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☆ Democrats Try to Knock Out No Labels
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Wonder Land: If control of both the House and Senate returns to the Democratic left in 2024, Matt Gaetz and his seven Republican sidekicks will be remembered for a historic sellout of conservatism. Images: Zuma Press/Getty Images/Reuters/Shutterstock Composite: Mark KellyEvery poll shows that Americans are all but screaming at the two political parties to offer a presidential choice other than a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. The group No Labels has been working to get ballot access for an alternative to meet that market demand, but Democrats in particular are trying to kill the effort in the crib.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Mark Kelly, Joe Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Zuma, Getty

☆ Opinion: Trump and the upside-down world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN —The title on the cover of Cass R. Sunstein’s 2021 book, “This is not normal,” is printed upside down. The beginning of a Trump-backed House Republican inquiry into impeaching President Joe Biden with no clear evidence of his wrongdoing. A last-ditch move Saturday kept federal agencies funded for 45 days while putting more aid to Ukraine in jeopardy. Bill Bramhall/Tribune Content AgencyOn Monday, a New York judge found Trump and his adult sons liable for insurance and bank fraud and canceled the Trump Organization’s business certification.

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North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy, U.S. It was a clear reflection of how illegal immigration and border security are among the top concerns for Republican primary voters. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he would send the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border “on Day One." That didn’t stop Christie from trying a little humor himself in blasting Trump for skipping the debate. There were some hoots but more moans from the audience, likely because much of the crowd, like the Republican Party, was comprised of voters who like Trump.

Persons: Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Trump, DeSantis, “, ” DeSantis, doesn't, Ramaswamy, didn’t, “ Joe Biden doesn’t, ” Pence, Karen Pence, Christie, ” Christie, Donald Duck, commenter, “ We’ve, Tim Reid, James Oliphant, Colleen Jenkins, Deepa Babington, Howard Goller Organizations: New, South Carolina, U.S, Republican, TRUMP, Florida Governor, Reuters, Trump, Former New Jersey, National Guard, South, Border Patrol, United Auto Workers, Republican Party, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Dakota, New Jersey, Florida, U.S, SIMI VALLEY , California, Simi Valley , California, autoworkers, Detroit, New Hampshire, Mexico, South Carolina, Mexican, Washington

Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks as former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum listen at the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 23, 2023. Haley, U.N. ambassador in Trump's administration, said the curtains had been bought during the previous Obama administration, and told Scott to "do your homework." before the exchange devolved into cacophony with the two candidates, joined by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, talking over one another. The New York Times in 2018 reported that $52,701 had been spent for "customized and mechanized curtains" for the residence. The article said plans to buy the curtains were made in 2016, before Trump took office.

Persons: Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Doug Burgum, Brian Snyder, Donald Trump, Tim Scott of, Haley, U.N, Obama, Scott, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Chris Christie, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Trump's, Mike Pence, Karen Pence, Alex Bruesewitz, DeSantis, Christie, Alexandra Ulmer, Ross Colvin, Howard Goller Organizations: South Carolina, North Dakota, Republican, REUTERS, White, United Nations, Florida, New York Times, New, Democratic, Trump Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, U.S, Tim Scott of South Carolina, New York, cacophony, New Jersey

Republican presidential candidates talk over each other during the second Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, September 27, 2023. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a frequent Trump critic, chimed in, saying Trump was "afraid" and mocking him as "Donald Duck" for skipping the debate. Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the November 2024 election, was also a frequent target for the Republican candidates, who castigated his handling of the economy and the southern border with Mexico. "They're all job candidates," Trump said dismissively of the seven Republicans at the debate. Haley, meanwhile, was hoping a second consecutive strong debate performance will convince some Republican donors she has the best odds of unseating Trump.

