Pelosi on attack: Political future ‘will be affected about what happened’
When asked for clarification during the interview by host Anderson Cooper, Pelosi affirmed two additional times that her decision would be affected by the attack. Many people in Pelosi’s party have said they expect her to step down if Democrats lose the House majority this week — as POLITICO has forecast is likely. She has
‘Offensive and disgusting’: Manchin unloads on Biden over coal comment
Moreover, Manchin’s pugnacious statement is another reminder of the challenge he’d face running for reelection in 2024 as a Democrat. Republicans are eager to take on Manchin, with several potential candidates quietly eyeing bids that could launch soon after Tuesday’s election. And Manchin’s statement made clear that if he runs, it will continue to be
Scalise prepares to shift from whip to McCarthy’s hand-in-glove No. 2
And as go-go as Scalise has been on the trail for Republicans, he remains second to McCarthy there too: Since October began, Scalise has visited 17 different states stumping for 42 members. Over the same period, McCarthy has traveled in support of 170 GOP candidates and incumbents — including to 9 states alone last week.
Fresh finger-pointing over Capitol Police’s future after Pelosi home invasion
House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) said, “what’s necessary is that we shouldn’t be anecdotal or knee-jerk in the response” to the Pelosi home invasion. “The piece about protecting families is one that has to be really considered very seriously, given what happened to Paul Pelosi,” she added. A previous emergency round of funding for
How a secret meeting put Hakeem Jeffries on track to replace Pelosi
The 52-year-old Jeffries was concerned enough that he offered to fly to South Carolina to seek the counsel of the 82-year-old Clyburn. The younger lawmaker wanted to gently make sure his elder in the Congressional Black Caucus knew of Schiff’s quiet campaign — and to even more gently warn Clyburn about the risk of splitting
The feud with Donald Trump Jr. and Tucker Carlson that could swing the House GOP whip race
The anonymous Republican suggested that Banks hired Buckley Carlson as communications director to bolster himself with the “Establishment.” While the quote had no clear connection to Emmer, allies of Banks — including Tucker Carlson and Trump Jr. — accused the House GOP’s campaigns chief of authorizing his camp to go after the young aide. What’s
Hawley aims to reshape Senate GOP with Vance and Masters
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks at a campaign rally for J.D. Vance on May 1, 2022, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Josh Hawley doesn’t just want to flip the Senate by electing fellow Republicans Blake Masters and J.D. Vance. He wants to bend the entire GOP conference with a bloc of like-minded
Top lawmaker demands answers on outside-D.C. security after Pelosi attack
It also marks one of the first public attempts at oversight of the two brand new satellite offices the Capitol Police set up to assist in security outside of D.C. in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Security protocols for the line of succession were one of Lofgren’s main areas of
Capitol Police chief pushes for ‘more resources’ after Paul Pelosi assault
Paul Pelosi was hospitalized due to the attack, and a Monday evening statement from Nancy Pelosi cited a potentially “long recovery process for her husband.” Increasing resources for Capitol Police would likely require congressional approval. A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that congressional leaders would explore “every option available” in
Politicians react to attack on Paul Pelosi
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