Charles Joseph Scarborough is an American television host and former politician who is the co-host of Morning Joe on MSNBC with his wife Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. He previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same network. A former member of the Republican Party,Scarborough was in the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 1st district from 1995 to 2001. He was appointed to the President's Council on the 21st Century Workforce in 2002 and was a visiting fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He was named in the 2011 Time 100 as one of the most influential people in the world.
Adam Bennett Schiff is an American lawyer,author,and politician who is a United States senator-elect from California. A member of the Democratic Party,Schiff has been a U.S. representative from California since 2001. He was a member of the California State Senate from 1996 to 2000.
Frederick Stephen Upton is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1987 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he represented Kalamazoo and much of southwestern Michigan for 18 terms before retiring in 2023.
Samuel Robert Johnson was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015,he was the acting Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means,where he also served as chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee.
Kevin Owen McCarthy is an American politician who served as the 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. representative for California's 20th congressional district from 2007 until his resignation in 2023.
The term swiftboating is a pejorative American neologism used to describe an unfair or untrue political attack. The term is derived from Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT),the organization responsible for a widely publicized—and later discredited—political smear campaign against 2004 U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry. Since the 2004 election,the term has been commonly applied to a political attack that is dishonest,personal,and unfair.
Leo Keith Thorsness was a colonel in the United States Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the medal for an air engagement on April 19,1967. He was shot down two weeks later and spent almost six years in captivity in North Vietnam as a prisoner of war. After his military service,Thorsness served one term in the Washington State Senate.
Mike Andrew DuHaime,is a political campaign strategist,public affairs executive,.and businessman. A member of the Republican Party,DuHaime served as the Political Director of the Republican National Committee between 2005 and 2007 and was the chief strategist for the Chris Christie's successful campaign for governor of New Jersey,defeating Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine. DuHaime is also a managing director at Mercury Public Affairs,LLC,a national public affairs firm. He served as one of ten members of Gov. Christie's transition team and was the chairman of the authorities subcommittee.
Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2023. The district is in southwestern Washington,lying across the Columbia River from Oregon's Portland metropolitan area. A Republican,Herrera Beutler previously served in the Washington House of Representatives.
Flora Payne Whitney,also known as Flora Whitney Miller,was an American artist and socialite,art collector,and patron of the arts.
David Goncalves Valadao is an American politician and dairy farmer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 22nd congressional district since 2023. His district comprises part of the San Joaquin Valley. A member of the Republican Party,Valadao first won election in 2012 in California's 21st congressional district. He lost in 2018 to TJ Cox,but was subsequently reelected in 2020. Before his election to Congress,Valadao served one term in the California State Assembly,representing the 30th district from 2010 to 2012.
Elise Marie Stefanik is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 21st congressional district. As chair of the House Republican Conference since 2021,she is the fourth-ranking House Republican. Stefanik's district covers most of the North Country and the Adirondack Mountains,some of the outer suburbs of Utica,and the Capital District in New York. In addition to being the first woman to occupy her House seat,Stefanik was 30 when first elected to the House in 2014,making her the youngest woman elected to Congress at the time.
John Michael Katko is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district,based in Syracuse,from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he previously was an Assistant United States Attorney who led the organized crime division at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Syracuse. In that role,he helped to prosecute gang members under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
The Freedom Caucus,also known as the House Freedom Caucus,is a congressional caucus consisting of Republican members of the United States House of Representatives. It is generally considered to be the most conservative and furthest-right bloc within the chamber. The caucus was formed in January 2015 by a group of conservatives and Tea Party movement members,with the aim of pushing the Republican leadership to the right. Its first chairman,Jim Jordan,described the caucus as a "smaller,more cohesive,more agile and more active" group of conservative representatives. Its current chairman,Andy Harris is considered to be a far-right politician due to his radical proposals. Members of the Freedom Caucus are typically considered a part of the MAGA movement and loyalists to Donald Trump.
Brian Jeffrey Mast is an American politician and U.S. military veteran who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2017. The district,numbered as the 18th district before the 2020 redistricting cycle,includes portions of the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast. Mast is a member of the Republican Party.
Presidential primaries and caucuses of the Republican Party took place in many U.S. states,the District of Columbia,and five U.S. territories from February 3 to August 11,2020,to elect most of the 2,550 delegates to send to the Republican National Convention. Delegates to the national convention in other states were elected by the respective state party organizations. The delegates to the national convention voted on the first ballot to select Donald Trump as the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2020 election,and selected Mike Pence as the vice-presidential nominee.
Robert George Good is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A member of the Republican Party,he is currently the U.S. representative from Virginia's 5th congressional district. Prior to his election to Congress,Good served as a member of the Board of Supervisors in Campbell County,Virginia,for three years. He also worked at his alma mater,Liberty University,and for Citi.
In American politics,"Sedition Caucus","Treason Caucus",or "Seditious Caucus" is a pejorative term for the Republican members of the 117th United States Congress who voted against the certification of Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election. The votes,triggered by representatives objecting to the electoral results from Arizona and Pennsylvania,occurred hours after rioters supporting incumbent president Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building to disrupt the vote. The term,referring to a Congressional caucus,does not refer to a formal group. Rather,it implies that the members of Congress who voted to object are in favor of or guilty of sedition,and had a direct or indirect role in the Capitol storming. It originated with the media,and has been used by political opponents of the Republicans,but also by scholars.
Max Leonard Miller is an American Republican politician and former aide to Donald Trump. A member of the U.S. House of Representatives,he has been the U.S. representative for Ohio's 7th congressional district since 2023.
Cory Lee Mills is an American politician,businessman,and Army combat veteran who has served as the U.S. representative from Florida's 7th congressional district since 2023. He previously served as a Trump appointee on the Defense Business Board from 2020 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party.
