Member of the US House of Representatives from Louisiana
Race or politics? Which will decide the congressperson you vote for this fall?: WASHINGTON — Politics or race? That is the key question for a 5th U.S ...
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Cleo Fields raises big dollars to start congressional campaign, but will judges reject map?
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/cleo-fields-raises-big-money-to-start-congressional-campaign/article_d4462a10-433a-5d84-a6ca-45f6c05a92a8.html
GOP lawmaker calls Santos a ‘moron’: ‘He shouldn’t be here’: Rep. Garret Graves (R-La) criticized former Rep. George Santos for observing President Biden’s State ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4518169-gop-lawmaker-calls-santos-a-moron-he-shouldnt-be-here/
Quick Glance: George Santos Attends State of the Union Post-Expulsion
- The former representative from New York utilized lifetime floor privileges for former House members, even those expelled.
- George Santos, expelled from the House last year, appeared before the president's address.
- Despite his controversial reputation, the disgraced former congressman seemed to be holding court that evening.
- Mr. Santos had carefully planned his splashy return and surprised with his presence before the president's speech.
Garret Graves vows to seek re-election in U.S. House. Which districts could he run for?
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/garret-graves-sees-a-political-future-in-the-us-house/article_ab5445d3-3924-5fcd-8a14-ce82e8e8ec56.html
'Lying and misleading the American people': Garret Graves says GOP must tune out extremists
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/garret-graves-says-lies-kept-house-gop-majority-from-wins/article_f1385dd7-9545-58bb-a008-6ad1d884514d.html
HAPPENING NOW: FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker testifies on Boeing 737 concerns and aviation safety. abcnews.go.com/US/boeing-finds-conformance-undelivered-737-fuselages-company/story
After week of 'spectacular embarrassment,' is House Speaker Mike Johnson's job secure?
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/a-spectacular-embarrassment-for-speaker-mike-johnson/article_72e8f577-ab89-5e27-a72d-85d890db6ada.html
Decades-long quest to carve a new river near Baton Rouge gets funding back on track
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/money-for-flood-control-in-federal-appropriations-bill/article_8a6df446-badd-5ce3-8f15-9ad7584da76e.html
Stephanie Grace: Mike Johnson gets a seat of honor between the cotton, shrimp queens in D.C.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/mike-johnson-has-different-washington-mardi-gras-experience/article_624a5136-b50b-5ff1-9abe-f3b0ed6d19c4.html
Louisiana lawmakers OK new congressional maps, adding Black-majority district : Louisiana’s state legislature passed a new congressional map Friday that will add ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4418862-louisiana-lawmakers-new-congressional-maps-second-black-majority-district/
Louisiana governor signs new Congressional maps into law: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed a bill Monday approving new Congressional maps that will create a ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4422849-louisiana-governor-signs-new-congressional-maps-into-law/
Former McCarthy deputy weighs future as Louisiana GOP leaves him out in the cold: Republicans in the Bayou State are privately speculating if Garret Graves made ...
politico.com/news/2024/01/25/mccarthy-deputy-louisiana-gop-00136428
Which states could get new congressional maps in 2024?
abcnews.go.com/538/live-updates/redistricting-updates-2024-maps/analyzing-north-carolinas-proposed-congressional-maps-104144373
Rep. Garret Graves was on top. Now he's fighting for his political life. What happened?
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/rep-garret-graves-sees-fortunes-fall-steeply/article_c95e2af8-b90f-54a1-8696-83f89463e425.html
Rep. Garret Graves was on top. Now he's fighting for his political life. What happened?
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/rep-garret-graves-sees-fortunes-fall-steeply/article_c95e2af8-b90f-54a1-8696-83f89463e425.html
It's nearly Carnival time on the Potomac as Washington Mardi Gras awaits King Drew Brees
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/washington-mardi-gras-drew-brees/article_aaaecf43-0e20-5fe8-961a-1de81089db15.html
Jeff Landry-backed congressional map clears early hurdle, despite pushback from Mike Johnson
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/new-louisiana-congressional-map-clears-committee-hearing/article_13585c6a-a9a2-5c93-81d9-70c6ee4dfa6c.html
Stephanie Grace: Well, I did predict there'd be a House speaker from Louisiana...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/stephanie-grace-bidding-farewell-to-an-unpredictable-2023/article_9f80a580-d37a-5e25-a1c0-8cfc9b34660f.html
Social Security Move May Ease Repayment Demands: A bipartisan bill introduced in Congress is trying to limit the Social Security Administration lookback period.
