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Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell have very different leadership styles. Since Trump left office in January, McConnell and Republican senators have barely mentioned him (outside of lap-dog Lindsey Graham). Kevin McCarthy and GOP congresspeople, however, mention Trump every chance they get.
On Thursday afternoon, Donald Trump’s legal team held a press conference. Many viewers were unable to take their eyes off Rudy Giuliani as his flop sweat made his hair dye run down his face.
But even more stunning than that were the claims made by lawyer Sidney Powell. In a wild claim of election fraud, Powell talked about Venezuela, George Soros, Bill and Hillary Clinton and the hacking of voting machines.
In 2014, the Republican party took control of the senate. They have used that majority to wield incredible power over Democrats. The GOP led Senate was able to push through a massive tax break for the rich. They were also able to prevent Donald Trump from being impeached in early 2020.
A new poll shows Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) tied with her Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield at 47%, but 50% are opposed to Trump's SCOTUS push.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) claimed that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will ban farm animals if they win which caused laughter at MSNBC.
There were a number of compelling politicians who spoke at the Democratic National Convention. The party worked hard on spacing out the speeches so that viewers would turn in every night.
Night 3 of the DNC had some of the most anticipated addresses of the entire week. Not only did Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris close the show, Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Gabby Giffords addressed viewers.
Trump won Iowa by 9 points over Hillary Clinton in 2016, but he is in a statistical with Joe Biden as a blue wave could be building in the heartland.
Trump says that he wants to reopen the economy by Easter, but Republican Senators are already warning him not to do it because it will make things worse.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) said that Republicans would impeach Joe Biden over Ukraine if he beats Trump in the 2020 election.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) admitted that for Republicans, the point of Trump's impeachment trial is to smear and damage Joe Biden.
Senator Joni Ernst (R, Iowa) has disclosed that she was raped in college by someone she knew and that her ex-husband physically abused her. These revelations by the first-term senator make her the highest ranking woman in her party to allege sexual assault in the years since the #MeToo movement began.
Sen. Joni Ernest had to lie to an Iowa crowd about getting millions of dollars in support from the NRA as the gun lobby is growing toxic in the heartland.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) stabbed her Iowa farming constituents in the back as she cheered Trump's trade war as farmers in her state face devastation.
At a town hall in Iowa, Republican Sen. Joni Ernst admitted that it is unlikely that the Senate will vote on the Republican Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill.
Trump's announcement of a transgender military ban has gone over like a lead balloon among his fellow Republicans who are opening breaking with their president on the policy.
"I do wish he would spend more time in Washington, D.C. That's what we have the White House for," says Jon Ernst
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst was confronted with her support for a president who treats women and disabled people badly, and she responded, "I think that we have a President that has a number of flaws."
The recent uprisings at Republican town halls are demonstrating the power of the people to withstand and turn back the assault on democracy
Sen. Joni Ernest had one public event today in Maquoketa, Iowa, and the Senator who as a candidate bragged of being cutting farmer and castrating Washington by cutting pork faced a political neutering by an anti-Trump crowd that chanted "your last term," as she entered the event.
During his speech at Joni Ernst’s Roast and Ride Event in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said of Hillary Clinton, "She doesn't even look presidential to me. She certainly doesn't."