Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic Party last year and became an independent, blasted Democratic Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer, her former boss, because the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Shelter Services Program has plans to send roughly twice the amount of funding to New York that it plans to send to Arizona, a border state.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXSj86ojGIk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speaking</a> to first responders in the border city of Yuma, Sinema was asked, “Why is the money going to New York, and who’s sending it?”
“My staff is gonna be really upset but I&#8217;m gonna tell you the truth here,” Sinema admitted. “The reason the money is going to New York is because the Speaker of the House (likely a reference to Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic Leader) is from New York and the leader of the United States Senate (Schumer) is from New York. That is how a bunch of money went to New York.”
“The Shelter and Services Program provides funds to non-federal entities that provide sheltering and other eligible services to noncitizen migrants who have been encountered by the Department of Homeland Security and released from custody while awaiting the outcome of their immigration proceedings,” <a href="https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/shelter-services-program" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FEMA</a> states. “The intent is to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the safe, orderly, and humane release of noncitizen migrants from short-term holding facilities.”
Arizona will receive a total of roughly $69.3 million; New York will receive a total of roughly $134.6 million, according to <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12367509/Im-going-tell-truth-Kirsten-Sinema-blasts-former-boss-says-decision-send-130-MILLION-migrant-money-New-York-instead-border-states-Senate-leader-Chuck-Schumer-NEW-YORK.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Mail</a>.
“Look, this is something I fought for,” she continued. “When I fought really hard to ensure that this money got included in the omnibus budget in December of last year &#8230; we fought really hard to get this in, the money was intended — and there’s language that was put in the law that said that it should be going for decompression of the border. The fact that a yeoman&#8217;s amount of this money went to New York City in my opinion is wrong because they are not a border state and they are not facing the kind of pressure that we are facing here.”
“So when I hear from folks in other parts of the country who say, ‘Oh, it’s hard, our shelters are overwhelmed,’ yeah, come live a day in the life of Yuma, Summerton, or San Luis. Just one day,” she declared.
“I am livid that the administration is sending money to a part of the country that while it has a lot of folks showing up in their shelter, they don&#8217;t have folks wandering the streets of our small towns and communities or facing heat exhaustion, showing up without basics like formula,” she said.
“People will come across the border with chicken pox. What we&#8217;re experiencing here in Arizona is matched only by what folks are experiencing in southern Texas. Those are the two communities that are experiencing this crisis. The rest of the country’s seeing some elements of it, but we are here facing the brunt. And it is wrong and unfair that that SSP money is going to places other than South Texas and South Arizona,” she concluded.

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‘I Am Livid’: Sinema Blasts Former Boss Schumer For NY Getting Roughly Double Immigration Funding

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Far-left Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) attempted to walk back anti-Israel statements she made Saturday, including “Israel is a racist state,” as she faces condemnation from fellow House Democrats over the comments.
Jayapal made the comment during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-cF0hwfi3A&amp;t=4221s">panel</a> with fellow hardliners Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Chuy Garcia (D-AZ) when anti-Israel demonstrators chanted the phrase at the lawmakers. 
“I want you to know that we have been fighting to make it clear that Israel is a racist state, that the Palestinian people deserve self-determination and autonomy,” Jayapal <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/07/17/1188096678/jayapal-israel-racist-state-jeffries">said</a>.
The comments drew scattered applause and cheers from people in the audience but soon led to a rebuke from fellow Democrats. 
“Israel is not a racist state,” a <a href="https://democraticleader.house.gov/media/press-releases/joint-house-democratic-leadership-statement-relationship-between-united-states">letter</a> from the House Democratic leadership read without explicitly naming Jayapal. “America and Israel have a uniquely special relationship anchored in our shared democratic values and strategic interests. As House Democratic leaders, we strongly support Israel’s right to exist as a homeland for the Jewish people.”
Jayapal released a <a href="https://jayapal.house.gov/2023/07/16/jayapal-statement-on-israel-comments/#:~:text=At%20a%20conference%2C%20I%20attempted,as%20a%20nation%20is%20racist.">statement</a> Sunday afternoon attempting to walk back her comments, saying, “I attempted to defuse a tense situation during a panel where fellow members of Congress were being protested. Words do matter and so it is important that I clarify my statement. I do not believe the idea of Israel as a nation is racist.”
The congresswoman, who leads the House Progressive Caucus, then took aim at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying his “extreme right-wing government has engaged in discriminatory and outright racist policies.”
A separate <a href="https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-750352">letter</a> from a group of Jewish Democrats, which was making the rounds gathering signatures, expresses “deep concern” over Jayapal’s “unacceptable” remarks. “We will never allow anti-Zionist voices that embolden antisemitism to hijack the Democratic Party and country,” the letter says, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/16/politics/pramila-jayapal-israel-netroots-nation/index.html">according</a> to CNN.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4102090-mccarthy-democrats-need-to-do-something-about-antisemitic-remarks/">called</a> upon House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to address Jayapal’s and other Democrats’ anti-Israel comments.
“This isn’t the first person in the Democratic conference that has continued to make antisemitic comments,” McCarthy said, referencing Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) 2021 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-ilhan-omar-the-united-states-and-israel-commit-unthinkable-atrocities-like-the-taliban-hamas">comparison</a> of Israel with the Taliban and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ilhan-omar-on-her-history-of-anti-semitism-i-didnt-understand-i-was-trafficking-in-anti-semitism">other statements</a>. “I think this is a role for the leader, Hakeem, to prove that no, they’re not antisemitic.”
Jayapal’s comments come ahead of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s address to a joint session of Congress later this week, commemorating the Jewish State’s 75th Anniversary. 
Democratic leadership has been receptive to Herzog’s visit. “I look forward to welcoming him with open arms,” Jeffries said at a news conference last week, calling Herzog “a force for good in Israeli society.”
But far-left Democrats, including Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), and Cori Bush (D-MO), have all said they will not attend Herzog’s speech in protest. Jayapal is reportedly undecided on whether she will attend the speech but has said she doesn’t believe she will.