newsweek.com/social-security-move-may-ease-repayment-demands-1856037
'I know what was being said': Steve Scalise suggests Garret Graves undercut speaker bid
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/i-know-what-was-being-said-steve-scalise-suggests-garret-graves-undercut-speaker-bid/article_475789b3-fbf2-59bc-ba01-28ee4b33edd2.html
McCarthy's onetime deputy loses plum role in House GOP: Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), handpicked by the former speaker, isn't expected to stay in his ...
politico.com/live-updates/2023/11/06/congress/the-graves-factor-00125608
A judge is set to redraw Louisiana's congressional map. It could make or break careers.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/judge-shelly-dick-is-scheduled-to-redraw-congressional-map/article_62ff61a3-b214-5873-a600-4f6cb2344054.html
With U.S. House back at work, Louisiana delegation pushes disaster relief fixes: WASHINGTON – Two Louisiana congressmen filed legislation Monday to extend the ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/garret-graves-troy-carter-push-disaster-relief-fixes/article_f29ed087-369b-59c4-9cf5-1054c6a1fef3.html
How did Steve Scalise's dream for speaker get squashed? Hardball politics are to blame.
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/steve-scalise-dream-to-be-speaker-and-by-hardball-politics/article_b88d2e68-2473-50d9-a3c8-2faa3c36cf97.html
House business is on ice without speaker: Lawmakers and aides arrived for work on Wednesday to find a House of Representatives stuck in freeze-frame ...
cnn.com/2023/10/05/politics/house-republicans-frozen-without-speaker/
Quick Glance: GOP rules and their impact on Trump's candidacy for House speaker
- The US Constitution does not mandate that the House speaker be a member of the chamber.
- Trump has expressed support for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chair of the influential House Judiciary Committee.
- Trump has also indicated his willingness to serve as speaker on an interim basis if necessary.
- This possibility could gain more consideration if neither Jordan nor House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) can secure majority support in the full chamber.
GOP Rep. Graves: ‘You would have seen fists thrown’ if lawmakers didn’t recess : Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) said on Wednesday that he thinks the House GOP ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4239388-gop-rep-graves-you-would-have-seen-fists-thrown-if-lawmakers-didnt-recess/
McCarthy ally to GOP critics: ‘Get your little games over with’ : Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), a top ally of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4220986-mccarthy-ally-to-gop-critics-get-your-little-games-over-with/
Kevin McCarthy Fires Parting Shot: Stealing Nancy Pelosi’s Speaker’s Office : Rep. Garrett Graves said, “The office that Pelosi is in right now is the office of ...
thedailybeast.com/kevin-mccarthy-fires-parting-shot-stealing-nancy-pelosis-speakers-office
Quick Glance: Interim House Speaker 'evicts' two senior Democrats from the Capitol
- The decision to evict Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer is a 'sharp departure from tradition', she said.
- In a statement on Tuesday, she emphasized that the new Republican Leadership must make important decisions and that one of the first actions taken by the new Speaker Pro Tempore was to order her to immediately vacate her office in the Capitol.
- While it is rare for members of Congress without leadership positions to have offices in the Capitol building, Mrs Pelosi and Mr Hoyer had hidden spaces as former Speaker and Majority Leader.
- According to Politico, which first reported the eviction demands, items belonging to Mrs Pelosi were being packed up on Tuesday evening with the assistance of staff for her successor, Hakeem Jeffries.
