The GOP-led <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> opted on Wednesday to advance a resolution to censure Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamaal-bowman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jamaal Bowman</a> (D-NY) for pulling a fire alarm in a congressional office building.
A motion to table the measure from the Democrats failed by a <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023704" target="_blank" rel="noopener">216-201 vote</a>. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), who is the ranking member of the ethics panel that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-ethics-declines-probe-into-bowman-over-false-fire-alarm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declined</a> to investigate Bowman over the incident, voting &#8220;present.&#8221; Another 16 members did not vote.
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/1732150557026943352" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced</a> the censure resolution on Tuesday as &#8220;privileged,&#8221; prompting House leadership to act on the measure within two legislative days. Debate on the censure resolution has begun and a final vote is expected to take place as soon as Thursday. &#8220;Nobody is above the law, Congressmen included,&#8221; McClain said.
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Today, I introduced a PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION to censure Representative Bowman for knowingly causing a false alarm of a fire while the House worked to avert a government shutdown. 
Nobody is above the law, Congressmen included. <a href="https://t.co/nMfgOq8uxv">pic.twitter.com/nMfgOq8uxv</a>
&mdash; Representative Lisa McClain (@RepLisaMcClain) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/1732150557026943352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Bowman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democratic-congressman-pleads-guilty-to-pulling-capitol-fire-alarm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took a plea deal</a> on a misdemeanor count of falsely pulling a fire alarm that resulted in a temporary evacuation of the Cannon House Office Building in late September ahead of a government spending vote. The congressman has apologized for the incident and denied that he pulled the fire alarm as a delay tactic.
&#8220;Unfortunately, Republicans are here trying to rehash an already litigated matter, a matter in which the Republican-controlled House committee of ethics decided to not proceed with any further investigation,&#8221; Bowman <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1732537265262362934" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during debate on the censure resolution. &#8220;This is an insult to the people I was elected to represent.&#8221;
McClain, in advocating for her resolution, <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLisaMcClain/status/1732536844393300156" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X, &#8220;Actions must be met with consequences. Rep. Bowman pulling a fire alarm to curtail an act of Congress was unacceptable and against the law. For that, he must stand before Congress and accept Censure.&#8221;
Last week, Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Santos</a> (R-NY) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/facing-expulsion-vote-santos-moves-to-remove-bowman-from-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">moved</a> to force a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> vote to expel Bowman, but the embattled New York Republican got expelled the next day. His expulsion followed the release of a scathing House Ethics Committee <a href="https://punchbowl.news/isc-santos-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>. Santos also faces 23 federal charges —  including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy — to which he has <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/politics/george-santos-plea/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a>.
A censure against a member of the House is essentially a formal rebuke of that lawmaker. It is a less severe form of punishment than expulsion. House members who have been censured this year include Reps. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-censure-adam-schiff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Schiff (D-CA)</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-house-votes-to-censure-democrat-rashida-tlaib-for-supporting-genocide-of-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rashida Tlaib</a> (D-MI).

Rep. Jamaal Bowman

House Advances Resolution To Censure Bowman

Congress

Jamaal Bowman

Politics

U.S.

U.S. House of Representatives

President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> said on Wednesday he is not the only person who can defeat former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> — a comment that comes one day after the incumbent suggested that he might not be running if Trump was not also seeking a second term.
A reporter asked Biden if he thinks there are any Democrats who could beat Trump other than himself, to which Biden quipped, &#8220;Probably 50 of them.&#8221; Pressed on whether that is his belief, Biden <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1732463006880088263" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, &#8220;No, I&#8217;m not the only one who can beat him, but I will beat him.&#8221; Biden didn&#8217;t answer a follow-up query on who he might have in mind.
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Reporter: “Do you think there are any Democrats who could beat Donald Trump other than you?”
President Biden: “Probably 50 of them.”
Reporter: “You do believe that there are?”
President Biden: “I&#39;m not the only one who can beat him, but I will beat him.” <a href="https://t.co/01sRENfJzP">pic.twitter.com/01sRENfJzP</a>
&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1732463006880088263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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During the 2020 election cycle, when he was campaigning for the Democratic Party&#8217;s presidential nomination, Biden cast himself as the candidate who <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2019/12/13/joe-biden-unveils-new-texas-endorsements-he-visits-san-antonio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">could beat Trump &#8220;like a drum.&#8221;</a> There were early signs that he might only <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/11/biden-single-term-082129" target="_blank" rel="noopener">limit himself to one term</a>, though Biden is now engaged in a re-election campaign in which he has claimed <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/11/28/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-campaign-reception-denver-co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;our democracy is at stake.&#8221;</a>
Still, Biden is facing low <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approval numbers</a> and the president&#8217;s tendency to lose his train of thought while speaking, along with moments caught on camera where he has tripped or <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-falls-while-standing-partially-on-ground-after-stopping-bicycle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fallen over,</a> have spurred concerns — even among Democrats — about Biden&#8217;s ability to lead effectively at the age of 81.
Biden is the clear front-runner for his party&#8217;s nomination, facing challenges from long shot candidates such as Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) and self-help author Marianne Williamson, but polling on a 2020 rematch has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/latest-presidential-polls-trump-continues-dominance-as-biden-struggles-against-republican-candidates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">moved lately</a> in Trump&#8217;s favor. In addition, there has been speculation that a high-profile Democrat such a California Governor Gavin Newsom could jump into the race if Biden drops out while Vice President Kamala Harris is stuck with her own <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/kamala-harris/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">low approval ratings</a>.
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At a fundraiser in Massachusetts on Tuesday, Biden told donors that he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-says-hes-not-sure-hed-be-running-for-re-election-if-trump-wasnt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;not sure&#8221;</a> he would be running for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">re-election in 2024</a> if Trump wasn&#8217;t also competing. &#8220;But we cannot let him win,&#8221; he added. That appears to be a shift from Biden&#8217;s stance as recently as April, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/04/26/remarks-by-president-biden-and-president-yoon-suk-yeol-of-the-republic-of-korea-in-joint-press-conference-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">when he said he thought</a> that would still be running again even if Trump was not.
Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-predicts-biden-wont-be-dems-2024-nominee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> to Biden&#8217;s comments on Tuesday in a Fox News town hall that evening. &#8220;Well, I think somebody gave him a talking point. They thought that would sound good,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-moments-trumps-hannity-town-hall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. He also predicted that Biden will not be the Democratic Party&#8217;s presidential nominee in 2024. &#8220;I think he&#8217;s in bad shape physically,&#8221; Trump said, adding later, &#8220;mentally I would say he is possibly equally as bad, and maybe even worse.&#8221;
Polling shows Trump has a clear lead for the Republican presidential nomination. But Trump still faces his own challenges, such as a flurry of criminal and civil cases that are lining up <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-trumps-trial-schedule-lines-up-with-the-2024-election-calendar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trial dates throughout</a> the 2024 election calendar. And he must still prevail over GOP rivals including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. And there are other factors at play, such as a third-party run by Robert Kennedy Jr., who has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rfk-jr-gets-22-in-3-way-matchup-against-biden-and-trump-poll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received double-digit</a> support in some polling examining a three-way matchup.