Progressive Caucus Leaders Address Republican Default Threat In Capitol Hill Press Conference

Jayapal Tries To Walk Back ‘Israel Is A Racist State’ Comments

Jayapal Tries To Walk Back 'Israel Is A Racist State' Comments

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House Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hakeem-jeffries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hakeem Jeffries</a> (D-NY) claimed on Wednesday that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republicans</a> want to induce a <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/recession" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recession</a> amid <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/debt-ceiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debt ceiling</a> negotiations with the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> so that former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> has better election odds next year.
The debt ceiling, a statute established by <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a> that prevents the government from spending beyond a predetermined <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/national-debt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national debt</a> limit of $31.4 trillion, exceeded the threshold earlier this year. Republicans want to link an increase in the debt limit with spending caps, while Democrats say they prefer separate processes for debt limit negotiations and budget reforms, a debate which occurs even as the government nears <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellen-says-nation-could-face-debt-default-in-less-than-three-weeks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">default</a> as soon as the first day of June.
Jeffries advanced his theory in a press <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4pAvuQ_i8g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conference</a> alongside other lawmakers. “They have rejected every single reasonable proposal that the Biden administration has put on the table, which leads many of us to draw the conclusion that at the end of the day, what the House Republicans want is a dangerous default,” he commented. “They want to crash the economy, they want to trigger a job-killing recession, because they believe that it will improve their electoral prospects for the insurrection-in-chief, who is going to be their nominee.”
Democratic officials have indeed contended in recent weeks that Republicans are engaged in brinkmanship as they call for spending reforms in addition to a temporary increase in the debt limit. House Republicans have called for a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-led-house-passes-mccarthys-plan-to-raise-debt-limit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">freeze</a> in spending at fiscal year 2022 levels with 1% annual increases for the next decade along with an increased debt limit.
Jeffries interpreted the move as a desire to either “extract deep, painful cuts that will hurt the health, the safety, or the well-being of everyday Americans,” or otherwise “crash the economy, default on our debt, and trigger a painful recession.”
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-CT) added in the press conference that Republicans do not “care about spending” since they increased the debt ceiling three times under the Trump administration. “They care what ends up in the pockets of the wealthy and the well-connected,” she continued. “The American people are watching, and they know House Republicans are responsible for this manufactured, very dangerous crisis.”
The accusations occur as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) continues to hold discussions with President Joe Biden over possible compromises on budget reforms. McCarthy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-tells-house-republicans-he-is-nowhere-near-debt-ceiling-deal-with-biden-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> fellow Republicans to “hang with me on the debt limit” since he and Biden are “nowhere near a deal yet,” while Biden characterized the most recent discussions as “productive” and affirmed that “the only way to move forward is in good faith toward a bipartisan agreement.”
McCarthy has repeatedly <a href="https://www.speaker.gov/reasonable-republicans-and-default-democrats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> that Biden waited more than three months to resume debt limit negotiations since the discussions launched in early February, meaning that the current proximity to the possible default deadline was largely avoidable.
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Fitch Ratings, considered one of the three most influential credit rating agencies in the nation, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-rating-agencies-threaten-u-s-with-credit-downgrade-over-debt-limit-chaos-even-if-a-deal-is-made" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in an outlook on Wednesday that the AAA rating currently held by the United States could be reconsidered because of “increased political partisanship that is hindering reaching a resolution to raise or suspend the debt limit.” Morningstar, another rating agency, said in a similar outlook that “the prospect of repeated debt ceiling standoffs in a polarized political environment” could induce a determination that the nation is no longer worthy of a AAA rating “even if Congress ends up increasing the debt ceiling” before the first day of June.

House Democrat Leader Claims Republicans ‘Want To Crash The Economy’ So Trump Will Be Elected

Hakeem Jeffries Claims House Republicans 'Want To Crash The Economy' So Trump Will Be Elected