Persons: Ronald Reagan, Mike Blake, Donald Trump's, Joe Biden, Trump, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Chris Christie, chimed, Donald Duck, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Biden, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Dana Perino, Iowa's, Haley, Doug Burgum, autoworkers, Tim Scott, Scott, Vladimir Putin, Tim Reid, Rami Ayyub, Kanishka Singh, Jasper Ward, Eric Beech, Gram Slattery, Joseph Ax, Ross Colvin, Howard Goller Organizations: Republican, Ronald Reagan Presidential, REUTERS, Democratic, Trump, Reuters, Former New Jersey, United, United Nations, TikTok, U.S, Trump . North, Thomson Locations: Simi Valley , California, SIMI VALLEY , California, China, Wisconsin, Florida, United Nations, Mexico, Michigan, New York, COVID, Trump . North Dakota, Ukraine, Russia, Jasper, Princeton , New Jersey

☆ Time running out for Trump's Republican 2024 rivals as they face off in second debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a 2024 presidential election campaign event at Sportsman Boats in Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. September 25, 2023. Seven Republican candidates will be on stage for the debate that begins at 9 p.m. Trump's Republican rivals need to change the trajectory with less than four months until voting begins in Iowa, which holds the first Republican nominating contest, the strategists say. DEBATE IS 'MAKE-OR-BREAK' FOR DESANTISMancuso said this week's debate was especially important for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Once the clear second-place candidate behind Trump, DeSantis has floundered, and some other candidates have closed the gap with him in recent polls.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sam Wolfe, Donald Trump's, Ronald Reagan, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, John Feehery, Feehery, Mary Anna Mancuso, Mancuso, Lindsey Graham's, DESANTIS Mancuso, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Pence, Tim Scott of, Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, Kyle Kondik, Kondik, Stuart Varney, Tim Reid, Ross Colvin, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, Republican, Sportsman, REUTERS, Former U.S, Foundation & Institute, Trump, Democratic Party, Florida Governor, Reuters, Former South Carolina, New, North Dakota, University of Virginia Center for Politics, Republican National Committee, Fox Business Network, Univision, Thomson Locations: Summerville , South Carolina, U.S, Former, Simi Valley , California, Wisconsin, Detroit, Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire, South Carolina, COVID, DeSantis, Tim Scott of South Carolina, New Jersey, North

☆ Paris Fashion Week: Style, celebrities and backstage scenes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Pictures category · September 28, 2023 · 3:00 AM UTCSeven Republican candidates - but not frontrunner Trump - hit the stage at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute in Simi Valley, California.

Persons: Trump, Ronald Reagan Organizations: Seven Republican, Foundation & Institute Locations: Simi Valley , California

☆ When is the second Republican debate and will Trump attend?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 26 - Seven Republican candidates will take part in the second 2024 Republican presidential debate on Wednesday in California. FEWER CANDIDATES - AND NO TRUMP AGAINThe qualifying rules for the second debate are more stringent than the first last month, when eight candidates were on stage in Milwaukee. As he did in August, Trump will hold a rival event at the same time as the debate. Once the clear second-place candidate behind Trump, DeSantis' campaign has floundered as some other candidates closed the gap with him in recent polls. After Ramaswamy's pugnacious performance in the August debate, expect to see more attacks on him and his lack of experience, especially by Haley and Pence, both of whom had strong outings last month.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Jonathan Ernst, Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan, Milwaukee . Long, Asa Hutchinson, Trump, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott of, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, DESANTIS, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, RAMASWAMY, Ramaswamy's, Haley, Pence, Scott, TRUMP, BIDEN, Christie, Biden, Hunter Biden, Tim Reid, Costas Pitas, Ross Colvin, Jonathan Oatis, Christian Schmollinger, Susan Heavey Organizations: Florida Governor, Republican, Family Research, REUTERS, Foundation & Institute, Republican National Committee, Fox Business Network, Univision, United Auto Workers, UAW, Trump, South Carolina, New, North Dakota, DeSantis, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, California, Detroit, autoworkers, Wisconsin, Simi Valley , California, Los Angeles, U.S, Milwaukee ., Arkansas, Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina, New Jersey, North, Arizona, Nevada

