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The Messenger reports: Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., has nominated former President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize, citing the “historic” Abraham Accords, which were signed between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain in 2020. “Donald Trump was instrumental in facilitating the first new peace agreements in the Middle East in almost 30 years,” Tenney told Fox News Digital …

The Insider reports: On Sunday, Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida was asked about federal funding she’s been bragging about bringing to her Miami-area district. It didn’t go so well. In an interview with CBS Miami on Sunday, host Jim DeFede asked Salazar about her votes against three bills: an omnibus bill to fund the government for 2023, the …

“The first article is basically a disagreement about the level of enforcement being done by the administration. The fact is, impeachment is not for being a bad cabinet member or even a bad person. It is a very narrow standard. “Past Congresses have recognized that there’s a danger to this once you cross the Rubicon and start to remove cabinet …

Axios reports: House Republicans unveiled articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday morning, blaming him for the surge in illegal border crossings and fentanyl trafficking. The House Homeland Security committee will consider the impeachment articles Tuesday morning, and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has promised a floor vote “as soon as possible” after that. They assert Mayorkas …

Axios reports: The former chief of staff to Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Friday filed to run as a Republican primary challenger against his onetime boss. Daniel Hanlon filed to challenge Mace in the state’s June congressional primary on Friday, according to a Federal Election Commission filing. Hanlon worked as a senior staffer for Mace from when she first entered …

CNN reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson is warning in a new letter that the emerging border deal is “dead on arrival” in his chamber if it resembles anything close to what has been reported. While the Senate deal has not been released and negotiators warn that the leaks of the package have not been accurate, Johnson’s warning on Friday underscores …

Axios reports: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert defended her mountains-to-plains shift in congressional districts, even as Republican rivals used the contest’s first debate Thursday night to suggest she is a carpetbagger and hypocrite. She addressed it at the start, announcing she just moved to the area and signed a lease for a home in nearby Windsor. “I am here to earn …

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has been adamant that his move to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was rooted in policy disagreements and wasn’t a personal vendetta related to the congressional ethics investigation against him. In private, he told a different story. According to private correspondence reviewed by The Daily Beast, Gaetz indicated to a friend …

NBC News reports: An Alabama Republican congressman said on Wednesday that “everyone has some racist in them,” pushing back on GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s assertion that the United States has never been a racist country. Rep. Jerry Carl made the remarks during a GOP primary debate against fellow Rep. Barry Moore. The two congressmen are squaring off against each …

CNN reports: The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to the woman whom the congressman allegedly had sexual relations with when she was a 17-year-old minor, according to a source familiar with the committee’s work. The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the GOP-led committee’s investigation into the Florida Republican has …

The Messenger reports: House Republicans are increasingly disenchanted with Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., saying his leadership of the Biden impeachment inquiry has become a “clueless investigation” at best and — at worst — “a disaster.” Less than 10 months away from the 2024 election, his impeachment investigation is barreling toward its conclusion, with no smoking gun to bring the president …

The Associated Press reports: North Dakota’s sole U.S. House member announced his candidacy on Tuesday for governor of the sparsely populated state, the day after Gov. Doug Burgum said he won’t seek a third term. Republican Rep. Kelly Armstrong is the first to formally announce a campaign in what is expected to be a competitive race among Republicans for the …

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump has picked up another endorsement from Nikki Haley’s home state of South Carolina, with Rep. Nancy Mace backing the former president in this year’s GOP presidential primary. Mace had stayed out of the 2024 Republican primary as two fellow South Carolinians — former Gov. Haley and Sen. Tim Scott — entered the race last …

“People need to know, Donald Trump can only give you four years. That’s like a football team can only play half of the game. It’s going to take eight years to get this country straight. But Nikki’s youth, and the fact that she can give eight years, and I would also make the argument it’s really three years — because …

Mediaite has the transcript: ERIC BOLLING: Chairman. I love you, brother. You and I are friends a long time. He already did enough to earn his contempt of Congress the first time. I think, call me crazy, but seeing Hunter Biden in handcuffs escorted out of the chamber the next time would go a long way for credibility for you …

“We’re gonna vote to continue to fund the radical progressive policies. Continue to fund the bureaucracy that’s at war with the American people. Continue to fund open borders. “Continue to fund Alejandro Mayorkas, even as we attempt to impeach him in the Homeland Security Committee. We’re going to fund him. We’re going to fund those open borders. “We’re going to …

Axios reports: The House Freedom Caucus may begin to routinely hijack Republican messaging bills as an act of retaliation against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), according to multiple members of the right-wing group. It would mark a significant escalation in hardliners’ rebellion against Johnson after he pursued bipartisan deals to pass critical government funding bills. “If they don’t want or …

The Hill reports: The House on Thursday approved a short-term spending bill to keep the government funded through March, sending the stopgap to President Biden’s desk for his signature one day before a partial shutdown deadline. The chamber cleared the two-step continuing resolution (CR) in a 314-108 vote hours after the Senate approved the measure, punting government funding deadlines to …

NPR reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson has been under pressure from his right flank to scrap the budget agreement with Schumer, and the bill to keep the government running will need Democratic support to pass the Republican-majority House. Johnson has insisted he will stick with the deal as moderates in the party have urged him not to back out. It …

CBS News reports: House Republicans are moving quickly on advancing impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. At Thursday’s hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee said, lawmakers will hear from an Arizona sheriff and people whose family members have died as a result of fentanyl overdoses or violent crime. Republicans have repeatedly accused Mayorkas of failing to enforce …