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Republicans are voicing confidence as Democrats appear to be digging in ahead of a meeting planned for Tuesday at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> on raising the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/debt-ceiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debt ceiling</a>.
In an appearance Sunday on CBS News, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, explained why he is less pessimistic about negotiations than he was just two months ago.
“Instead of being at the depths of the ocean, I’m merely drowning,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1655230044325789698" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McHenry told &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221;</a> moderator Margaret Brennan.
McHenry, a close ally to Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA), attributed his boost in confidence to the House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-led-house-passes-mccarthys-plan-to-raise-debt-limit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passing</a> a bill — albeit narrowly and without any support from Democrats.
&#8220;President Biden has to come to the table for a negotiated solution. He needs to listen to his economic advisors, not his political advisors, and take this very seriously, given the late stage that we&#8217;re currently at,&#8221; McHenry said.
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&quot;Instead of being at the depths of the ocean, I’m merely drowning,” says Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickMcHenry?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PatrickMcHenry</a> (R-NC), Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, when asked by <a href="https://twitter.com/margbrennan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@margbrennan</a> about his confidence level regarding bipartisan debt ceiling negotiations. <a href="https://t.co/bNI5r3EGC0">pic.twitter.com/bNI5r3EGC0</a>
&mdash; Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1655230044325789698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The GOP legislation, called the &#8220;Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023,&#8221; would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/four-gop-holdouts-explain-why-they-voted-against-mccarthy-championed-debt-ceiling-bill">suspend the debt ceiling</a> through March 31, 2024, or until an increase in debt of $1.5 trillion over the current limit of roughly $31.4 trillion — whichever comes first — in exchange for a host of spending cuts that take aim at several leftist priorities.
In the upper chamber, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) talked about how at least 43 Republicans have signed a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) declaring their opposition to a “clean” debt ceiling bill separate from any spending cuts or any policy concessions that is favored by President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats in Congress.
&#8220;As Kevin McCarthy, as speaker of the House, meets with the White House, it’s imperative that he arrives in a position of negotiating power,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-lee-senate-republicans-have-more-than-enough-votes-to-block-clean-debt-ceiling-force-dems-to-negotiate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lee said on &#8220;Sunday Morning Futures.&#8221;</a> &#8220;And to that end, we’ve got not only the Republican conference in the Senate backing what the Republicans in the House passed the week before last, we’ve also got a solid bloc of Republicans, more than enough, to block any sort of so-called ‘clean’ debt ceiling bill from going forward, anything that raises the debt ceiling without substantive spending and budgetary reforms.&#8221;
To combat the House GOP proposal, Schumer announced the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> would <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY8l6QnmKc0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hold hearings</a> on the bill to “expose the true impact of this reckless legislation on everyday Americans.”
On the House side, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) told &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; moderator Chuck Todd on <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-may-7-2023-n1304908" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunday</a> he does not accept the premise that Democrats are not going to get a clean debt ceiling hike. &#8220;We have a constitutional responsibility to make sure that we protect the full faith and credit of the United States of America,&#8221; Jeffries added on NBC News.
Jeffries called the bill passed by the GOP-led House a &#8220;ransom note&#8221; and also dismissed the idea of a short-term &#8220;punt&#8221; to essentially lift the debt ceiling for a few months while talks continue.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t think the responsible thing to do is to kick the can down the road,&#8221; he said, adding later that the nation has to avoid a default, &#8220;period.&#8221;
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EXCLUSIVE: Would House Democrats support a short-term punt on the debt ceiling?<a href="https://twitter.com/RepJeffries?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepJeffries</a> (D-N.Y.): &quot;I don&#39;t think the responsible thing is to kick the can down the road.&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/chucktodd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chucktodd</a>: &quot;Are you ruling it out?&quot;
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&mdash; Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1655220216186511360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The White House announced the meeting on Tuesday with congressional leaders of both parties after  Treasury Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/janet-yellen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Janet Yellen</a> announced last week that the United States risks defaulting on its debt as early as June 1 as the “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellen-warns-congress-extraordinary-measures-have-begun-after-debt-ceiling-breached" target="_blank" rel="noopener">extraordinary measures</a>” being taken to ensure the government can continue to pay its bills begin to lose steam.
A major escalation could arise from an idea entertained by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who told MSNBC that Biden has the authority to invoke the 14th Amendment to raise the debt ceiling. &#8220;I think he has that authority under these circumstances, absolutely, because the Congress has put him in a constitutionally untenable position,&#8221; he told MSNBC host Jen Psaki, a former Biden spokesperson.
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&mdash; Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) <a href="https://twitter.com/InsideWithPsaki/status/1655274933704962048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/amendment-14/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Section Four</a> of the 14th Amendment states the &#8220;validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.&#8221;
During an appearance Sunday on ABC News, Yellen warned against the use of the 14th Amendment, saying it would risk a &#8220;<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/14th-amendment-solve-debt-ceiling-crisis-good-option/story?id=99140989" target="_blank" rel="noopener">constitutional crisis</a>.&#8221;
The treasury secretary also suggested Republican lawmakers were trying to do negotiations with a “gun to the head of the American people&#8221; and explained the consequences if the United States defaults on its obligations.
“A failure of the United States to honor all of its debt would call into question our creditworthiness. Even as we get very close to this date, if Congress doesn’t act, we’re likely to see financial market consequences,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/janet-yellen-suggests-republicans-are-holding-a-gun-to-the-head-of-the-american-people-over-debt-ceiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yellen said on &#8220;This Week,&#8221;</a> adding that if the U.S. is downgraded by credit rating agencies there would be “permanently higher borrowing costs for Americans for buying a home, buying a car, and a failure to raise the debt ceiling would cause a steep economic downturn.&#8221;

