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As of April 14, 2023, six noteworthy candidates are running in the 2024 presidential election, including one Democrat and five Republicans. Additionally, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced he had formed a presidential exploratory committee on April 12. 

Welcome to the Friday, April 14, Brew. 

When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ordered an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney’s ongoing criminal probe of former President Donald Trump, he broke with House practices and norms.

Expert warns the move opens other sensitive information to be used "for political or partisan purposes"

The GOP’s dominance of Florida’s 27th congressional district is emblematic of the party’s inroads with Latino voters in recent years in much of the U.S. Those gains helped Gov. Ron DeSantis decisively win reelection last year and contributed to the GOP taking back control of the U.S. House

President Biden is urging lawmakers to pass a tax proposal that would raise taxes on the top 0.01%.

California congressman was recently removed from the House Intelligence Committee by Republicans

WASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly voted Thursday to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Foreign Affairs Committee, a move that follows Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s removal of Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the Intelligence Committee last month.

‘I am an American ... who was sent here by her constituents to represent them in Congress,’ Rep Ilhan Omar said ahead of vote to remove her from committee