Melinda Davies, Author at News Addicts

25 Oct

McCarthy Staging Comeback as GOP Speaker, Floats Jim Jordan as ‘Assistant Speaker’

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Kevin McCarthy is staging a comeback, according to reports out of Capitol Hill. As reported by NBC News, McCarthy is pitching a plan to become Speaker again and make Rep. Jim Jordan, a Trump supporter, the “Assistant Speaker.” When asked why the idea was being brought up now, a GOP member said, “We’re desperate.” “While…

25 Oct

Mark Meadows Granted Immunity in 2020 Election Case Against Trump

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A new report says that former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was given protection by Special Counsel Jack Smith in exchange for testifying in the federal case against former President Donald Trump for contesting the 2020 election. Trump supporters have long thought that Meadows was working with Smith, and some…

24 Oct

IRS Commissioner Grilled on Biden’s $200,000 Mystery Check

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The IRS commissioner Daniel Werfel was grilled on Capitol Hill on Tuesday on whether a $200,000 “loan” with low or no interest that wasn’t reported to the IRS might be a tax issue… for, hypothetically, the President of the United States. Rep. Virginia Foxx, Republican from North Carolina, pressed Werfel…

24 Oct

Tom Emmer Suddenly Drops Out of House Speaker Race

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Tom Emmer, the GOP’s pick to replace Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, has dropped out of the race after Donald Trump opposed his candidacy. “It looked like he didn’t have the math… Just a few minutes ago, Emmer bolted out here with some of his colleagues, didn’t say a word to…

24 Oct

Tom Emmer Becomes GOP Candidate for Next Speaker of the House

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There is a new potential suitor to become the next Republican Speaker of the House: Rep. Tom Emmer. The GOP Majority Whip, a Congressman from Minnesota, has emerged to become the favorite candidate for Speaker to proceed to a House floor vote. Emmer steadily picked up support in multiple rounds…

24 Oct

Six Candidates Remain After First Round of Secret Ballot Votes for House Speaker

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The secret ballot vote for a new House Speaker is underway. And there is somewhat of a surprise shaking out of the field. ?Just: The GOP Ballot for Speaker has been casted in the first round are as follows?Tom Emmer 78Mike Johnson 34Bryon Donald’s 29Kevin Hern 27Austin Scott 18Jack Bergman…

24 Oct

Jenna Ellis Becomes Latest Former Trump-Aligned Lawyer to Plead Guilty in Georgia Election Case

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Jenna Ellis, a lawyer and well-known conservative media figure, made a deal with prosecutors on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge related to her efforts to overturn former President Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia. Ellis, 38, said through tears that she trusted lawyers with a…

24 Oct

Anti-Socialist Presidential Candidate’s Bid to Upset Argentina’s Ruling Party Goes to Election Run-Off

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The Argentine presidential race is going down to the wire. Libertarian economist Javier Milei has shaken up the political scene in Argentina by using provocative rhetoric and pointed attacks on socialism. Argentinians cast their ballots on Sunday evening. While the outcome was undecided, it was obvious that Milei would be a strong competitor,…

23 Oct

Trump Fires Back at Sidney Powell After ‘Guilty’ Plea

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President Donald Trump fired back on Sunday in response to attorney Sidney Powell’s guilty plea in a Fulton County, Georgia, election case. “Sidney Powell was one of millions and millions of people who thought, and in ever increasing numbers still think, correctly, that the 2020 Presidential Election was rigged &…

23 Oct

Here is Everything That Happened in America While Joe Biden Was at the Beach

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Joe Biden, somehow, is the President of the United States. Somebody might want to tell him. This weekend, the White House once again carried on with its standard practice of “calling a lid” and shutting down Biden’s press events and public speaking engagements. What was the reason for shutting down…