House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) is openly abandoning Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as he boosts Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) in a bid to replace her as conference chair.
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Prosecutors Request Special Master To Sift Through Evidence Seized From Giuliani
Prosecutors in the Justice Department’s investigation into ex-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani have asked a judge to appoint a “special master” to examine the materials that the FBI seized during a search on the lawyer’s home and office last Wednesday, according a court document unsealed on Tuesday.
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State GOPers Aren’t Done Punishing Republicans Who Bucked Trump
Months after former President Trump was acquitted of “incitement of insurrection,” the Ohio Republican Party is reportedly set to vote on a resolution this week to censure GOP lawmakers who voted to impeach Trump, which includes Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), according to Fox News. Continue reading “State GOPers Aren’t Done Punishing Republicans Who Bucked Trump”
Biden Admin Searches For Creative Ways To Finish Vaccination Campaign, Including Shots At Sports Games
Vaccine sites at sports stadiums. Free beer with a vaccine. 10 percent off, if you get vaccinated.
After Arizona, Some Trump Dead-Enders Hope To Pull Off Yet Another ‘Audit’ Of Georgia’s Election
As the Republican-driven audit into Maricopa County, Arizona’s 2020 election results proceeds, some of the former president’s biggest supporters cheering on the review have their eyes set elsewhere: Georgia.
Judge Accuses DOJ Of Misleading Her About Key Doc Related Mueller Report Release
The Justice Department under President Trump made misrepresentations about an internal memo related to the Mueller report that it has sought to withhold from public view, a judge said Monday.
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On Liz Cheney
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I share Josh’s chagrin about my growing respect for Rep. Liz Cheney. Like Josh, I am repulsed by her policy positions – and, perhaps more importantly, by the values and ethics that underlies those positions.
BUT Liz Cheney provides Democrats an important and powerful contrast: Liz Cheney accepts the rule of law, does not sell conspiracy theories because they are politically convenient. Almost every other elected Republican demonstrates through their actions a fundamental opposition to democracy itself. Those same elected Republicans are eager to punish Rep. Cheney for supporting our system of government.
Caught On Hot Mic, McCarthy Reportedly Throws Cheney Entirely Under The Bus
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was reportedly caught on a hot mic Tuesday fuming over Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and announcing that he’s “had it” with the number three Republican, whose critique of former President Donald Trump has stood in the way of advancing the alternate reality his party is pushing.
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WH Rips GOP For ‘Blood, Sweat And Tears’ It Has Poured Into Attacking Cheney
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday took aim at House Republicans threatening to oust Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as conference chair, and more broadly for using the Republican congresswoman as a scapegoat for “trying to figure out where they stand and what they stand for.” Continue reading “WH Rips GOP For ‘Blood, Sweat And Tears’ It Has Poured Into Attacking Cheney”