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Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) responded to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s criticism that he is an “isolationist” for voting against a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine as the United States continues to fund the nation’s efforts to combat the ongoing Russian invasion.
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has called on the Republican Party to condemn the white nationalist “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory in the aftermath of a mass shooting that took place at a Buffalo, New York supermarket over the weekend.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will be sworn in to serve on the United States Supreme Court, has addressed the recent leaked draft opinion that indicates the Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that allows women to make choices about their reproductive health without excessive government restriction.
Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) had harsh words for Republican leadership, saying that her party enables “white nationalism” that led to a mass shooting in a Buffalo, New York supermarket over the weekend.
Even anti-abortion groups are speaking out against state lawmakers and urging them not to criminalize women for having abortions.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said President Joe Biden was the “best person to have†leading the country after a mob of former President Donald Trump’s attacked the United States Capitol on the false premise that the 2020 general election was stolen.
After Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a “call to arms” to the LGBTQ+ community, warning that the Supreme Court would seek to overturn rulings like Obergefell v. Hodges, which made marriage equality the law of the land, Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) referred to her as an “insurrectionist.”
Former Vice President Mike Pence lashed out at Vice President Kamala Harris after she vowed to fight for abortion rights. Pence issued his remarks as he toured an ultrasound clinic belonging to the Carolina Pregnancy Center in Spartanberg, South Carolina.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced that his administration could challenge a Supreme Court ruling that states must provide education to all, including undocumented immigrants.
Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said he supports the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion indicating that the court will overturn Roe v. Wade, which guarantees a woman’s right to choose. He also called for whoever leaked the document to be punished, calling the leak “an appalling affront against a critical institution.”
Former President Donald Trump asked if authorities could shoot protesters “in the legs” during the protests that erupted in 2020 after the brutal police killing of George Floyd.
Representative Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) claimed he is the victim of a political smear campaign orchestrated by “the establishment,” saying that his opponents have set up a “coordinated drip campaign†against him.
McConnell was “exhilarated” by the potential damage of the January 6 insurrection on former President Donald Trump.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, remarking on what it was like to test positive for COVID-19 and being forced to quarantine, said she had a very productive time.
An attorney for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has argued that her alignment with the far right’s attempts to overturn President Joe Biden’s legitimate electoral victory in 2020 count as “legitimate political speech.”
Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who sits on the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the events of January 6, did not mince words about the attack against the United States Capitol or about former President Donald Trump’s role in it.
President Joe Biden has restored some of the environmental regulations governing infrastructure project permitting that were revoked by former President Donald Trump.
Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA has raised $13.6 million in the first quarter of 2022, a total that is the largest of any United States Senate candidate in the first quarter of an election year.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki slammed Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) after Abbott ordered state troopers to step up truck inspections, noting that these delays are only contributing to further supply chain disruptions.
Former President Donald Trump attacked Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McSwain, saying he has done “absolutely nothing” to address his bogus claims that the 2020 general election was fraudulent.
Frank Luntz, the prominent Republican communications consultant and pollster, says members of the Republican Party are sick of former President Donald Trump constantly “rehashing” the 2020 general election.
Television personality Jimmy Kimmel hit back at Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after she reported him to the United States Capitol Police after he made a joke about her during a monologue that referenced the recent controversy at the Academy Awards when actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock.
Broadcast news veteran Dan Rather issued a condemnation of the Republican Party’s treatment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to replace the outgoing Associate Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court.
Ivanka Trump will meet with the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the January 6 insurrection and respond to questions about the attack.
The United States will move to suspend Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council amid mounting criticism of its ongoing war with Ukraine and reports that Russian forces have committed war crimes against Ukrainian civilians.
Newsmax host Greg Kelly is facing criticism after a segment in which he denounced the LGBTQ community and questioned why movies about LGBTQ people have to exist.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) defended Justice Clarence Thomas, criticizing “clumsy bullying from the political branches†over Thomas’s handling of cases related to the 2020 presidential election, dismissing calls for Thomas to recuse himself.
NN’s John Avlon says Senator Susan Collins (D-Maine) must admit that former President Donald Trump never “learned his lesson.”
Members of the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the January 6 insurrection have expressed frustration with the Department of Justice (DOJ), which has responded slowly to recommendations to seek charges against Trump administration aides that have defied the committee by refusing to appear for depositions or provide documents.
Senator Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) called out Republicans over their treatment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during last week’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, calling their behavior “disgraceful†and “embarrassing.”
Justice Clarence Thomas is participating in Supreme Court oral arguments remotely and the Supreme Court has been guarded about his health status since his hospital stay.
