Days before the Jan. 6 Select Committee holds its first public hearing, member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) on Sunday indicated the public will hear new revelations for the first time.
Continue reading “Jan. 6 Committee: Public Can Expect New ‘Bombshell’ Revelations During Hearings”Schiff: DOJ Refusal To Charge Meadows And Scavino May Set Up ‘Dangerous Precedent’
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a member of the Jan. 6 Select Committee, on Sunday criticized the Justice Department’s decision to decline contempt of Congress charges against former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino.
Continue reading “Schiff: DOJ Refusal To Charge Meadows And Scavino May Set Up ‘Dangerous Precedent’”‘Would Do It Again’: GOP Rep Defends Vote To Impeach Trump Ahead Of GOP Primary
Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC), who was among the 10 House Republicans that voted to impeach former President Trump for “incitement of insurrection,” on Sunday made clear that he does not regret his vote even as he faces backlash within his party ahead of his bid for re-election in the South Carolina GOP primary.
Continue reading “‘Would Do It Again’: GOP Rep Defends Vote To Impeach Trump Ahead Of GOP Primary”Jan. 6 Panel Jabs ‘Puzzling’ DOJ Move To Decline Charges Against Meadows, Scavino
The Jan. 6 Select Committee swiftly condemned the Justice Department’s refusal to slap contempt of Congress charges against former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino, hours after former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro was indicted on Friday for failing to cooperate with the panel.
Continue reading “Jan. 6 Panel Jabs ‘Puzzling’ DOJ Move To Decline Charges Against Meadows, Scavino”Josh on Dylan
I got invited to go on a podcast about Bob Dylan in which the guest chooses one Dylan song to discuss and that’s the basis of the episode. The podcast is called Pod Dylan. I demurred for a while because I really couldn’t figure out how to pick a single song. But eventually it kind of came to me in a moment of clarity. So we recorded it this week. And it came out today. If you’re interested, here’s the video version of the episode after the jump.
Continue reading “Josh on Dylan”Amid Recount, McCormick Concedes To Oz In Pennsylvania Republican Senate Primary
Former hedge fund executive David McCormick conceded to TV doctor Mehmet Oz Friday while the recount continued in the Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary.
Continue reading “Amid Recount, McCormick Concedes To Oz In Pennsylvania Republican Senate Primary”House Republican Withdraws From Reelection After Daring To Support Gun Reforms
Rep. Chris Jacobs (R) announced Friday that he is withdrawing from his reelection bid after his recent comments in favor of gun reform made him a pariah to his party.
Continue reading “House Republican Withdraws From Reelection After Daring To Support Gun Reforms”Indicted Peter Navarro Wails, Gnashes Teeth At First Court Appearance
Former Trump White House trade official Peter K. Navarro ranted and raved at his first court appearance on Friday, hours after FBI agents arrested him as he boarded an airplane on charges of contempt of Congress.
Continue reading “Indicted Peter Navarro Wails, Gnashes Teeth At First Court Appearance”Fetterman Releases New Information On Heart Condition After Suffering Stroke On Campaign Trail
Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman (D), Democratic candidate for an open U.S. Senate seat, disclosed new information about his health Friday after being hospitalized for a stroke last month.
Continue reading “Fetterman Releases New Information On Heart Condition After Suffering Stroke On Campaign Trail”Warnings To Pence About Jan. 6 Included Another Trumpian Quid Pro Quo
The pressure campaign to sway then-Vice President Mike Pence into stealing the 2020 election for Donald Trump led Pence’s chief of staff to alert Pence’s security detail, and included an extremely Trumpian quid pro quo, The New York Times reported Friday.
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