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What did Rep Ilhan Omar say that made Republicans want to remove her from a committee?

Republicans want to remove the Minnesota Democrat from the House Foreign Affairs committee and have accused her of antisemitism

The Independent UK

McCarthy, Biden to meet in hopes of avoiding debt limit debacle

WASHINGTON — When Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., meets President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss the debt limit, there are some structural advantages in favor of emerging from the fight this summer without tanking financial markets that didn’t exist in 2011, a similar moment in U.S. political history.

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Why does Ilhan Omar attract so much Republican ire?

Republicans accuse her of antisemitism, but Democrats see something far more sinister at hand, Eric Garcia reports

The Independent UK

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Classified documents not found at Biden’s beach home after DoJ concludes search – as it happened

Agents however did take away some documents for further review, attorney for the president says

The Guardian - US

Ilhan Omar - live: GOP advances effort to oust Democrat from committee as she denies antisemitic remarks

Republicans want Omar removed over past antisemitic comments

The Independent UK

Biden and McCarthy's debt-ceiling talk is a clash of strategies

Biden called McCarthy a “decent man."

Axios

After meeting with Biden, McCarthy says he won't agree to clean debt ceiling increase

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy discussed how to avoid defaulting on the U.S. debt for an hour Wednesday. McCarthy said he and the president will continue searching for a solution.

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House Republicans are launching their first investigations into Democrats

Now in control of the House, Republicans will hold hearings on border policy and pandemic relief spending.

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Karl Smith: Republican tax proposals aren’t as bonkers as they sound

Among the many concessions Kevin McCarthy agreed to in order to become speaker of the House is one that would give the so-called Fair Tax Act a full hearing on Capitol Hill. To describe the bill as radical would be an understatement. Not only would it abolish the Internal Revenue…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Drag-show measure is a right-wing faux controversy dressed up as a real issue

Jefferson City has once again immersed itself in faux controversy. This time, some Republican legislators are sounding the alarm about drag shows that are supposedly corrupting Missouri’s youth. The topic is so silly that even top legislative Republicans are trying to shrug it off, but that didn’t prevent last week’s…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

McCarthy, Biden to meet in hopes of avoiding debt limit debacle - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden could actually have a chance to avoid a fiscal crisis this summer.

Roll Call

Jordan's King Abdallah II in Washington to Discuss 'Regional Tensions'

Jordan's King Abdullah II kicked off his visit to the US on Tuesday and is set to hold talks with President Joe Biden on Thursday at the White House, according to the Jordanian embassy in Washington. The Jordanian monarch held a series of meetings with Democratic and Republican leaders in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Republicans set to oust Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs panel

Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing to oust Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee

The Independent UK

House Republicans move ahead with effort to oust Omar from panel

The U.S. House is set to vote as early as Wednesday on a resolution to remove Democrat Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee as Speaker Kevin McCarthy persuaded at least two Republican holdouts to support the move.

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White House to send its budget to Congress in early March

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will send its budget for the next fiscal year up to Capitol Hill on March 9, according to a memo from top White House aides.

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McCarthy to gather with fellow Republicans before Biden meeting on debt limit

WASHINGTON — Hours before House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with President Joe Biden to discuss the approaching U.S. debt ceiling crisis, he’ll preside over a closed-door session with fellow Republicans to discuss strategy.

Axios

Poll: Overwhelming majority of George Santos' constituents want him to resign

Santos, the target of several investigations, temporarily recused himself from his committee assignments on Tuesday.

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Embattled Representative George Santos steps down from committees

The Republican from New York faces ongoing scrutiny into his finances as well as falsehoods he made during his campaign.

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House GOP prepares vote to remove Omar from committee after McCarthy finds escape hatch

Republicans added language saying members can appeal their removals from committees.

The Independent UK

Biden, McCarthy, once breakfast mates, wrangle over US debt

Not long ago, Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy used to have breakfast together in the then-vice president’s home

The Independent UK

George Santos news - live: Republican congressman quits committees ‘to avoid drama’ as past lies draw scrutiny

Congressman has faced scrutiny after appearing to fabricate much of his resume

The Independent UK

George Santos news – live: Treasurer jumps ship amid FEC and DOJ probes as Santos steps down from committees

Congressman Goerge Santos has faced scrutiny after appearing to fabricate much of his resume

The Independent UK

Here’s how George Santos could still be removed from office

The House Ethics Committee and Santos’s own colleagues could have the final say

Reuters

Biden White House, McCarthy dig in ahead of debt meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy won't come to their first meeting over raising the debt ceiling with any specific proposals to stave off a possible default, both sides indicated on Tuesday.

The Guardian - US

George Santos withdraws from House committees amid spiraling scandal

New York Republican congressman under investigation over his largely made-up résumé and current campaign finance filings

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