Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led a review of security failures around the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, said Tuesday that the riot was fueled by propaganda after former President Donald Trump fed his supporters “a little BS.”
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In the final weeks of the Trump presidency, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) asked the White House for blanket pre-emptive pardons for himself and unidentified congressional allies for any crimes they may have committed, The New York Times reported on Tuesday night.
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Atlanta, Georgia Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an executive order on Tuesday evening that aims to “mitigate” the impact of state Republicans’ new law that makes it more difficult for people to vote.
Amid Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) executive order that aligns with the GOP’s latest culture war battle against so-called “vaccine passports,” it appears that the Republican National Committee missed the memo by requiring attendees of its spring donor retreat in the state to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Continue reading “Oops! RNC Isn’t Quite Up To Speed With GOP’s Latest Culture War”
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) will appear at one of Donald Trump’s properties on Friday night to speak at an event hosted by the group that held the Jan. 6 pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C. that turned into the insurrection.
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A $500,000 monument dedicated to Confederate president Jefferson Davis could be doomed to a crappy fate.
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Georgia has an ugly history of taking voting rights from Black voters. The state just did it again, with the new law signed by Governor Brian Kemp (R) last month.
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As the Gaetz scandal unfurls, the congressman has kept himself squarely in the spotlight.
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As Republicans fling one culture war after another at the wall to see what sticks in recent weeks, at least one GOP governor isn’t playing along.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) office put out a statement Monday evening declaring success in his gambit to circumvent the filibuster and squeeze more opportunities to pass bills through reconciliation out of a clause in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
