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THE VENMO VILLAIN
And that’s saying something for a man who was under FBI investigation for allegedly sex-trafficking a minor.
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BRUTAL
After the House Ethics Committee released a blistering report on the alleged fraudster, Santos announced he would not run for re-election in 2024.
CARRY ME OHIO
The House and Senate majority in 2024 could come down to Ohio. If the latest election is any indication, the difference may be abortion.
JUST LIKE KEVIN
A reporter who was in the Capitol interviewing Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) on Tuesday said McCarthy walked by with his security detail and “shoved” Burchett.
ENEMIES FROM WITHIN
When a board member at the conservative group resigned in August, he wrote a blistering letter laying out a number of problems at the CPAC Foundation.
BOWING OUT
The West Virginia centrist will leave the Senate, but he hinted he is not finished with politics yet.
EUREKA!
House Republicans may have finally gotten the message after yet another disappointing election for the GOP.
HEEL TURN
Between Nikki Haley calling Vivek Ramaswamy “scum,” Ramaswamy calling out Ron DeSantis for his heels, or Tim Scott calling for war with Iran, Wednesday night was unhinged.
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DEAR JOHN
The rumors about McConnell’s potential exit have led his would-be successors to try to, as a senior GOP aide put it, “one-up each other at every turn.”
TATE OF AFFAIRS
Gov. Tate Reeves won re-election in his deep-red state. But it was a lot closer than it should have been for a Republican in Mississippi.