Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proxy battle against Donald Trump moved forward again this week after a report noted he gave money to a House candidate who voted to impeach the former president.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the House Republican-aligned campaign arm, announced a massive fundraising haul of $40.9 million raised in the first quarter and $180.9 million raised so far this cycle.
Pro-trans Republican Jen Kiggans is trying to rebrand herself as she runs for the GOP nomination to Congress in Virginia’s battleground 2nd District, filing a dead-on-arrival trans sports bill in the State Senate after losing the support of conservatives over her vote to open girls restrooms up to men and to help Democrats re-write Virginia law in their “trans-affirming” image.
"But what I believe we should focus on is conducting oversight and making sure that we're passing legislation to secure the border once and for all," said New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, GOP Conference chair.
The year 2021 is coming to a close and all eyes are on the upcoming 2022 midterm elections. These races are expected to be fierce, with Republicans and Democrats battling it out to determine who controls the legislature as well as state and local offices.
Establishment Republican Jen Kiggans is campaigning for Congress on parental rights in education after voting with Democrats to cause Virginia’s school crisis in the first place, forcing districts to open girls’ restrooms up to men and adopt “trans-affirming” policies under the Virginia Values Act.
White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that President Biden is 'perfectly comfortable' with cash payouts to migrant families separated at the border, but insisted the settlements won't be as high as $450,000.
Nearly 100 congressional Republicans demanded Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security detail its plan for dealing with a caravan of migrants making its way through southern Mexico toward the US border.
