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☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene has reportedly been booted from the House Freedom Caucus after calling Lauren Boebert a 'bitch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reportedly been kicked out of the House Freedom Caucus. The vote came shortly after Greene called fellow GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert a "bitch" on the House floor. Historically, the Freedom Caucus has clashed with GOP leaders, most notably former Speaker John Boehner. For her part, Boebert told The Daily Beast that she defended Greene's comments on free speech grounds. A spokesperson for the Freedom Caucus did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Greene, Lauren Boebert, —, Andy Harris, Harris, Boebert, Kevin McCarthy, John Boehner, Joe Biden, Semafor, Greene's, Justin Amash, Donald Trump, Amash Organizations: Politico, CNN, GOP, Service, Republican, Caucus, Maryland Republican, Georgia Republican, Conservatives, Daily, Colorado Republican, Freedom Caucus Locations: Michigan

☆ FBI Investigating Powder-Laced Letters to Public Officials
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Sadie Gurman | C. Ryan Barber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Intended recipients of the letters included Rep. Lauren Boebert (R., Colo.). Photo: Tom Williams/Zuma PressWASHINGTON—The FBI is trying to determine the origin of more than 100 suspicious letters containing apparently harmless white powder that have been sent to public officials in at least seven states in recent weeks, some with muddled messages and bearing the return addresses of dead transgender people, law-enforcement officials said.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Tom Williams, Zuma Press WASHINGTON Organizations: Zuma Press, FBI Locations: Colo

☆ Top US Republican threatens impeachment probe of attorney general over Hunter Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Trump, who faces multiple investigations and a federal indictment, is running for re-election in 2024. McCarthy, who backs the effort to expunge Trump's record, has also leveled an impeachment threat against another Biden Cabinet member, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, over the administration's immigration policies. Hardline Republican conservative Representative Lauren Boebert tried to force the House to vote to impeach Biden over immigration and border security last week. Fellow hardline Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is also pressing for the impeachments of Biden, Garland, Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray and a U.S. attorney prosecuting participants in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Reporting by David Morgan; editing by Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ US House Republicans seek to expunge Trump impeachments
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Trump was just the third U.S. president to be impeached by the House and is the only one in U.S. history to have been impeached twice. Georgetown University Law Professor Jonathan Turley, whose expert advice Republicans sometimes seek, noted that the U.S. Constitution contains no provision for expunging impeachments. Greene's two-page resolution would expunge the 2019 impeachment, saying he was "wrongfully accused of misconduct." That won't stop the Republicans from doing it, and it's just further placating Donald Trump," said Representative Dan Goldman, who was lead Democratic counsel in the 2019 impeachment. On Wednesday, House Republicans censured Democratic Representative Adam Schiff over his leading role in the 2019 Trump impeachment.

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☆ Lauren Boebert is now a 36-year-old grandmother after her teenage son fathered a boy with his girlfriend
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Talia Lakritz | Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert is now a 36-year-old grandmother, a spokesman confirmed to Insider. In March, Boebert announced that her teenage son Tyler was expecting a baby with his girlfriend. In March, Boebert announced that her then-17-year-old son Tyler was expecting a baby boy with his girlfriend. Lauren Boebert, her husband Jayson Boebert, and their four sons. "I'm not in middle school," Boebert told CNN when asked about the incident.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Boebert, Tyler, —, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Sean Hannity, Sean, Hannity, Coloradans, Marjorie, Joe Biden's, Jayson Boebert, I'm, Insider's Alia Shoaib, Boeberts, Greene, Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: Service, Colorado Republican, Fox News, Congress, Conservative, Police, CNN Locations: Colorado

☆ U.S. House sidelines far-right Republican impeachment vote on Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File PhotoWASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans turned aside an attempt by hardline conservatives to force an impeachment vote against President Joe Biden on Thursday, in the first of what could prove to be a series of impeachment efforts by members of the far right. The House of Representatives voted 219-208 along party lines to refer a privileged resolution offered by firebrand Representative Lauren Boebert to two congressional committees. Under House rules, privileged resolutions pursued by Boebert and Greene must come up for a vote within two legislative days. McCarthy opposes such initiatives on impeachment, saying he expects ongoing House committee investigations to produce evidence against Biden and members of his administration that can be used to build impeachment cases. But Greene, who had previously introduced formal articles of impeachment against Biden and others, told reporters that privileged resolutions could be necessary because internal Republican divisions have prevented the House Judiciary Committee from acting on impeachment.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Hunter Biden, Evelyn Hockstein, Joe Biden, Boebert, Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Christopher Wray, Republican Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Greene, Wray, General Merrick Garland, Alejandro Mayorkas, Matthew Graves, McCarthy, David Morgan, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: House, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, . House Republicans, firebrand, U.S, Biden, U.S . Capitol, Republican, Democratic, Republicans, Boebert, House Homeland Security, Homeland, Thomson Locations: New York, Washington , U.S, Mexico, U.S, Ukraine

