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NBC News reports: At 1:30 p.m. ET the House will vote on to advance an unrelated measure (funding for energy and water programs). This will be billed as a 15-minute vote but, like many House votes, it could take 30 or more minutes — especially if they hold it open for McCarthy and his allies to talk to members. Then, …

The Hill reports: Republicans plan to vote Saturday on a 45-day “clean” stopgap funding bill that includes money for disaster relief, multiple lawmakers said. It will not have border policy changes, a non-starter for Democrats, or funds for Ukraine that some Republicans opposed. The clean CR would require support from two-thirds of the House, which means it would rely heavily …

Mediaite reports: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has lost patience with conservative rebels in his caucus after losing a procedural vote to begin debate on a defense funding bill on Thursday. Surrounded by reporters in the Capitol Building, McCarthy called the situation “frustrating in the sense that I don’t understand why anybody votes against bringing the idea and …

CNBC reports: In the fifth vote in two days, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., again failed to secure enough support to win the U.S. House speakership, setting the chamber up for a sixth round of votes and plunging the party into further chaos. A core group of 20 GOP holdouts voted for Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, a sophomore Republican lawmaker …

“Our goal was to stop the Biden agenda, win the majority, and fire Nancy Pelosi. We achieved all three of those. “I’ve been leader for four years and all we’ve done is win seats when every other Republican entity has lost during that time. “I do not think at the end of the day that five Republicans are going to …

NBC News reports: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday easily defeated conservative Rep. Andy Biggs to win the GOP nomination for speaker of the House. But that was the easy part for McCarthy. The 188-31 closed-door, secret-ballot vote illustrates what his conservative foes have been saying for the past week: McCarthy hasn’t secured the 218 Republican votes needed to …

Politico reports: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tried — without success — Tuesday night to end an ugly battle between two of his GOP freshmen. The California Republican implored Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), in separate private meetings, to stop attacking one another after their back-and-forth online spat dragged on for hours earlier Tuesday. After speaking …

“I talked to Congresswoman Lauren Boebert today. She has apologized for what she said and has reached out to Congresswoman Omar to meet next week. “I spoke with Leader Hoyer today to facilitate that meeting so that Congress can get back to talking to each other and working on the challenges facing the American people.” – House Minority Leader Kevin …

The Washington Post reports: Democrats began Thursday hoping to hold a swift vote on the signature spending initiative, putting an end to months of intense, internal wrangling among their own liberal and moderate ranks. The bill’s passage would have notched another major milestone for Biden just days after he signed into law a separate effort to invest $1.2 trillion in …

Just in via press release: Speaker Nancy Pelosi has taken the unprecedented step of denying the minority party’s picks for the Select Committee on January 6. This represents an egregious abuse of power and will irreparably damage this institution. Denying the voices of members who have served in the military and law enforcement, as well as leaders of standing committees, …