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- GOP Politicians And Pundits Really Want To Blame McCarthy’s Ouster On Democrats
The party's mascot may be the donkey, but Republicans tried to make them the scapegoats. ..... Read More.2 hours ago - Kentucky Gov. Beshear partially unveils state budget proposal
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear unveiled a portion of his state budget proposal Tuesday that deals with infrastructure, including funding requests for improving drinking water, affordable housing and road and bridge improvements. Beshear, who is running for reelection against Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, said the state's economy is "red-hot" and should use a historic budget surplus to make further infrastructure investments. KENTUCKY GOV. BESHEAR ANNOUNCES $386M INVESTMENT IN HIGH-SPEED WEB INFRASTRUCTURE "To capitalize on this exciting momentum, we must invest in infrastructure projects that help us continue to build that better Kentucky we all want," Beshear said. "One where all our families can prosper and secure a good paying job." Beshear would have to be reelected to a second term in November to make the budget proposals to state lawmakers, who will convene for their annual session in January. KENTUCKY'S COMMUNITY, TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM TO BE HEADED BY EX-GOP GUBERNATORIAL… ..... Read More.2 hours ago - Here are the 8 Republicans who sided with Dems to oust Speaker McCarthyLawmakers voted Tuesday to oust embattled Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Such a move is the first in time history that the top member of the House has been removed from the job. Eight Republicans sided with every Democrat in a 216-210 vote. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced a measure against McCarthy known as a motion to vacate on Monday night, accusing him of breaking promises he made to win the speaker's gavel in January. "For the last eight months, Speaker McCarthy has been in breach of that agreement," Gaetz said Tuesday in a statement. "All of Speaker McCarthy’s failure theater resulted in him teaming up with Democrats to pass a continuing resolution that funds Ukraine, funds Jack Smith’s election interference against President Trump, abandons E-Verify, and does nothing to put the interests of the American people first." Here are the eight Republicans who broke… ..... Read More.2 hours ago
- House Democrats celebrate Republican chaos after helping GOP rebels oust speaker McCarthySome House Democrats celebrated the motion to vacate Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the House, while others described it as a "solemn" day in America. All 208 House Democrats who were present voted to oust McCarthy Tuesday afternoon. Five Republican votes were needed to boot McCarthy, and eight ultimately voted with Democrats to put the nail in the coffin. "This is a solemn day in the U.S. House of Representatives," Democratic Whip Katherine Clark said in a statement Tuesday. "Through his duplicitous misuse of power, profound disregard for the needs of the American people, and disloyalty to anyone but himself, Kevin McCarthy has proven unworthy of presiding over the House." She added: "But the Republican civil war is bigger than one man. Right-wing MAGA extremism has enveloped the Republican Party and taken over the business of the People’s House." GAETZ TAKES VICTORY LAP AFTER HISTORIC VOTE TO BOOT MCCARTHY FROM HOUSE… ..... Read More.3 hours ago
- Before Being Tapped For The Senate, Laphonza Butler Laid Off Staff At A Major Democratic GroupThe layoffs at EMILY’s List led to criticism of the former labor leader. ..... Read More.3 hours ago
- What it was like for one representative who supported keeping McCarthy as speaker
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Republican Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks about the vote to ouster Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the house. ..... Read More.3 hours ago
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