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President Donald Trump on Monday night explicitly called on New York City residents to vote for Andrew Cuomo over Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani in the mayoral election. Trump’s endorsement of the independent candidacy of Cuomo came on the eve of the election, where Curtis Sliwa is the Republican nominee, and where Mamdani has consistently held …
Oops, you probably don’t want people to see this. https://t.co/l97kibQy2r — Eric Den (@den282242) October 24, 2025 “Republicans control the House. Republicans control the Senate. Republicans control the White House. This is their shutdown.” The line is repeated. It sounds absolute. The math shows it is false. Republicans have 53 seats. It takes 60 votes …
CNN on Republican Gerrymandering: "Democrats could lose 19 SEATS! This is a HUGE amount.” pic.twitter.com/OJHPkmgfsm — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) October 14, 2025
"What goes around comes around" is such a Wonderfull saying isn't it?2018 but still comes back around. pic.twitter.com/gWLLie5u2P — Steven Kerwin (@StevenKerwin) September 21, 2025
🚨 NOW: The true scope of the crowd for Charlie Kirk in Arizona — WOW. Original estimates of 100K bumped to up to *300,000.* This is going to be one of the most remembered days in modern US history. 🇺🇸 🎥 @realdukedenman pic.twitter.com/r4gT1mnVHI — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 21, 2025 https://twitter.com/US_Bandit4547/status/1969805833962672454 🚨 BOOM! STACKED speaker …
Allegedly, if you’re anti-war or anti-foreign aid, @SpeakerJohnson plans to screen you out of the Republican party. https://t.co/YJt3n95nPS — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 19, 2025 House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke about his efforts to hold the line against the isolationist wing of the Republican Party in a private meeting with pro-Israel leaders on Capitol …
The fact that this is even a thing tells me we should not be paying taxes. If there is so much money to spend on shit like 10k for security, 500 million for NPR and free healthcare for illegals then our taxes should be zero — MichaelWinczuk (@winczuk96266) September 19, 2025 Shut it down. Who …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gop-lawmaker-makes-blockbuster-claim-014941933.html A Republican lawmaker revealed for the first time Wednesday that there is a quasi-list of suspected clients of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that can be compiled from a series of witness statements and other evidence gathered by the FBI. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) told the House Judiciary Committee that he thinks the FBI has …
The Citadel hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin is taking on the president over his attacks on the Federal Reserve as others remain silent Is a revolt against President Trump brewing on Wall Street? Until this week the response of America’s finance leaders to Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve had been muted. However, the White …
"Speaker Johnson is giving the high ground to the Democrats by discouraging Thomas Massie's petition," a Louisiana Republican told Newsweek. https://t.co/Ig1HpdihUp — Newsweek (@Newsweek) September 8, 2025 “I am becoming increasingly alarmed by Speaker Mike Johnson’s weak leadership, which threatens to fracture the Republican Party and jeopardize our House majority in the 2026 midterms,” McCormick …
Jeffrey Epstein files: Republican rebels square off against GOP leaders. What are they hiding? https://t.co/zrCq1pjHHs — TB (@Iamnottommyb) September 3, 2025 Republican rebels on Wednesday ramped up the pressure on their party to force the Trump administration to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, hosting victims of the convicted sex offender at the Capitol, where …
BREAKING: The Texas Senate has PASSED the new state redistricting map, which adds 5 Republican seats. Democrats staged a walkout in protest. The map must now pass the Texas House, which currently has no quorum due to Texas House Democrats fleeing the state. pic.twitter.com/PIIC2CvPeY — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 12, 2025 Texas taking out the trash! …
California is plotting a redistricting plan aimed at eliminating five GOP House seats in direct response to Republican-led district shifts in Texas. This is not about fairness. It is about political retaliation and power play across state lines. California Democrats are eyeing maps that could shrink GOP-held seats from nine down to four. The proposed …
Vice President JD Vance has arrived at the Capitol to potentially cast a tiebreaking vote to advance the GOP megabill. He was accompanied by Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri, who golfed earlier today with President Donald Trump. Four other GOP senators — Mike Lee of Utah, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and …
