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Mike Johnson Apparently Knows Nothing That’s Going On
“She’s already hired 16 staffers, she should be taking constituent calls. She should be directing and helping them navigate the crisis that her colleagues here have created for her constituents,” Johnson said, adding that his party was focused on “getting the lights back on” while minimizing the political significance (and requirement) of Grijalva’s oath. Except,…
Read MoreTrump’s Military Payroll Gambit Is a Baldly Illegal Seizure of Power
The Treasury is supposed to listen to Congress when deciding where that money goes. Musk, a South African-born billionaire with little evident understanding of American civics or political culture, had a different idea. He unilaterally blocked large swaths of federal spending under the spurious premise that he was rooting out fraud and waste. Trump and…
Read MoreDemocratic Representative Says He’s Returning His AIPAC Donations
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder accused Abbott of “suck[ing] up to Donald Trump,” saying, “We do not need an unnecessary display of force at the expense of taxpayers on a peaceful protest.” Texas House of Representatives Minority Leader Gene Wu said Abbott’s plan to send “armed soldiers to suppress peaceful protests is what kings…
Read MoreTrump Brags About Legalizing Something That Was Already Legal
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder accused Abbott of “suck[ing] up to Donald Trump,” saying, “We do not need an unnecessary display of force at the expense of taxpayers on a peaceful protest.” Texas House of Representatives Minority Leader Gene Wu said Abbott’s plan to send “armed soldiers to suppress peaceful protests is what kings…
Read MoreMike Johnson Says Dem He Refuses to Swear In Just Wants Attention
House Speaker Mike Johnson is not only dragging out Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva’s long awaited swearing-in ceremony—he’s also treating it as entertainment value. Republican leadership has refused to swear in Grijalva until Congress returns to its regular session, despite the fact the party swore in a pair of Florida Republicans during a pro forma session…
Read MoreMAGA Rep Caught With Swastika Flag in His Office Says It’s “Vandalism”
MAGA Representative Dave Taylor is blaming “office vandalism” for the Nazi hate symbol hanging behind his staffer’s desk. An image reportedly taken during a Zoom meeting with Angelo Elia, the Ohio Republican’s legal correspondent, showed a small American flag with a swastika incorporated into the stripes pinned to the wall behind Elia. The flag was…
Read MoreTrump Admits You Don’t Want to Know Stephen Miller’s “Truest Feelings”
“I am inclined to grant the plaintiff’s motion,” said Illston during a hearing on the matter. “The evidence suggests that the Office of Management and Budget, OMB, and the Office of Personnel Management, OPM, have taken advantage of the lapse in government spending, in government functioning to assume that all bets are off—that the laws…
Read MoreFrom Total Unknown to Supernova Overnight: Graham Platner Takes Maine
From Total Unknown to Supernova Overnight: Graham Platner Takes Maine! | The New Republic Don’t miss: Watch the entire discussion between TNR host Perry Bacon and Maine-based journalist Alex Seitz-Wald here, or read the interview transcript here. Now Playing | Right Now With Perry Bacon Watch | Right Now With Perry Bacon Source link
Read MoreTrump Makes Clear No One Can Rule Against Him as He Threatens Enemies
Trump has once again called for anyone who ever investigated him to be politically attacked, referencing his power as “chief law enforcement officer.” “I’m the one that had to suffer through [investigations] and ultimately win. But what they did was criminal. Deranged Jack Smith, in my opinion, is a criminal. And I noticed his interviewer,…
Read MoreMike Johnson Says Restraining Order Against GOP Rep Isn’t “Serious”
So, how many members of the Venezuelan gang did they catch in the controversial September raid? DHS says that, of the 37 individuals arrested that night, agents got ahold of “just one ‘verified’ Tren de Aragua member,” MSNBC reported this week. It was previously reported that two of the 37 arrested were members of TdA,…
Read MoreJack Smith Reveals He Had “Tons of Evidence” Against Trump
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith—who has been tormented by MAGA for years over his dual criminal investigations into President Trump for illegal possession of classified documents and his role in January 6—is pulling out receipts. “One of the major differences between the [Biden and Trump] cases is the obstructive conduct in the case…
Read MoreTrump Erupts at ABC over Vance On-Air Fiasco as Presser Goes Off Rails
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, President Donald Trump seemed unusually crazed and power-mad, even for him. He imperiously refused to take a question from an ABC reporter as punishment for an interview with JD Vance that went badly. He boasted about cutting only Democratic programs. He crudely belittled a female reporter. He confirmed he supports heinous…
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