Daniel Newhauser
The Florida Phoenix
Washington, DC, United States
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Resolution to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene signed by dozens of House Democrats
WASHINGTON — Dozens of U.S. House Democrats backed a resolution filed Friday to expel controversial U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress, an extraordinary measure that’s only been successfully employed twice since the Civil War. U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez filed the expulsion resolution, after introducing it in January. The text of the legislation is simple, […] → Read More
New attempt in Congress to help Dreamers runs into familiar obstacles
WASHINGTON — Legislation creating a path to citizenship for undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children faces a new border crisis and old partisan objections, diminishing the chances it will become law despite full Democratic control of Congress and the White House. On Thursday, the U.S. House is poised to pass the American Dream […] → Read More
Lawmaker and gun-rights activist Boebert objects to ban on guns in U.S. House committee room
WASHINGTON—A U.S. House of Representatives committee meeting devolved into taunts and lectures on Thursday when Republicans, including gun-loving U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, objected to a rule banning firearms from the hearing room. A meeting to organize the Natural Resources Committee and vote on its rules, generally a staid and dry procedural affair, went off the […] → Read More
Trump voters split from the GOP to launch wannabe ‘Patriot Parties’
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump may have stepped back for now from the idea of creating a new political party, but that hasn’t stopped diehard Trump fans disillusioned with the Republican Party from creating Patriot Parties of their own all across the country. Onetime Trump voters in Florida, Georgia, Colorado, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio […] → Read More
Trump is a 'dead man': Chuck Hagel casts doubt on 'irresponsible' former president's political future
Former President Donald Trump may be huddling with Republican leaders, considering founding his own political party, and pledging to carry on his agenda, but at least one prominent former official thinks Trump is done for in politics. Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, a frequent vehement Trum... → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Sydney Powell and Mike Lindell may be in for a big surprise when they launch their Super PAC
WASHINGTON — Onetime "Stop the Steal" lawyer Sydney Powell and MyPillow founder Mike Lindell will need to look for a new bank for their new Super PAC. Late Friday, Powell and Jesse Binnall, an attorney who represented the campaign of former President Donald Trump in its attempt to overturn the presi... → Read More
Defeated GOP congressman appears to be in major financial trouble as he faces DOJ probe
Things continue to look grim for ex-Rep. Ross Spano. The Justice Department is still investigating the Florida Republican for campaign finance irregularities and he ultimately lost his Congressional seat in an August primary. Now, in a sign that Spano's 2021 might not be much better than his 2020, h... → Read More
Spooked D.C. Residents Brace for MAGA Mob Sequel at Inauguration
From fleeing town to boarding up windows, residents feared the worst. → Read More
'It wasn't stolen': Former top Trump aide calls on the president to tell his supporters the truth
As violent, rioting supporters of President Donald Trump smashed windows and broke into the U.S. Capitol in apparent attempts to stop Congress from counting the Electoral certifying President-elect Joe Biden's victory, a former top aide to Trump appears to have had enough. Alyssa Farah, who has been... → Read More
DC Comics 'investigating' Proud Boys for using its logo to advertise a pro-Trump march in Washington
The company behind Superman is considering legal action after the Proud Boys used the DC Comics logo, according to an email obtained by Insider. → Read More
How state political parties
WASHINGTON — State parties played an unprecedented role in financing the presidential election this year, making it possible for the national political parties to raise eye-popping sums from individual donors — and keep more money than they might otherwise be allowed. That’s all thanks to a 2014 Supreme Court decision that eliminated the overall limit on […] → Read More
Georgia’s runoff elections for U.S. Senate lure big PACs ready to spend cash
WASHINGTON — With two concurrent runoff elections that could swing the balance of the U.S. Senate, Georgia is about to become the center of the political universe, and a flurry of new super PACs are primed to get in on the action amid predictions of huge spending in the two races. Some come from political […] → Read More
QAnon conspiracist candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene now has a super PAC on her side. It's getting busy backing other conspiracy-friendly Republicans aspiring to join Congress.
A super PAC run by operatives connected to the Georgia politician known for promoting QAnon conspiracy theories is now backing other GOP House candidates running in Colorado, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. → Read More
A mysterious conservative super PAC trashing Lindsey Graham in South Carolina may be Democrats in disguise
A new super PAC slams Sen. Lindsey Graham as a "disgrace" and boosts a third-party opponent. Spending patterns seen in the public data suggests Democrats may be behind the group. → Read More
NRA Wades Into Debate Over Violence Against Women Act
A handful of disputes, including over VAWA, have exposed rifts within the GOP on gun issues. → Read More
Democratic Leadership Scramble Intensifies
Hakeem Jeffries is in, Linda Sanchez is out, and multiple races have gotten more complicated. → Read More
A Generation of House Democrats Fears Being Passed Over
As newer lawmakers agitate for the party's septuagenarian leaders to go, what happens to the members in the middle? → Read More
Dems Prep a Plan if Rosenstein Is Fired
Top Democrats are increasingly concerned that President Trump will fire the deputy attorney general—but they don’t want their colleagues to immediately call for impeachment. → Read More
After Shootings Come Unity, Resolve, and Talk of Tougher Security
Members vow to press ahead with business and baseball, but they also feel increasingly threatened. → Read More
Why the Freedom Caucus Wants an Obamacare-Repeal Deal
Tired of taking the blame for failure, House conservatives hope to shift the burden to moderates—and the Senate. → Read More