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DEADLOCK! Conservative Congressman Explains Why He Will Continue to Vote ‘No’ on McCarthy

DEADLOCK! Conservative Congressman Explains Why He Will Continue to Vote ‘No’ on McCarthy

On Wednesday, California Congressman Kevin McCarthy continued to struggle to gain enough votes to secure the Speaker of the House’s office. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is one of twenty Republican lawmakers that are voting ‘no’ on McCarthy’s nomination. Roy joined The First TV’s Dana Loesch on Wednesday to explain why he will continue to …

Rep. Boebert: Trump Called and Told Us to ‘Knock This Off’ and Vote for McCarthy

Rep. Boebert: Trump Called and Told Us to ‘Knock This Off’ and Vote for McCarthy

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert revealed that former president Donald Trump called she and other anti-McCarthy Republicans, telling the group to “knock this off.” The revelation came during Boebert’s nominating speech for Florida Rep. Byron Donalds for Speaker of the House. Watch Boebert’s below: “Let’s stop with the campaign smears and tactics to get people to …

CROSSING THE AISLE? AOC Floats ‘Coalition Government’ with McCarthy, Dem Caucus

CROSSING THE AISLE? AOC Floats ‘Coalition Government’ with McCarthy, Dem Caucus

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised eyebrows in DC this week when she floated a potential power-sharing agreement between Kevin McCarthy and the Democrat Caucus. After three votes Tuesday afternoon, McCarthy failed to secure enough support from his fellow Republicans. “I do not believe that Kevin McCarthy has the votes. I believe that a lot of the …

BUSTED! Rep. Adam Schiff Privately Asked Twitter to Silence a Journalist

BUSTED! Rep. Adam Schiff Privately Asked Twitter to Silence a Journalist

Rep. Adam Schiff of California quietly asked Twitter to ban investigative journalist for Real Clear Investigations Paul Sperry in an email to the social media company in November of 2020. The revelation was part of the latest Twitter Files investigation published by Matt Taibbi on Tuesday. “Requests arrived and were escalated from all over,” Taibbi …

WATCH: John Fetterman Appears Lost in First Moments as a U.S. Senator

WATCH: John Fetterman Appears Lost in First Moments as a U.S. Senator

Newly minted U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania John Fetterman looked somewhat befuddled during his swearing in ceremony on Tuesday. Watch the video below: Senator Fetterman appears to be still suffering the effects of an ischemic stroke that struck him in May of 2022, just two days before the Keystone State held its Democratic primary election. According …

WATCH: Metal Detectors Removed from House of Representatives as Republicans Take Control

WATCH: Metal Detectors Removed from House of Representatives as Republicans Take Control

Another sign of the times in the House of Representatives as metal detectors used to screen members of Congress have been removed 2 years after being installed by former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado captured the moment the contraptions were taken down on video. Watch below: “When I arrived …

FIRED UP: DeSantis Torches ‘Jetsetting Davos Elites’ During Inaugural Speech

FIRED UP: DeSantis Torches ‘Jetsetting Davos Elites’ During Inaugural Speech

Governor Ron DeSantis took aim at the ‘jetsetters in Davos,’ a clear reference to the World Economic Forum (WEF), during his inaugural address on Tuesday. Watch DeSantis slam the WEF below: “Fighting for freedom is not always easy because the threats to freedom are more complex and more widespread than they have been in the …

DeSANTIS BLASTS DC: Ron Rips ‘Elite Bureaucrats Who Impose Their Will on the American People’

DeSANTIS BLASTS DC: Ron Rips ‘Elite Bureaucrats Who Impose Their Will on the American People’

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was sworn-in Tuesday for his second term, blasting “out-of-touch bureaucrats” in DC who seek to “impose their will” on the American people. “The federal government has gone on a spending binge. It has enacted restrictions based on ideology. It’s recklessly facilitated open borders. It’s imposed an energy policy that’s crippled our …

MAD VAXXER! Bill Gates Wants to ‘Vaccinate’ Cattle to Give ‘Better Genetics’

MAD VAXXER! Bill Gates Wants to ‘Vaccinate’ Cattle to Give ‘Better Genetics’

Microsoft Founder Bill Gates faced a growing backlash on social media Tuesday after calling for the “vaccination” of animals to give them “better genetics.” “We do work on live stock… Helping animals survive either by having vaccines or better genetics. Helping them be more productive. It’s making a big difference,” explained Gates. “Chickens in Ethiopia …

STRONG-ARM: Rep. Matt Gaetz Claims He’s Being ‘Threatened’ Into Voting McCarthy for Speaker

STRONG-ARM: Rep. Matt Gaetz Claims He’s Being ‘Threatened’ Into Voting McCarthy for Speaker

Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is speaking out, claiming he and other Republican members of congress are being “threatened” into voting for Rep. Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House. Gaetz is part of a small group of conservatives who are refusing to back McCarthy’s bid to run the House. Watch below: “We were threatened …