McConnell plans backseat role as McCarthy fights White House over debt ceiling – CNN | NutSocia

CNN — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has a history of finding ways out of a devastating debt default. It may be different this time – at least for now. In the face of the riskiest debt-ceiling standoff in a dozen years, Senate Republican leaders plan to take a backseat role and let the newly … Read more

McConnell plans backseat role if McCarthy fights White House… – CNN | NutSocia

CNN — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has a history of finding ways out of a devastating debt default. It may be different this time – at least for now. In the face of the riskiest debt-ceiling standoff in a dozen years, Senate Republican leaders plan to take a backseat role and let the newly … Read more

Within 5 days of a White House determined to keep the deal going as… – CNN | NutSocia

CNN — A White House facing the first full day of a special counsel investigation has sought to maintain a business-as-usual stance and highlight what has become a key objective amid an uncertain and potentially dangerous new reality. President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to the White House, made a private promise … Read more

Within 5 days of a White House struggling to keep business running as usual – CNN | NutSocia

CNN — A White House facing the first full day of a special counsel investigation has sought to maintain a business-as-usual stance and highlight what has become a key objective amid an uncertain and potentially dangerous new reality. President Joe Biden welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to the White House, made a private promise … Read more

Secret documents from Biden’s time as vice president discovered in private office – CNN | NutSocia

CNN — Several classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president were discovered in a private office last fall, Biden’s attorneys confirmed Monday. Attorney General Merrick Garland has asked the US Attorney in Chicago to investigate the matter, a source familiar with the matter told CNN, and Congressional Republicans are also taking notice. … Read more

‘This put us all out of work’: Trump’s White House advisers respond Jan 6 in angry text exchange – CNN | NutSocia

CNN — A text exchange between Ivanka Trump’s chief of staff, Julie Radford, and White House adviser Hope Hicks reveals her anger at then-President Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021, and hurt her professionally, according to newly released documents released by the investigative committee of the US government House of Representatives were collected Capitol … Read more

Highlights from the latest release of transcripts Jan. 6 – CNN | NutSocia

CNN — The January 6 Committee of the House of Representatives released a new set of transcripts Thursday, including interviews with Donald Trump Jr., former Trump White House advisers and others. This new batch is part of a steady stream of transcript drops issued by the select committee over the past week, adding to its … Read more

Highlights from the latest release of transcripts Jan. 6 – CNN | NutSocia

CNN — The House of Representatives Committee on January 6 released another wave of transcripts of witness interviews on Thursday. This new batch is part of a steady stream of transcript drops issued by the select committee over the past week, adding to its comprehensive 845-page report. The latest release comes as the panel finishes … Read more

White House Tells GOP Chairs They Must Restart Oversight Requests When New Congress Begins – CNN | NutSocia

CNN — A senior White House attorney has told two senior Republicans that the oversight motions they filed during the last Congress would need to be reissued once the GOP takes control of the House of Representatives next week. The letter to Reps. Jim Jordan and James Comer, future chairs of the House Judiciary and … Read more

White House tells GOP chairs they must resume oversight… – CNN | NutSocia

CNN — A senior White House attorney has told two senior Republicans that the oversight motions they filed during the last Congress would need to be reissued once the GOP takes control of the House of Representatives next week. The letter to Reps. Jim Jordan and James Comer, future chairs of the House Judiciary and … Read more