President Joe Biden

Biden Says He’s Not The ‘Only One’ Who Can Defeat Trump

Biden Says He's Not The 'Only One' Who Can Defeat Trump

2024 Election

Donald Trump

Elections

Executive

Joe Biden

President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> claimed on Wednesday that Americans are being suckered by &#8220;a bunch of lies&#8221; as he faces an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/impeachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment</a> inquiry.
A reporter from the New York Post pressed Biden <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-doj-2024-election-39a0268a3e2d4a0df1bed285d769b74a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on polling</a> that shows a large part of the U.S. public is concerned that he may have acted illegally or unethically in regards to his family&#8217;s foreign business ventures.
&#8220;Can you explain to Americans, amid this impeachment inquiry, why you interacted with so many of your son and brother’s foreign business associates?&#8221; the reporter, Steven Nelson, asked.
&#8220;I’m not going to comment on that. I did not. And it’s just a bunch of lies,&#8221; Biden replied.
Nelson tried to get in a follow-up question, asking Biden if he &#8220;didn&#8217;t&#8221; interact with any of his family members&#8217; business partners.
Biden insisted, &#8220;I did not,&#8221; as he repeated, &#8220;they&#8217;re lies.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/nypost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYPost</a>’s <a href="https://twitter.com/stevennelson10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StevenNelson10</a>: [T]here is polling by the Associated Press that shows that almost 70% of Americans, including 40% of Democrats, believe that you acted either illegally or unethically in regards to your family&#39;s business interests. Can you explain to the Americans — to… <a href="https://t.co/w1wWBkkbYb">pic.twitter.com/w1wWBkkbYb</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1732464202546032898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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For months, the GOP-led House has been <a href="https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1701715899248726504" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigating</a> whether the business practices of Biden&#8217;s family members fostered corruption in government — spurred by a money trail showing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-oversight-releases-memo-alleging-hunter-biden-received-millions-from-oligarchs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">millions of dollars</a> from foreign countries — and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jim-jordan-shares-key-takeaway-from-hunter-biden-prosecutors-testimony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">looking into</a> how the Department of Justice has conducted the criminal probe into the president&#8217;s son, Hunter Biden.
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President Biden and his allies insist there is no wrongdoing by the president and claim the investigative efforts by House Republicans are tainted by politics.
But there is evidence of <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/05/hunter-joe-biden-business-testimony-00125056" target="_blank" rel="noopener">some degree of President Biden having contact</a> with his family&#8217;s business associates found in an abandoned laptop that purportedly belonged to Hunter Biden. And congressional investigators have received <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-snarls-at-lousy-question-about-calls-with-sons-business-partners" target="_blank" rel="noopener">witness testimony</a> about alleged interactions that may have boosted the lucrative <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/intimidated-biden-brand-helped-ukrainian-company-survive-hunters-ex-associate-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden &#8220;brand.&#8221;</a>
Nelson <a href="https://twitter.com/stevennelson10/status/1732470510422806663" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared on X</a> a reaction from Oversight Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-comer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Comer</a> (R-KY), who leads the impeachment inquiry, to Biden&#8217;s comments on Wednesday. &#8220;We have produced evidence revealing Joe Biden spoke, dined, took meetings and had coffee with his son’s foreign business associates,&#8221; he said. Comer also said the House is &#8220;expected&#8221; to vote this month to formalize the impeachment inquiry.
Biden&#8217;s exchange with Nelson took place shortly after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-comer" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Comer</a> and Judiciary Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH) issued a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-issue-contempt-warning-to-hunter-biden-over-subpoena" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warning</a> to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hunter-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter Biden</a> that he faces the prospect of contempt of Congress proceedings if he does not appear for a deposition this month in compliance with a subpoena.

