Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday pushed back on the Republican National Committee’s characterization of the deadly Capitol insurrection as “legitimate political discourse” in its vote to censure Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) last week.
Continue reading “McConnell Breaks With RNC’s Watering Down Of Jan. 6 As ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’”Congressional Black Caucus Chair Accuses GOP Congressman Of Poking Her, Telling Her To ‘Kiss My Ass’
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, on Tuesday accused a Republican colleague of poking her and telling her to “kiss my ass” after she asked him to put on a mask.
Continue reading “Congressional Black Caucus Chair Accuses GOP Congressman Of Poking Her, Telling Her To ‘Kiss My Ass’”GOP Rep Lashes Out At Capitol Police, Claiming Plot To ‘Destroy’ Him
In a bizarre attention-grabbing maneuver, Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) claimed this morning that Capitol Hill police took unauthorized photos of his office last fall.
Continue reading “GOP Rep Lashes Out At Capitol Police, Claiming Plot To ‘Destroy’ Him”Second Gentleman Ushered Out Of School Event By Secret Service Due To Bomb Threat
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff was escorted from the museum in Dunbar High School due to a bomb threat reported by the school to secret service.
Continue reading “Second Gentleman Ushered Out Of School Event By Secret Service Due To Bomb Threat”McCarthy Knocks Congressional Staffers’ Unionization Efforts As Other Reps, Sens Weigh In
Days after a group of congressional staffers announced their efforts to unionize, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) made clear — unsurprisingly — that he is not enthusiastic about the idea.
Continue reading “McCarthy Knocks Congressional Staffers’ Unionization Efforts As Other Reps, Sens Weigh In”McConnell Responds
A short time ago, Mitch McConnell was asked whether the Jan. 6th insurrection was “legitimate political discourse” and he responded saying that it was on the contrary a “violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election.”
Video after the jump …
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) officially declined to run for Senate Tuesday, putting an end to a high-profile pressure campaign spearheaded by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Continue reading “Hogan Officially Says No Thanks To Senate Run In Another McConnell Snub”McCarthy Won’t Comment On RNC Dumbing Down Jan. 6 To ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday wouldn’t give a straight answer when pressed on the Republican National Committee’s characterization of the deadly Capitol insurrection as “legitimate political discourse” when it voted to censure Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) last week.
Continue reading “McCarthy Won’t Comment On RNC Dumbing Down Jan. 6 To ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’”Trump and the Jan 6 Committee Both Keep Upping the Ante
The RNC said crystal clear and out in the open that January 6th was “legitimate political discourse.” The first explanation of how this didn’t mean what it clearly meant was that they somehow only meant the stuff that happened before things got violent and turned into an insurrection. So only the pre-insurrection stuff even though the only reason anyone is investigating January 6th is the violence and insurrection. Now Kevin McCarthy, literally dashing away as Manu Raju asked him the question, is trying another tack. He says the RNC statement about Jan. 6th wasn’t even about January 6th. It was about six members of the RNC who have been subpoenaed by the committee. And they were in Florida on Jan. 6th. And remember it has nothing to do with Jan. 6th. Which RNC members? He won’t say.
Here’s the video.
Continue reading “Trump and the Jan 6 Committee Both Keep Upping the Ante”Peter Thiel Slithers Away From Meta Board Of Directors To Boost Pro-Trump Candidates
Meta, Facebook’s recently rebranded parent company, announced on Monday that conservative megadonor Peter Thiel will be retiring from Meta’s board of directors.
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