So you can keep track, we’ve assembled a list of all the things Republicans are now blaming gun deaths on … beside guns, of course.
Since there appears to be no significant House figure willing to run for Speaker, there’s a massive push to cajole and pressure Paul Ryan into running. It seems crystal clear that he really, really doesn’t want the job. But that doesn’t mean he won’t end up agreeing to take it. But here’s the thing. People are starting to seriously moot the idea of Boehner remaining on in a caretaker role through the 2016 election. He doesn’t need 218 votes. He’s already Speaker. He doesn’t need anything.
Some House Republicans apparently crying over McCarthy’s fall.
Trump thanks Dutch White Supremacist and Race War advocate for his support on twitter.
If you can think of investments that will benefit from a US government debt default, now’s the time to buy.
Yes, this is hilarious but it has pretty terrible consequences for the country and perhaps the global economy.
Speaker Romney
1. MBA
2. Turnaround expert
3. Proven leadership in business
I must say, even for this crew, this is really epic. McCarthy has dropped out of the Speaker’s race. In favor of …? Well, no one. I’m now watching Rep. Issa (R-CA) explaining how McCarthy is awesome, will remain on as Majority Leader, will be the most important endorsement as they try to find someone who they can carry over the finish line. But good lord!
Josh Horwitz is the executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, a nonprofit devoted to eradicating preventable, predictable gun violence. He has spent over two decades working on this issue in Washington, DC. Josh will be joining us in The Hive (sub req) today at 2 PM Eastern to discuss mass shootings in America, the work of his organization, and how to fight back against the NRA’s political power.
Armed anti-Islam to mount Saturday protests in front of mosques in 20 cities.
It looks like opposition forces have gotten together to battle Facebook’s and Apple’s efforts to carve up the open internet, kill it and make the prime cuts into subsidiaries of Facebook and Apple.