Whether or not Kevin McCarthy becomes speaker under the incoming House Republican majority, the Jan. 3 floor election to determine who will take the gavel from Nancy Pelosi is poised to be the most dramatic in a century.
A small faction of “never Kevin” Republicans is threatening to ensure McCarthy is denied the 218 votes needed to win the speaker’s election. But a larger group of Republicans who have pledged to vote for “only Kevin” are making clear they won’t support any other returning members of Congress for the role. Read More...
Congress has used a clause in the Constitution for more than two centuries to control how the federal government spends funds, but the Supreme Court is poised to decide whether that same language also limits what lawmakers can do.
The justices agreed last month to hear a case about the way Congress funded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when it created the independent agency in response to the 2008 financial crisis. Read More...
Tommy Chauvin has a tattoo of a gator on his chest, which goes a long way to show how serious he is when it comes to hunting gators. Born and raised in a family of hunters, Tom is the stepson and partner of the veteran hunter, Joe LaFont. Even though the pair are not biologically related, they are incredibly close to each other. Over the years, LaFont passed on his knowledge to Tommy who is now one of the best gator hunters in the business. Read More...
