santos, Mike Johnson, Johnson, …, he’s, ” Johnson, Tom Emmer, Marc Molinaro, ” Molinaro, D’Esposito’s, Nick LaLota, Donald Trump, CNN’s Haley Talbot, Annie Grayer, Sam Fossum, Manu Raju Organizations: CNN, New York Rep, The New York Times, New York’s, ”, New York Times, New York Police Department, Nassau County Republican, Congressional, Santos ’, GOP, Capitol, Yorkers, Nassau Coliseum, Long, Republicans, New, . New York Republicans Locations: Long, Shore, Capitol, Hempstead, Nassau County, Santos’s district, New York City, .

Tim Walz in Sen. JD Vance’s final vice presidential debate rehearsals, a source directly involved with the preparations told NBC News. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign, including key members of Vance’s team, has been honing his debate strategy for more than a month, the source said. Jason Miller, a senior Trump campaign adviser, and Vance’s wife, Usha, have been involved in the sessions, the source said, along with Vance’s closest political advisers. The choice of Emmer as a stand-in for Walz provides the Vance team with another Minnesotan and someone who, like Vance and Walz, has deep Midwest roots. “The main focus has been familiarizing [Vance] with Walz’s debate style and policy positions,” said the source involved with the preparations.

Persons: Tom Emmer, Tim Walz, Sen, JD Vance’s, Vance, Walz, Donald Trump’s, ”, Jason Miller, Usha, Kamala Harris ’, Tim Ryan, Ryan, “, ” Vance, —, Pete Buttigieg, Rob Friedlander, Zayn Siddique, Siddique, Harris, Liz Allen, Michael Tyler, Chris Schmitter, Walz’s, Harris ’, Donald Trump, Emily Soong Organizations: Minnesota Gov, NBC News, Ohio Republican, Trump, Senate Locations: Ohio, New York, U.S, South Bend , Indiana

TuesdaySeveral Senate candidates and House leaders joined Mr. Trump in the box over the course of Tuesday night. Eric Trump Donald J. Trump Senator J.D. Mr. Trump responded with applause, flanked by Mr. Vance and Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the House majority leader. Walt Nauta, Trump’s valet Vanessa Trump Massad Boulos Ronan Anthony Villency Linda McMahon, business executive Kimberly Guilfoyle Kai Trump Eric Trump Lara Trump Michael Boulos Issac Perlmutter Laura Perlmutter Donald Trump Jr. Usha Vance Donald J. Trump Gov. Vance, Ohio Melania Trump Eric Trump Donald Trump Jr. Photo by Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

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☆ Rep. Tom Emmer: JD Vance is the right guy at the right time
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRep. Tom Emmer: JD Vance is the right guy at the right timeRep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the takeaways from Ohio Senator JD Vance's speech at the Republican National Convention, what to make of former President Trump's VP pick, and more.

Persons: Tom Emmer, JD Vance, JD Vance's, Trump's Organizations: Republican National Convention Locations: Ohio

“I never loved him,” Trump said of Valadao, according to a GOP member. Trump did not shy away from acknowledging the bad blood between House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who unsuccessfully tried to oust Johnson against Trump’s wishes. House Republicans voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress on Wednesday. In his meeting with GOP lawmakers, Trump called the Department of Justice “dirty no good bastards,” according to another source in the room. In a news conference after the meeting, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said that the former president’s felony convictions have only energized the party that will propel them to victory in November.

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Still, sources believe Emmer is working to improve his stock inside both the House GOP and MAGA world, and keeping his options open for the future. Others who could be waiting in the wings: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who also previously ran for speaker, and House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, a top Trump ally. During the press conference, Johnson got some key backup from the former president. And a large swath of the House GOP conference agrees. Louisiana GOP Rep. Garret Graves warned against the idea of ousting Johnson without another speaker candidate waiting in the wings.

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☆ Trump undoubtedly controls the GOP, but the TikTok vote shows Republicans won't always follow him in lockstep
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Even Republican House lawmakers, the group that is arguably the most pro-Trump in Congress, defied their de facto leader, who now opposes the bill. There's a lot of good and there's a lot of bad with TikTok. Congressional Republicans have defied Trump before. Even Republican voters have at times defied Trump. The former president has been especially effective in his targeted campaign against the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach him for inciting the insurrection.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Lara Trump, Wednesday's, TikTok, Jeff Yass, Tom Emmer's speakership, Jim Jordan, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Sen, Sherrod Brown Organizations: Service, Republican Party, Republican National Committee, Republican, Trump, Biden, Chinese Communist Party, CNBC, Facebook, Congressional, GOP, week's Ohio GOP, Ohio Gov, Democrat, Republicans Locations: Congress, ByteDance, Beijing, Yass, week's Ohio

☆ TikTok ban: Tech VC Keith Rabois threatens Republicans with funding halt ahead of House vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Will never fund any Republican candidates or leadership PACs (or the NRSC) run by Republicans who vote against the TikTok legislation," venture capitalist Keith Rabois wrote on X. "Support for the TikTok bill is an IQ test" for members of Congress, Rabois wrote in an email to CNBC. In February, Rabois gave $500,000 to the Congressional Leadership Fund, a political action committee that backs House Republican candidates, according to a Federal Election Commission filing. A managing director at Khosla Ventures, Rabois gave just over $41,000 combined last year to the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Rabois said that whether or not he continues to support the NRCC will be partly tied to how Republican leadership handles the upcoming vote.