☆ Lauren Boebert's impeachment gambit is nothing new — one House Democrat forced his colleagues to vote on impeaching Trump 3 times before they actually did it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert tried to force the House to vote on impeaching Joe Biden this week. Most Republicans viewed Boebert's effort as being too rushed and politically risky, arguing that it would not be appropriate to consider impeaching Biden until ongoing House investigations are resolved. Each time, the House voted to table his resolutions, and party leaders made clear that they did not support Green's efforts, similarly arguing that impeaching Trump was premature. "No, I don't," she said when asked in 2019 if she supported Green's third impeachment effort. Boebert, speaking with reporters on Wednesday, made clear that she's willing to force another vote if the House doesn't take up impeachment soon.

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☆ The Boebert vs. Greene fight isn't just happening in a ladies' bathroom anymore — it's out on the House floor and uglier than before
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert had a heated exchange on the House floor on Wednesday. "I told her exactly what I think about her," Greene told Semafor. "She has genuinely been a nasty little bitch to me," Greene told Semafor when asked about a confrontation between the two women on the House floor on Wednesday. "I've donated to you, I've defended you," Greene told Boebert before referring to her with the profanity, per one of the Daily Beast's sources. I lean into it," Greene told former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on his "War Room" podcast at the time.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Green, Greene, Semafor, —, Zachary Petrizzo, Sam Brodey, Joe Biden, Boebert, Greene —, Biden —, I've, Marjorie, I'm, CNN's Manu Raju, Haley Talbot, Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, MAGA, McCarthy's, Steve Bannon Organizations: Service, GOP, Caucus, Daily, Colorado Republican, CNN Capitol Hill, Florida Rep, Trump Locations: Colorado, Boebert, Gaetz

☆ Divided House Sidesteps Biden Impeachment Vote but Starts Inquiry
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Annie Karni | Luke Broadwater | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Republican-led House on Thursday quashed a move to quickly impeach President Biden but voted along party lines to open an investigation into his removal, as reluctant G.O.P. leaders bowed to a member of their hard-right flank who demanded to move forward with charges that his immigration policies constitute high crimes and misdemeanors. By a vote of 219 to 208, the House referred two articles of impeachment against Mr. Biden — one for abuse of power and one for dereliction of duty — to the Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees. Speaker Kevin McCarthy engineered the move, which allowed the impeachment articles to advance without officially endorsing them. He sought with the referral to defuse pressure from right-wing lawmakers to immediately begin the process of removing Mr. Biden from office, despite a lack of evidence of any wrongdoing.

Persons: Biden, G.O.P, Mr, Kevin McCarthy, Lauren Boebert, McCarthy Organizations: Republican, Homeland Security, Republicans Locations: Colorado, United States

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene says Lauren Boebert's impeachment resolution is 'purely for fundraising'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Greene called Boebert a "bitch" on the House floor, accusing her of copying her impeachment resolution. "It's purely for fundraising," Greene told Semafor on Wednesday. "She has genuinely been a nasty little bitch to me," Greene told Semafor. Because Boebert presented the impeachment resolution as a "privileged resolution," the House is required to take action on the legislation. But you've been nothing but a little bitch to me," Greene reportedly told Boebert.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Greene, —, Joe Biden, Semafor, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Boebert, Biden, I've, you've Organizations: Service, Republican, House Homeland Security, Daily Locations: Georgia

☆ U.S. Republican hardliners try to force Biden impeachment vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A privileged resolution to censure Democratic Representative Adam Schiff over his leading role in Trump's Ukraine impeachment came before the House for a second time on Wednesday. McCarthy said he opposed a one-off vote to impeach Biden while committee investigations into the president's family business dealings and his administration are still under way. Greene, who has already introduced formal articles of impeachment against Biden and the other officials, told reporters that internal division is preventing Republicans from approving impeachment bills in the House Judiciary Committee. Boebert introduced her proposal as a so-called privileged resolution, subject to a vote within two legislative days, and Greene said she would consider a similar move. Greene was one of the few Republicans who voiced open support for Boebert's impeachment resolution.