Vought pitches reluctant senators on $9.4B in clawbacks to NPR, PBS, foreign aid Sen. Lindsey Graham, whose support was in question, told the White House budget director he will vote for it. White House budget director Russ Vought pressed senators on Wednesday to clear President Donald Trump’s request to scrap $9.4 billion, amid GOP resistance …
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer isn’t concerned about the GOP megabill’s fate in the Senate, despite a raft of current policy disputes in need of speedy resolution. He’s also not worried about Elon Musk. “I’m not watching what Elon is posting. I’ve heard about it, but sorry, he’s not on my phone,” said the Minnesota …
Rand needs to be the Republican nominee for president in 2028. Given how much worse off most Americans will be at the end of Trump's term, he will be the most well-known Republican who can distance himself from the worst economy in recent memory. https://t.co/NGU8UALS6A — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) June 4, 2025 It’s insincere for …
A Republican congressman faced a hostile crowd at a town hall in Iowa after admitting he did not read the Big Beautiful Bill before voting to pass it. The audience erupted in boos when Rep. Ashley Hinson defended her support for the legislation, which has sparked controversy over its tax provisions and spending cuts. This …
House Republican leaders tentatively planned to vote on President Trump’s rescission package during the week of May 5, 2025. The package includes $9.3 billion in cuts to the State Department, NPR, PBS, and other areas, with the majority of the cuts focused on foreign aid, totaling roughly $8 billion. The vote was part of a …
Another video here of the same event posted by the Collins County Republican Party (Wylie is in Collins County, TX) captures town hall attendees chanting “vote him out” pic.twitter.com/fYd5Y7YBA6 — Aaron Fritschner (@Fritschner) March 1, 2025 https://t.co/XExpW70b3G https://t.co/CpTbE3iF7j — Aaron Fritschner (@Fritschner) March 2, 2025
Rand Paul’s amendment to slash at least $1.5 trillion went down in flames, 24-76, with these so-called Republicans joining the Democrats to keep the reckless spending spree alive. Voters won’t forget. 2026 is coming. Rand Paul's amendment to cut spending by at least $1.5 trillion was voted down 24-76 Of course every Democrat voted against …
Mark Zuckerberg is going all out to rehabilitate his image with Donald Trump and his supporters. Semafor was the first to report that Nick Clegg, the company’s president for global affairs, would be departing after several years at the helm. A former British deputy prime minister, Clegg was one of the most prominent public faces …
Donald Trump’s multi-billion dollar deportation plan was plunged into doubt over the weekend as 38 Republican rebels defied his demands on the government funding bill. The president-elect faced the first major test of his influence over Republicans in the House in a chaotic few days that narrowly avoided a government shutdown. But it was not …
The legislation seeks to provide financial support starting from the first medical visit during pregnancy Pennsylvania is considering a bill that would amend child support obligations to include financial assistance from biological fathers during pregnancy. Republican Bill Would Require Biological Fathers to Pay Child Support for Unborn Babies in Pennsylvania The legislation seeks to provide …
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said that she is not certain former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Trump’s controversial attorney general nominee, will make it through the confirmation process. “I don’t think it’s a serious nomination for the attorney general,” the Alaska Republican said. “We need to have a serious attorney general. And I’m looking forward to …
“When a bill is “laid on the table”, that’s parliamentary procedure for suspending its introduction or debate indefinitely. The bill is killed. It was introduced in 2023… https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/82 What’s also funny is that the bill was originally cosponsored by 210 democrats and only 120 republicans. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/82/cosponsors?pageSort=alphaByParty So….it wasn’t even a republican bill to begin with.” …
by Mike Shedlock It would take a miracle for Democrats to win the House Image courtesy of Wall Street Journal. House Chart Notes Gains and losses appear to be final numbers not yet established. I added the red squares. Any race with a difference under 1 percentage point in in red squares. The Maryland square …
Top Pollster Issues A Warning To Republicans: The People Have Given You A Mandate | Sean Parnell
