Two months after Republican congressional candidate Derrick Van Orden lost his 2020 race, he joined “stop the steal” rioters on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol and he paid for the trip with donor money left over from his failed campaign. Now Van Orden is running again, and has already scored major endorsements from senior GOP House leadership, including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Van Orden, a former Navy SEAL and small-time actor,.
During Saturday's broadcast of FNC's "Fox & Friends," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) panned Vice President Kamala Harris' trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, which he said was a trip where the vice president spent more time at the El Paso, TX airport than at the physical U.S.-Mexico border. | Clips
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GOP struggles with diversity test on powerful finance panel I ve always said the Republican Party is the Grand Opportunity Party, said Young Kim, who flipped a House seat to GOP control in 2020.
Rep. Young Kim speaks during the House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing. | Ting Shen/Pool via AP
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A race to fill one of the most coveted committee seats in Congress is forcing Republican leaders to make a tough choice between how much they value seniority over the need to improve diversity in their ranks.
At least six GOP lawmakers are vying for an open spot on the House Financial Services Committee, whose vast jurisdiction includes overseeing banks and the nation s stock markets. The 24-seat Republican membership on the committee which is also a prime perch to raise campaign cash from Wall Street is nearly all white and male.
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