US President Joe Biden

Biden Calls Corruption Allegations A ‘Bunch Of Lies’

Biden Calls Corruption Allegations A 'Bunch Of Lies'

Impeachment

White House

The fight over a congressional <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/subpoena" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subpoena</a> is poised to escalate, with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republicans</a> warning <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hunter-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter Biden</a> on Wednesday about the prospect of contempt of Congress proceedings if he does not appear for a deposition this month.
Oversight Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-comer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Comer</a> (R-KY) and Judiciary Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH) sent a short response to Biden&#8217;s attorney, Abbe Lowell, who <a href="https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1732427421213696206" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reaffirmed</a> in another letter earlier in the day that his client was not willing to appear for a closed-door session.
&#8220;Contrary to the assertions in your letter, there is no &#8216;choice&#8217; for Mr. Biden to make the subpoenas compel him to appear for a deposition on December 13,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJamesComer/status/1732456487350407656" target="_blank" rel="noopener">they wrote</a>. &#8220;If Mr. Biden does not appear for his deposition on December 13, 2023, the Committees will initiate contempt of Congress proceedings.&#8221;
House Republicans aim to have Biden testify as part of the corruption-focused <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/impeachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment</a> inquiry into his father, President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>. Other subpoenas and interview requests have been sent out in recent weeks, including to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-oversight-subpoenas-hunter-biden-presidents-brother-and-ex-business-associate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">president&#8217;s brother, James Biden</a>.
Lowell, in his letter to Comer on Thursday, repeated an earlier offer to House Republicans that Hunter Biden would be willing to show up for an open hearing rather than a closed deposition.
&#8220;He is making this choice because the Committee has demonstrated time and again it used closed-door sessions to manipulate, even distort, the facts and misinform the American public — a hearing would ensure transparency and truth in these proceedings,&#8221; Lowell said.
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While President Biden and his allies insist he committed no wrongdoing and claim the impeachment inquiry is tainted by politics, House Democrats have condemned their GOP counterparts for resisting the open hearing offer from Lowell.
The top Democrat on the oversight panel, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), issued a <a href="https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-s-statement-on-chairman-comer-s-rejection-of-hunter-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that said: &#8220;Chairman Comer has now apparently decided to avoid all Committee hearings where the public can actually see for itself the logical, rhetorical and factual contortions they have tied themselves up in.&#8221;
During a Fox News interview over the weekend, Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-fires-back-at-hunter-biden-over-public-testimony-offer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emphasized</a> the importance of &#8220;precedent&#8221; as he dismissed Lowell&#8217;s pitch for a hearing. On Tuesday, Johnson announced the House would <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-vote-formalize-biden-impeachment-inquiry-week-johnson/story?id=105391611" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hold a vote to formalize</a> the impeachment inquiry, which began in September, in a bid to combat alleged &#8220;stonewalling&#8221; by the White House.
&#8220;The House has no choice, if it&#8217;s going to follow its constitutional responsibility, to formally adopt an impeachment inquiry on the floor so that when the subpoenas are challenged in court we&#8217;ll be at the apex of our constitutional authority,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1732086067082170713" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) (R) and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY)

House Republicans Issue Contempt Warning To Hunter Biden Over Subpoena

House Republicans

Hunter Biden

James Comer

Jim Jordan

Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> predicted on Tuesday that President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> will not be the Democratic Party&#8217;s presidential nominee in 2024.
During a Fox News town hall in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iowa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iowa</a>, host Sean Hannity said Biden is &#8220;struggling cognitively&#8221; and asked Trump if he believes Biden will be the candidate for the Democrats in the next election.
&#8220;I personally don&#8217;t think he makes it, OK? I haven&#8217;t said that. I&#8217;m saving it for this big town hall. I&#8217;ve never really said that. I personally don&#8217;t think he makes it,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1732229682823610561" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
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President Trump doesn&#39;t think Joe Biden will make it to the Election as the Democrat nominee:
&quot;I don’t think he makes it physically.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/Aie3hhGm2K">pic.twitter.com/Aie3hhGm2K</a>
&mdash; Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) <a href="https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1732230144884973681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I think he&#8217;s in bad shape physically,&#8221; Trump also said, adding later, &#8220;mentally I would say he is possibly equally as bad, and maybe even worse.&#8221;
Biden is 81 while Trump is 77. Biden&#8217;s tendency to lose his train of thought while speaking, along with moments caught on camera where he has tripped or <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-falls-while-standing-partially-on-ground-after-stopping-bicycle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fallen over,</a> have spurred concerns — even among Democrats — about Biden&#8217;s ability to lead effectively. Still, Biden, like Trump, is running as his party&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/latest-presidential-polls-trump-continues-dominance-as-biden-struggles-against-republican-candidates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clear frontrunner</a>.
Trump also responded to Biden telling donors earlier on Tuesday that he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-says-hes-not-sure-hed-be-running-for-re-election-if-trump-wasnt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;not sure&#8221;</a> he would be running for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">re-election in 2024</a> if Trump was not also seeking a second term.
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&#8220;Well, I think somebody gave him a talking point. They thought that would sound good,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-moments-trumps-hannity-town-hall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Some of the buzz that emerged from the town hall focused on Trump saying he would be a &#8220;dictator&#8221; on &#8220;day one&#8221; of his second term to crack down on border security and ramp up drilling for fossil fuels. &#8220;After that, I&#8217;m not a dictator,&#8221; Trump added.
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Trump: &quot;He says &#39;you&#39;re not going to be a dictator are you?&#39; I said no no no, other than Day 1. We&#39;re closing the border, and we&#39;re drilling drilling drilling. After that, I&#39;m not a dictator.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/SZU6KiYd2l">pic.twitter.com/SZU6KiYd2l</a>
&mdash; The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href="https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1732226813185720358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Biden&#8217;s campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, issued a statement that <a href="https://twitter.com/ammarmufasa/status/1732234838281723965" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “Donald Trump has been telling us exactly what he will do if he’s reelected and tonight he said he will be a dictator on day one. Americans should believe him.”
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Throughout the rest of the town hall, Trump offered up some policy ideas such as <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-06/trump-pledges-to-expand-drilling-to-pay-for-senior-benefits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expanding drilling to pay for senior benefits</a> and predicted he would win the Iowa caucuses next month. He trained much of his fire at Biden, who has warned voters <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/11/28/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-campaign-reception-denver-co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;democracy is at stake&#8221;</a> because of Trump and &#8220;extreme MAGA&#8221; Republicans.
&#8220;You know, I see Biden talking about, &#8216;Oh, MAGA! MAGA!&#8217; MAGA means Make America Great Again. That&#8217;s what it means. And that&#8217;s what people want,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-moments-trumps-hannity-town-hall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump said</a>, adding, &#8220;They want to see our country be great again. Right now we&#8217;re not a great country. We&#8217;re a country in decline. We are a declining country.&#8221;

