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Johnson rejects rumors that 'little secret' with Trump is 'diabolical'
“It’s not diabolical. It’s actually very good. It’s going to help us with the turnout," Johnson said. "They cannot fathom that Trump and Vance have the support that they do around the country like they do from new demographics of people.”
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Marco Rubio defends Trump amid backlash over comedian's swipe at Puerto Rico during MSG rally
"I understand why some people were offended by a comedian's jokes last night," Rubio said. "But those weren’t Trump’s words. They were jokes by an insult comic who offends virtually everyone, all the time….. because that is what insult comedians do."
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Senate Republicans probe Mayorkas over alleged Election Day terror plot
"This alarming incident adds to a growing list of similar security breaches, raising serious concerns about the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ability to effectively protect our homeland," the senators wrote.
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Poll: Most GOP voters want next House speaker to be loyal to Trump, support Biden impeachment probe
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio are running for House speaker.
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Congress probes whistleblower claims about massive fraud of small business COVID relief fraud
"The PPP and EIDL programs were vital to saving small businesses, but that fact does not excuse $200 billion in fraud," Rep. Roger Williams said.
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Trump says McCarthy played into the Democrats' hands with bad negotiations
"In all fairness to him, he wanted to do what he thought was the right thing," Trump said in reference to McCarthy.
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McCarthy denies reports that he will resign, says he plans to run for reelection
Politico and CNN both reported earlier today that McCarthy was planning on potentially resigning from Congress.
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Congressman Kevin Hern says he hasn't decided whether or not to throw his hat in for speakership
The House is expected to vote on a new speaker next week.
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Jim Jordan racks up endorsements for House Speaker following Trump support
Some endorsements came from Greg Steube (R-Fl.), Dan Bishop (R-Nc.) and Troy Nehls (R-Tx.).
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Proposed Fox News forum with GOP House speaker candidates will not go on as planned
Republicans House members had reservations about the forum, Just the News has learned
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Boebert says 'willing to ditch' House rules that allowed members to swiftly oust McCarthy as speaker
The House Republican Conference in January implemented a rule – known as a "motion to vacate" – that allowed any one member to begin the process of removing the House speaker
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Trump wades into tight House Speaker’s race, endorses Jim Jordan
“He will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!” former president wrote on Truth Social.
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Statement from Just the News Editor John Solomon regarding Burisma evidence released by Congress
Congress recently released a document purporting to show questions I sent to Burisma Holdings owner Mykola Zlochevsky and answers he purportedly sent back.