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General Lloyd Austin has not been out of uniform for the requisite seven years and thus requires a waiver from the U.S. House of Representatives to serve as secretary of defense. Based on the lessons learned after the House made the unprecedented move of granting a waiver four years ago, the Republican Study Committee will oppose granting General Austin a waiver. … [Read more...] about Republicans Stand Down on Biden’s Pentagon Pick Lloyd Austin

Republicans must be prepared for disappointment. A perfect example happened on day one of the Biden presidency. It didn't get much attention, but Biden blocked the Keystone Pipeline, which would have created thousands of union jobs, something the left typically supports. The National Association of Manufacturers and North America's Building Trades Unions praised Biden's inaugural words of "healing and bipartisanship" even as they criticized his decision on Keystone. … [Read more...] about If there’s anyone who can reach a deal, it’s Joe Biden

America should always welcome immigrants who want to become Americans. But we need laws that decide who and how many people can come here, and those laws must be followed and enforced. There are many issues I think we can work cooperatively with President-elect Biden, but a blanket amnesty for people who are here unlawfully isn’t going to be one of them. … [Read more...] about Mitch McConnell: Joe Biden’s Amnesty Is ‘Rough Day … for American Workers’

One thing Republicans want to avoid is another brutal primary that could end up benefitting Warnock and the Democrats, so that is a consideration by Collins as he mulls another bid for the Senate. But Collins, sources familiar with his thinking say, is fairly confident that Republicans in the state party will rally behind him, just as much as he is confident in his grassroots and Trump base support. That’s because after the brutal three-way race with Warnock and Loeffler in the lead-up to Nov. 3, as soon as the runoff came around, instead of sitting on the sidelines, Collins went all in behind Loeffler and Perdue to help them in the runoffs. Collins, the source said, did everything the Republicans asked him to do to help the cause. … [Read more...] about Exclusive — Republican Doug Collins Mulling Bid Against Democrat Raphael Warnock in Georgia

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, said it was still too early to know how long a trial would take or if Democrats would want to call witnesses. But he said, “You don’t need to tell us what was going on with the mob scene we were rushing down the staircase to escape.” … [Read more...] about McConnell seeks to push Trump impeachment trial to February