The House Republican campaign arm is “getting obliterated” by its Democratic counterpart, which raised $8.1 million last month and has $47 million on hand, Punchbowl News reports.
The House GOP has $37 million in its campaign account.
The House Republican campaign arm is “getting obliterated” by its Democratic counterpart, which raised $8.1 million last month and has $47 million on hand, Punchbowl News reports.
The House GOP has $37 million in its campaign account.
Washington Post: “Since Republicans took control of the House in January, a small group of far-right lawmakers forced the longest speaker nomination contest in U.S. history, paralyzed legislation on the House floor, threatened to breach the U.S. borrowing limit, then deposed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for working with Democrats to fund the government.”
“And yet for all that, the federal government is currently spending the same amount as it did before House Republicans took office.”
A new Florida Atlantic University poll finds Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) with a 21% to 57% approval rating.
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The Guardian reviews Covenant Eyes, the anti-porn phone app used by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
“The app works – when it does work – by taking screenshots of whatever you’re looking at on your phone a couple of times a minute, and feeding the results into its system. From there, AI technology decides what constitutes regular phone use and what it deems to be pornographic incursions. When the app thinks you’ve viewed porn, it sends an alert to your ‘accountability partner,’ a trusted person you have designated to help you on your porn-free journey.”
Multiple sources in Sacramento and Silicon Valley told San José Spotlight that Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) plans to end her three-decade congressional career at the end of her term in 2024.
Sources said the official announcement is coming in a matter of weeks.
Speaker Mike Johnson met with Donald Trump last night at Mar-a-Lago, Punchbowl News reports.
Politico: “Republicans would likely accuse the president of improperly using his political office to further his family’s business dealings — though they haven’t yet found a smoking gun to that effect and some members acknowledge that seems increasingly unlikely.”
“Though Republicans can draft and file articles without a locked-in whip count, impeachment backers will need near unanimity to actually recommend booting Biden from office, since it’s virtually assured no Democrat would vote to impeach Biden.”
“I don’t think it’s possible for MTG to get more extreme. Maybe more unhinged but not more extreme.”
— Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), quoted by the Washington Post, on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called for a new January 6 select committee.
“House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) started making public video footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying he was fulfilling a commitment he made when he was elected speaker last month,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Gabrielle Lipsky, the communications director for Rep. George Santos (R-NY), has resigned from the congressman’s office,” The Hill reports.
“Why would we want to expel a guy when we’ve got a three-seat, four-seat majority. What are we doing?
— Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX), quoted by Axios, on Rep. George Santos (R-NY).
Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), chair of the House Ethics Committee, plans to introduce a privileged resolution today calling for Rep. George Santos’ (R-NY) expulsion from Congress, Punchbowl News reports.
Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), ranking member on Ethics, said she’ll support Santos’ expulsion now that the secretive committee’s probe is finished.
Meanwhile, Santos announced a press conference on the Capitol steps for November 30 at 8 a.m. ET.
“Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) thought the House Ethics Committee’s report on Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is ‘troubling’ and urged lawmakers ‘to consider the best interests of the institution as this matter is addressed further,’ Punchbowl News reports.
“This will be viewed by lawmakers as a green light on any upcoming vote to expel Santos.”
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) will take over as the new president of Youngstown State University, the Vindicator reports.
There’s no word on when he would step down from his seat.
Time: “Congress just averted a shutdown by agreeing to keep federal spending at current levels for a few more weeks. But look under the hood of that agreement and you’ll find lots of money was moved around within agencies in ways that affect how they operate. One potential ripple effect: the Department of Justice may find itself paring back its efforts to hold hundreds of Jan. 6 insurrectionists accountable for their actions.”
“The spending bill ‘includes a 12% cut in funding for federal prosecutors. That number was also almost one-fifth lower than what the DOJ said it needed. Soon after Jan. 6 in 2021, when the agency said it was preparing to handle an ‘increasing number of cases and defendants’ related to domestic terrorism, a Democratic-controlled Congress upped their funding for federal prosecutors to $2.8 billion. Last year, that fell to $2.6 billion. And now, it looks like House Republicans managed to carve that down to $2.3 billion over the next year, a reduction likely to mean hundreds of fewer lawyers and other workers available to take on the department’s caseload.”
The 55-page ethics report looking into allegations against Rep. George Santos (R-NY) shows that he spent campaign funds “on Botox treatments and lavish Atlantic City trips with his husband,” Politico reports.
But there are other more egregious charges:
“House lawmakers in both parties who voted against expelling Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from Congress earlier this month now say they will support removing him in the wake of a damning House Ethics Committee report,” Axios reports.
“The House is expected to vote on expulsion shortly after they return from their Thanksgiving recess — meaning the embattled Long Islander’s days in Congress are likely numbered.”
Predicted one House Republican: “He’s gone.”
Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.
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