Republican Says Matt Gaetz Would Be a 'Great Dictator': "I think Matt would be a great dictator in a small island nation in the Pacific or something ...
newsweek.com/republican-says-matt-gaetz-great-dictator-1832447
Key McCarthy ally willing to shut down government over border : Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), a top ally of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4219396-key-mccarthy-ally-willing-to-shut-down-government-over-border/
Exasperated GOP leaders vent frustration at holdouts as shutdown nears: Exasperated Republican leaders in the House are pointing fingers at the holdouts in their ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4220206-exasperated-gop-leaders-vent-frustration-at-holdouts-as-shutdown-nears/
House GOP Want to Take Food Assistance Away From More Than 1 Million Low-Income People
cbpp.org/blog/house-republicans-snap-amendments-would-take-food-away-from-more-than-1-million-low-income
A GOP congressman said Gaetz got 'schooled by AOC': On Monday, Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a "motion to vacate" Kevin McCarthy as House speaker ...
businessinsider.com/a-gop-congressman-said-gaetz-got-schooled-by-aoc-2023-10
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Quick Glance: Gaetz sacrifices congressional seat for McCarthy ouster
- Gaetz successfully leads movement to oust Kevin McCarthy
- Eight Republicans join Democrats in removing McCarthy
- Gaetz declines to voice support for potential successors
Lawmakers unveil bipartisan measure making FEMA its own Cabinet-level agency: Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) introduced bipartisan ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/4216141-lawmakers-unveil-bipartisan-measure-making-fema-its-own-cabinet-level-agency/
Lawmakers seek to sever FEMA from Department of Homeland Security: The Federal Emergency Management Agency would gain independence from the Department of ...
sun-sentinel.com/2023/09/20/lawmakers-seek-to-sever-fema-from-department-of-homeland-security/
Editorial: Garret Graves, put Louisiana first and back Steve Scalise for speaker: The last time a Republican from Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District came ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/editorial-garret-graves-should-back-scalise-for-speaker/article_b52e53d3-d617-52ce-8cc4-dbfbd1b3f589.html
Garret Graves: GOP majority needs to focus on winning rather than shutting down government
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/garret-graves-focus-on-wins-not-shutting-down-government/article_f93fb19e-0a6c-5153-b5e4-e1abc21c9b7b.html
U.S. House approves bill targeting airline delays, cancellations: WASHINGTON – As expected, the U.S. House approved legislation Thursday that would authorize the ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/us-house-approves-bill-addressing-complaints-about-flying/article_17dc7986-19c1-5d5f-b074-1f870a586c95.html
Bill to address airline delays, flight cancellations, set for a vote in the U.S. House
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/national_politics/bill-to-improve-flying-experience-set-for-vote-in-us-house/article_13d87540-9664-52bf-9ab9-76861816ec9a.html
How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe: WASHINGTON (AP) — It was advice that Mitch McConnell had offered to Joe Biden once ...
apnews.com/article/president-joe-biden-kevin-mccarthy-debt-limit-aee6d1dd48f53bedadfe1212e231f48f
Baton Rouge's massive flood-fighting canal has the money to be finished, Garret Graves says
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/money-secured-for-comite-diversion-baton-rouge-project/article_ad3c8772-21ab-11ee-a4a4-2711e0bd5dcb.html
McCarthy’s biggest victory yet comes with political price: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) may have proven his bipartisan negotiating chops by steering a ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4032530-mccarthys-biggest-victory-yet-comes-with-political-price/
Mark Ballard: GOP criticized for taking credit for infrastructure projects they opposed
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/gop-criticized-for-taking-credit-for-infrastructure-projects/article_aa225715-0530-5c04-92ad-fdbade207af1.html
Baton Rouge region's huge flood prevention canal is back on track, Garret Graves says
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/money-found-to-continue-work-of-comite-diversiongraves/article_80691ba4-1682-11ee-8ada-c31869b718de.html
Garret Graves endorses Stephen Waguespack in Louisiana governor's race: Stephen Waguespack scored his first major endorsement of his gubernatorial campaign ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/garret-graves-endorses-stephen-waguespack-in-governors-race/article_cce2a526-8cb1-535e-b5c3-8c89961ef7e7.html
Mark Ballard: Louisiana gems hidden in complex wording of bill to end debt limit crisis
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/louisiana-gains-in-complex-wording-of-debt-limit-bill/article_5b8e18ae-34cf-5449-ac6b-a8809c59936a.html
Debt ceiling talks on 'pause,' McCarthy's top negotiator says: "It's just unreasonable," Graves said of the Biden administration's position.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/debt-ceiling-talks-pause-mccarthys-top-negotiator/story
Quick Glance: Investors Must Expect 'Significant Volatility' During Debt Ceiling Standoff
- The maximum amount the U.S. federal government can borrow to meet its financial obligations is known as the debt ceiling or debt limit.
