THEFEDERALIST (Christopher Jacobs) - The Trump Administration’s Proposed Grant Reform May Lead To More Earmarks
The changes could lead to an increase in congressional earmarks, which are associated with higher spending and institutional corruption.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Republican to force vote on expelling Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress
Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) said Thursday he will force a vote next week to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) from Congress over allegations of campaign finance violations and other financial misconduct. Why it matters: The announcement comes after a House Ethics investigative subcommittee said it found "substantial evidence" to support the criminal charges Cherfilus-McCormick is facing, which she denies. - The panel released a 59-page report Thursday citing "substantial evidence of conduct consistent with the allegations" in the indictment charging her, "as well as more extensive misconduct." - Cherfilus-McCormick said in a statement responding to the report: "I reject these allegations and remain confident the full facts…
AI:Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) is moving to force an expulsion vote against Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick following a House Ethics subcommittee finding "substantial evidence" of serious financial misconduct. The investigation details more than two dozen counts of alleged crimes, including the laundering of a $5 million government contract overpayment through her family’s healthcare company to fund her 2022 congressional campaign. Further allegations include illegal campaign donations, failure to report personal finances, and steering federal earmarks toward friends and associates. While Cherfilus-McCormick denies all charges, Republican leadership is pushing for accountability despite inevitable Democratic resistance in a House where an…Open
STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - The Main Street Caucus Keeps the Uni-party in Charge of Washington D.C.
House Republicans joined Democrats last week in shameful Congressional votes that defeated two common-sense amendments in a national display of the Uni-party flexing its muscle. First, an amendment by Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) to strip Senate-inserted earmarks from the FY2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill failed in a lopsided 136–291 vote. While the House version of the […] The post The Main Street Caucus Keeps the Uni-party in Charge of Washington D.C. appeared first on StoneZone .
House Republicans joined Democrats last week in shameful Congressional votes that defeated two common-sense amendments in a national display of the Uni-party flexing its muscle. First, an amendment by Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) to strip Senate-inserted earmarks from the FY2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill failed in a lopsided 136–291 vote. While the House version of the bill contained no earmarks, the Senate added roughly $1.3 billion in pet projects including the funding of abortions, gender procedures on children, DEI activism, and other wasteful pork-barrel projects for special interests with 76 House Republicans joining Democrats to save the profligate spending . The second betrayal came when an amendment to block a…Open
DAILYCALLER (Caden Olson) - Republicans Splinter Over Billions Some Sneaked Into Bills To Fund Their Pet Projects
'the currency of corruption in Washington'
AI:House Republicans are divided over the inclusion of billions of dollars in "earmarks" within spending bills, which critics have labeled as funding for various pet projects.Open
DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - ‘Currency Of Corruption’: Here Are 17 Egregious Examples Of Pork Barrel Waste Freshly Rubber Stamped By Congress
Pork Fest