Senator Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) announced he will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, increasing the likelihood that she will be confirmed overall.
Justice Clarence Thomas has officially left the hospital after a stay of nearly a week after he was forced to miss Supreme Court oral arguments due to flu-like symptoms that developed last Friday.
Musician Kid Rock says former President Donald Trump asked him for foreign policy advice on how to handle the Islamic State (ISIS) and diplomacy with North Korea.
Justice Clarence Thomas was forced to miss Supreme Court oral arguments today due to flu-like symptoms that developed Friday. He was later diagnosed with an infection.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki criticized Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) for voting against an aid package to help the country shore up its defenses against Russian forces.
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Marc Racicot criticized former President Donald Trump’s commentary on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now in its third week, saying he is “not fit to lead this nation.â€
Peter Schiff, a former GOP Senate candidate in Connecticut, was criticized after he complained about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s choice of attire during this morning’s congressional address, saying that it was inappropriate for the Ukrainian leader to wear a T-shirt.
Idaho Senate Republicans have chosen to abandon H.B. 675, a bill banning parents from allowing their transgender children to receive gender affirming medical treatment following backlash from the general public.
Former President Donald Trump denied he is using campaign funds to pay for a new plane, calling news coverage on the topic “incorrect” and “ridiculous.”
Politico has demanded that Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) stop using the infamous photo of Hawley raising his fist in the air as if in approval toward protesters who would later participate in the Capitol riot of January 6, on his campaign merchandise. Hawley’s campaign, vying for re-election, began selling ceramic coffee mugs featuring the phrase “Show…
Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking during a trip to Romania, unequivocally stated that intentional attacks against civilians are considered war crimes.
President Joe Biden announced that the United States will revoke Russia’s “most favored nation” trade status, one of the foundational precepts of global trade rules and global trade architecture that states that all trading partners must be treated equally.
Vice President Kamala Harris said that Russia should “absolutely” be investigated for war crimes that have been committed in the days since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to invade Ukraine.
President Joe Biden blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine for contributing to inflation, which has largely affected Americans at the gas pump.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, indicated he might vote “no” on President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
The conservative advocacy group Heritage Action, the sister organization of the Heritage Foundation, has urged Republican lawmakers to oppose a $1.5 trillion government spending bill, saying that to approve it would fund progressive priorities it is staunchly against.
More than 500 students at Winter Park High School in Orange County, Florida walked out in protest of the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
Former President Donald Trump has been shunned by a prominent conservative group, which has chosen not to invite him to its annual forum.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that NATO is looking at more permanent troop deployments in the Baltic region as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues.
Democrats have expressed frustration with Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) following his latest move on the “Build Back Better” bill.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) criticized his colleague Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) after Graham suggested that someone close to Russian President Vladimir Putin should consider assassinating him.
Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), joined by fellow Democratic Senators Ed Markey (Mass.) and Tammy Duckworth (Ill.), has introduced the CARE for Long COVID Act, legislation to help Americans living with long-COVID symptoms long after first testing positive
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) acknowledged that banning Russian oil imports would “hurt” Americans by driving up energy prices but said that the inconvenience would be worth it if it means stopping Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Lawmakers urged Pelosi and McCarthy to keep the House in session to pass vital aid to Ukraine.
Former President Donald Trump suggested that China will invade Taiwan, an event that policymakers have worried could happen should China, a key Russian ally, feel emboldened by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to invade Ukraine. In an interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, Trump said China will invade Taiwan because of “how stupid the…
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said that former President Donald Trump delivered a more acceptable speech during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
The Kremlin has acknowledged that the Russian economy has been dealt “serious blows” because of sanctions that foreign governments have imposed as punishment for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to invade Ukraine.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Russia for the killings of Ukrainian civilians as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine enters its sixth day.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) rebuked House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) over his weak criticism of his “KKK Caucus” amid news that Republican Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (Georgia) and Paul Gosar (Arizona) had not only attended but been featured speakers at the third annual America First Political Action Conference.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced that Congress will provide Ukraine with any economic assistance it needs to defend itself amid the ongoing invasion. “We’ll have to see what the need is and whatever it is, we’ll support it,” Pelosi told reporters. “We’ll see what the president sends down.” “We can’t vote until we have…