- Lawmakers met with President Joe Biden this week to come to an agreement to increase the debt limit and avoid a default, but have not been successful so far.
- An extended legislative battle over raising the debt ceiling is likely to have major economic repercussions, including a stock market selloff, widening corporate credit spreads (a sign of a weakening economy and higher risk levels for investors), and a weaker U.S. dollar.
- What should investors do in response to the debt ceiling standoff?
GOP debt ceiling negotiator: ‘Hell no!’ to dropping work requirements demand: A top GOP lawmaker negotiating an elusive debt ceiling deal was adamant Friday that ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4022719-gop-debt-ceiling-negotiator-hell-no-to-dropping-work-requirements-demand/
Quick Glance: Imminent Risk of Government Cash Shortage
- Treasury Secretary Yellen warns of potential payment default if debt limit is not raised or suspended soon.
- Yellen takes extraordinary measures to ensure sufficient cash on hand for government operations.
- Scheduled payments of over $130 billion, including payments to veterans and Social Security and Medicare recipients, are planned for the first week of June.
- Yellen's multiple letters to Congress emphasize the potential economic consequences of failing to raise the debt limit before the U.S. government runs out of cash to honor its obligations.
Meet McCarthy’s closers on debt ceiling talks: High-stakes debt limit talks are underscoring the importance to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4019636-meet-mccarthys-closers-on-debt-ceiling-talks/
What House passage of debt ceiling deal signifies: 5 takeaways: The House’s passage of a debt limit deal Wednesday night marks the end of a pivotal chapter for ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4029398-house-debt-ceiling-passage-takeaways/
Quick Glance: Senate Passes Bill to Increase Debt Ceiling and Sends it to Biden's Desk
- On Thursday night, the Senate passed a bill to increase the debt ceiling.
- After passing the House with a wide and bipartisan margin on Wednesday night, the measure was approved with a bipartisan majority of 63-36 votes.
- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that the U.S. could run out of money to pay its bills on June 5 if Congress doesn't act, leading the Senate to put a bill on President Biden's desk.
- Follow below to catch up on how the night unfolded.
Top McCarthy debt limit negotiator says GOP won't cave on work requirements: 'Hell no'
foxbusiness.com/politics/mccarthy-debt-limit-negotiator-work-requirements
GOP negotiator says White House ‘refusing to negotiate’ on work requirements: A top Republican negotiating a debt ceiling hike blasted the White House on ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4021694-gop-negotiator-says-white-hou-refusing-to-negotiate-on-work-requirements/
Debt limit talks in standstill as Republicans, White House face 'real differences'
detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/19/debt-limit-talks-stall-as-republicans-press-pause-criticize-white-house/70236554007/
Debt-Ceiling Fight Elevates Garret Graves to Starring Role in GOP: A few months ago, Rep. Garret Graves could stroll the halls of Congress unnoticed ...
wsj.com/articles/debt-ceiling-fight-elevates-garret-graves-to-starring-role-in-gop-d5d1f713
How Garret Graves became Republicans’ debt ceiling negotiation frontman: How Garret Graves became Republicans’ debt ceiling negotiation frontman
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/20/how-garret-graves-became-republicans-debt-ceiling-negotiation-frontman/
McCarthy, Graves Signal Impasse in White House Debt Talks: Speaker Kevin McCarthy left the US Capitol late Tuesday afternoon saying the two parties had yet to ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-23/key-republican-says-progress-made-in-debt-talks-gaps-remains
Robot takeover? Garret Graves' traffic relief bill cast as AI run amuck by some Republicans
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/plan-to-relieve-traffic-congestion-seen-as-robot-takeover/article_91ecce99-071e-56ef-9413-ca44242ea97c.html
Debt limit talks stall as Republicans ‘press pause’: Republican Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana says gaps remain in the negotiations with the White House ...
english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-05-19/debt-limit-talks-stall-as-republicans-press-pause.html
Debt Ceiling Talks On Sudden ‘Pause’ As Trump Urges GOP: ‘Do Not Fold’: Congress has less than two weeks to raise the federal borrowing threshold under a June 1 ...
forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/05/19/debt-ceiling-talks-on-sudden-pause-as-trump-urges-gop-do-not-fold/
Republican Debt-Ceiling Negotiators Walk Out of Meeting, Say White House ‘Unreasonable’
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-19/republican-debt-limit-negotiators-walk-out-of-capitol-meeting
Dave Grohl Spent Over 24 Hours Barbecuing For The Homeless During Winter Storm: “He wanted no glory for it,” California’s Hope the Mission said of the Foo ...
huffpost.com/entry/dave-grohl-barbecue-homeless_n_63fe72c1e4b0ecabbaa200e4
LA County will end COVID emergency declarations on March 31: “Yes, COVID-19 is still with us,” Supervisor Hilda Solis said. “No, we don’t want to abandon those ...
dailynews.com/2023/02/28/la-county-will-end-covid-emergency-declarations-on-march-31
After making his mark at LSU, KJ Williams ready for last college home game: The day after his Murray State team was eliminated from the NCAA tournament last ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/after-brief-lsu-stint-kj-williams-set-for-final-home-game/article_f531f7e6-5a4f-5ece-b620-8971376edab9.html
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear oil firms' appeal of coastal lawsuit ruling: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear oil companies' appeal of a ruling in ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/environment/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-oil-firms-appeal-of-coastal-lawsuit-ruling/article_14ce2954-5db3-5808-9226-b5195e6a9067.html
Democrats, Republicans begin negotiations on Steve Scalise's energy bill: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said earlier this ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/democrats-republicans-begin-negotiations-on-steve-scalises-energy-bill/article_b78e8c3f-5822-55a1-8271-264d42b41363.html
Garret Graves wants to revamp 50-year-old environmental law: WASHINGTON — A hurricane protection and levee strengthening project along the Atchafalaya River from ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/garret-graves-wants-to-revamp-50-year-old-environmental-law/article_0de7b728-09b1-5c19-b7d8-6fd2c2c781c9.html
As Louisiana’s delegation is set to let LNG loose, some are pleading to rein it in
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/as-louisiana-delegation-frees-up-lng-some-pleading-for-halt/article_b395caf2-c382-11ed-883e-b39dbf6f6ae2.html
The latest on the Louisiana's governor's race: See who's out; who's in: The 2023 Louisiana governor’s race continued to take shape on Tuesday, as U.S. Rep ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/rep-graves-wont-run-for-governor-stephen-waguespack-might/article_7491f6b7-cedc-5290-b9c7-5207b63d5e02.html
Garret Graves won't run for governor, says he has work to do in Congress: U.S. Rep. Garret Graves told supporters Tuesday what most people had expected: he will ...
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/garret-graves-says-he-wont-run-for-governor-of-louisiana/article_2208c3a7-e629-59df-ad03-7a1e31bdb17b.html
Actor Tom Sizemore's family deciding end of life matters, what to know from the student loan hearing, and more top news
dailyprogress.com/news/national/actor-tom-sizemores-family-deciding-end-of-life-matters-what-to-know-from-the-student/article_712cf9eb-c8bc-5924-954e-909007b145a4.html
Interfaith coalition calls for public fast in solidarity with Sonoma County’s homeless population
pressdemocrat.com/article/news/interfaith-coalition-calls-for-public-fast-in-solidarity-with-sonoma-county/
Senate suspends rules, approves religious freedoms bill in one day: The West Virginia Senate suspended its rules Tuesday and approved a contentious religious ...
wvgazettemail.com/news/legislative_session/senate-suspends-rules-approves-religious-freedoms-bill-in-one-day/article_ca96cb7b-c4f6-5d99-92ee-d460f631202d.html
Santa Rosa mayor backtracks on Saturday remarks about her racial experience on the City Council
pressdemocrat.com/article/news/santa-rosa-mayor-backtracks-on-saturday-remarks-about-her-racial-experience/
Jeff Landry leads other Republican candidates in early Louisiana governor's race poll
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/jeff-landry-leads-in-early-governors-race-poll/article_aa8260a6-926e-51ee-90d9-e94614b5e0e4.html
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