Speaker Of The House:
Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker in 15th floor vote.
Members had to physically restrain Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) from going at Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) after the 14th failed attempt to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker of the House.
Biden Border Visit:
After 2 years, President Biden decided to visit the southern border.
- Biden departs El Paso after brief border visit without seeing most impacted areas, critics say (Fox News)
Gov. Greg Abbott made a surprise visit to El Paso to deliver a note to President Biden as he stepped off Air Force One for his brief visit to the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Abbott hand-delivers Biden a letter on El Paso tarmac denouncing his border ‘failure’ (Washington Examiner)
You can read the letter from Gov. Abbott by CLICKING HERE.
New York Times reporter Michael Shear cornered White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council spokesman John Kirby — during a Friday briefing — about the administration’s handling of the ongoing crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
- ‘I Never Saw More Damning Quotes’: NYT Reporter Scolds Biden Officials For Treating Migrants Worse Than Trump Did (Daily Wire)
Back At It Again:
The News-Leader is back at it again. Here’s what they wrote: Missouri’s secretary of state met with Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and election conspiracy theorist, on Thursday.
- MO Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft met with election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell (Springfield News-Leader)
