A group of hardline House Republican conservatives and libertarians named their price Monday for keeping the government open past Sept. 30: passage of a bill against illegal voting that most experts say isn’t needed. The government’s day-to-day operations — most federal agencies and the programs they provide, aside from Social Security and Medicare — are … Read more
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) is raising suspicions about the integrity of the election systems in Virginia as he trails his primary challenger, an effort that echoes the “Stop the Steal” movement. He has vowed to pursue a recount in the race, saying there should be a full accounting of “every legal vote.” Good pointed to … Read more
A stunningly tight race in Virginia was among the highlights of Tuesday night’s races, which also included contests in Georgia and Oklahoma. Observers had been closely monitoring the GOP primary for Rep. Bob Good’s seat in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. The contest had boiled over into one of the most tumultuous primaries of the cycle … Read more
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The new spending bill to keep the federal government open past Friday includes a dollop of funding to help Ukraine fight off invading Russians — even though House Republicans had rejected the cash a few months ago and giving Ukraine any more money may endanger House Speaker Mike Johnson’s standing in the party. Buried in … Read more
WASHINGTON — Members of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus voted to remove Rep. Ken Buck (R-Col.) this week, just days before his early exit from Congress. Buck said Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good (R-Va.) called him on Tuesday to deliver the news. “He did open by saying, ‘I’m not happy about having to make this … Read more
The first salvo in House Republicans’ next budget fight has already been fired. But instead of Democrats being the target, the shot was across the bow of fellow Republicans. Ahead of President Joe Biden’s release of his own budget plan on Monday, the GOP-controlled House Budget Committee passed a budget blueprint for 2025 on Thursday. … Read more