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House Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hakeem-jeffries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hakeem Jeffries</a> (D-NY) stood in solidarity with the rest of his party on Thursday as not one of them voted in favor of the GOP-led bill designed to protect women&#8217;s sports.
Jeffries criticized the measure — claiming that all &#8220;kind-hearted Americans&#8221; stood with him in supporting trans-identifying children — and said that &#8220;extreme MAGA Republicans&#8221; were attempting to amplify an issue that &#8220;doesn&#8217;t exist.&#8221;
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House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) condemned a GOP-led bill in the House Thursday that would ban trans women and girls from participating in women&#39;s sports. The bill is not expected to pass the Senate. <a href="https://t.co/TZCoGtmvLk">https://t.co/TZCoGtmvLk</a> <a href="https://t.co/pzm2mc2WSH">pic.twitter.com/pzm2mc2WSH</a>
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Referencing the bill — which is expected to die in the Democrat-controlled Senate — Jeffries added, &#8220;I believe in the fundamental goodness and decency and integrity and respectfulness of the American people.&#8221;
He went on to argue that for him, that bill — which split along party lines — was not political. Rather, he said, it was about &#8220;being there for all of America&#8217;s children.&#8221;
&#8220;&#8230; including transgender children, who just want to be able to live. And to belong. And to make friends,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;That&#8217;s something that all Americans, I believe, all decent, kind-hearted Americans fundamentally support. And extreme MAGA Republicans are trying to sensationalize an issue that doesn&#8217;t really exist in the way that they are falsely portraying.&#8221;
But despite Jeffries&#8217; insistence that the issue &#8220;doesn&#8217;t really exist,&#8221; trans-identifying athlete Chloe Barnes <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11864437/Transgender-girl-helped-high-schools-track-field-team-secure-state-victory.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">just recently</a> helped Brookline High School to win the Massachusetts State Interscholastic Athletics Association Division 1 Indoor Track and Field Championships.
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Just last year, trans-identifying University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas — who is still biologically fully male — won an NCAA women&#8217;s championship title.
And this issue didn&#8217;t just suddenly arise in the last year or even over the last several years. The 2018 Connecticut State high school women&#8217;s track &amp; field championships were <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/transgender-track-athletes-win-connecticut-state-championship-debate-ensues/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dominated</a> by two biologically male trans-identifying students.
Hulu has even <a href="https://www.wuwm.com/2021-06-28/changing-the-game-documentary-follows-three-trans-high-school-athletes-tells-a-story-of-courage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released a documentary</a>, aptly titled &#8220;Changing the Game,&#8221; that follows the paths of three trans-identifying athletes involved in their high school sports teams.

Top House Democrat Says Men In Women’s Sports Is An Issue That ‘Doesn’t Exist’

Top House Democrat Says Men In Women's Sports Is An Issue That 'Doesn't Exist'

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Meet the new House Democratic leader, same as the old House Democratic leader!
It appears that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hakeem-jeffries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Congressman and House Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY</a>) is continuing his party&#8217;s time-honored tradition of blatantly lying to the American public about his Republican colleagues&#8217; intentions.
&#8220;Extreme MAGA Republicans don&#8217;t want the children of America to learn about the Holocaust,&#8221; Jeffries said during a hearing on the Parents Bill of Rights Act. The GOP-introduced legislation is intended &#8220;to ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation’s public schools.&#8221;
Rather than debate the bill on merit, Jeffries opted to imply that conservatives who want to protect parents&#8217; right to be the primary educator of their children are somehow the bad guys.
The bill, it should be noted, would ensure that <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hakeem-jeffries-blasted-claim-gop-doesnt-want-kids-learn-about-holocaust-disgusting-lie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">parents</a> have access to federally-funded public schools&#8217; curricula so that they can know exactly what is being taught. It would also require those schools to obtain parental consent before changing a student&#8217;s pronouns, allowing them to use the bathroom opposite of their sex, and engaging in other radical gender ideologies.
In reaction to the congressman&#8217;s remark, former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted, &#8220;This is an outrageous lie!&#8221;
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This is an outrageous lie!
Hakeem Jeffries: &quot;Extreme MAGA Republicans don&#39;t want the children of America to learn about the Holocaust.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/XGuBI1aTgv">pic.twitter.com/XGuBI1aTgv</a>
&mdash; Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) <a href="https://twitter.com/kayleighmcenany/status/1638987252238884864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Indeed, Jeffries would be hard-pressed to find any elected federal official who supports banning lessons on the Holocaust. As Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) put it, &#8220;I don’t know ANYONE who &#8216;doesn’t want the children of America to learn about the Holocaust.&#8217; Not one.&#8221;
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I don’t know ANYONE who “doesn’t want the children of America to learn about the Holocaust.” Not one. <a href="https://t.co/t1EdxKVZOL">https://t.co/t1EdxKVZOL</a>
&mdash; Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1639060045832011776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Lee pointed out that Jeffries&#8217; comments are worse than the typical falsehoods uttered in politics.
&#8220;Broadly smearing Republicans as racists and Holocaust deniers isn’t just a dishonest way to score cheap political points,&#8221; Lee added. &#8220;It cynically numbs some ears to genuine accusations of racism &amp; sometimes might even be used to justify acts of violence against those you defame.&#8221;
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Broadly smearing Republicans as racists and Holocaust deniers isn’t just a dishonest way to score cheap political points. It cynically numbs some ears to genuine accusations of racism &amp; sometimes might even be used to justify acts of violence against those you defame.
&mdash; Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1639074676709425152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Indeed, this unfortunately has been par for the course for the Democrats. Lord knows that Jeffries&#8217; predecessor, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), has used this tactic repeatedly.
Thankfully, the parental rights bill passed in the House by a vote of 213-208 Friday morning. We&#8217;ll see what lies Democrats come up with next as the legislation works its way to the U.S. Senate.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) arrives for a reception celebrating Black History Month, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2023.

