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'That may have backfired': Ex-GOP staffer says Mike Johnson's plan came back to bite him

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to flex his political muscle, but instead got hit in the face, according to a former Republican staffer. Brendan Buck, a former key adviser to ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan, appeared on MSNBC Sunday.Buck, who was counselor to Ryan and press secretary to former speaker John A. Boehner, has previously defended Donald Trump against allegations …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Don't have the discipline': Ex-GOP staffer scoffs at pricy Trump deportation plan

Raw Story

A powerful conservative communications strategist doesn't believe Republicans will be able to come up with the cash for President-elect Donald Trump's massive deportation plans, he said Wednesday. Brendan Buck, onetime press secretary to former House Speaker John Boehner, appeared on MSNBC Wednesday to discuss Trump's potential to streamline campaign promises that will come with hefty price tags. Donald Trump wants …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'A lot of friction': GOP aide predicts big fights between Trump and Republican lawmakers

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Former congressional adviser Brendan Buck, who served two Republican Speakers of the House, said that despite being in power in the House, Senate and White House, it doesn't mean Donald Trump will have the freedom to accomplish whatever he wants. "There's going to be a lot of friction, a House majority of two or three seats, and they're probably going …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Trump's trial will 'turn off' Christian voters regardless of verdict: ex-GOP lawmaker

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Guilty or innocent — the damage done to the Don when he appears for the first time as a defendant in a Lower Manhattan criminal court on Monday will purportedly hurt his standing with a key part of his MAGA base: the evangelicals. Former Colorado congressman Ken Buck made clear that former President Donald Trump could be badly bruised once …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lauren Boebert was cut off from booze, scolded for hounding Trump for selfies at GOP event: Report

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Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, who recently underwent a surgery for blood clot in leg amid campaign for third term, was cut off from alcohol at a December fundraiser headlined by former President Donald Trump. GOPs chose special election candidate who won't run against Boebert in the primary Colorado Republicans recently elected Greg Lopez to fill the remaining term of Buck. …

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9 months, 1 week ago

'Bickering and nonsense': Ken Buck trashes GOP after saying he's quitting Congress in days

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Rep. Ken Buck suggested he is quitting Congress this week because Republicans have a "personal" grudge against him and the House of Representatives is "dysfunctional." "We've got to find better ways to elect candidates and bring America together," he insisted. "I think this place is dysfunctional," Buck said, referencing a hearing with special counsel Robert Hur which was on a …

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10 months ago

“Humiliation”: Fox host buries GOP as Republican admits “we were warned” about indicted informant

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Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., claimed that top Republicans were warned about the debunked Biden claims from a former FBI informant before he was indicted for making up allegations that the Bidens took bribes. “We were warned at the time that we received the document outlining this witness’s testimony – we were warned that the credibility of this statement was not …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Who were the four Republicans who saved Alejandro Mayorkas from impeachment?

Hindustan Times

A failed attempt to impeach Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday night dealt a major blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson and exposed the disarray within his chamber. The Four Republicans Saved Mayorkas from Impeachment-GOP Reps. Mike Gallagher, Tom McClintock, Ken Buck and Blake Moore. Buck and McClintock say ‘no’ to Mayorkas Two other Republicans who voted “no”, Buck and …

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1 year, 1 month ago

GOP Rep. Ken Buck plans to challenge his party’s direction under Trump as he leaves the House

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ken Buck has had enough. “MAGA” is short for the 2016 Trump campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.” Buck is hardly the first GOP lawmaker to step away from Capitol Hill in frustration in recent years. “I think he’s an important voice, and I’ll certainly miss him.” Buck has publicly feuded with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., …

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1 year, 3 months ago

GOP congressman delivers epic takedown of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘absurd’ campaign to impeach Biden

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is determined to go forward …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Freedom Caucus member slams GOP for making impeachment the next 'shiny object'

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A member of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday slammed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, suggesting the California Republican is using talk of an impeachment inquiry against President Biden as a distraction from issues that really impact constituents. “It's absolutely Congress's role to look at possible impeachment, but I also think that if that is just a political game, then …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Freedom Caucuser warns GOP their 'absurd' bid to defund FBI will backfire

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Enraged over the FBI's investigations of former President Donald Trump and driven by a number of other conspiracy theories, Republicans have increasingly pushed to strip funding from the federal law enforcement agency, as a sort of punitive measure. His warning comes after the House held a hearing with Trump-appointed FBI Director Christopher Wray, where many GOP members hurled baseless accusations …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene punished for being McCarthy’s ‘pawn’: Ex-GOP strategist

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It wasn’t her much-publicized argument with a congressional colleague but rather Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s embrace of another House member that led to the far-right Republican from Georgia’s expulsion from the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, a former GOP staffer said Thursday. “It's not so much that she's fighting with her colleagues; it's that she's become an ally of the speaker,” Brendan …

