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Why the Senate GOP’s McDaniel for RNC caucus is surprisingly small Ronna McDaniel has more fans than foes among GOP lawmakers in her bid to remain RNC chair. Another camp, however, might be most telling: Hill Republicans who are completely apathetic about their national party leader. McDaniel has presided over three election cycles during which…

McCarthy taps GOP members to investigate Covid policies House Republicans have tapped the members who will lead an investigation into how the government handled the coronavirus pandemic, including conservative firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Looking to flip the table on years of Democratic-led probes, Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday night named nine Republicans to the…

Dems mobilize to defend Omar in face of GOP defections House Republicans are already facing defections over a leadership push to oust Rep. Ilhan Omar from her committees. Democrats plan to make the vote even more painful. The Minnesota Democrat and her caucus allies have begun to mount a robust defense of the progressive “squad”…

McCarthy names GOP members to run sweeping investigative panel Speaker Kevin McCarthy has named a mixed bag of members to Republicans’ sprawling investigative panel, including conservative hardliners, leadership allies and Rep. Jim Jordan — who represents a combination of both — to lead it. The California Republican, on Tuesday evening, appointed a dozen GOP lawmakers,…

New GOP senator irks colleagues with Judiciary committee push Eric Schmitt is already ruffling feathers, two days into his first work week of the new Senate. The first-term Missouri senator is pushing for a slot on the coveted Senate Judiciary Committee as Republicans finalize their decisions on panel rosters. He’s even going so far as…