Trump Predicts Biden Won’t Be Dems’ 2024 Nominee

Trump Predicts Biden Won't Be Dems' 2024 Nominee

Sean Hannity

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) announced on Wednesday that he will retire from the House by the close of 2023 after losing the speakership back in October.
&#8220;I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways. I know my work is only getting started,&#8221; McCarthy said in a Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/kevin-mccarthy-my-next-chapter-house-gop-retirement-california-e4e593d7?mod=hp_opin_pos_2#cxrecs_s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">op-ed</a>.
McCarthy, who <a href="https://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/about/our-district" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represents</a> the 20th Congressional District in California, was first elected to Congress in 2006 and worked his way up the GOP ranks while becoming <a href="https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2023/10/06/mccarthy-ouster-speaker-republican-fundraising" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a fundraising powerhouse</a>.
He <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-kevin-mccarthy-elected-next-speaker-of-the-house">won</a> the speaker&#8217;s gavel in the 15th round of voting in January, but only after making concessions, such as restoring the ability of a single member to trigger the process that would lead to such a no-confidence vote.
Citing frustrations with McCarthy’s leadership, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) <a href="https://apnews.com/article/kevin-mccarthy-matt-gaetz-speaker-vacate-congress-e7e5ccc6cf79ccbf5b4a7b73b9d5a3ae" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gaetz-floats-bipartisan-compromise-on-motion-to-vacate">“motion to vacate the chair”</a> in early October after the House passed a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
Gaetz and seven other Republicans joined with Democrats in a 216-210 vote that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-ousted-from-speakership-after-democrats-side-with-matt-gaetz">ousted McCarthy</a>. The GOP-led House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-elects-mike-johnson-as-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">elected</a> Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) as its 56th speaker in late October, ending a weeks-long stalemate.
Upon losing the speakership, McCarthy <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4242730-mccarthy-says-he-plans-to-run-for-reelection-following-ouster-as-speaker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assured</a> reporters that &#8220;yes&#8221; he would seek re-election and said he would not resign, asserting that he had &#8220;a lot more work to do.&#8221; But the California Republican recently began to signal that he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-mccarthy-uncertain-about-his-future-in-the-house-after-losing-speakership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reassessing</a> his future plans.
In his op-ed on Wednesday, McCarthy touted his accomplishments, including helping Republicans win the majority in the House and passing various bills — including the spending legislation that preceded his ouster as speaker.
&#8220;No matter the odds, or personal cost, we did the right thing. That may seem out of fashion in Washington these days, but delivering results for the American people is still celebrated across the country,&#8221; he wrote.
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/18/2024-senators-house-open-seats-reelection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">More than a couple dozen House members</a> have announced that they will not seek another two-year term in new year&#8217;s elections. Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-temporary-house-speaker-orders-pelosi-to-vacate-capitol-hideaway-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patrick McHenry</a> (R-NC), who served as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-ditch-plan-to-empower-mchenry-prepare-for-third-speaker-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">temporary House speaker</a> during a leadership fight this fall and is seen as a close McCarthy ally, announced on Tuesday that he will <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/patrick-mchenry-who-served-as-temporary-speaker-plans-to-retire-from-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pass up a 2024 re-election bid</a>.
McCarthy leaving early means the <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GOP&#8217;s majority in the House</a>, in which Republicans <a href="https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1732436855461724509" target="_blank" rel="noopener">only have a handful more</a> members than the Democrats, gets narrower after the chamber voted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-expel-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expel</a> Rep. George Santos (R-NY) last week. A <a href="https://twitter.com/rpyers/status/1732441007520874725" target="_blank" rel="noopener">special election</a> to replace Santos for the remainder of his term is <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/george-santos-congress-special-election-long-island-queens/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set for mid-February</a>. Another special election for McCarthy&#8217;s seat <a href="https://twitter.com/rpyers/status/1732441007520874725" target="_blank" rel="noopener">could soon be scheduled too</a>.
Looking forward, McCarthy said, &#8220;I will continue to recruit our country’s best and brightest to run for elected office. The Republican Party is expanding every day, and I am committed to lending my experience to support the next generation of leaders.&#8221;
David Giglio, a businessman who is <a href="https://themessenger.com/politics/republican-david-giglio-announces-primary-bid-challenging-kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">running</a> to take McCarthy&#8217;s seat as an &#8220;America First&#8221; candidate aligned with former President Donald Trump, issued a <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidGiglioCA/status/1719006256051233247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Wednesday warning that McCarthy is looking to &#8220;wield power and influence behind the scenes through a handpicked successor.&#8221;

Rep. Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy To Retire From House After Losing Speakership