‘Outrageous Lie’: Hakeem Jeffries Continues A Time-Honored Democrat Tradition

'Outrageous Lie': Hakeem Jeffries Continues A Time-Honored Democrat Tradition

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House Democrats plan to meet and discuss Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) giving Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-mccarthy-releases-41000-hours-of-exclusive-jan-6-footage-to-tucker-carlson-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage</a> from the January 6, 2021.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) sent a letter to Democratic colleagues on Tuesday saying his team is &#8220;working to confirm the precise nature of the video transfer,&#8221; which he called a &#8220;reported breach&#8221; that poses potential national security risks.
When House Democrats hold a virtual caucus meeting set for Wednesday afternoon, Jeffries said members will hear presentations from House Administration Committee ranking member Joe Morelle (D-NY) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), who was chairman of the now-defunct January 6 Committee.
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Hakeem Jeffries writes in a Dear Colleague to Dems: &quot;The apparent transfer of video footage represents an egregious security breach that endangers the hardworking women and men of the United States Capitol Police, who valiantly defended our democracy with their lives at risk&quot; <a href="https://t.co/HGXeQN1TBq">https://t.co/HGXeQN1TBq</a> <a href="https://t.co/iHWA28jjKs">pic.twitter.com/iHWA28jjKs</a>
&mdash; Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) <a href="https://twitter.com/alaynatreene/status/1628118904445800448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/02/20/kevin-mccarthy-tucker-carlson-jan-6-riot-footage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios first reported</a> on Monday that McCarthy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-mccarthy-releases-41000-hours-of-exclusive-jan-6-footage-to-tucker-carlson-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared with Carlson 41,000 hours</a> of surveillance footage from the day a crowd of people entered the U.S. Capitol, disrupting lawmakers who were meeting to certify President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
Carlson later said on his show, &#8220;Tucker Carlson Tonight,&#8221; that his team has been granted what they believe to be &#8220;unfettered&#8221; access to the tapes, and he plans to start sharing what they have found next week.
&#8220;Some of our smartest producers have been there looking at this stuff, trying to figure out what it means and how it contradicts, or not, the story that we&#8217;ve been told for more than two years,&#8221; Carlson said. &#8220;We think already that in some ways it does contradict that story.&#8221;
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Tucker Carlson Announces That His Show Has Been Granted Access To 44k Hours Of Footage From January 6th 
&quot;We believe that access is unfettered. We believe we have secured the right to see whatever we want to see.&quot;
&quot;We&#39;re going to spend the rest of this week taking a look at it,… <a href="https://t.co/sK7691S0n8">https://t.co/sK7691S0n8</a> <a href="https://t.co/GnPvtbENg5">pic.twitter.com/GnPvtbENg5</a>
&mdash; The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) <a href="https://twitter.com/ColumbiaBugle/status/1627851223092035591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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McCarthy has not yet commented publicly on the situation, but a Fox News spokesperson told The Daily Wire that the report from Axios was accurate.
The speaker said last month he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kevin-mccarthy-shares-best-way-to-release-january-6-tapes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">looking to release the tapes</a> because of the “politicization” he believed had been fostered by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and the January 6 Committee, which focused heavily on former President Donald Trump in its final report.
During its slate of hearings last summer, the January 6 Committee aired clips of security footage, including one showing Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000008455630/josh-hawley-flee-capitol-attack.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">running though a Capitol hallway</a> on January 6.
In his letter, Jeffries argued the panel followed &#8220;numerous protocols&#8221; in viewing the security footage, and stated there is &#8220;no indication the same precautionary measures&#8221; had been taken by McCarthy and Carlson.
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger confirmed security footage had been given to McCarthy, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/20/politics/kevin-mccarthy-tucker-carlson-january-6-footage/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CNN</a>. &#8220;When congressional leadership or congressional oversight committees ask for things like this, we must give it to them,” Manger said.
Jeffries, Thompson, and other Democrats <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/january-6-panel-chairman-issues-warning-over-tucker-carlson-getting-tapes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have already begun to raise concerns</a> about Carlson obtaining the video by claiming he is a purveyor of misinformation that fuels Russian propaganda.
The Capitol Police and federal prosecutors involved in January 6 cases <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/insurrection-capitol-footage-secret" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have argued</a> in favor of keeping much of the surveillance footage hidden from the public over concerns about security. Still, some Republicans have been cheering on the release of the tapes.
&#8220;For all of you that doubted we would release the tapes. Here you go! I’m very happy to be right again in my support for Kevin McCarthy as our Speaker,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1627689892162547714" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)</a>. &#8220;Americans deserve to see the truth, not a one sided narrative and unfair two tiered justice system.&#8221;

