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House GOP’s government shutdown threat set to collide with demands for Biden impeachment

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 Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer | CNN Speaker Kevin McCarthy returns to Washington this week confronting a twin set of challenges: avoiding a costly government shutdown and addressing growing calls on the right to impeach President Joe Biden, despite resistance from the party’s moderates. Congress is already facing a chaotic work period, with a looming…

McCarthy 'dangling' Biden impeachment inquiry to delay reckoning over spending, some conservatives say

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Elizabeth Elkind | FOX News Some House conservatives are warily eyeing Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he ramps up rhetoric about a potential impeachment inquiry of President Biden, concerned he is "dangling" the suggestion over their heads to gain more wiggle room in the ongoing talks over government spending.  "It's almost as if the Speaker is trying to dangle the prospect…

Virginia school district rejects DOJ offer to mediate on transgender policy

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Ian Miles Chong | Rebel News A Virginia school district shot down the Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposal to mediate its stance on Governor Glenn Youngkin's guidelines, which highlight that schools shouldn't switch a student's gender without parental consent. This revelation came to light when Roanoke County school board chairman, Brent Hudson, informed Reps. Ben Cline (R-VA) and…

Virginia School Board Rejects Biden Admin’s Bid To ‘Mediate’ Its Deliberations On Trans Policy

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Luke Rosiak | Daily Wire A Virginia school district rejected an offer from the Biden administration’s Department of Justice to step in as a mediator over its decision on whether to implement guidelines from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin that say school districts can’t transition the gender of a child without parental consent, the district’s chairman told two U.S. congressmen. The…

Rep. Cline to Newsmax: Biden Embarrassed Office on Maui Trip

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Nicole Wells | Newsmax Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., told Newsmax on Tuesday that President Joe Biden embarrassed himself during his trip to Maui to visit the victims of the Aug. 8 wildfires that razed the historic enclave of Lahaina and killed more than 100 people. On Monday, Biden reportedly joked about a cadaver dog wearing boots because the ground was so hot. Hawaii…

Coffee With Cline

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Congressman Ben Cline has been visiting local restaurants to meet with constituents in a series of town hall events called “Coffee with your Congressman.” While visiting The Pink Cadillac in Natural Bridge on July 31, Cline talked about the “four functions of government,” which he believes are spending, oversight, infrastructure, Click here to read more

Rep. Cline hosts town hall event in Harrisonburg

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Virginia Sixth District Representative Ben Cline was in the Valley on Tuesday to host a town hall event at O’Neil’s Grill in Harrisonburg. During the event Cline spoke about the work he is doing in Washington and heard some concerns from constituents. “Harrisonburg and Rockingham County have diverse view points, it’s expected that not everybody agrees with me all the time so we’ll have a…

Rep. Cline to Newsmax: House Will Use 'Power of Purse' to Rein In DOJ

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Fran Beyer | Newsmax The GOP-led House Committee on the Judiciary will use the "power of the purse aggressively" — including thwarting plans for a larger FBI headquarters building, Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., said Monday on Newsmax. In an interview on "John Bachman Now," Cline also vowed to "hold the [Department of Justice] and the FBI accountable for the weaponization that we've…