Persons: Joe Biden, JIM WATSON, Kevin McCarthy, Biden, Lauren Boebert, Republican Donald Trump, Trump, Adam Schiff, Schiff, Anna Paulina Luna, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Christopher Wray, McCarthy, Ian Sams, Greene, Boebert, Wray, General Merrick Garland, Alejandro Mayorkas, Matthew Graves, David Morgan, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: White, WASHINGTON, Republicans, U.S . House, Democratic, Republican, U.S, U.S . Capitol, Senate Republicans, Twitter, Biden, Homeland, Thomson Locations: Washington , DC, Mexico, Ukraine, U.S, House

☆ See How the G.O.P. Has Reacted to the Trump Indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Karen Yourish | Charlie Smart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Less conservative HOUSE MORE conservative Kevin Calvert Calif. 41st George Santos N.Y. 3rd Less conservative SENATE MORE conservative Roger Wicker Miss. Less conservative HOUSE MORE conservative Kevin Calvert Calif. 41st George Santos N.Y. 3rd Less conservative SENATE MORE conservative Roger Wicker Miss. Less conservative HOUSE MORE conservative Paul Gosar Ariz. 9th Less conservative SENATE MORE conservative Josh Hawley Mo. Less conservative HOUSE MORE conservative Paul Gosar Ariz. 9th Less conservative SENATE MORE conservative Josh Hawley Mo. SEN. HOUSE MORE conservative Less conservative HOUSE MORE conservative Less conservative SENATE MORE conservative Less conservative HOUSE MORE conservative Less conservative SENATE MORE conservative Less conservative HOUSE MORE conservative Less conservative SENATE MORE conservative SEN. HOUSE MORE conservative According to an analysis by The New York Times, a small number of Republicans have made statements about the indictment that did not immediately dismiss the investigation.

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☆ U.S. House votes down Republican motion to censure Democrat Adam Schiff
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Moira Warburton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a Republican effort to censure Representative Adam Schiff, a Democrat who played a leading role in the first impeachment of then-President Donald Trump in 2019. The Republican-controlled chamber defeated the motion by a vote of 225 to 196, with 20 Republicans joining 205 Democrats in opposition. Schiff is running for California's Senate seat in 2024 and sent a fundraising email based on Wednesday's censure move. Republican Representative Paul Gosar was censured in 2021 after he posted a cartoon video that showed him killing Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the first time the censure had been used in a decade. In a letter to Democratic colleagues, Schiff called the motion "not only a terrible misuse of House precedent and resources, but a clear attack on our constitutional system of checks and balances."

Persons: Adam Schiff, Donald Trump, Anna Paulina Luna, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, Schiff, Paul Gosar, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Trump, Moira Warburton, Andy Sullivan, David Gregorio Our Organizations: U.S . House, Republican, Democrat, Republicans, Senate, Democratic, House, U.S . Capitol, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Washington

☆ Lauren Boebert tweets that the Pentagon views her as a security threat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert tweeted on Saturday that the Pentagon views her as a security threat. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyRep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado claimed on Saturday that the Pentagon considers her a security threat. Boebert tweeted on Saturday: "Apparently the Pentagon thinks I'm a security threat because I oppose Biden's plans for a woke military. Apparently the Pentagon thinks I’m a security threat because I oppose Biden’s plans for a woke military. A writer using the pseudonym "Danny," the same name used to write about Rep. Boebert being a security threat, told Military Times in 2021 that the claim that the COVID vaccine killed children was an attempt to "troll."

Persons: Lauren Boebert, —, Boebert, I'm, I’m, — Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Michael Flynn, Danny Organizations: Pentagon, Service, Military Times, Defense Locations: Colorado, COVID

☆ MAGA world frantically points at Biden bribery story as Trump's second indictment hits
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The MAGA faithful rallied around a twice-indicted Trump, and pointed fingers at Joe Biden. They claim the indictment distracts people from a $5 million bribe that Biden received. Greene tweeted on Thursday: "This is what Joe Biden got paid $5 million to do. President Donald Trump will be back in the White House and Joe Biden will be Hunter's cellmate," he wrote. Sen. Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee tweeted: "Now that President Biden is reportedly involved in a $5 million bribery scheme with a foreign nation, what does the DOJ do?