Democrats To Huddle About ‘Reported Breach’ Of January 6 Tapes

Democrats To Huddle About 'Reported Breach' Of January 6 Tapes

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Democrats are daring Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) to make good on his pledge to remove two members from the House Intelligence Committee.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) formally recommended &#8220;eminently qualified&#8221; Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) continue serving on the panel with a letter dated Saturday. The missive is addressed to McCarthy, who <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/10/mccarthy-confirms-he-will-boot-schiff-swalwell-and-omar-from-house-panels/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vowed retribution</a> as he accused Democrats of creating a &#8220;new standard&#8221; after GOP members were booted from their committee assignments in the last session of Congress.
&#8220;It is my understanding that you intend to break with the longstanding House tradition of deference to the minority party Intelligence Committee recommendations and deny seats to Ranking Member Schiff and Representative Swalwell,&#8221; Jeffries said in the letter <a href="https://punchbowl.news/leader_jeffries_letter_regarding_hpsci_appointments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published by Punchbowl News</a>. &#8220;The denial of seats to duly elected Members of the House Democratic Caucus runs counter to the serious and sober mission of the Intelligence Committee.&#8221;
McCarthy rose to the speakership while making promises to bump Schiff and Swalwell from their Intelligence Committee perches — a move he has the power to make unilaterally. McCarthy has also talked about bouncing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the Foreign Affairs Committee, but that would take a House floor vote to accomplish. In November, McCarthy accused Schiff of lying to the American public &#8220;time and again&#8221; and said Swalwell would be unable to get a security clearance in the public sector, alluding to Swalwell&#8217;s intimate ties to an alleged Chinese spy years ago.
Long regarded to be apolitical, the House Intelligence Committee became ground zero for partisan sniping during former President Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency with investigations into the 2016 election and Trump&#8217;s alleged ties to Russia. Schiff, who became chairman in 2019, made headlines by claiming there was <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/21/adam-schiff-collusion-trump-1283786" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;ample&#8221; evidence</a> of Russia collusion.
In reacting to McCarthy&#8217;s threat to remove him from the panel, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/3751782-schiff-knocks-mccarthys-threat-of-removal-from-intelligence-committee/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Schiff told CNN</a> in November that &#8220;McCarthy’s problem is not with what I have said about Russia&#8221; but rather McCarthy&#8217;s bid to earn enough votes to become speaker. &#8220;So, he will misrepresent my record,&#8221; Schiff added. Swalwell argued McCarthy&#8217;s actions appeared to be <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4wvrTe8Wuo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;political vengeance&#8221;</a> and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/eric-swalwell-denies-wrongdoing-chinese-spy-scandal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defended himself</a> in the Chinese spy scandal by pointing to FBI officials <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/18/eric-swalwell-fbi-christine-fang-477020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">telling the media</a> he was cooperative with any investigation and not suspected of wrongdoing.
In his letter, Jeffries argued Democrats did not set a &#8220;precedent or justification&#8221; for McCarthy to remove Schiff and Swalwell. He specifically pointed to the last session of Congress when Democrats controlled the House, stressing that some Republicans joined Democrats in voting to kick Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) from their committees over a series of inflammatory statements and a controversial video shared on social media, respectively.
&#8220;In the 117th Congress, two Members were removed from their committee assignments after a bipartisan vote of the House found them unfit to serve on standing committees for directly inciting violence against their colleagues,&#8221; Jeffries wrote. &#8220;This action was taken by both Democrats and Republicans given the seriousness of the conduct involved, particularly in the aftermath of a violent insurrection and attack on the Capitol.&#8221;
Last week, the House GOP Steering Committee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-set-to-make-comeback-with-new-committee-assignments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">elected to give Greene and Gosar fresh committee</a> assignments, including on the powerful House Oversight Committee.
Jeffries also brought up <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/records-contradict-george-santos-claim-his-mother-was-in-world-trade-center-on-9-11-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;serial fraudster&#8221; Rep. George Santos (R-NY)</a> in an attempt to bolster his argument. Republicans opted to give the freshman lawmaker, who has admitted to lying about aspects of his career and personal life, committee assignments despite Santos facing multiple investigations and calls to resign.
&#8220;The apparent double standard risks undermining the spirit of bipartisan cooperation that is so desperately needed in Congress,&#8221; Jeffries said.

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Democratic Leader Picks Schiff And Swalwell For Intel Panel In Defiance Of McCarthy

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-dems-elect-hard-left-rep-hakeem-jeffries-to-succeed-pelosi-as-house-leader/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Hakeem Jeffries</a>, the Democrat Party’s leader in the House of Representatives, protested on Sunday that he wants to avoid being “disagreeable&#8221; with the GOP, but on the same show accused the GOP of an “extreme MAGA Republican agenda.”
Jeffries, the House minority leader, appeared on NBC News’ “Meet The Press” with host Chuck Todd. Todd opined that former Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “did not have a great relationship with Kevin McCarthy,” adding, “What&#8217;s yours?”
“Kevin McCarthy and I have had some positive, forward-looking conversations over the last few weeks,” Jeffries began, before adding, “Clearly, we are going to have strong disagreements at times. But we can agree to disagree without being disagreeable. That is what I believe the American people would like to see in terms of a functional House, a functional Senate, a functional government.”
But the call for comity only came after Jeffries referred to Republicans&#8217; &#8220;extreme MAGA agenda,&#8221; a characterization that suggested he does not plan to find common ground with the GOP.
“Our general concern is that the dysfunction that was historic that we saw this week is not at an end, it&#8217;s just the beginning,” Jeffries told Todd. “And while the Congress was held captive this particular time, what is going to be a problem is if the American people will be held captive over the next two years to the extreme MAGA Republican agenda that apparently has been negotiated into the House rules and the functioning of the Congress.”
&#8220;That&#8217;s going to undermine the health, the safety, and the well-being of the American people, he declared. “It may undermine national security and a robust defense, and undermine our ability to actually advance an agenda that is anchored in kitchen table, pocketbook issues and not extremism.”
Jeffries’ leftist rhetoric over the years has included saying of Kyle Rittenhouse, “Lock up Kyle Rittenhouse and throw away the key,” prompting Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) to reply, “If this isn’t proof that the Democrat Party has largely departed from American principles of neutrally applied justice and the right of self-defense, then I don’t know what is.”
In July 2021, Jeffries, who was named one of seven impeachment managers by Pelosi in the Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump, ripped Republicans for their efforts to restore election integrity across the nation while branding them as racists, tweeting, “The Civil War ended in 1865 and the racists lost. Get over it.”
Crenshaw fired back on Twitter with a blunt reminder of exactly which party had the history of racism, snapping, “You’re right, the Democrats lost.”
In February 2022, Jeffries attacked the legitimacy of the conservative members of the Supreme Court.
“Supreme Court majority has zero legitimacy,&#8221; he tweeted. &#8220;Ghosts of the confederacy are alive and well.”
Related: <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/breaking-dems-elect-hard-left-rep-hakeem-jeffries-to-succeed-pelosi-as-house-leader/">Dems Elect Hard-Left Rep. Hakeem Jeffries To Succeed Pelosi As House Leader</a>