Writing on Twitter, Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Col.) suggested that former President Donald Trump’s free-wheeling style was “in itself a deterrent” to United States involvement in Ukraine and elsewhere. “Anyone arguing the attitude Trump projected onto the rest of the world WASN’T in itself a deterrent is completely blinded by their own partisanship,” she wrote. Anyone…
Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot (D), joining four other district attorneys in the state, announced that his office will not prosecute families whose children receive transgender youth care, in direct opposition to a recent announcement from Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) that the state will open child abuse…
Former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he is “certainly not someone to be praised” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began last night following weeks of heightened security fears. “He is certainly not someone to be praised, and I think what we ought to be encouraged by is the…
President Joe Biden will announce new sanctions against Russia after its security forces, on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, invaded Ukraine following weeks of heightened tensions. Sanctions will be announced at 12:30 this afternoon. A meeting of the Group of Seven (G-7) leaders about Russia’s attack concluded earlier this morning. President Biden was joined…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, said in a statement that some types of gender-affirming health care for transgender youth is “abuse.” Paxton said that hormone therapy, puberty blockers and sex reassignment procedures “are ‘abuse’ under Texas law, and thus must be halted.” He said that “there is no scientific consensus that these sterilizing…
Fox Business host Neil Cavuto returned to his program after a month-long absence due to contracting COVID-19–and went against the network consensus that has consistently downplayed the pandemic’s severity by stating that getting a COVID vaccine saved his life. “I did get COVID again,” Cavuto said, adding that his case was severe enough to require…
The Supreme Court has denied former President Donald Trump’s appeal to not comply with a records request from the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the January 6 insurrection. “The court’s move, which came in a brief unsigned order issued without comment, comes after the justices’ previous denial of Trump’s emergency request to block the…
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg cautioned Democrats that they are in for a “wipeout” in November’s midterm elections if the party does not change course. “Coming from America’s most liberal city, those results should translate into a 7 to 8 on the Richter scale, because the three main factors that drove the recall…
Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Chip Roy (R-Texas), the authors of a stock trading ban proposal, say that any legislation to prevent lawmakers from trading stocks should also apply to their immediate family members, such as spouses. “To put forth a stock ban that only applies to members would be, as I would perceive it as an…
Former President Donald Trump will hold a fundraiser and rally to support Senator David Perdue (R-Ga.), who has launched a primary bid against Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R). Trump has scheduled a fundraiser for Perdue at Mar-a-Lago on March 16. Tickets for the reception cost $3,000. Attendees who would like a photo with Trump and…
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has urged the General Services Administration (GSA) to cancel former President Donald Trump’s lease on a Washington, D.C., hotel. The committee said that recent news that the accounting firm Mazars’ was dropping the Trump Organization as a client, saying that the GSA cannot trust that Trump’s financial statements…
In a letter to President Joe Biden, Democrats demanded $5 billion in election security grants, ramping up their calls for secure elections. “We write to request that you include $5 billion in election security grants in your Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget for the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to distribute to states and local governments…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that there will be a “swift and firm response†in the event Russian President Vladimir Putin moves to recognize an “independent” eastern Ukraine, which would violate the 2015 Minsk agreements, which were agreed to in an effort to stop fighting between the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. “Enactment of this…
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Col.) once again defended the Freedom Convoy, the ongoing protest led by Canadian truckers who’ve pushed back against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The convoy has continued to garner headlines amid concerns that organizers and groups have been involved with white nationalist contingents, QAnon, and other far-right groups. Boebert made the bold claim that…
Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) came to the defense of former President Donald Trump, suggesting that the news that Trump had absconded with White House records is “not a crime.” Asked why Republicans are not as outraged about the news as they were about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server,…
President Joe Biden commemorated the fourth anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and called on Congress to act and pass gun control legislation. “On February 14th, 2018, a gunman stole the lives of 14 students and 3 educators at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School,” Biden wrote on Twitter….
Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said that former President Donald Trump’s call for the executions of those who worked on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign is “right on target.” “We’ve never seen anything like this in history,†Jordan told the hosts of “Fox and Friends.” “So, President Trump’s statement yesterday, I think is right on target….
