Over 350 scholars, historians and political scientists urge Congress to take action on filibuster reform in a new letter first obtained by TPM, arguing that the Framers never intended for the Senate to rely on supermajorities to pass even routine, bipartisan legislation.
NRA Gets Rare Rebuke From DOJ Bankruptcy Official As It Tries To Escape NY AG
A Justice Department official all but quashed the National Rifle Association’s hopes at declaring bankruptcy and moving to Texas on Monday.
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McCarthy Again Passes Up Chance To Defend Cheney As GOPers Push For Her Ouster
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday once again refused to go to bat for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as House Republicans threaten to oust the third-ranking Republican as conference chair. Continue reading “McCarthy Again Passes Up Chance To Defend Cheney As GOPers Push For Her Ouster”
On the Big Lie
Kevin McCarthy signaled this morning that Liz Cheney may be on the way out as conference chair. She can’t effectively deliver the message, he says.
The truth is he’s right. And that is damning. It confirms that the GOP message is loyalty to Donald Trump, embrace of the Big Lie of a stolen election and – subsidiary to these two points – pretending the insurrection never happened.
OH GOP Sen. Attended Video Call While Driving On Same Day His Colleagues Introduced Distracted Driving Bill
Ohio state Sen. Andrew Brenner (R) was on a video conference call while he was driving on Monday — the same day his Republican colleagues introduced a bill on distracted driving while using electronic devices in his state’s legislature.
FDA Is Expected To Authorize Pfizer Vaccine For Adolescents By Early Next Week
The Food and Drug Administration appears to be poised to authorize use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in adolescents 12 to 15 years old by early next week, according to multiple reports.
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Giuliani On Being Potential Russia Disinfo Target: I’m ‘The Biggest Anti-Communist You’ve Ever Met’
Rudy Giuliani, ex-President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, on Monday night railed against the now-retracted media reports that the FBI had given him a briefing warning him that Russian operatives were using him as a bullhorn to spread disinformation about Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.
If House GOPers Vote To Oust Cheney, Who Would Replace Her?
As a cohort of House Republicans angle to oust Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as conference chair, the names reportedly floated to replace the House GOP leadership’s most ardent critic of former President Donald Trump appear to primarily be women who have defended him. Continue reading “If House GOPers Vote To Oust Cheney, Who Would Replace Her?”
CNN’s Don Lemon Slams Santorum’s Non-Apology For Racist Comments: ‘It Was Horrible’
CNN anchor Don Lemon raked former GOP senator-turned-CNN contributor Rick Santorum (R-PA) over the coals on Monday night after Santorum refused to apologize for his racist comments downplaying European settlers’ genocide of Native Americans.
Dersh Invites Trump To Come Help Rudy With His Legal Issues
Alan Dershowitz is hoping that former President Trump will come to Rudy Giuliani’s defense in court after federal prosecutors seized electronic devices from the former New York City mayor’s home and office last week in their investigation into the lawyer’s business dealings in Ukraine. Continue reading “Dersh Invites Trump To Come Help Rudy With His Legal Issues”