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McCarthy accuses Waters of inciting violence in Minneapolis House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is accusing Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) of "inciting violence" with comments in a Minneapolis suburb over the weekend and pressuring Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calf.) to act on them. 4 hours ago|Washington, United States McCarthy warns Pelosi to take action on Maxine Waters inciting violence in Minneapolis, or he will House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Speaker of the House Nancy Pe...

ThyBlackMan.com) Let me tell you about my friend Congressman Paul Gosar.  He is a friend of the Black community and an ally in our efforts to achieve the American dream through hard work, entrepreneurship and fairness.  How do I know this?  I have worked closely with him since 2016. For example, in April 2019 he hosted a conference with me and my organization, Black Americans for A Better Future ( www.bafbf.org), and we filled a conference room with over 100 people that included Asian busin...

Marjorie Taylor Greene forced to abandon America First Caucus after Republican outrage Salon 3 hrs ago © Provided by Salon Marjorie Taylor Greene Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., conducts a news conference with members of the House Freedom Caucus outside the Capitol to oppose the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, on Thursday February 25, 2021. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images ...

John Boehner Razzes Chuck Todd On-Air: ‘You’re a S–‘ (Video) Former House Speaker jokingly cussed out Todd after he was asked whether he would consider running for Congress againJeremy Fuster | April 18, 2021 @ 10:44 AM Last Updated: April 18, 2021 @ 10:46 AM NBC John Boehner’s interview with Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press” Sunday ended with some playful banter – and a curse word or two – when the NBC host asked the former Republican House Speaker whether he would...

Rep. Taylor Greene Defends ‘America First’ Effort, Pushes Back on Critics Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Saturday that she won’t back down from promoting “America First” policies as she addressed criticism of a caucus she was helping create. A document outlining Taylor Greene’s “America First Caucus” was published by a media outlet on Friday, with the document drawing criticism from Democrats and Republicans for phrases such as, “America is a nation with a border, an...

AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke Boehner slammed the effort by a group of House Republicans to create an "America First Caucus." On NBCs "Meet The Press," Boehner called the idea one of the "nuttiest" things he has witnessed. "We ought to celebrate the fact that we are this giant melting pot," he said. Former GOP House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday derided the plan that several House Republicans had to form an "America First Caucus," calling it one of the "nuttiest"...

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Calls on Party to Expel White Supremacy Caucus Led By Marjorie Taylor Greene On 4/16/21 at 11:03 PM EDT Republican Illinois Representative Adam Kinzinger has called on congressional GOP leaders to expel members of the "America First Caucus," a newly formed group co-created by Republican Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. Kinzinger referred to the group as the "White Supremacy Caucus." The groups seven-page policy platform, released by Punchbowl News, calls fo...

ADVERTISEMENT The hatefulness of this statement is only surpassed by its ignorance of American history and values. https://t.co/1KWAqWc7Pm— Congressman Ken Buck (@RepKenBuck) April 17, 2021 Buck is the latest Republican to come out swinging against the new group’s platform, which has been panned as nativist and racist. The America First Caucuss platform maintains that "a certain intellectual boldness is needed" in order to "follow in President Trump ADVERTISEMENT "America is a nation with a...

ADVERTISEMENT Republicans believe in equal opportunity, freedom, and justice for all. We teach our children the values of tolerance, decency and moral courage. Racism, nativism, and anti-Semitism are evil. History teaches we all have an obligation to confront & reject such malicious hate.— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) April 16, 2021 The America First Caucuss platform maintains that "a certain intellectual boldness is needed" in order to "follow in President Trump’s footsteps, and potentially s...

Kinzinger: Republicans who join America First caucus should be stripped of committees Tal Axelrod © Getty Images Kinzinger: Republicans who join America First caucus should be stripped of committees Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) blasted fellow GOP lawmakers who plan to join the "America First Caucus," saying anyone who becomes a member should lose their committee assignments. Kinzinger, a vocal critic of former President Trump, tore into the caucus after it was reported that GOP...