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House Dem Leader Says Stop Being ‘Disagreeable.’ On Same Show, Attacks GOP ‘Extreme MAGA Agenda.’

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Former President <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> called upon all Republicans to vote for <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) as the next Speaker of the House.
The lawmaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bringing-down-the-house-mccarthy-falters-in-quest-to-become-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fell short</a> of the 218 votes necessary to gain control of the gavel in three separate ballots during the first meeting of the new Congress on Tuesday. Defectors in the Republican caucus began to rally around Rep. <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH) as a potential alternative, while Democrats supported House Minority Leader <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/hakeem-jeffries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hakeem Jeffries</a> (D-NY).
Trump had previously endorsed McCarthy to lead the House Republicans. During an <a href="https://twitter.com/GarrettHaake/status/1610408754721218561" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> on Tuesday with NBC News correspondent Garrett Haake, the former commander-in-chief was non-committal. &#8220;We&#8217;ll see what happens,” he said. “We&#8217;ll see how it all works out.&#8221;
Trump, however, shared another <a href="https://twitter.com/GarrettHaake/status/1610620975183286274" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsement</a> of McCarthy on Truth Social on Wednesday morning, appearing to indicate that he spoke to holdouts on Tuesday evening.
“Some really good conversations took place last night,” he posted, “and it’s now time for all of our GREAT Republican House Members to VOTE FOR KEVIN, CLOSE THE DEAL, TAKE THE VICTORY &amp; WATCH CRAZY NANCY PELOSI FLY BACK HOME TO A VERY BROKEN CALIFORNIA, THE ONLY SPEAKER IN U.S. HISTORY TO HAVE LOST THE ‘HOUSE’ TWICE!”
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who has been the top Democrat in the chamber for two decades, will not seek re-election to the top position as she completes her next two-year term. She had control of the gavel from 2007 to 2011 under President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, assuming the position again in 2019 after Democrats regained control of the chamber under Trump.
“REPUBLICANS, DO NOT TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A GIANT &amp; EMBARRASSING DEFEAT. IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE, YOU DESERVE IT,” the statement from Trump added. “Kevin McCarthy will do a good job, and maybe even a GREAT JOB &#8211; JUST WATCH!”
Republicans currently maintain a razor-thin majority in the House following a lackluster performance in the recent midterm elections, which also resulted in Democrats keeping control of the Senate. McCarthy, who announced his bid for the gavel one day after the midterms, soon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/seven-house-republicans-list-demands-for-next-speaker-as-mccarthy-battles-for-every-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faced calls</a> from a handful of House Republicans on matters such as only introducing single-issue bills and making serious efforts to limit federal expenditures.
Holdouts from the Tuesday votes included Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Rep. Mike Cloud (R-TX), Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL), Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT), Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), and Rep. Keith Self (R-TX).
McCarthy seems to have anticipated challenges from conservatives; he vowed in the <a href="https://republicanleader.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/KevinMcCarthy-Letter.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> announcing his candidacy that he would be a “listener every bit as much as a Speaker, striving to build consensus from the bottom-up rather than commanding the agenda from the top-down.” Demands from conservative holdouts include Republican leaders refraining from involvement in primary elections, ensuring greater representation of conservative-leaning members on important committees, and prioritizing holding “weaponized” agencies accountable.

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Trump Calls On Conservative Lawmakers To Vote For McCarthy For House Speaker