CNN —House Democrats have begun internal discussions about how to deal with the prospects of a chaotic situation: The possibility that Speaker Kevin McCarthy could lose his job in an unprecedented vote on the floor. One of the strategies being discussed by Democrats is to vote “present” or vote to kill it all together if a motion to oust McCarthy is brought to the floor. Bacon warned that he would cut a deal with Democrats if they reach an impasse with conservative hardliners. Democrats considering bailing out McCarthy say it wouldn’t necessarily stop there. If McCarthy were challenged, it may only take a handful of Democrats to save him.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Hakeem Jeffries, he’d, McCarthy’s speakership, Jeffries, Dan Kildee of, “, Kevin can’t, –, ”, Joe Biden –, you’re, ” It’s, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Don Bacon, Bacon, Biden, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Dean Phillips, you’d, Paul Ryan, John Boehner –, Richard Neal of, ” Rep, Mary Gay Scanlon Organizations: CNN — House Democrats, Publicly, Democratic, ” Democratic, CNN, GOP, Democrats, Freedom Caucus, Republican, Republicans, Capitol, House, Florida, Dean Phillips of, Richard Neal of Massachusetts, ”, Pennsylvania Locations: Dan Kildee of Michigan, Florida, Nebraska, Dean Phillips of Minnesota

☆ Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski can't get over how Mitt Romney smothers his salmon in ketchup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has some thoughts about Mitt Romney's salmon preparation. Murkowski wrote on Twitter with a highlighted screenshot of an excerpt from the senator's forthcoming biography. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) September 14, 2023In the book, journalist McKay Coppins recounts how Romney eats dinner alone most nights in his Washington home. I love hot dog," Romney gushed in July on National Hot Dog Day. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the video, Romney was wielding a hot dog with a healthy amount of ketchup.

Persons: Sen, Lisa Murkowski, Murkowski, Romney, Republican dealmaker, Mitt Romney, — Sen, McKay Coppins, Coppins, Donald Trump, Trump, Romney gushed Organizations: Twitter, Republican, Service, @SenatorRomney, Utah Republican, Republican Party Locations: Alaska, Wall, Silicon, Sen, Washington, Utah, Romney

☆ Donald Trump is facing 4 criminal cases. Photos of documents piled beside a toilet could be the most damaging to his election chances.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Walt Hickey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Donald Trump is facing a number of legal problems that may have an impact on his electoral chances. AdvertisementAdvertisementSo eh, they all do that is the lens that will define the public perception of the Trump indictments. Ipsos has polled Americans on their thoughts following each of the indictments Trump has faces, and the apples-to-apples comparison here is very compelling. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn all but one case, most independents think he should be charged with a crime. Independents think it's bad, but not that bad, and it truly depends on how persuadable voters are when it comes to eh, they all do that.

Persons: Donald Trump, he's, Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Biden, The Hunter Biden, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Jane Rosenberg, Reuters Trump's, Ipsos, —, coughed, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Service, YouGov, Reuters, GOP, Trump, Republicans, United States Capitol, Independents, Gov Locations: Wall, Silicon, New Jersey, Manhattan, New York City, U.S, Fulton

☆ Virginia becomes eighth US state to exit voter data-sharing pact
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Josephine Walker | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Member states of the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, partnership share voter registration and identification data to avoid having people registered to vote in multiple states. There are now only seven Republican-led states among the 25 remaining in the compact. Many Republican-led states have also tightened voting rules in recent years in what they describe as an effort to prevent fraud. "It really exposes the hypocrisy of states that are talking the most about voter fraud," Clapman said. "They're inflating concerns about voter fraud and are also pulling out of and damaging the best tool that states have to detect voter fraud."

Persons: Tom Brenner, ERIC, Donald Trump's, Trump, Susan Beals, Beals, Glenn Youngkin, Shane Hamlin, Hamlin, Alice Clapman, University's, Clapman, Josephine Walker, Scott Malone, Andy Sullivan Organizations: Arlington County School Board, REUTERS, Republican, Member, of Columbia, Former U.S, Reuters, Republican Virginia, Center for Justice, Thomson Locations: Arlington, Arlington , Virginia, U.S, Virginia, . Virginia, Ohio, Iowa, Florida , Missouri, West Virginia , Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, New