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1 year, 11 months ago

'Making a mockery of the House': Longtime GOP insider shreds his party for leadership debacle

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On MSNBC Tuesday, Brendan Buck, a former aide to Republican House Speakers John Boehner and Paul Ryan, criticized his party for their failure to come together on the Speaker vote. This comes as the House continues to fight through multiple Speaker ballots after a group of hardline far-right lawmakers blocked GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy from being elected — the first …

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2 years, 1 month ago

GOP insider warns Republicans what to expect from Donald Trump for the next two years

Raw Story

In an interview with the Guardian's Dave Smith, the former top adviser to Republican House speakers Paul Ryan and John Boehner said Republicans' joy at taking control of the House and possibly the Senate after Tuesday's midterm election may be short-lived because Donald Trump will likely make their lives miserable afterward. As part of a piece detailing the former president's …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — By announcing they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, three Republican senators are marking the historical moment by building legacies of their own. Voting for the “historic nomination,” Murkowski said it was not only worth the political risk, but a rejection of a Senate process that “is …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — By announcing they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, three Republican senators are marking the historical moment by building legacies of their own. Voting for the “historic nomination,” Murkowski said it was not only worth the political risk, but a rejection of a Senate process that “is …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Florida’s new coronavirus guidance: ‘Buck the CDC’

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Thursday announced new coronavirus policy recommendations that discourage mask-wearing and push physicians to use off-label medications to treat the virus. “We are empowering health care practitioners to follow science, not Fauci’s status quo.” The announcement came a day before President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to …

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3 years, 7 months ago

35 Republicans buck Trump, back study of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Thirty-five House Republicans joined Democrats in voting to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, risking the wrath of former President Donald Trump and flouting GOP leaders who condemned the proposal as unfairly partisan and unneeded. She did not speak during Wednesday’s debate, but after the vote she tweeted a message urging …

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3 years, 7 months ago

In devotion to Trump, House GOP taps Stefanik for a top post

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — House Republicans elevated Rep. Elise Stefanik to a leadership post Friday, highlighting how the party whose lodestar has long been conservative policies increasingly views allegiance to Donald Trump as its indispensable key to electoral success. Stefanik has a moderate voting record but strong backing from Trump and other party leaders, including some conservatives, while Roy is in the …

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3 years, 7 months ago

House Republicans oust Rep. Liz Cheney from leadership post

LA Times

Rep. Liz Cheney has criticized former President Trump for lying about the election and for encouraging the Capitol insurrection in his effort to keep Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory. Three months ago, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy helped quell a small protest against Rep. Liz Cheney, one of the Republican Party’s most vocal critics of former President Trump, declaring …

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3 years, 10 months ago

GOP Discord Over Liz Cheney, Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Still All About Trump

NPR

GOP Discord Over Liz Cheney, Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Still All About Trump Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Updated at 5:34 p.m. "Past comments from and endorsed by Marjorie Taylor Greene on school shootings, political violence, and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories do not represent the values or beliefs of the House Republican Conference," McCarthy said …

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'That may have backfired': Ex-GOP staffer says Mike Johnson's plan came back to bite him

'Don't have the discipline': Ex-GOP staffer scoffs at pricy Trump deportation plan

'A lot of friction': GOP aide predicts big fights between Trump and Republican lawmakers

Trump's trial will 'turn off' Christian voters regardless of verdict: ex-GOP lawmaker

Lauren Boebert was cut off from booze, scolded for hounding Trump for selfies at GOP event: Report

'Bickering and nonsense': Ken Buck trashes GOP after saying he's quitting Congress in days

“Humiliation”: Fox host buries GOP as Republican admits “we were warned” about indicted informant

Who were the four Republicans who saved Alejandro Mayorkas from impeachment?

GOP Rep. Ken Buck plans to challenge his party’s direction under Trump as he leaves the House

GOP congressman delivers epic takedown of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘absurd’ campaign to impeach Biden

Freedom Caucus member slams GOP for making impeachment the next 'shiny object'

Freedom Caucuser warns GOP their 'absurd' bid to defund FBI will backfire

Marjorie Taylor Greene punished for being McCarthy’s ‘pawn’: Ex-GOP strategist

'Making a mockery of the House': Longtime GOP insider shreds his party for leadership debacle

GOP insider warns Republicans what to expect from Donald Trump for the next two years

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick

Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick

Florida’s new coronavirus guidance: ‘Buck the CDC’

35 Republicans buck Trump, back study of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

In devotion to Trump, House GOP taps Stefanik for a top post

House Republicans oust Rep. Liz Cheney from leadership post

GOP Discord Over Liz Cheney, Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Still All About Trump