The Capitol Police are investigating an incident involving allegations that Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-ID) had assaulted a female officer as he passed through metal detectors outside of the House chamber last month, HuffPost reported late Wednesday.
Dems To Introduce Biden’s Immigration Bill To Speed Up Pathway To Citizenship On Thursday
Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) on Thursday will introduce a sweeping immigration bill drawn up by President Joe Biden.
Mitch Doesn’t Disappoint
I believe I predicted as much in the latest episode of the podcast, which dropped yesterday evening. Mitch McConnell’s response to ex-President Trump’s screed? Apparently nothing. He doesn’t plan to respond to even talk to Trump again. That’s the power move. And that fits because he has the power in that relationship.
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NY State Senate Dems Move To Strip Cuomo Of Pandemic Powers
Democrats in the New York State Senate are advancing plans to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of unilateral emergency powers granted during the pandemic amid stirring allegations that he intentionally withheld critical data on virus-related deaths from the Legislature.
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Report: McConnell Not Planning To Fire Back At Trump Or Speak To Him Ever Again
People shouldn’t expect to see Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) continue to publicly spar with ex-President Donald Trump, according to the Washington Post.
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Ex-Obama Official Launches Bid For Ron Johnson’s Senate Seat
Milwaukee Bucks executive and former Obama administration official Alex Lasry on Wednesday announced his bid to challenge Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) during next year’s midterm elections. Continue reading “Ex-Obama Official Launches Bid For Ron Johnson’s Senate Seat”
QAnoners Bounce Back To New Conspiracy Theory About Trump’s Coming Inauguration
January 20 was a tough day for the QAnon community.
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In Memoriam Of Rush Limbaugh’s Strikingly Offensive Remarks
The death of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday at age 70 after battling lung cancer reminded us here at TPM of his role in being a driving force behind the rightward shift of the Republican Party electorate that arguably boosted former President Trump’s conspiracy-ridden and grievance-based political career. Continue reading “In Memoriam Of Rush Limbaugh’s Strikingly Offensive Remarks”
System Breakdown: How Trump Ran Out The Clock On His Legal Pursuers
At a press conference Saturday after the Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection, the House impeachment manager Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) was asked why the prosecution against Trump hadn’t fought harder to include witness testimony during the impeachment trial.
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Where Things Stand: Pro-Trump Rioters Pissed Antifa Is Getting Credit For Their Work
As Kate Riga reported yesterday, on the day of the insurrection, ex-President Trump’s more loyal right-wing media hosts and lawmakers in Congress were casting about for an explanation for how the violent attack on the Capitol could have happened that didn’t blame Trump.
They settled on a usual suspect: Antifa.