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…
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…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
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