Conservatives & republicans articles
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Republicans, Conservatives To Have Primary For Family Court Judge
There will be at least one county-wide primary in June following the April 8 petition submission deadline. For Chautauqua County Family Court Judge, both Peter R. Johnson and Sally Jaroszynski have filed petitions to run for the office on the Republican and Conservative lines. Jaroszynski also filed petitions to run on the Working Families line. […]
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House Republicans are in chaos again as conservatives derail a key surveillance bill
WASHINGTON — A band of hard-right agitators, backed by former President Donald Trump, revolted against GOP leaders on Wednesday, blocking renewal of a powerful surveillance program that is set to expire next week and throwing the GOP-led House into chaos once again. Nineteen conservatives broke with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his leadership team and voted down a "rule"; the vote was 193-228. It's yet another example of a minority of Republicans using the otherwise procedural vote to...
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House Republicans blast 'cry wolf' conservatives who tanked FISA renewal bill
House Republican lawmakers left a closed-door meeting late on Wednesday afternoon furious at their 19 GOP colleagues who blocked the chamber from advancing a bill to renew a key surveillance tool of the federal government. "When you have a majority, where members in the majority will not support the rules and the procedures set forth by the majority, you effectively are turning control over to the minority party. And that's what these members are doing," Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., told Fox News...