Kevin McCarthy To Retire After Losing Speakership

California

Kevin McCarthy

President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> said he is &#8220;not sure&#8221; he would be running for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">re-election in 2024</a> if former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> was not also seeking a second term.
The commander in chief made the comment during remarks to donors at <a href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/president-joe-biden-attending-events-in-boston-with-donors-james-taylor/46042128#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one of the fundraisers</a> he attended on Tuesday in Massachusetts.
&#8220;If Trump wasn&#8217;t running, I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;d be running. But we cannot let him win,&#8221; Biden said, according to a press pool report from the event.
This appears to be a shift from Biden&#8217;s stance as recently as April, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/04/26/remarks-by-president-biden-and-president-yoon-suk-yeol-of-the-republic-of-korea-in-joint-press-conference-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">when he said he thought</a> that would still be running again even if Trump was not.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), who is running a long-shot challenge against Biden for the Democratic Party&#8217;s 2024 nomination, <a href="https://twitter.com/deanbphillips/status/1732178048349253811" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded to Biden&#8217;s quote</a> on Tuesday, saying on X, &#8220;Says the candidate with lower approval figures and losing to Trump in every poll of consequence. It’s downright delusional.&#8221;
Ahead of a possible rematch against Trump, who is the clear frontrunner to secure the GOP presidential nomination next year, Biden has leaned on messaging that hearkens <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/priebus-rejects-democracy-on-the-ballot-attack-on-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">back to January 6</a> and warns of Trump&#8217;s talk of <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4311194-trump-signals-revenge-in-second-term/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;retribution&#8221;</a> if re-elected. &#8220;Our democracy is at stake,&#8221; Biden said in <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/11/28/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-campaign-reception-denver-co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a speech last week</a>.
But Biden is facing mounting concerns about his fitness to serve a second term. Already the oldest person to be president, Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term. His tendency to lose his train of thought while speaking, along with moments caught on camera where he has tripped or <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-falls-while-standing-partially-on-ground-after-stopping-bicycle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fallen over,</a> have spurred concerns about Biden&#8217;s ability to lead effectively.
Polling this year reflects <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-age-poll-trump-2024-620e0a5cfa0039a6448f607c17c7f23e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concerns</a> about the president being too old, and some Democrats, including former Obama adviser David Axelrod, have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-obama-adviser-doubts-wisdom-of-biden-staying-in-2024-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">openly pondered</a> the wisdom of Biden running for a second term. Biden snapped at a reporter, saying &#8220;that&#8217;s stupid,&#8221; when asked last month if he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/thats-stupid-biden-snaps-at-reporter-over-age-question" target="_blank" rel="noopener">too old</a> to be running again.
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Trump is 77, but <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-poll-shows-grim-numbers-for-biden-on-age-question" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polls don&#8217;t reflect</a> as much concern about his age as they do with Biden. Trump even <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-releases-doctors-note-on-bidens-81st-birthday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> a doctor&#8217;s note touting a clean bill of health on Biden&#8217;s 81st birthday on November 20.
Still, Trump faces his own challenges. He has to contend with a flurry of criminal and civil cases that are lining up <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-trumps-trial-schedule-lines-up-with-the-2024-election-calendar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trial dates throughout</a> the 2024 election calendar. Though some challengers have recently dropped out, Trump still faces rivals in the GOP nomination fight including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.
When it comes to the prospect of a general election clash, Trump has been <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2024/president/us/general-election-trump-vs-biden-7383.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">narrowly topping Biden</a> in head-to-head polls taken over the past several weeks, including in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/latest-presidential-polls-democrats-panic-as-trump-outperforms-biden-in-vital-swing-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">battleground states</a>. And Biden&#8217;s <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approval numbers</a> have been sinking into the 30s lately. But there are other factors at play, including a third-party run by Robert Kennedy Jr., who has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rfk-jr-gets-22-in-3-way-matchup-against-biden-and-trump-poll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received double-digit</a> support in some polling examining a three-way matchup.

Biden Says He’s ‘Not Sure’ He’d Be Running For Re-Election If Trump Wasn’t

Biden Says He's 'Not Sure' He'd Be Running For Re-Election If Trump Wasn't

Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a> broke a longstanding record in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> on Tuesday.
With a <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00327.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote</a> to bust a 50-50 standoff and advance the nomination of Loren AliKhan to be a U.S. district judge, Harris <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/TieVotes." target="_blank" rel="noopener">surpassed the 191-year-old record</a> of 31 tie-breaking votes set by John C. Calhoun, who served as vice president from 1825 to 1832 under Presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) joined with Republicans in voting against invoking cloture.
&#8220;Today is historic,&#8221; said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) after the vote. &#8220;Vice President Harris has just cast her 32nd tie-breaking vote, the most tiebreakers ever. I join all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle thanking the vice president for her leadership and for making the work of the Senate possible.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VP</a> Kamala Harris cast her record 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate to advance the nomination of Loren AliKhan to be a U.S. district judge.
The record was previously held by John C. Calhoun, who served as VP from 1825 to 1832 under Presidents Quincy Adams and Jackson. <a href="https://t.co/zMSwyjGOTH">pic.twitter.com/zMSwyjGOTH</a>
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Schumer went on to credit Harris for helping Senate Democrats pass key pieces of legislation, including the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act, as well as assisting them in confirming President Joe Biden&#8217;s nominations for federal judgeships.
The majority leader also thanked Harris for casting tie-breaking votes &#8220;all this while juggling the immense responsibilities of her office&#8221; and made the case for how the vice president&#8217;s &#8220;great milestone&#8221; is just part of a &#8220;greater legacy.&#8221;
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Harris, a former California attorney general and U.S. senator, has served as vice president for nearly three years. She is seeking another term in the White House as part of Biden&#8217;s 2024 re-election ticket despite both having <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/kamala-harris/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approval</a> <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/joe-biden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">numbers</a> hovering in the 30s. By comparison, Congress has an approval rating that has sunk below 20%, according to <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FiveThirtyEight&#8217;s poll tracker</a>.
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Leader Schumer presents Vice President Harris with the golden gavel after she broke the record by casting the most tie-breaking votes in the Senate in U.S. history <a href="https://t.co/k5aoyJPgIp">https://t.co/k5aoyJPgIp</a> <a href="https://t.co/yJGvqDVUyU">pic.twitter.com/yJGvqDVUyU</a>
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Harris received a golden gavel as a reward for casting her record-breaking vote. Schumer presented the trinket to her after taking it out of a box in front of reporters. Harris smiled and embraced Schumer, saying she was &#8220;truly honored.&#8221;
Doug Andres, press secretary for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), responded to video of the celebration, <a href="https://twitter.com/DougAndres/status/1732101501378593045" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a> on X, &#8220;this is painful to watch but i cant look away.&#8221; He also quipped, &#8220;feels like a gift Schumer found in his desk this morning.&#8221;

