Sessions and trump

President TrumpDonald TrumpMcCarthy says he told Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene he disagreed with her impeachment articles against Biden Biden, Trudeau agree to meet next month Trump planned to oust acting AG to overturn Georgia election results: report MORE on Tuesday evening blasted Congress over the already-passed COVID-19 relief package and called on both chambers to send him a new bill increasing stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. … [Read more...] about Trump slams relief bill, calls on Congress to increase stimulus money

At least five supporters facing federal charges have suggested they were taking orders from the then-president when they marched on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6 to challenge the certification of Joe Biden's election win. But now those comments, captured in interviews with reporters and federal agents, are likely to take center stage as Democrats lay out their case. It's the first time a former president will face such charges after leaving office. … [Read more...] about Supporters’ words may haunt Trump at impeachment trial

To some degree, this is a biographical bookend for Biden. He was born when borrowing to finance the war effort generated budget deficits that, when measured as percentage of the overall economy, were the largest in U.S. history until 2020, when emergency COVID spending, the 2017 tax cuts and loss of revenue from a lagging economy added trillions of debt in a single year. … [Read more...] about At 78 and the oldest president, Biden sees a world changed

Schumer’s announcement, as Politico noted, means the impeachment trial would have to begin within one day of receipt of the article if the Senate is in session unless Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) agree on a different timetable. … [Read more...] about Chuck Schumer Announces Senate Will Receive Impeachment Article Monday

“I think the thing to emphasize for people, what I like to say to people is like, The New York Times is not The New York Times,” Weiss told Kelly. “Harvard is not Harvard. Go down the list. Harvard still has the same slogan and same crest. The New York Times still has the font and the claim to be the paper of record, but what it actually is has changed.” … [Read more...] about Former NYT Writer Blasts Newspaper For Hypocrisy, Tells Megyn Kelly That It’s Become A Place Where You’re ‘Fired For’ Publishing Conservatives

One change the Pew Research Center noted was more members of Congress are identifying as simply Protestant or Christian instead of a specific denomination. It reports 18% or 96 members of Congress identify this way as opposed to 7% when the center first tracked numbers for the 111th Congress. In the general public, the number of people who identify themselves this way has held steady. … [Read more...] about Facets of Faith: Joe Biden becomes second president who belongs to Roman Catholic church