In recent years, a security unit meant to protect Commerce Department officials morphed into a force so aggressive that its members rifled through employees’ offices and combed through social media sites for criticism of the census process under the Trump administration, according to the Washington Post.
Sondland Demands Pompeo Pay $1.8 Million In Impeachment Legal Fees
Gordon Sondland, the former U.S. ambassador to the EU, is suing former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the government in a bid to have one of the two pay for $1.8 million in legal fees incurred during the 2019 Ukraine impeachment inquiry.
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Report: Conspiracy Theorist’s Group Will Help In Vetting Process Of AZ ‘Audit’ Ballot Counters
A fundraising group for the partisan “audit” of Maricopa County, Arizona’s 2020 election results will now reportedly play a role in selecting the people counting Arizonans’ ballots.
Insurrections May Be Bad But Liz Cheney Is Still All Good With GOP War On Voting
Don’t be fooled into thinking that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) recognizing the Capitol insurrection was ex-President Donald Trump’s fault means she actually has a problem with her party’s attacks on voting.
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Bob Dylan turns 80 today.
If you’re inclined to celebrate here’s a series of interviews from 1971 never published until last year. The interviews were conducted by Dylan’s friend Tony Glover, an accomplished musician and author in his own right. The two met when they were both kids playing in the Minneapolis music scene before Dylan left for New York City. Then Glover was the bigger deal. That was the start of a lifelong friendship. And the origin of the relationship makes these interviews much more expansive and open than Dylan’s frequently evasive and secretive way of approaching interviews.
Blunt Thinks It’s ‘Too Early’ To Form Jan. 6 Commission As Bill Moves To Senate
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) on Sunday quipped that it’s “too early” to create an independent commission to probe the deadly Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, following the House’s passage of the bill for the commission’s formation that now faces an uphill battle in the 50-50 Senate. Continue reading “Blunt Thinks It’s ‘Too Early’ To Form Jan. 6 Commission As Bill Moves To Senate”
Kinzinger Takes Aim At McCarthy For Letting The Big Lie Run Rampant In GOP
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Sunday took aim at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for letting the downplaying of the deadly Capitol insurrection that former President Trump incited proliferate within the Republican Party. Continue reading “Kinzinger Takes Aim At McCarthy For Letting The Big Lie Run Rampant In GOP”
Collins Says She ‘Strongly’ Supports Jan. 6 Commission — But With Caveats
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Sunday signaled that she is supportive of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, but that some modifications are needed for the House-passed bill to create the commission to pass through the Senate. Continue reading “Collins Says She ‘Strongly’ Supports Jan. 6 Commission — But With Caveats”
‘Beyond Reprehensible’: GOP Rep Slams Greene For Comparing Mask Policy To Holocaust
Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) on Sunday took aim at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) in response to her incendiary remarks comparing the House’s mask policy to the Holocaust. Continue reading “‘Beyond Reprehensible’: GOP Rep Slams Greene For Comparing Mask Policy To Holocaust”
GOP Rep’s Top Aide Alerted Police Ahead Of Riot About Comments Overheard In Hotel Lobby
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) confirmed on Saturday that a top aide from his office had alerted law enforcement hours before the Jan. 6 Capitol attack about comments the aide had overheard in a hotel lobby regarding what seemed to be plans to breach the FBI building.