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20.04.2021 / 07:21

Gaetz, Greene flaunt new paths to power, testing GOP leaders

WASHINGTON – Congressional leaders have always faced rebels in their ranks. But Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene are presenting top House Republicans with a test of how to handle a new breed of Trump-era, social media-savvy firebrands.

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Gaetz, Greene, flaunt new paths to power, trying GOP leaders

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House GOP leader: Won’t punish US Rep. Matt Gaetz unless charges filed

WASHINGTON – Rep. Matt Gaetz, under federal investigation for sex trafficking allegations, is “innocent until proven guilty” and Republicans don’t plan to punish him unless charges are filed, the House GOP leader said Thursday.

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Gaetz keeps seat on House Judiciary panel amid DOJ investigation

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is seen during the House Armed Services Committee meeting to organize for the 117th Congress in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, February 3, 2021.

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House scuttles GOP attempt to boot Swalwell from intel panel

WASHINGTON – The House has dismissed a Republican attempt to remove California Rep. Eric Swalwell from the House intelligence panel over his contact more than six years ago with a suspected Chinese spy who targeted politicians in the United States.

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House Republicans opt to restore earmarks after lengthy ban

WASHINGTON – House Republicans narrowly voted Wednesday to allow their members to seek earmarks under certain conditions, making a clean break from a decade-long ban against seeking money for specific projects back home.

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CPAC 2021: Pompeo, Rep. McCarthy, Gov. Noem highlight Saturday's list of speakers

ORLANDO, Fla. - Day 2 of the Conservative Political Action Conference is underway in the Sunshine State with a new slate of speakers that includes rising stars and former Trump administration officials.Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will address the crowd early on Saturday, focusing on "How the Bill of Rights Inspires Us at Home and Across the World."Later, House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy will take the stage.

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Dem retreat on witnesses brings messy end to Trump trial

WASHINGTON – The Democrats who prosecuted Donald Trump's impeachment trial faced puzzlement and criticism from senators on Saturday as they surprised most everyone — Trump’s lawyers and Senate Democrats included — with an attempt to call witnesses, only to abandon it as lawmakers balked at the possibility of an extended trial.

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Amid COVID shutdowns, GOP's McCarthy attended son's wedding

MORRO BAY, Calif. – At a time when California residents were being urged to avoid social gatherings because of the risk of spreading coronavirus, U.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy attended his son’s wedding in December with a small group of family members.

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Wyoming State GOP Party votes to formally censure Liz Cheney for impeachment vote

Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center after a meeting with the House Republican Conference on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. (Photo The Wyoming state Republican Party formally censured Rep.

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McCarthy meets with Rep. Greene; GOP faces Cheney decision

WASHINGTON – House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met with hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as Republicans wrestled over how to handle a bipartisan outcry over her endorsement of outlandish conspiracy theories and of violent, racist views.

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House Democrats mount effort to punish Georgia Rep. Greene

WASHINGTON – House Democrats are mounting an effort to formally rebuke Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a newly elected Georgia Republican with a history of making racist remarks, embracing conspiracy theories and endorsing violence directed at Democrats.

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Republicans condemned Trump. Now they're seeking his help.

Just two weeks ago, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy declared Donald Trump culpable in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. By Thursday, he was seeking his political support.

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The Latest: Biden to attend Mass with congressional leaders

WASHINGTON – The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):9:35 a.m.Joe Biden will strike a unity theme before his inauguration as president on Wednesday by worshipping with Congress’ top Republican and Democratic leaders.The Democratic president-elect has talked throughout the campaign and the post-election period about his goal of uniting a sharply divided country.Biden’s incoming chief of staff, Ron Klain, on Tuesday retweeted a post that said Biden had quietly extended invitations to Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer and to Republicans Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy to accompany him to a Mass at St.

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House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy says Trump ‘bears responsibility’ for Capitol riot

WASHINGTON - As the House debated impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said Trump "bears responsibility" for last week’s pro-Trump Capitol riot that resulted in the deaths of five people, including a Capitol police officer. But McCarthy said he does not support impeachment, calling the process a "mistake."McCarthy’s comments came amid an apparent rift within the Republican Party as several GOP lawmakers came forward to voice their support for the second impeachment of the president. So far, the Republicans who have said they will vote to impeach Trump are Rep.

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Kevin McCarthy slams Pelosi, calls for House GOP to reject foreign aid in coronavirus bill

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats of "selective hearing" Wednesday night – after President Trump called for Congress to raise coronavirus stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. "They’ve conveniently ignored @realDonaldTrump’s call to reexamine tax dollars wasted overseas while so many Americans are struggling at home," McCarthy wrote in a Twitter message.

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New White House offer adds $600 stimulus checks to COVID-19 relief

WASHINGTON D.C. - The Trump administration dove back into Capitol Hill’s COVID-19 negotiations on Tuesday, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would send a $600 direct payment to most Americans — but eliminate a $300 per week employment benefit favored by a bipartisan group of Senate negotiators.Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the offer to Pelosi late Tuesday afternoon, he said in a statement.