☆ Republican debate: 7 presidential candidates meet polling criteria to make stage
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Jennifer Agiesta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Seven Republican presidential candidates have, as of Sunday, met the polling requirements to appear on the August debate stage following new polling from Fox Business in Iowa and South Carolina. Ron DeSantis, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, former South Carolina Gov. Chris Christie have each reached 1% or higher in at least two qualifying national polls and two qualifying state polls from separate states, which is a requirement set by the Republican National Committee. I will see you at that debate stage.”Of the remaining GOP candidates who have not yet met the polling criteria, former Arkansas Gov. Doug Burgum needs two national polls, and former Texas Rep. Will Hurd and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez each need one state and two national polls to qualify.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, DeSantis, Scott, Haley, Christie, Ramaswamy, ” Ramaswamy, Joe Biden, ” Pence, We’re, CNN’s Dana, “, Asa Hutchinson, Doug Burgum, Will Hurd, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Hawkeye, caucusgoers Organizations: CNN — Seven Republican, Fox Business, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Republican National Committee, Republican, Trump, Union, Arkansas Gov, North Dakota Gov, Texas Rep, Miami Mayor, Fox, Hawkeye State, GOP Locations: Iowa, South Carolina, Florida, New Jersey, Milwaukee, “ State, Arkansas, In South Carolina

☆ Pence Challenges 2024 Republicans to Embrace 15-Week National Abortion Ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. DeSantis recently signed a six-week abortion ban in Florida that Mr. Trump said some in the anti-abortion movement considered “too harsh.” Both Mr. DeSantis and Mr. Pence have seized on that phrase to criticize the former president. Evangelicals are an especially large voting bloc in two of the early voting states, Iowa and South Carolina. Mr. Trump will headline an evening gala on Saturday. Mr. Trump has repeatedly avoided taking a clear stance on whether he would support a national abortion ban that would curb access to abortion even in Democratic-controlled states. “What I’ll do is negotiate so people are happy,” Mr. Trump said at one point.

Persons: DeSantis, Trump, Pence, Court’s Dobbs, Roe, Dobbs, Tim Scott of, Mr, ” Organizations: and Freedom Coalition, Republican, South Carolina . Seven Republican, Washington Hilton, Democratic, CNN Locations: Florida, Iowa, South Carolina, Tim Scott of South Carolina

☆ Republican tries to scuttle debt limit bill in House Rules Committee as pressure grows on key swing vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Manu Raju | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That would essentially doom the debt ceiling bill since Roy – who sits on the panel – and another conservative committee member are trying to stop the bill from advancing. A third conservative who sits on the panel – Massie – has been mum about how he plans to handle the rule vote in committee. But in January, Massie told CNN he was reluctant to vote against rules to stop bills in their tracks. “And when I checked, there wasn’t a rule that something has to come out of Rules Committee unanimously. “I think that comment was that it had to be unanimous to come out of the Rules Committee to go to the floor is the tweet that I read.

☆ South Carolina tried to ban abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy — but every woman in the state Senate voted against it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A South Carolina judge temporarily halted a law banning most abortions after six weeks. Five female lawmakers, named the "Sister Senators," previously filibustered a similar abortion ban. Earlier this year, South Carolina proposed the death penalty for women who get abortions, Insider previously reported. Vicki Ringer, the director of public affairs for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in South Carolina, called the signing of the bill "unconscionable" on Twitter. Earlier in the week, she wrote, "Twenty-seven Republican men (all of them) voted today to ban abortion in SC.

☆ Explainer: Tax cuts, balanced budget: What's not in Republican McCarthy's debt plan?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Some House Republicans have called for balancing the budget within 10 years, but McCarthy's proposed cuts would almost certainly not hit that goal. McCarthy's plan would not repeal two tax hikes secured by Democrats in last year's Inflation Reduction Act: a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks. It also does not try to make permanent the temporary individual tax cuts contained in the 2017 Republican tax-cut package that are due to expire in 2025. His former budget director, Russell Vought, called for cuts to housing, education and health programs in a proposal released earlier this year. McCarthy's plan would not repeal Obamacare, or roll back enhancements secured by Democrats in 2021 and 2022.

[1/2] Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti stands near a Los Angeles' flag during the opening ceremony of the “Wings of Los Angeles”, a bronze sculpture presented by Mexico's government at Griffith Park, in Los Angeles, U.S., June 6, 2022. REUTERS/Daniel BecerrilWASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee Eric Garcetti as ambassador to India on Wednesday, ending a nearly two-year nomination fight over allegations the former Los Angeles mayor mishandled workplace harassment complaints. Senators backed Garcetti by 52-42, as seven Republicans joined the majority of Democrats in supporting Garcetti and three Democrats joined most Republicans in voting no. "The United States-India relationship is extremely important and it's a very good thing we now have an ambassador," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who led a congressional delegation to India last month. Los Angeles mayor from 2013 until a term limit pushed him from office last year, Garcetti is close to Biden and co-chaired his 2020 presidential campaign.

