Unlike a criminal trial, where there are strict rules about what is and isn´t evidence, the Senate can consider anything it wishes. And if they can show that Trump´s words made a real impact, all the better, and scholars expect it in the trial. … [Read more...] about Trump spends his first weekend as ex-president playing golf at his West Palm Beach club after date is set for his impeachment trial – as supporters cheer him outside Mar-a-Lago
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Gingrich slams Pelosi as ‘most dangerous Speaker of the House we’ve had’
Gingrich added that Pelosi, whose father and brother were Democratic mayors of Baltimore, "has been in politics so long that she operates like a genuine machine politician of the old order. And she doesn't mind abusing power. She doesn't mind running over people ... she's so willing to break the rules and to, frankly, just say things that are totally untrue." … [Read more...] about Gingrich slams Pelosi as ‘most dangerous Speaker of the House we’ve had’
Ohio Republican congressman Steve Stivers says $1,400 stimulus checks should ONLY go to people who get the COVID-19 vaccine – but slow rollout means less than 6% of Americans have been able to get a shot
'Last time the impeachment trial took six weeks in the Senate. And it doesn't take six weeks to go through the evidence. It takes six weeks because under the Senate rules everybody wants to talk and everybody gets to talk and so it will likely take at least four weeks,' he said. … [Read more...] about Ohio Republican congressman Steve Stivers says $1,400 stimulus checks should ONLY go to people who get the COVID-19 vaccine – but slow rollout means less than 6% of Americans have been able to get a shot
Dr. Fauci says Donald Trump’s administration ‘likely cost lives’ by saying things about COVID ‘that made no sense medically, no sense scientifically’
Fauci had a contentious relationship with Trump in the president's final months in office. Trump wanted to focus on reopening the economy as Fauci and other medical experts wanted to keep stronger restrictions in place to keep the COVID virus from spreading. … [Read more...] about Dr. Fauci says Donald Trump’s administration ‘likely cost lives’ by saying things about COVID ‘that made no sense medically, no sense scientifically’
John Fund: Change how we conduct elections — undecided NY congressional race shows what’s wrong
DelConte has unwittingly fallen into a rabbit hole. He is attempting to change the facts surrounding disputed ballots so he can avoid a harsh application of the law that would toss many of them out. But his job as a judge is to apply the actual facts of the case to the law, without steering the outcome. … [Read more...] about John Fund: Change how we conduct elections — undecided NY congressional race shows what’s wrong
Left-wing riots rattle US cities even after President Biden’s inauguration
On the same day, Portland saw an anti-Biden Antifa protest in which rioters carrying stun guns, pepper ball guns and fireworks scuffled with police and damaged an ICE building, police said. Photographs show marchers carrying signs with phrases including, "We don’t want Biden – we want revenge!" and "We are ungovernable." … [Read more...] about Left-wing riots rattle US cities even after President Biden’s inauguration
Biden expands on Obama ethics pledge
PCCC co-founder Stephanie Taylor cited Interior secretary nominee Deb HaalandDeb HaalandBiden leans on Obama-era appointees on climate OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Biden's Interior Department temporarily blocks new drilling on public lands | Group of GOP senators seeks to block Biden moves on Paris, Keystone | Judge grants preliminary approval for 0M Flint water crisis settlement Biden's Interior Department temporarily blocks new drilling on public lands MORE, a member of Congress, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau nominee Rohit ChopraRohit ChopraBiden names acting chairs to lead FCC, FTC Biden selects Allison Herren Lee for SEC acting chair Consumer bureau director resigns after Biden's inauguration MORE, a member of the Federal Trade Commission, as ideal picks. … [Read more...] about Biden expands on Obama ethics pledge
‘We’ll stock up on snacks for you all too!’ AOC offers to allow National Guard soldiers to use her Capitol Hill office for breaks ‘and even a NAP on the couch’ after thousands of service members were forced to spend down time in parking lot
Congressman Madison Cawthorn posted to Instagram: 'I just visited the soldiers who have been abandoned & insulted by our leaders. I brought them pizza and told them that they can sleep in my office. No soldier will ever, ever sleep on a garage floor in the US Capitol while I work in Congress Our Troops deserve better.' … [Read more...] about ‘We’ll stock up on snacks for you all too!’ AOC offers to allow National Guard soldiers to use her Capitol Hill office for breaks ‘and even a NAP on the couch’ after thousands of service members were forced to spend down time in parking lot
At least eight states recall National Guard from D.C. with Florida Gov DeSantis branding decision to keep troops in the Capitol until March a ‘half-cocked mission’ and New Hampshire Gov Sununu blasts the ‘broken system’
One guard member whose group is involuntarily staying at the Capitol told the publication that morale was already low due to the long hours and poor conditions but is plummeting further, especially as many of the citizen-soldiers want to be at home with their families during the pandemic. … [Read more...] about At least eight states recall National Guard from D.C. with Florida Gov DeSantis branding decision to keep troops in the Capitol until March a ‘half-cocked mission’ and New Hampshire Gov Sununu blasts the ‘broken system’
Citizenship data is latest rollback of Donald Trump census efforts
“This is a major step towards an honest and fair redistricting process, helping ensure that everyone is represented in new districts,” Wice said. But Adam Kincaid, a leader of Republican redistricting efforts, said in a statement that the Biden administration was merely “concealing critical information” about the citizen population in the U.S. “For an administration that claims to be guided by facts, it is concerning that they are so selective of which facts they release," Kincaid said. … [Read more...] about Citizenship data is latest rollback of Donald Trump census efforts
