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According to the Capitol Police report documenting the incident last Thursday, Foxx set off a metal detector stationed in front of a door leading to the House chamber. Two Capitol Police officers tried to stop Foxx, but she threw her bag underneath a table near the metal detector and still went into the chamber.  Foxx then returned to the metal detector and allegedly told the officers, "Good thing no one stopped me." ADVERTISEMENT One of the officers replied that a reporter had witnessed the incident and said, "I don't know if it changes anything but I don't want you guys to get in trouble. ...

Cheney, for her part, did not vote, steering clear of the gathering altogether. After the vote, Stefanik brushed aside the criticisms about her voting record, pledging that she’d fight to keep Republicans as one voice heading into the 2022 midterm elections, where they like their odds of flipping control of the House. “The American people are suffering under the far-left, socialist policies of President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi “We are unified, working as one team. … We are focused on putting forth policies and communicating them to the American people to beat Democrats, and...

Stefanik had been running unopposed for the No. 3 leadership post that became vacant when House Republicans on Wednesday voted to remove Rep. Liz Cheney Both Stefanik and Roy are expected to address rank-and-file Republicans during a candidate forum later Thursday, with a closed-door vote set for Friday morning. A spokesman later confirmed that Roy is running for GOP Conference chair, a role which oversees messaging for House Republicans. ADVERTISEMENT Roy, a member of the far-right Freedom Caucus, made waves earlier this week when he sent a memo to colleagues raising concerns that Stefanik w...

The decision was made by voice vote, meaning there will be no tally of the lawmakers who voted to dump Cheney, or of those who wanted her to stay on. Sources inside the closed-door vote said it was an overwhelming vote against Cheney. Some guessed the split was three to one.  That represents a remarkable shift from a similar challenge to her leadership status in February, when she won handily. And it marked the first time in recent memory that a congressional GOP leader was toppled by rank-and-file Republicans in the middle of their term through a formal vote. ADVERTISEMENT

Roy, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, pointed to Stefanik's past votes against the 2017 tax cut law and in support of Democratic bills to end former President Trump Installing someone like Stefanik in GOP leadership, Roy argued, would undermine Republicans' messaging against such policies heading into the 2022 midterm elections. ADVERTISEMENT "We must avoid putting in charge Republicans who campaign as Republicans but then vote for and advance the Democrats’ agenda once sworn in – that is, that we do not make the same mistakes we did in 2017," Roy wrote in a memo to his ...