Tag: GOP

Pennsylvania GOP wants voter-ID requirement on November ballot

Republicans in Pennsylvania are pushing for a constitutional amendment that requires voters to show identification before casting their ballots, sparking a fight over election security in the swing state. Sponsors want to leverage fast-track rules to move a House bill out of a Harrisburg committee and onto the floor. With approval, the issue would go […]

House GOP threatens Merrick Garland with contempt of Congress over Robert Hur report materials

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer threatened Attorney General Merrick Garland with contempt of Congress on Monday over materials that haven’t been turned over from special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into President Biden. In a letter to Mr. Garland, the chairmen said he provided an “insufficient production” […]

Former Speaker McCarthy blames teetering GOP on his ousting

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday said his successor’s struggles and the withering House Republican majority began when he was axed last year. Republicans started their majority in the House with a small majority in 2023, but even that’s been sanded down to two votes as lawmakers, including Mr. McCarthy, have escaped while blaming […]