Sen. Schumer Presents Golden Gavel To Vice President Kamala Harris

VP Harris Sets New Record With Tie-Breaking Vote

Chuck Schumer

Kamala Harris

U.S. Senate

Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-temporary-house-speaker-orders-pelosi-to-vacate-capitol-hideaway-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patrick McHenry</a> (R-NC), who served as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-ditch-plan-to-empower-mchenry-prepare-for-third-speaker-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">temporary House speaker</a> during a leadership fight this fall, announced on Tuesday that he will not <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seek-election in 2024</a>.
&#8220;I will be retiring from Congress at the end of my current term. This is not a decision I come to lightly, but I believe there is a season for everything and — for me — this season has come to an end,&#8221; McHenry said in a <a href="https://mchenry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=404652" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
A lawmaker with a penchant for bowties, McHenry has served in the House since 2005. He worked his way up the ranks and <a href="https://mchenry.house.gov/biography/">became</a> the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
Seen as a close ally to former House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA), McHenry helped <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4019636-meet-mccarthys-closers-on-debt-ceiling-talks/">steer debt ceiling talks</a> earlier this year.
After the House voted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-ousted-from-speakership-after-democrats-side-with-matt-gaetz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boot McCarthy</a> from the speakership in early October, McHenry was picked to take on the role of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/house-speaker-powers-mchenry-875bebd218096a5252840cd8f52cc137#tbl-em-lnrqqihtbbq5d9n8lt">speaker pro tempore</a>.
During the few weeks it took for the chamber to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-elects-mike-johnson-as-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">settle on Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA)</a> to replace McCarthy, members considered but ultimately <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-ditch-plan-to-empower-mchenry-prepare-for-third-speaker-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejected</a> empowering McHenry to do more than simply preside over debate and votes for a full-time speaker. But McHenry did <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-temporary-house-speaker-orders-pelosi-to-vacate-capitol-hideaway-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">order</a> former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/us/politics/patrick-mchenry-interim-speaker.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vacate</a> their hideaway U.S. Capitol offices.
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McHenry is now one of <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/18/2024-senators-house-open-seats-reelection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than a couple dozen House members</a> who have announced that they will not seek another two-year term in new year&#8217;s elections. Another lawmaker who is considering an exit from the House <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/us/politics/mccarthy-house-speaker-republicans.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is McCarthy</a>.
In his statement on Tuesday, McHenry thanked his staff, constituents, and family for their support. He also expressed pride in his work as a congressman and voiced optimism when speaking about the future of the House.
“There has been a great deal of handwringing and ink spilled about the future of this institution because some — like me — have decided to leave. Those concerns are exaggerated,&#8221; McHenry said.
&#8220;I’ve seen a lot of change over twenty years,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I truly feel this institution is on the verge of the next great turn. Whether it&#8217;s 1974, 1994, or 2010, we’ve seen the House evolve over time. Evolutions are often lumpy and disjointed, but at each stage, new leaders emerge. There are many smart and capable members who remain, and others are on their way. I’m confident the House is in good hands.&#8221;