Persons: MAGA, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, —, Donald Trump, he's, Greene, Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 ( Organizations: Service, Twitter, DOJ, —

☆ Activist sues Rep. Lauren Boebert for defamation, alleging she slandered him on Fox News when he revealed her alleged drug use, abortions, and escort work
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Jennifer Cunningham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Now he's suing her for defamation, alleging she defamed and disparaged him on Fox News. Boebert did not follow through with her threat to sue Wheeler or American Muckrakers, the lawsuit says. — Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) June 15, 2022Wheeler alleged Boebert's legal threats and interviews with media outlets damaged both his and American Muckracker's reputation and violated his First Amendment rights. He said he'd received death threats and that donations to American Muckrackers tanked following Boebert's media appearances. "Partisan organizations putting out blatantly false and disgusting accusations won't stop me from advancing freedom and conservative values," Boebert told Fox News in June 2022.

Persons: David Wheeler, Lauren Boebert's, he's, Boebert, —, Lauren Boebert, Sean Hannity, Defendant Boebert, Defendant, Wheeler, — Lauren Boebert, he'd Organizations: Fox News, Service, Colorado Republican, Twitter Locations: Colorado, Boebert's

☆ Far-right House Republicans just sent gas stove bills up in flames — and it's a warning shot at Kevin McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Sarah Gray | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Far-right House members are not pleased with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt ceiling compromise. Eleven conservative GOP members nuked McCarthy's bans on banning gas stoves, sending his plans up in flames. The Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act would have barred the Consumer Product Safety Commission from using federal funds to regulate gas stoves or issue safety guidance that would ban them or make them more expensive. To peel back the layers here: The folks who have championed gas stoves versus induction stoves in the culture wars voted against H.Res. 463 — a procedural vote to establish rules on a floor vote for two gas stove-related bills — to punish McCarthy.

Persons: Kevin, —, Kevin McCarthy, nuked, McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Chip Roy, Matt Rosendale, Rob Bishop, Ken Buck, Lauren Boebert, Eli Crane, Andy Biggs, Tim Burchett, Ralph Norman, Bob Good, Steve Scalise, Caucus —, Gaetz, Farnoush Amiri Organizations: Service, Caucus, Gas, Protection, Product Safety, US Department of Energy, Biden White, H.Res, NBC, North Carolina Rep, Colorado, Colorado Rep, Arizona, Tennessee, South Carolina Rep, House Republicans, Gaetz Locations: Florida, Texas, Montana, Arizona, Virginia

☆ The ex-wrestler thought to be Lauren Boebert's dad said his image has been 'tarnished considerably' from being linked to her
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lane said his reputation was "tarnished considerably" when Boebert's mother made the claim in the 1980s. I and other close members of my inner circle have been dragged into this as well," he told the Daily Beast in a statement. He added to the Daily Beast that he hopes media outlets will stop following him. In a statement sent to the Daily Beast, Lane said: "The results came back on May 11, 2023. Boebert said to the Daily Beast that the results were accurate and good enough to put the matter to rest.

Persons: Stan Lane, Lauren Boebert's, Lane, Boebert, —, Shawn Roberts Bentz, Bentz, Lane's Organizations: Service, Daily, Boebert

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene slams Steve Bannon after he calls for primary challenge, saying she's 'done' with him in fiery texts to Matt Gaetz
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the controversial House Republican from Georgia, blasted Steve Bannon and other far-right figures in a series of messages to Rep. Matt Gaetz, according to texts obtained by The Daily Beast. "Steve and I aren't patching things up," Greene texted to Gaetz, per the Daily Beast. "She took a job from me when she publicly accused me of being crazy," Loomer said to The Daily Beast. She told Gaetz her town hall got "standing ovations" and that "Steve, Loomer, and anyone else coming after me won't beat me." When reached for comment, Rep. Gaetz said, "I fully support Marjorie Taylor Greene's re-election and am eager to campaign alongside her.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Steve Bannon, Matt Gaetz, Greene texted, Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Steve, Greene, McCarthy, Chip Roy, Lauren Boebert, Bannon, MAGA, Laura Loomer, Donald Trump, Loomer, Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene's Organizations: Republican, Daily, Caucus, GOP Locations: Georgia, Gaetz

☆ DNA test proves ex-wrestler is not Lauren Boebert's father, despite her mother saying so for years
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A DNA test has proved that a former wrestler is not Rep. Lauren Boebert's father. Her mother had a brief fling with Stan Lane in the 1980s and has long claimed he was her father. "We went through the legal system and completed a court-ordered paternity test," he added. They were conclusive that I had a 0.0% chance of being the biological father," Lane said. "Once we both reviewed the results, Lauren and I agreed that this matter is settled, and I accepted Lauren's apology on behalf of herself and her mother."