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New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 relief

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration dove back into Capitol Hill's confusing COVID-19 negotiations on Tuesday, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would send a $600 direct payment to most Americans — but eliminate a $300 per week employment benefit favored by a bipartisan group of Senate negotiators.Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made the offer to Pelosi late Tuesday afternoon, he said in a statement. He offered few details, though House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said it proposes the $600 direct payment for individuals and $1,200 for couples, which is half the payment delivered by the March pandemic relief bill.

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House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level

WASHINGTON – The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of pot use and taking steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws.Opponents, mostly Republicans, called the bill a hollow political gesture and mocked Democrats for bringing it up at a time when thousands of Americans are dying from the coronavirus pandemic.“With all the challenges America has right now, (Republicans) think COVID relief should be on the floor, but instead, the Democrats put cats and cannabis” on the House floor, said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

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McCarthy blames Pelosi for coronavirus aid stalemate as confirmed cases climb

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is the major “roadblock” preventing lawmakers from passing coronavirus relief legislation as the number of confirmed cases rises throughout the U.S. “There’s one roadblock, there’s one big wall that has stopped this thing the entire time and it’s Speaker Pelosi,” McCarthy said during a press conference on Thursday.

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Trump ally McCarthy is reelected leader of House Republicans

WASHINGTON – Rep. Kevin McCarthy easily won reelection as House Republican leader, a stunning turnaround as the entire GOP leadership team was rewarded by their colleagues for reducing the Democrats’ House advantage in the November election.

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Trump coronavirus briefings are coming back after new surge in cases

WASHINGTON (FOX News) - President Trump said Monday that he will reinstate his coronavirusbriefings amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases throughout the country.“We had very successful briefings, we had a lot of people watching, a record number of people watching,” Trump said after an Oval Office meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Vice President Mike Pence. "In the history of cable television there's never been anything like it."“Frankly a lot of the country has been doing well, as many people don't say, as you understand.

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Trump heads to Capitol Hill to meet with Senate GOP on virus

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill for lunch Tuesday with Senate Republicans as Washington considers next steps in the coronavirus response.

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GOP leader names picks for House panel overseeing virus aid

WASHINGTON – House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday named five Republicans, including his top deputy and one of Congress' most combative defenders of President Donald Trump, to a new panel tracking federal coronavirus and economic relief spending.

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Angelina Jolie urges Congress to have more families under food assistance program; Says kids are going hungry

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has urged Congress to include as many families as possible under the food assistance program called Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the kids are going hungry. Angelina Jolie in her letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that more number of parents need to come under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to make sure that kids do not go to bed hungry.

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Angelina Jolie Pens Letter To Congress Urging To Increase SNAP Benefits

Angelina Jolie has written a letter to members of congress, calling on them to increase food stamp benefits program Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the coronavirus crisis.

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Angelina Jolie has urged Congress to help families struggling for food during COVID-19

Angelina Jolie has urged Congress to help families struggling for food.The Maleficent star has called for senior politicians to increase food stamp benefits for families across the United States in a bid to help them amidst the current coronavirus pandemic.'Many of the most vulnerable children in America have missed nearly 740 million meals at school, due to closure resulting from the rapid spread of coronavirus. With parents facing lost jobs and wages, many of these children are going hungry,' she said in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

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School leaders ask Congress for $200B to avoid ‘educational catastrophe’

The cost of the COVID-19 pandemic could affect the future of public schools, putting thousands of teacher jobs in jeopardy.

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Pelosi retreats on House proxy voting during virus pandemic

WASHINGTON – Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called off a Thursday vote on whether to allow House members to cast votes by proxy and is instead forming a bipartisan group to review options for reopening the House during the coronavirus pandemic.

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GOP leaders hit brakes on virus aid as governors seek help

WASHINGTON – As governors plead for aid, Republican leaders in Congress said Saturday they prefer replenishing a $350 billion small business program rather than negotiate the broader coronavirus package Democrats are pushing with the White House.

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Top 2 Republicans vow to reject Democrats’ demands on bill for broader coronavirus relief

The two top Republicans in the U.S. Congress vowed on Saturday to oppose Democrats’ demands to boost a proposed $250 billion bill to aid small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic by adding money for hospitals and state and local governments.

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Democrats renew vote-by-mail push as virus upends elections

WASHINGTON – Democrats want to bolster mail-in voting and take other steps to make balloting easier this November, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday, as congressional leaders staked out ground for their next major attempt to revive the economy and battle the coronavirus pandemic.

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Idris Elba gives coronavirus health update, says he and wife still not experiencing any symptoms

Kevin McCarthy chats how celebrities, like Kevin Bacon, are using their platforms to spread positivity and educate people on social distancing amid COVID-19.

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Music Companies Come Together to Ask Congress for Financial Relief During Coronavirus Crisis

More than two dozen music and entertainment companies joined together Friday (March 20) to send a joint letter to the United States Congress asking for financial relief as the coronavirus crisis continues to ripple throughout the country.

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Senate votes to extend, not tweak, 3 surveillance powers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has voted to extend, rather than tweak, three surveillance powers that federal law enforcement officials use to fight terrorists, passing the bill back to an absent House and throwing the future of the authorities in doubt.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0