Hakeem Jeffries says no more bailouts for Mike Johnson if GOP revolts
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Hakeem Jeffries says no more bailouts for Mike Johnson if GOP revolts

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Democrats won’t throw House Speaker Mike Johnson a lifeline if his Republican colleagues turn against him again, says Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — still furious over last week’s botched spending deal. Jeffries (D-NY) ripped into Johnson (R-La.) over his handling of last week’s…

Teachers union looks to tip scale for Democrats to take back NY House seat — with the goal of making Hakeem Jeffries speaker
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Teachers union looks to tip scale for Democrats to take back NY House seat — with the goal of making Hakeem Jeffries speaker

ByNews Polite

A powerful New York teachers union is throwing its weight behind an upstate Democrat in a battleground congressional district race — with the goal of making Brooklyn Rep. Hakeem Jeffries the next speaker of the House. The New York State United Teachers union is going all in on state Sen….

Kevin McCarthy kicks Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell off intel panel
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Kevin McCarthy kicks Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell off intel panel

ByNews Polite

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday that Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell will no longer be members of the House Intelligence Committee, rejecting Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ weekend appeal for their reappointment to the prestigious panel.  The move had been long-anticipated, as McCarthy (R-Calif.) pledged to remove Schiff…

Kevin McCarthy reveals why he skipped Nancy Pelosi’s retirement speech
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Kevin McCarthy reveals why he skipped Nancy Pelosi’s retirement speech

ByNews Polite

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters Thursday that he skipped House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) leadership retirement speech because he “had meetings.”  McCarthy, who is in line to replace Pelosi as House speaker, wasn’t the only Republican to miss the address. The Republican side of the lower chamber…