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More than a dozen Republican lawmakers rejected Rep. Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s (R-CA) bid for House Speaker during a floor vote Tuesday afternoon.
During the first round of voting, McCarthy secured 203 votes, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) received 212 votes, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) received 10 votes, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) received 6 votes, Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) received 1 vote, former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) received 1 vote, and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) received 1 vote.
The vote for speaker now goes to a second ballot, which last happened in 1923.
The Republicans who blocked McCarthy&#8217;s bid included Reps. Dan Bishop (NC), Lauren Boebert (CO), Josh Brecheen (OK), Mike Cloud (TX), Andrew Clyde (GA), Eli Crane (AZ), Matt Gaetz (FL), Bob Good (VA), Paul Gosar (AZ), Andy Harris (MD), Anna Paulina Luna (FL), Mary Miller (IL), Ralph Norman (SC), Andy Ogles (TN), Scott Perry (PA), Matt Rosendale (MT), Chip Roy (TX), Keith Self (TX), and Biggs.
Sources close to former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> and the House Freedom Caucus <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-world-hammers-the-12-republicans-resisting-mccarthy-has-potential-to-damage-the-entire-party">told</a> The Daily Wire last month that the Republicans resisting McCarthy&#8217;s bid risk doing serious damage to the party at a critical moment in American history.
&#8220;Too many career politicians have used the America First movement as a springboard to &#8216;Me First,’” said a senior Trump World official. &#8220;This entire effort isn&#8217;t about policy or principle, it&#8217;s about a small group of politicians wanting the limelight at the expense of the movement.&#8221;
A former senior Trump White House official close to the Freedom Caucus told The Daily Wire that resisting McCarthy at this moment in time had the potential to damage the party moving forward.
&#8220;I hope the Freedom Caucus guys get concessions from McCarthy, but if they get what they want and still oppose him, then it will be clear that this never had anything to do with principle,&#8221; the source said. &#8220;If they take this circus to the House floor, it has the potential to damage the entire party at a time when we should united and laser focused on investigating the s*** out of the Biden Administration.&#8221;
A longtime conservative activist told The Daily Wire, &#8220;We all want House Leadership to be as conservative as possible, but after seeing Gaetz publicly float Steve Scalise as a potential Speaker, I now question whether this is really about principle or actually just about petty, personal grievances.&#8221;
&#8220;Scalise was the only member of House Leadership who refused to support Harriet Hageman against Liz Cheney, so how could any principled conservative want to see him as Speaker?&#8221; the activist question.
A source close to Mark Meadows and the Freedom Caucus said that the notion that any of the 12 Republican holdouts could become Speaker was sheer lunacy.
“Anyone who thinks House moderates would ever kowtow to Biggs and Gaetz and support a Speaker to the right of McCarthy is living in a fantasy land,&#8221; the source said. &#8220;The reality is that any alternative to McCarthy will end up being far worse for conservatives. McCarthy may not be perfect, but from elevating conservative rockstars like Jim Jordan to leadership positions to explicitly opposing any form of amnesty for illegals, he has proven himself to be a much stronger conservative than previous GOP leaders like Paul Ryan or John Boehner ever were. The Freedom Caucus lost its way the day that Mark Meadows left congress.”
This report has been updated to include additional information.

House And Senate Convene For The 118th Congress On Capitol Hill

19 Republicans Block Kevin McCarthy’s Bid For House Speaker

Andy Biggs

The incoming House Democratic leader was challenged Sunday to answer for past comments questioning the legitimacy of Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-dems-elect-hard-left-rep-hakeem-jeffries-to-succeed-pelosi-as-house-leader">poised to succeed</a> House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as leader next year, was shown a clip of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) labeling Jeffries a 2016 &#8220;election denier&#8221; who suggested Trump was a &#8220;fake president.&#8221;
“It’s unfortunate that Republicans have chosen to focus on me,” Jeffries said. “House Democrats are going to focus on solving problems for the American people.&#8221;
George Stephanopoulos, the host of ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; pressed the issue during a Sunday interview, noting <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-rep-hakeem-jeffries-on-face-the-nation-march-24-2019/">Jeffries did raise doubts</a> about Trump&#8217;s legitimacy. He also stressed that Republicans are making this a &#8220;big issue.&#8221;
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Asked again to respond, Jeffries focused on the &#8220;Republican playbook,&#8221; in which he said, &#8220;facts don’t matter, hypocrisy is not a constraint to their behavior, and in many cases, they believe shamelessness is a superpower.&#8221;
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He appeared to be alluding to how Trump and his allies claim the 2020 contest, won by President Joe Biden, was stolen, though election officials and the courts have rejected their accusations of widespread fraud. This followed the 2016 election, in which some Democrats questioned Trump&#8217;s victory, <a href="https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2022/10/10/2016-election-fact-check-democrats-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/69548196007/">often pointing to alleged Russian election interference</a>.
Jeffries claimed his &#8220;view of the situation has been pretty clear,&#8221; explaining his position in detail.
&#8220;I supported the certification of Donald Trump’s election. I attended his inauguration, even though there were many constituents and others across the country pushing me and others to do otherwise, and found ways to work with the Trump administration, being the lead Democrat in negotiating historic criminal justice reform,&#8221; Jeffries said.
&#8220;That track record speaks for itself. At the same time, I will never hesitate in criticizing the former president. I think I’m in good company there throughout the world,&#8221; he added.
Jeffries also <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jeffries-plays-chances-dems-voting-gop-compromise-speaker/story?id=94397800">downplayed the chances</a> of Democrats seeking a compromise with Republicans to elect the House&#8217;s next speaker if Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) fails to garner the 218 votes needed in January, as his party will have a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-snags-california-district-after-nail-biter-in-lingering-2022-house-race">narrow majority</a> and there are a handful of Republicans voicing opposition to McCarthy’s ascension to the role.
&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t say that it&#8217;s a possibility,&#8221; Jeffries said. &#8220;Right now, Democrats are preparing to get ourselves ready as we transition temporarily from the majority into the minority.&#8221;

Jeffries Confronted Over Doubting Trump Was Legitimate President

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