Monthly Archives: November 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene will be the real Speaker behind the scenes even if Kevin McCarthy gets the job: Former GOP congressman

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Former GOP congressman Joe Walsh said Rep. Kevin McCarthy will just be Speaker in name. He said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will be the one in control, even if McCarthy wins the post. McCarthy has to…

Chris Christie says potential GOP challengers are acting like Trump is ‘Voldemort’: ‘You’re going to run against him? Say his name’

Donald Trump and Chris Christie. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Trump’s would-be rival, Chris Christie, says GOP challengers are failing the “leadership test.” This is because they treat Trump like “Voldemort,” Christie said, and don’t name him while calling him out.  The fictional villain is known as “You-Know-Who” and “He Who Must Not Be Named,”…

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX owes its top 50 creditors about $3 billion

FTX filed for bankruptcy on November 11 after a week in a liquidity crisis. Marco Bello/Reuters Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX owes its 50 biggest creditors nearly $3.1 billion. All 50 of FTX’s largest creditors are customers. The biggest creditor is owed more than $226 million. Collectively, FTX owes about $1.45 billion to its top 10…