Rep. Patrick McHenry

Patrick McHenry, Who Served As Temporary Speaker, Plans To Retire From House

North Carolina

A top <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> Democrat said on Monday that he believes <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illegal-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">illegal immigrants</a> should have a path to U.S. citizenship by joining the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/military" target="_blank" rel="noopener">military</a>.
Senate Majority Whip <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dick-durbin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dick Durbin</a> (D-IL), who is also chairman of the Judiciary Committee, floated the idea during <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?532182-1/senate-session" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarks on the Senate floor</a> after he commented on GOP resistance to approving <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-blasts-biden-admin-in-dust-up-over-ukraine-aid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more aid to Ukraine</a> without comprehensive border security reforms.
&#8220;What troubles me about the debate now about the southern border is that it is one-half of the immigration equation,&#8221; Durbin said. &#8220;Yes, we need order at the border. Yes, we need to have changes in the laws that reflect the reality of the overwhelming numbers from all over the world who are coming to our shores and our border.&#8221;
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Senator Dick Durbin wants to make it possible for illegal immigrants to join the US military: &quot;Do you know what the recruiting numbers are at the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force? They can&#39;t reach their quotas each month. They can&#39;t find enough people to join.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/UWuGSfrSkF">pic.twitter.com/UWuGSfrSkF</a>
&mdash; TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href="https://twitter.com/theblaze/status/1731798935134429370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;But there&#8217;s also an incredible demand for legal immigration into this country, even now,&#8221; Durbin continued. He then referenced <a href="https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Immigrant%20Veterans%20-%20Deported%20by%20the%20Same%20Nation%20They%20Sacrificed%20to%20Defend.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legislation</a> <a href="https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-11-10/veterans-legislation-duckworth-immigrants-benefits-12006449.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offered</a> by his fellow lawmaker from Illinois, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), to ensure immigrant service members get assistance to obtain U.S. citizenship and veterans&#8217; benefits.
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&#8220;Her bill — and I hope I describe it accurately — says that if you are an undocumented person in this country and you can pass the physical and the required test, background test, the like, that you can serve in our military, and if you do it honorably, we will make you citizens of the United States,&#8221; Durbin said.
&#8220;Do we need that? Do you know what the recruiting numbers are at the Army and the Navy and the Air Force? They can&#8217;t reach their quotas each month. They can&#8217;t find enough people to join our military forces. And there are those who are undocumented who want the chance to serve and risk their lives for that country. Should we give them a chance? I think we should,&#8221; Durbin added.
Durbin&#8217;s recruitment pitch, which suggests an <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/military-recruitment-crisis-appealing-to-legal-immigrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expansion</a> of the U.S. military&#8217;s ability to enlist <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/11/us-military-offers-legal-migrants-path-to-citizenship-amid-recruiting-shortfall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">foreigners beyond legal migrants</a> for a chance at citizenship, was met with pushback from Republicans on social media.
&#8220;So, the Democrats want to flood the country with illegal aliens, enlist them in the military, and make them citizens. They broke the laws invading this country, and they expect them to take an oath to support and defend our nation? Are they out of their minds?&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/TXRandy14/status/1732082386244948286" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX).
&#8220;Manning our military with people whose first act in our nation was to violate its sovereignty can never be trusted with our defense,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/joekent16jan19/status/1732032721386676262" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Joe Kent, a Republican and former Green Beret running for a House seat in Washington state.
&#8220;Secure our borders, deport the illegals, restore pride in our military by restoring the meritocracy &amp; ending foolish interventions,&#8221; Kent added. &#8220;I served w/ many great Americans who earned their citizenship by serving in our military, all of them legally entered our nation. We cannot tolerate or normalize the use of illegals in any workforce, especially our military.&#8221;

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Top Senate Dem Favors Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants Through Military Service

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More aid to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> must be coupled with &#8220;transformative&#8221; border security reforms, House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) said on Tuesday.
Johnson sent a <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1732060427075387652" target="_blank" rel="noopener">formal letter response</a> to the White House one day after Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-blasts-biden-admin-in-dust-up-over-ukraine-aid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> Congress that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-denies-zelensky-opportunity-to-address-joint-session-of-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$111 billion</a> in supplemental funds previously allocated to Ukraine for its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fight against Russia</a> are running out.
Congressional Republicans demand the &#8220;enactment of transformative change to our nation’s border security laws,&#8221; Johnson wrote, adding that he made this position clear weeks ago when he visited the White House shortly after he became speaker.
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My response to the White House on their lack of a clearly defined strategy and end game for prevailing in Ukraine and the need for transformative change to our nation’s border security laws: <a href="https://t.co/JZZhIp7K4v">pic.twitter.com/JZZhIp7K4v</a>
&mdash; Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1732060427075387652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Johnson said the GOP-led House <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed a bill</a> earlier this year that would require the Homeland Security Department to resume <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/senate_republican_working_group_one_pager.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">construction of a border wall</a>, increase visa overstay penalties, implement asylum and immigration parole reform, and much more.
The House &#8220;has led in defining reforms to secure America&#8217;s borders,&#8221; the speaker said, adding that &#8220;Senate Democrats have refused to act on that bill.&#8221; And, Johnson added, the Biden administration &#8220;has ignored reality&#8221; and chosen to &#8220;engage in political posturing&#8221; rather than &#8220;engaging with Congressional Republicans to discuss logical reforms.&#8221;
Senate Republicans have also pushed for immigration reforms, even <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/senate-republicans-unveil-solutions-for-southern-border-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drawing ideas from the House-passed bill</a>, in talks with Democrats over giving Ukraine another boost as its war with Russia nears the two-year mark. But those negotiations, geared toward passing Biden&#8217;s roughly <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/whats-bidens-106-billion-supplemental-funding-request-2023-10-20/#:~:text=Oct%2020(Reuters)%20%2D%20U.S.,Indo%2DPacific%20and%20border%20enforcement." target="_blank" rel="noopener">$106 billion</a> supplemental funding request for Ukraine, Israel, and more, recently <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/04/senate-dems-border-talks-are-dead-senate-republicans-theres-still-a-pulse-00129900" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hit a snag</a> because of disagreements on border security.
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&#8220;This is a choice Republicans are making,&#8221; Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1732044540159402417" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X on Tuesday. &#8220;They have decided to play games with world security by requiring their hardline immigration policy demands be met before Ukraine is saved. This isn’t a game. This is the future of the world.&#8221;
Included in Biden&#8217;s <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Final-Supplemental-Funding-Request-Letter-and-Technical-Materials.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">supplemental funding request</a> was more money to bolster his administration&#8217;s border enforcement and management plan, which Young insisted was &#8220;working as intended&#8221; despite a &#8220;fundamentally broken immigration system.&#8221;
After <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-elects-mike-johnson-as-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taking over as speaker</a> in late October, Johnson endeavored to split up consideration of Biden&#8217;s national security funding asks. The House passed a bill to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-gop-proposes-israel-aid-offset-by-irs-budget-cuts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offset $14.3 billion</a> in aid for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a> by slashing the same amount of funds meant for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/internal-revenue-service-irs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Internal Revenue Service (IRS)</a>.
Senate Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chuck-schumer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chuck Schumer</a> (D-NY) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/schumer-presses-ahead-with-plan-linking-israel-and-ukraine-funds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refused</a> to even consider the measure.
In his letter to the White House on Tuesday, Johnson said another sticking point has to do with &#8220;transparency and accountability for U.S. taxpayer dollars.&#8221;
Congress and the public must be provided more clarity on the Biden administration&#8217;s &#8220;strategy to prevail&#8221; in Ukraine, including &#8220;what specific resources are required to achieve victory and a sustainable peace,&#8221; Johnson said.