Hillary Clinton will speak at the Democratic Party Convention in New York State. Her appearance could fuel speculation that she will run for executive office again. Jay Jacobs, chairman of the New York State Democratic Party, did not confirm Clinton would speak during an interview but did not outright deny it either. Clinton will appear…
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) defended Canada’s “Freedom Convoy,” the ongoing protest led by Canadian truckers who’ve pushed back against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. “The government is pissed off at truckers for supposedly affecting people’s ability to earn a living,” Boebert wrote on Twitter. “Did they forget they’ve been doing that the past two years? ” she…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is backing a ban on stock trading in Congress and has directed House Democrats to draft a bill addressing the matter. Such a proposal also has bipartisan support in the Senate, where Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has signaled he would back it. “I have asked our members to…
Elise Stefanik, the House GOP Conference Chairwoman (N.Y.) insisted that the Republican National Committee (RNC) has “every right” to censure Representatives Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) for their participation in the investigation into the events of January 6, the day a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the United States Capitol…
Former President Donald Trump urged his supporters to boycott the digital satellite service DirecTV amid reports of the company’s plans to drop the far-right One America News (OAN), which typically features coverage favorable to him and the Trump administration and has been known to traffic in conspiracy theories. Trump suggested the news would lead to…
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) had to retrieve White House record boxes, containing important communication records, gifts, and letters from world leaders, from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. A source who spoke to The Washington Post said that the transfer to Mar-a-Lago was “out of the ordinary … NARA has never had that…
Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) criticized the Republican National Committee (RNC) for its censure of him and Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for the roles they’ve played in the ongoing investigation into the January 6 insurrection, noting that the censure of “Liz and I was a bridge that went way too far.” Kinzinger and Cheney, who sit…
Senator Rand Paul pledged to investigate Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, if the Republican Party takes back control of Congress following this year’s midterm elections. “If we win in November, if I’m chairman of a committee, if I have subpoena power, we’ll go after every one of [Fauci’s] records,” Paul…
Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis, who is Black, has confirmed that she has increased her security at work and at home after receiving racist threats. Willis is investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 general election in her state. “What I’ll tell you is that conversations have begun,†she told The Atlanta…
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) decried “toxic politics” in his final State of the State address, noting that the United States is “bitterly divided” while criticizing a new congressional map that offers Democrats significant advantages for Maryland’s for its 188 General Assembly seats, suggesting that they ultimately undermine democracy. “We need to restore trust and…
Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, hit back at critics of President Joe Biden’s potential nominee to replace the retiring Associate Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, saying that the harshest and loudest critics “have never voted for a Black nominee.” During his presidential campaign, Biden promised to nominate a…
Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of former President Donald Trump’s most prominent critics within the Republican Party, called on Democrats to form an “uneasy alliance” with anti-Trump Republicans in primaries against candidates who’ve been endorsed by the former President. Kinzinger told The Associated Press that Americans need to prepare for the “real possibility” of “a…
Former President Donald Trump attacked Senator Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), saying Graham is “wrong” to say that pardoning individuals who participated in the January 6 insurrection was “inappropriate.” “You talked about the potential, if it’s appropriate, of pardoning some of the January 6ers,” Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt asked Trump in an interview. “Lindsey Graham said a couple…
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) pushed more conspiracies, claiming that the Republican Party will investigate COVID-19’s origins should they regain control of Congress. “When the GOP takes over Congress in 2022, I promise we will investigate the origins of pandemic and listen to the scientists who have been warning of the dangers of gain of function…
An administrator at Georgetown University’s law school has been suspended from their position after claiming that President Joe Biden was not going to nominate “the objectively best pick†but a “lesser Black woman†for the Supreme Court. Ilya Shapiro, a prominent libertarian who was the senior fellow in constitutional studies at Cato Institute and EIC…
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) raised more than $157 million in 2021 and brought in more than $10.7 million in December 2021 alone. The amount of funds is a record for the DNC, coming as Democrats ramp up their efforts to galvanize voters amid concerns that the party could suffer setbacks and lose seats in…
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, says that “the stakes are too high” for another four years of former President Donald Trump in office come 2024. “With America on the wrong path, the stakes are too high to double down on failure,” Hogan said in a Fox News interview, adding: “My friend Governor Hutchinson is…
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Col.) was criticized after she claimed that President Joe Biden is helping undocumented Americans “in the dead of night,” in yet another example of how she has evoked images of a crisis at the nation’s southern border to score political points with her base. “Even Joe Biden understands that what he’s doing…
Pope Francis has taken a stand against COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation, saying people have created a “distortion of reality based on fear†after meeting with a “fact-checking†network of Catholic journalists. “We can hardly fail to see that these days, in addition to the pandemic, an ‘infodemic’ is spreading: a distortion of reality based on…
The New York City Mayor’s Office has asked that anyone who came in contact with former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) get a COVID-19 test amid controversy over her decision to dine at an Upper East Side restaurant despite testing positive. City Hall spokesperson Jonah Allon encouraged “any New Yorker who came into contact with…
Nikki Haley, the former United States ambassador to the United Nations, claimed that if President Joe Biden “loved our country,” then he and Vice President Kamala Harris would turn in their resignations, criticizing the United States’ handling of the Russian threat to Ukraine. “And, you know, when you don’t have a strong America, you don’t…
Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) urged her colleagues to “take our time” considering a judicial nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who officially announced his retirement yesterday. “As you know, I felt that the timetable for the last nominee was too compressed,” Collins told reporters. “This time there is no need for any rush….