☆ Former Nebraska Governor Ricketts to become U.S. senator
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Katharine Jackson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Nebraska's former Republican Governor Pete Ricketts is due to become a U.S. senator after being appointed on Thursday to fill the seat left vacant by Republican Senator Ben Sasse. In an anticipated move, Nebraska's Republican Governor Jim Pillen announced the appointment of his predecessor at the state Capitol on Thursday morning. Ricketts, 58, served two terms as Nebraska's governor, wrapping up his second term last week. The senator was one of seven Republican senators who voted to impeach then-president Donald Trump. Ricketts' appointment will not alter the balance of power in the Senate.

☆ Republican Sen. Ben Sasse officially steps down, opening up appointment to seat
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Summer-Concepcion-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Summer Concepcion | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump, officially resigned from the Senate on Sunday as he prepares to step back into academia as president of the University of Florida. The state's previous governor, Republican Pete Ricketts, has said he would seek the appointment. The university’s Board of Trustees later approved Sasse as the school's next president despite vocal opposition from some faculty and students. Sasse frequently aired grievances with Trump as well as his supporters in the Republican Party. “Those lies had consequences, endangering the life of the vice president and bringing us dangerously close to a bloody constitutional crisis,” Sasse said at the time.

☆ House speaker chaos signals Donald Trump’s shrinking influence
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Trump's allies repeatedly rejected Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, displaying his power's limits. A week of House speaker chaos revealed one thing about Donald Trump: He can't get his MAGA house in order. The drama started on Tuesday, and it wasn't until Friday that McCarthy managed to make headway in flipping members' votes. "The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that, 'Sir, you do not have the votes, and it's time to withdraw.'" House members who are responding to the MAGA base have no reason to fear Trump on this, he said.

☆ Republican senators propose overhaul of Federal Reserve amid concerns about politics
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Michael S. Derby | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Among its provisions, the bill would also shrink the 12 regional Fed banks to five. Regional Fed leaders contribute to monetary policy debates, gather local economic intelligence and vote on interest rate decisions on a rotating basis. The structure of regional Fed banks has long made reformers, both on the left and right, uncomfortable. Leaders of these regional Fed boards are chosen by their private boards, although they must be approved by the board in Washington before taking office. In contrast, the Fed in Washington, which oversees the regional Fed banks, is explicitly part of the government.

“I’ll get 218,” McCarthy told CNN, referring to the votes he’d need to become House speaker. Video Ad Feedback Bash asks Pelosi if McCarthy has what it takes to be House Speaker. “I’m not going to talk about hypotheticals,” said Biggs, who lost his conference’s nomination to become speaker last month after securing 31 votes. But McCarthy’s detractors said it’s an issue very much still on the table and think he may end up needing to embrace it if he still doesn’t have the speaker votes by January 3. But he refused to rule out a scenario where his caucus would help elect the next speaker if McCarthy couldn’t get the votes.

☆ GOP Sens. Bill Cassidy and Susan Collins condemn Trump for dinner with 'racist antisemites' Nick Fuentes and Kanye West
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump recently dined with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, who have both spewed anti-Semitic statements. "President Trump hosting racist antisemites for dinner encourages other racist antisemites," said Cassidy. "President Trump hosting racist antisemites for dinner encourages other racist antisemites," wrote Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana on Twitter. "The president should never have had a meal or even a meeting with Nick Fuentes." The controversy began on November 22, when Trump had dinner with both Fuentes and West.

☆ Retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey says he has 'no doubt' that Trump 'intended to thwart the outcome' of the 2020 election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Toomey told KDKA his vote to convict Trump over his role on January 6 "was not a close call." "I have absolutely no doubt that ... Trump intended to thwart the outcome of the election," he said. "I have absolutely no doubt that President Trump intended to thwart the outcome of the election." When Toomey was asked if he had any regrets about the vote, the lawmaker was resolute in his thinking. But when asked if Trump should be tried criminally for his role, Toomey said the picture was more unclear in his eyes.

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