Persons: Keith Rabois, Will, ByteDance's, Rabois, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Chuck Schumer, ByteDance, Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise, Tom Emmer, TikTok Organizations: Khosla Ventures, TechCrunch, San Francisco Design Center, Republicans, CNBC, Congressional, Fund, Republican, Tesla, Senate, Democrat, National Republican, Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, CCP Locations: San Francisco , California, United States, China, American, La

☆ Trump won't get to hand-pick McConnell's successor — just look at what happened to Jim Jordan
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Mitch McConnell is stepping down, and Republican senators have months to decide who succeeds him. The end of his reign marks a shift in the GOP, but Trump won't get to fully decide the next leader. But one thing's for sure: Trump's not going to hand-pick the next Senate GOP leader. House Republicans first chose House Majority Leader Steve Scalise to be their candidate, only handing the nomination to Jordan after Scalise dropped out. It will be important for the eventual GOP leader to demonstrate that he or she could work with Trump if he's elected, but it won't be the only thing.

Persons: Mitch McConnell, Trump, Jim Jordan's, —, Mitch McConnell's, Donald Trump, It's, Sen, John Cornyn, Johns, McConnell, Joe Biden, McConnell —, McConnell's, Kevin McCarthy, Rick Scott of, Scott, Trump's, they're, Jim Jordan, Jim Jordan of, Steve Scalise, Jordan, Scalise, Anna Moneymaker, it's, Tom Emmer Organizations: GOP, Trump, Service, Republicans, Kentucky Republican, Capitol, House Republicans, Senate, Ohio Republican, Texas Republican Locations: Texas, Rick Scott of Florida, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Ohio

☆ House Majority Whip Rep. Emmer on the $95 billion foreign aid bill
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHouse Majority Whip Rep. Emmer on the $95 billion foreign aid billHouse Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss the fate of the $95 billion aid package the U.S. Senate approved early Tuesday.

Persons: Emmer, Tom Emmer Organizations: U.S . Senate

☆ House Republicans prepare to vote again on Mayorkas impeachment, bolstered by return of Scalise
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a U.S. Border Patrol station on January 08, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. House Republicans are preparing to take another stab at impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a week after the same effort failed in an embarrassment for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. This time around, Republicans are confident they will have the majority vote to impeach now that House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has returned to Washington after cancer treatment, which prevented him from breaking last week's 215-215 tie. If Republicans eke out a majority vote against Mayorkas, he would become only the second cabinet member in U.S. history to be impeached. The White House has supported Mayorkas, condemning the impeachment effort as a political distraction by Republicans, who refused $20 billion of border security funding in a bipartisan Senate deal last week.

Persons: Alejandro Mayorkas, Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise, Tom Emmer, Ken Buck, Ken Buck of Colorado, Mike Gallagher, Tom McClintock of, Gallagher, Buck, spokespeople, McClintock, George Santos, Tom Suozzi, eke, Mayorkas, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Karine Jean, Pierre Organizations: Department of Homeland, U.S . Border Patrol, House Republicans, Homeland, Republican, Capitol, GOP House, CNBC, Democratic, Mayorkas, Rep, Press, House Press Locations: U.S, Eagle Pass , Texas, Washington, Ken Buck of, Wisconsin, Tom McClintock of California, New York, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia

The special counsel report found that Biden willfully retained classified information, including top secret documents, and knew he was in possession of some documents as far back as 2017. House Oversight Committee Republicans, who have separately investigated Biden’s handling of classified documents, criticized Hur’s report before it was even released or delivered to Congress. “Most notably, after being given multiple chances to return classified documents and avoid prosecution, Mr. Trump allegedly did the opposite.” Hur wrote. “Among the places Mr. Biden’s lawyers found classified documents in the garage was a damaged, opened box containing numerous hanging folders, file folders, and binders,” the report said. The photos included in Trump’s charging documents showed how he allegedly stored classified documents in various places at his Mar-a-Lago estate, including a ballroom, bathroom shower and his bedroom.

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House Republicans were thrown for a loop on Tuesday when a vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border failed after four Republicans voted against it. House GOP leaders displayed confidence going into the vote despite knowing ahead of time that at least a couple Republican members were going to vote against impeachment. Republicans could try to impeach Mayorkas again once Scalise returns. GOP efforts to impeach Mayorkas were vehemently opposed by the Biden administration and the Homeland Security Department. Republican senators on Tuesday indicated that they would block a procedural vote for the bipartisan border deal this week.

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House Republicans have accused Mayorkas of not complying with immigration laws when it comes to the southern border. The House focused on Mayorkas as efforts to impeach President Joe Biden have been met with less enthusiasm. But due to its razor-thin majority in the lower chamber, the GOP can only lose three Republican votes to secure impeachment if all of the party is in attendance – and they’ve already lost two. The Best Political Cartoons on Congress View All 135 ImagesRep. Ken Buck of Colorado as well as Rep. Tom McClintock of California will vote against impeaching Mayorkas. “We’re whipping Republican votes,” Emmer told CNN on Monday.

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☆ House rejects Israel aid bill amid fight over bipartisan border package
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Summer Concepcion | Megan Lebowitz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The House failed to pass a standalone bill to provide aid to Israel amid congressional infighting over a bipartisan Senate border bill that also included foreign aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. The Senate released the text of the bipartisan border bill Sunday, which combines Israel and Ukraine with a package of stricter border security and asylum laws. The standalone Israel bill includes $17.6 billion in military aid to the country "as well as important funding for U.S. The Israel aid bill comes as Republican hard-liners try to thwart the $118 billion bipartisan Senate border bill. House Democratic leadership came out against the stand-alone Israel bill Tuesday morning.

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