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Speaker Johnson Wants ‘Transformative’ Border Security Reforms In Exchange For Ukraine Aid

Speaker Johnson Wants 'Transformative' Border Security Reforms In Exchange For Ukraine Aid

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Senate Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chuck-schumer">Chuck Schumer</a> (D-NY) announced on Monday that his legislation to force the federal government to disclose information it has on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ufo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFOs</a> is in danger of getting shot down in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a>.
The fate of the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Disclosure Act of 2023 is now being determined as negotiators work to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the next National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in <a href="https://sherrill.house.gov/media/press-releases/photo-on-ndaa-conference-committee-sherrill-pushes-for-bipartisan-efforts-to-strengthen-us-national-security-and-protect-service-members" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the conference process</a>. Lawmakers <a href="https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/dear_colleague_112623.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aim to</a> get the defense policy bill <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-congress-vows-pass-massive-defense-bill-culture-wars-loom-2023-11-29/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enacted</a> the before the end of the year.
House Republicans are &#8220;attempting to kill another commonsense bipartisan measure passed by the Senate which I was proud to cosponsor with Sen. Rounds as the lead sponsor to increase transparency around what the government does and does not know about unidentified aerial phenomena,&#8221; Schumer said in remarks on the Senate floor.
&#8220;Unidentified aerial phenomena that generated intense curiosity for many Americans and the risk for confusion and misinformation is high if the government isn&#8217;t willing to be transparent,&#8221; he continued.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calls out House Republicans trying to kill the UAP Disclosure Act in the NDAA. <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenSchumer</a> <a href="https://t.co/LO9eeWA3vU">pic.twitter.com/LO9eeWA3vU</a>
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&#8220;The measure I championed with Sen. Rounds would create a board just like we did with the JFK assassination records to work through the declassification of many government records on UAPs. This model has been a terrific success for decades. It should be used again with UAPs. But, once again, House Republicans are ready to kill this bipartisan provision,&#8221; Schumer said.
In a follow-up post to X summarizing his remarks on the amendment, Schumer added, &#8220;We&#8217;ll keep working to get this done.&#8221;
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House Republicans are trying to kill the Senate&#39;s bipartisan measure to increase transparency around UAPS.
The measure I’m championing with Sen. Rounds would create a board to work through the declassification of government records on UAPs.
We&#39;ll keep working to get this done.
&mdash; Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1731826353152958713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The UAP Disclosure Act, which Schumer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/schumer-moves-to-force-disclosure-of-ufo-secrets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveiled</a> this summer with Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) as an amendment to the Senate&#8217;s version of the NDAA, would give heads of government offices 300 days to organize records in their possession and give them to a review board, members of which would be nominated by the president and approved by the Senate, to determine whether certain documents should remain classified.
Similar to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-pledges-to-release-all-jfk-assassination-files-if-re-elected">President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992</a>, the president will have the ultimate authority to postpone disclosure of UAP records if there is an &#8220;identifiable harm&#8221; to national security, but otherwise calls for their release &#8220;not later than the date that is 25 years after the date of the first creation&#8221; of the documents by the originating government entities.
Among the many provisions in the UAP amendment was a section that said the federal government shall “exercise eminent domain over any and all recovered technologies of unknown origin and biological evidence of non-human intelligence that may be controlled by private persons or entities in the interests of the public good.”
While it remains to be seen what the final NDAA will look like, the U.S. government has already started making strides in publicly addressing and studying reports of UAPs with the Department of Defense&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-pentagon-ufo-investigator-calling-it-quits-hopes-anomalous-tech-is-alien-not-other-people-in-our-back-yard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)</a> and other endeavors. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, recently <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeKhalilTV/status/1729941909097824287" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told NewsNation</a> that he viewed the Schumer amendment as a &#8220;poorly drafted piece of legislation&#8221; even though he denied that he was &#8220;holding up&#8221; the measure.
There remain suspicions that the government has not been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/journalist-suspects-u-s-govt-is-covering-up-some-level-of-ufo-knowledge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fully transparent</a> about what it knows concerning UFOs, and a bipartisan group of House lawmakers who have banded together to form <a href="https://burchett.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-burchett-launches-uap-caucus-leads-letter-intelligence-community-inspector" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the House UAP Caucus</a> have voiced support for passing the 64-page UAP Disclosure Act in conjunction with a one-and-a-half page amendment to the House version of the NDAA that would pushes Department of Defense (DoD) officials to <a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/07/14/defense-bill-amendments-target-increased-ufo-transparency-for-public/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declassify records</a> related to publicly known sightings of UAPs in 180 days.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), the congressman who offered that amendment, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-bureaucracy-top-house-ufo-investigator-cautions-disclosure-legislation-may-be-a-dud-offers-additional-pathway" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told The Daily Wire last week</a> that he had spoken to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) about the UAP issue and &#8220;got him to commit to transparency.&#8221;

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

Schumer Warns UFO Disclosure Legislation Is About To Get Rejected

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