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'Set themselves up for failure': Republicans said to be 'getting in the way' of their plan

Republican lawmakers have set themselves up for failure in the next year, according to a former Republican staffer. Brendan Buck, a former key adviser to ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan, appeared on MSNBC Saturday.Buck, who was counselor to Ryan and press secretary to former speaker John A. Boehner, has previously defended the president elect against allegations of parallels to Nazi leaders. …

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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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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Boebert will likely fill the House seat vacated by congressman who criticized the GOP’s extremes

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. DENVER — Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck resigned from Congress frustrated by a flank of the GOP’s unwavering devotion to former President Donald Trump. Boebert, who has built a name as a headline-grabbing devotee of Trump, won in Tuesday night’s Republican primary election in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. While …

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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

Hindustan Times

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

Republican Rep. Ken Buck to leave Congress next week, narrowing GOP’s slim majority

Associated Press

DENVER — Colorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck said Tuesday that he’ll resign next week, narrowing his party’s razor-thin House majority and potentially short-circuiting Rep. Lauren Boebert’s effort to succeed him. Buck, a staunch conservative who already declined to run for reelection as he became increasingly critical of his party’s handling of former President Donald Trump, made his surprise announcement in …

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9 months, 1 week ago

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

Raw Story

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

Salon

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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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why The Border Deal Happened: Republicans Held Europe For Ransom

Politico

“He was trying to draw parallels with Republican ideology,” recalled Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, who helped convene the meeting. Even more resonant was Rasmussen’s scathing criticism of the Biden administration’s pullout from Afghanistan — a costly error, he said, that emboldened the enemies of democracy and invited the invasion of Ukraine. It has been apparent for a while that …

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1 year, 1 month ago

House Republicans want 'Pothole Pete' Buttigieg's salary to be just one buck

Raw Story

He should work for free. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is so fed up with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg that she brought forth an amendment and her fellow Republican lawmakers were on board to pass it. "Pete Buttigieg doesn’t do his job," she wrote in a thread on Twitter/X in a football spike following the vote that reduced his salary to …

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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, 1 month ago

Republican US Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado won’t seek reelection, citing party’s ‘insidious narratives’

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. DENVER — U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a conservative Republican who represents much of Colorado’s rural eastern plains, announced Wednesday he would not seek a sixth term in Congress, citing many in his party who refuse to accept the results of the 2020 presidential election and to condemn the Jan. 6, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

House Freedom Caucus member faces 'serious' primary threat over reluctance to impeach Biden: CNN

Raw Story

Rep. Ken Buck, a member of the hardline House Freedom Caucus, has upset other right-wing lawmakers recently by sounding cautious about efforts to impeach President Joe Biden. CNN reports that "there is a serious effort underway to find a candidate to mount a primary challenge against Buck in his solidly red district in eastern Colorado" despite the fact that Buck …

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1 year, 4 months ago

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

Raw Story

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, 6 months ago

House approves bipartisan deal to suspend debt limit, reducing fear of U.S. default

LA Times

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves the chamber after passage of a crucial procedural vote on the debt ceiling and budget cuts package he negotiated with President Biden. “Democrats voting for the rule because he couldn’t get the vote for the rule.” In a rare demonstration of their differences on policy, the three House Democrats vying to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Ohio derailment tests Sen. Brown’s push to buck Dem defeats

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Sen. Sherrod Brown has survived a decade of statewide Democratic losses in Ohio by building a reputation as the rare person in his party who can still connect with the white working-class voters who have increasingly shifted to Republicans. “They felt like they have been ignored, which is why it’s been very strong Trump country,” said former Rep. …

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2 years ago

How Biden is navigating his rocky relationship with California’s top Republican

LA Times

President Biden, addressing a postelection gathering of congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, said he hoped he could work with Congress on funding the government, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting Ukraine. “I’m hopeful that Kevin and I can work out a modus vivendi as to how we’ll proceed with one another.” Republicans, meanwhile, lament the White …

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2 years, 1 month ago

What awaits Kevin McCarthy if Republicans win: ‘This is an almost impossible task

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats buck midterm history to win control of 4 states

Associated Press

Bucking historic midterm election trends, Democrats wrested control of state legislative chambers away from Republicans in Michigan and Minnesota while also gaining full control of state capitols in Maryland and Massachusetts. Democrats also gained legislative seats in Pennsylvania, another important presidential swing state where Republican lawmakers have held majorities against a Democratic governor. Republicans entered the election with full control …

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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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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

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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4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. House's antitrust report hints at break-up of Big Tech firms, lawmaker says

The Hindu

The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a “thinly veiled call to break up” the companies, Republican Congressman Ken Buck said in a draft response seen by Reuters. The House antitrust subcommittee is expected to publish its report this week on Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, Facebook Inc and Google owner Alphabet Inc. A Buck representative …

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'Set themselves up for failure': Republicans said to be 'getting in the way' of their plan

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

Boebert will likely fill the House seat vacated by congressman who criticized the GOP’s extremes

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

Republican Rep. Ken Buck to leave Congress next week, narrowing GOP’s slim majority

'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?

Why The Border Deal Happened: Republicans Held Europe For Ransom

House Republicans want 'Pothole Pete' Buttigieg's salary to be just one buck

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

Republican US Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado won’t seek reelection, citing party’s ‘insidious narratives’

House Freedom Caucus member faces 'serious' primary threat over reluctance to impeach Biden: CNN

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

House approves bipartisan deal to suspend debt limit, reducing fear of U.S. default

Ohio derailment tests Sen. Brown’s push to buck Dem defeats

How Biden is navigating his rocky relationship with California’s top Republican

What awaits Kevin McCarthy if Republicans win: ‘This is an almost impossible task

Democrats buck midterm history to win control of 4 states

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

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

House Republicans oust Rep. Liz Cheney from leadership post

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

U.S. House's antitrust report hints at break-up of Big Tech firms, lawmaker says