Persons: Lauren Boebert's, Stan Lane, Lane, —, Boebert, Toby Keith, Shawn Roberts Bentz, Bentz, Lauren Organizations: Service, Daily, Colorado Rep, NFL

☆ Lauren Boebert now says her failure to vote on the debt limit was 'a protest.' But video from that night shows her frantically running up the Capitol steps trying to make it inside in time.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Lauren Boebert on Wednesday failed to vote on a major bill that raised the federal debt ceiling. But video from Wednesday shows her frantically trying to make it inside the Capitol on time. A video from a CNN producer on Wednesday night shows the congresswoman frantically running up the steps of the Capitol trying to make it inside before the vote. In her video, Boebert called the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 a "crap sandwich." Watch the video of Boebert trying to rush inside the Capitol the night of the vote below.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, —, didn't, Boebert, Morgan Rimmer, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, CNN, Capitol, Republicans Locations: Colorado

☆ Lauren Boebert missed voting against the debt ceiling bill she hated and can't explain why
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lauren Boebert missed the vote to raise the debt ceiling after criticizing the deal for weeks. The House passed the bill 314-117, but Boebert failed to appear and vote no as pledged. Yet when the roll was called in the House Wednesday night, Boebert wasn't in the chamber. Rep. Lauren Boebert narrowly missed the vote, running up the steps right as they gaveled. — Juliegrace Brufke (@juliegraceb) June 1, 2023Since missing the house vote, she has not Tweeted about the debt ceiling at all.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Boebert, —, Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, Spencer Soicher, Juliegrace, Adam Frisch, txFyN21ukR — Adam Frisch, Joe Biden's, Biden Organizations: Service, Colorado Republican, Republican, Rep Locations: Colorado

☆ Biden and McCarthy's debt-ceiling deal is a 'turd-sandwich,' GOP Rep. Chip Roy says — and he's joining a growing number of conservative lawmakers who say they'll vote against it with the US just days
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A growing number of conservative lawmakers are opposing Biden and McCarthy's debt-ceiling deal. They argued it does not include enough spending cuts, with Rep. Chip Roy calling it a "turd-sandwich." Lawmakers need to pass a bill to raise the debt ceiling before the US defaults as early as June 5. Both Biden and McCarthy said over the weekend that this deal is the best option for Americans. And McCarthy wrote on Twitter on Saturday that "I just got off the phone with the president a bit ago.

☆ Lauren Boebert says President Biden's plan to fight antisemitism is a plot 'to go after conservatives'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

President Biden has announced a new plan to tackle record-high antisemitism in the USA. The White House responded: "If anyone finds opposition to hate threatening, they need to look inward." The gun-rights activist described the newly-announced "tactics" —which include encouraging social media companies to tackle antisemitism and to "build cross-community solidarity" — as "straight out of the USSR's playbook." In another Twitter response, White House press secretary Andrew Bates said, "Congresswoman Boebert is mistaken; antisemitism is not 'conservative' — it is evil." Bates added, "If anyone finds opposition to hate threatening, they need to look inward.

☆ Colorado Republicans reckon with string of major electoral losses as Democrats strengthen their hand in the onetime GOP stronghold
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Colorado Republicans are reckoning with an increasingly Democratic tint of the Western state. Republicans lost the Colorado Springs mayoralty this week, a stunning blow for the state party. Independent candidate Yemi Mobolade easily defeated former Colorado Republican Secretary of State Wayne W. Williams in a May 16 runoff election for the mayoralty of Colorado Springs, a longtime conservative stronghold. "I think it's literally demographics are the hugest reason why Colorado is shifting more blue. The people moving into our state are by and large more liberal, and the people leaving our state are by and large, more conservative," former state Republican chair Kristi Burton Brown recently told The Hill.

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