Country singer Dolly Parton recently revealed that she had turned down former President Donald Trump’s efforts to bestow on her the Presidential Medal of Freedom on two occasions.
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David Schoen, one of the impeachment lawyers ex-President Donald Trump hired at the last minute, on Monday night protested against Democrats’ plan to show videos of the pro-Trump mob’s deadly storming of the Capitol at the Senate impeachment trial next week.
The White House said after meeting a group of Republican lawmakers on Monday night to discuss coronavirus relief legislation, that President Joe Biden “will not settle for a package that fails to meet the moment,” as Senate Republicans push to shrink Biden’s hefty rescue plan.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke out against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Monday night for espousing far-right conspiracy theories, several of which include false claims that the Sandy Hook and Parkland school shootings were faked.
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) is reportedly set to launch a run for Ohio’s Senate seat that will be vacated by Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), whose unexpected announcement to retire next year is expected to draw a jam-packed Republican primary, according to the New York Times on Monday. Continue reading “Dem Rep Plans To Launch Senate Bid To Fill Portman’s Open Seat”
To whittle President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package down to $618 billion, 10 Republican senators something had to give. A lot of things, actually.
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A Missouri lawmaker was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that she falsely advertised amniotic fluid as a stem cell treatment and “a potential cure for COVID-19 patients.”
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Linda Beigel Schulman, the mother of a teacher who was killed in the Parkland school shooting, issued an emotional plea to Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Monday to publicly come forward and disavow conspiracy theories the congresswoman pushed in the past. Continue reading “Mother Of Parkland Victim Emotionally Pleads For Greene To Publicly Disavow Conspiracies”
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Joe Biden claimed he would be the Climate President. Last week was the first time many concluded that he actually meant it. His slate of climate-focused executive actions, issued just one week after his inauguration, included many of the growing climate movement’s priorities. And throughout every corner of his administration, Biden has begun to choose highly-regarded allies of the environmental movement, leading to surprising praise from some left-wing corners of his coalition.
After months of fighting to liberate Idahoans from what they see as despotic COVID-19 restrictions, GOP lawmakers have a plan: declare every Idahoan an essential worker.
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