Washington Post: “And members are also worried that some lawmakers who have already decided to leave will consider resigning early, threatening Republicans’ current majority. Former congressman Ken Buck (R-CO), who resigned after condemning how unserious his party has become, has hinted that several additional colleagues are mulling leaving before the new year.”
House Republicans Are Amplifying Russian Propaganda
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said that Russian propaganda has taken hold among some of his House Republican colleagues and is even “being uttered on the House floor,” NBC News reports.
Said Turner: “We see directly coming from Russia… communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor.”
“His comments come on the heels of remarks House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul made this week about how Russian propaganda has taken root among the GOP.”
Few GOP Lawmakers Are Buying Truth Media Shares
Forbes: “Many Republicans in Congress have no problem giving Donald Trump their political support or spending donor money at his hotels, golf clubs and resorts. But when it comes to using their own funds to back his latest venture, Trump Media & Technology Group, barely any of them want anything to do with it.”
“Just two lawmakers have reported buying stock in Digital World Acquisition Corp., the special purpose acquisition company that merged with Trump’s firm last month: Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who—despite being known as one of Trump’s fiercest backers in Congress—appears to have already discarded her shares.”
Why House Republicans Are Heading for the Exits
Washington Post: “The tumultuous year in a slim-majority hasn’t necessarily pushed departing Republicans to seek higher office or pursue other opportunities away from Capitol Hill. But it reaffirmed to most that they made the right call to leave, acknowledging the House has become more partisan and thus, it’s more difficult to pass impactful legislation than when many were first elected.”
“The decision to step back is yet another sign of the broader drop in morale within the GOP conference. Many Republican lawmakers have largely accepted that their inability to govern is a predicament of their own making. They acknowledge that overcoming their legislative impasse relies on not just keeping control of the House in November, but growing their ranks significantly to neutralize the handful of hard-liners who wield influence by taking advantage of the narrow margins. But many also continue to say privately what few have acknowledged publicly: Republicans believe they are likely to lose the majority.”
So Far No One Is Following Marjorie Taylor Greene
“Marjorie Taylor Greene pulled the pin on the grenade—and Washington shrugged,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“On March 22, the Georgia congresswoman filed a motion to vacate House Speaker Mike Johnson—the same procedural maneuver that led to Kevin McCarthy’s ejection as speaker and weeks of speakerless chaos in October. Congress has been out of session ever since, without a frenzy of attention on Johnson’s fate.”
“The rabble-rousing Republican insists it is only a matter of time before her latest exploit shakes the Capitol to its foundations: ‘There is a groundswell, and it is continuing to build. It’s building more.'”
Marjorie Taylor Greene Urges Americans to ‘Repent’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said the earthquake felt around New York City this morning was a warning from God.
Said Greene: “God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent. Earthquakes and eclipses and many more things to come. I pray that our country listens.”
CIA Confirms House GOP Whistleblower Was Lying
“House Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden were dealt their latest blow this week when the CIA informed them that an allegation they pushed was false, the latest example of House Republicans citing questionable information to make a serious claim,” CNN reports.
“Without the evidence or the votes to impeach the president, at this point there is no clear consensus on how – or even when – to end the Republican-led impeachment inquiry.”
Democrats Introduce Bill to Rename Prison After Trump
“A group of House Democrats on Friday introduced legislation on Friday to rename a federal prison in Miami after former President Trump,” Axios reports.
“It’s a response to a bill proposed by several House Republicans to rename Dulles Airport in D.C. after the ex-president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee.”
Server Cut Lauren Boebert Off at Trump Fundraiser
“Three months after Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized for disruptive conduct at a Denver theater, the Colorado Republican attended a glitzy Republican gala headlined by former President Donald Trump in Manhattan, where her behavior once again raised eyebrows,” CNN reports.
“At the December soiree, which was the New York Young Republican Club’s annual gala, multiple witnesses saw a server tell Boebert they would not bring her any more alcohol, with one witness telling CNN the server told the congresswoman they believed she had been overserved.”
“Throughout the night, Boebert also kept attempting to snap selfies with Trump, who was sitting at the same table as her. Eventually, Trump’s security detail stepped in and asked Boebert to stop, according to the witnesses, who attended the event and saw the interaction take place.”
Two GOP Lawmakers Subpoenaed in Arizona
“Arizona investigators probing Republicans’ efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results have subpoenaed two members of Congress who were among Donald Trump’s closest Capitol Hill allies in the scheme,” Politico reports.
“The subpoenas to Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar, which have not previously been reported, ordered the two Arizona Republicans to testify before a grand jury.”
Democrats Put Pressure on Mike Johnson
“Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing new demands from Democrats to include humanitarian aid for a variety of global hot spots in a foreign aid package,” Axios reports.
“It complicates the speaker’s precarious path for passing aid to Israel and Ukraine as he tries to balance competing demands from all ends of the ideological spectrum.”
GOP Lawmaker Says FBI Entrapped Capitol Rioters
“Even by a conspiracy theorist’s standards, the wild claims made by Representative Clay Higgins, Republican of Louisiana, stand out,” the New York Times reports.
“The hard-right congressman, now in his fourth term in the House, has said that ‘ghost buses’ took agent provocateurs to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to instigate the riot. He has claimed that the federal government is waging a ‘civil war’ against Texas. And he has called the criminal charges against former President Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents a ‘perimeter probe from the oppressors.’”
“But far from relegating Mr. Higgins to the fringe of their increasingly fractious conference, House Republicans have elevated him. They made him the chairman of the subcommittee overseeing border enforcement, and Speaker Mike Johnson named him one of 11 impeachment managers tasked with trying to remove the homeland security secretary from office in a Senate trial set to take place next week.”
Why the White House Isn’t Bashing Mike Johnson
Politico: “Aides to President Joe Biden have been privately working behind the scenes to ensure House Speaker Mike Johnson can put a $60 billion aid package for Ukraine up for a vote — and survive it politically.”
“The White House has maintained contact with Johnson’s office about Ukraine aid throughout Congress’s two-week recess, according to two administration officials. And while the president has publicly pressured House Republicans to pass the Ukraine aid package, he and his team have held off on aggressively attacking the speaker over the drawn-out process for getting it passed. Instead, they’ve sought to give Johnson breathing room as he leads a fractious GOP caucus with an ever-shrinking majority.”
Mike Johnson’s Days May Be Numbered
Playbook: “Speaker Mike Johnson would like Washington to believe he’s playing a meticulous game of chess as he prepares to pass Ukraine aid while fending off a right-wing revolt.”
“He might have instead played himself into checkmate.”
“Days after floating a three-pronged plan to get the controversial Ukraine funding through the House, the speaker’s chief antagonist has undertaken a mini media tour slamming his proposals and attacking Johnson himself.”
Raúl Grijalva Being Treated for Cancer
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment.
Lauren Boebert Had Emergency Surgery
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) had a clot removed from her leg, the Colorado Sun reports.
House Republicans Push to Rename Airport After Trump
A group of House Republicans led by a member of GOP leadership is introducing a bill to rename D.C.’s Washington Dulles International Airport after former President Donald Trump, Axios reports.
Johnson Warns Jeffries Could Become Speaker
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Monday acknowledged there is a “risk” of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) becoming speaker in the coming weeks, Axios reports.
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