House Speaker McCarthy Discusses Biden Admin’s Refusal To Negotiate On Debt Ceiling

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On Wednesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) explained Republicans’ stance on the debt ceiling as the Biden administration continues to refuse to engage in negotiations despite a looming U.S. default.  McCarthy made his comments during an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. “Well, Maria, we have to go back to, how did we finally get to this place, you know?” McCarthy said. “One-hundred-four days ago, I sat with the president and said, let’s sit down and let’s negotiate. Let’s be reasonable, let’s be sensible and let’s be responsible about the future, because if our debt gets too large, which it

FBI Responds To Durham Report, Admits There Were Problems In Trump-Russia Probe

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On Monday, the FBI admitted that there were problems in its 2016 investigation into the Trump-Russia collusion hoax and claimed it has taken “dozens” of actions to ensure it does not happen again.  The statement came in response to special counsel John Durham’s on the origins of the investigation which found that the FBI had no evidence to support the investigation when it began and found “sobering” differences in how the FBI approached the Trump probe compared to other politically sensitive investigations. “The conduct in 2016 and 2017 that Special Counsel Durham examined was the reason that current FBI leadership

DeSantis Slams Feds Over Durham Report On Origins Of Trump-Russia Investigation

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On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed federal law enforcement officials who were part of the FBI’s investigation into the Trump-Russia collusion hoax after, saying they manufactured a false conspiracy theory” to take down Trump. DeSantis’ comments came in response to special counsel John Durham’s on the origins of the probe that found that the FBI had no evidence to support the investigation when it began and found “sobering” differences in how the FBI approached the Trump probe compared to other politically sensitive investigations. “The Durham Report confirmed what we already knew: weaponized federal agencies manufactured a false conspiracy theory

Foreign Affairs Chairman On Debt Ceiling: Our Enemies ‘Would Love Nothing More, Particularly China, To See Us Default’

During an interview over the weekend, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, warned that America’s adversaries would “love nothing more” than for the United States to default on its debt.  McCaul made his comments on ABC News’ “This Week” when asked by host Jonathan Karl about comments from former President Donald Trump, who said that the U.S. would default on its debt if the White House continues to refuse to negotiate on the U.S. budget.  “Well, this is always a game we play, every Congress, you know, in daring each other to jump off the cliff,”

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