This Day in Alaska History-December 15th, 1914
As GOP Pursues ‘Death Panel,’ Poll Shows 81% Oppose Social Security Cuts
The Republican-led push for a “fiscal commission” to examine Social Security and other key programs is “specifically designed to avoid accountability from voters,” argued one critic. Survey results out Thursday show that more than 80% of U.S. voters oppose cuts to Social Security and Medicare, a finding released a day after House Republicans and some […]
House GOP Drops Jordan’s Speaker Candidacy After Third Failed Floor Vote
“It is embarrassing that MAGA House Republicans continue to let the petty sniping and infighting in their own party prevent them from working with the president,” President Joe Biden’s campaign said. In what could be the final nail in the coffin of Ohio GOP Congressman Jim Jordan’s speakership bid, U.S. House Republicans on Friday secretly […]
Jim Jordan Concedes Speaker Election—For Now—Backing More Power for Patrick McHenry
Far-right U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, confronting two failed attempts to garner the support needed to be elected speaker of the House, intends to back a plan to empower Rep. Patrick McHenry—named speaker pro tempore earlier this month—to act as a temporary speaker until at least January 3, according to new reporting on Thursday. The House […]