US House remains at a Standstill
US House remains at a Standstill
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Lohud | The Journal NewsLawler wants to double SALT deductions for married couples in latest bid for tax help
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-Pearl River, wants to double the cap on SALT deductions for married couples as cap set to expire in 2025.
- USA TODAY
Swalwell on House committee assignments: Speaker McCarthy engaged in 'weaponizing' of 'political abuse'
McCarthy has already removed his fellow California Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee.
- The Daily Beast
Ilhan Omar Suggests GOP Effort to Boot Her From Committee Is Racist
CNNRep. Ilhan Omar (D-OH) has an idea of why House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his caucus want her removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee: to appeal to Islamophobic and racist members of Congress.The Democratic congresswoman appeared alongside Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) on Sunday’s State of the Union, where anchor Dana Bash pressed them on Republicans’ reasoning over their committee placements. On Tuesday, McCarthy used special House rules to reject Democratic Lea
- The Hill
Omar says some Republicans don’t want a Muslim in Congress: ‘These people are OK with Islamophobia’
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Sunday said some Republicans are “OK with Islamophobia” in response to questions about efforts by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to block her from continuing to sit on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “You remember Donald Trump coming into my state and saying, ‘Muslims, Somali refugees are infiltrating our country.’ You remember [Rep.] Marjorie…
- Fox News
Freedom Caucus stand against McCarthy inspires conservatives to fight ’50 swamps in the 50 states’
State Freedom Caucus lawmakers are riding the wave of the 20 Republicans who held up the House speaker race to combat what they call the "swamp" in their states.
- The Hill
‘Bakersfield BS’: Schiff, Swalwell, Omar blast McCarthy over committee removals
Three Democratic House members targeted by Speaker Kevin McCarthy for removal from their committee assignments defended themselves on Sunday from claims that they are unfit to serve on the congressional panels, with one blasting the California Republican’s efforts as “Bakersfield BS.” “The only real explanation is he needs [Rep.] Marjorie Taylor Greene’s [R-Ga.] vote. He…
- Fox News
Omar blasts GOP's 'Islamophobia' amid committee removal bid: ‘They’re not OK’ with Muslims ‘having a voice’
Rep. Ilhan Omar said Republicans are "OK with Islamophobia" and antisemitism within their own ranks after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy moved to eject her from her committee.
- The Columbus Dispatch
Thomas Suddes: In battle for Statehouse, Jason Stephens using 'whips' and 'chairs'
State legislators, Republicans and Democrats alike, can yammer all they want about “principles” and “philosophy,” Thomas Suddes writes. But the real object for most Ohio legislative leaders is how t…
- The Clarion Ledger
Committee assignments begin to take shape for Mississippi members of Congress
See what congressional committees Mississippi lawmakers will serve on as