Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) on Tuesday bashed Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), after the New York Republican gained endorsements from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) to replace Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as conference chair. Continue reading “GOP Rep Knocks Idea Of Stefanik Replacing Cheney To Lead Conference”
Voting Rights Bill Creeps Closer To The Senate Floor, But Now Comes The Hard Part For Dems
Tuesday’s Senate committee mark-up of Democrats’ sprawling democracy overhaul lasted more than eight hours, included dozens of amendment votes and featured plenty of sharp partisan barbs about a Democratic “takeover” of elections and Republicans’ willingness to double down on President Trump’s “big lie.” The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration deadlocked on partisan lines on whether to approve the bill — meaning that Democrats will have to use a complicated parliamentary maneuver to get the so-called For the People Act on the Senate floor.
AZ Guv Signs Bill To Eliminate ‘Inactive’ Voters From Popular Mail-In Voter List
Arizona’s Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed legislation into law that opponents have described as a “purge” of the state’s popular early voting list.
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Bankruptcy Judge Dismisses NRA’s Case Over Concerns It Was Merely Dodging NY AG
A Texas federal judge rejected the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy application on Tuesday, saying that the gun group was using the process “to address a regulatory enforcement problem, not a financial one.”
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North Carolina Voting Fraud Case Weaponized At Senate Hearing Three Years Later
It was three whole years ago that voting fraud claims threw a North Carolina congressional election into turmoil.
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Ex-DoD Chief To Testify That Fears Over Appearance Of Coup Delayed Jan. 6 Response
Former acting secretary of defense Chris Miller will tell Congress on Wednesday that fears of a coup, or the appearance of one, contributed to his reluctance to deploy troops to the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Biden Plans To Meet With McCarthy, But They Won’t Be Discussing The GOP’s Future
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday said that President Biden’s meeting with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) — which will come shortly after the conference moves to oust Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from her leadership position — won’t focus on the future of the Republican Party. Continue reading “Biden Plans To Meet With McCarthy, But They Won’t Be Discussing The GOP’s Future”
What The Heck Is Going On With The Official Arizona ‘Audit’ Twitter Account?
Arizona’s Republican governor recently authorized round-the-clock law-enforcement protection for Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs after she received a wave of death threats.
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‘I Wasn’t Going To Go On There And Have A Normal Discussion’: How A Prankster Trolled Newsmax On Air
Newsmax host Rob Finnerty found himself getting bamboozled on live television on Monday morning by his own guest, former Obama speechwriter David Litt, who used the interview as an opportunity to call out the conservative media outlet for fueling Trumpland’s deranged conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
Cruz Admits It’s ‘Difficult To Imagine’ Himself Voting For S1 Even If GOP Amendments Adopted
About two hours into Tuesday’s Senate Rules Committee hearing on the For The People Act, the soft spoken Sen. Angus King (I-ME) broke the long streak of members using their minutes for mini-monologues.