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BREAKING: House Republicans are taking a 2-week vacation in the midst of a national security threat and a mass shooting as yet another government shutdown looms. https://t.co/ZlvcNUsJOQ — MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) February 14, 2024 And with that, the House will be done for the week by 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. Gone until Feb. 28. Shutdown March 1. …
End Wokeness @EndWokeness 70 Senators passed a $96,000,000,000 foreign aid bill without a cent for America The 22 Republicans who voted yes: Sen. John Boozman Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Sen. Bill Cassidy Sen. Susan Collins Sen. John Cornyn Sen. Kevin Cramer Sen. Mike Crapo Sen. Joni Ernst Sen. Chuck Grassley Sen. John Hoeven Sen. John …
A $95 billion national security bill that includes funding for Israel and Ukraine was voted on by 18 Republican senators on Sunday, joining Democrats in the process. This could be interpreted as a response to former President Donald Trump’s recent remarks disparaging the NATO alliance, as the bill is expected to pass the chamber early …
With months of negotiations on the toxic border issue certain to end in failure Wednesday, Senate Republicans are indicating they might be willing to advance a more straightforward aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to force votes on a foreign assistance package with border security policies Wednesday afternoon, which Republicans say …
House Republicans unveil a resolution to declare that former President Trump did not engage in an insurrection on January 6. Lauren Boebert @18m40s gives a good speech
In a stunning defeat, the House rejected impeachment charges against the homeland security secretary, as rank-and-file lawmakers balked at what they considered a misuse of the process. The United States House of Representatives rejected impeachment charges against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, on Tuesday after a small group of Republicans broke with their …
That is pretty funny. They scream for black reparations yet they use it on illegals. In middle of the night, Democrats bussed illegals into Boston and shut down a recreational center in a predominantly black area to house them. A resident says now kids will be on the streets. Democrats are putting black kids on …
Tuesday on our Homeland Security Committee we are voting to impeach Secretary Mayorkas. Here are the facts about the Articles of Impeachment. pic.twitter.com/eR38GeTwLn — Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@FmrRepMTG) January 28, 2024 In a significant development, House Republicans have initiated a move to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas, presenting two articles of impeachment. The first …
Wash Post: On immigration, Democrats are the ones driving polarization via washingtonpost: In the early 2010s, as tea party Republicans bitterly clashed with President Barack Obama, political scientists and pundits popularized a comforting theory to explain America’s growing partisan divide. “Asymmetric polarization” held that while it might seem as though the parties were drifting apart …
Collins: Does that include potentially moving to oust Speaker Johnson from his job? Roy: Again, that’s not the road I prefer… Collins: You said you don’t prefer it, but you did not say no. Collins: Does that include potentially moving to oust Speaker Johnson from his job? Roy: Again, that's not the road I prefer… …
via Mike Shedlock: Budget problems haven’t changed for a year: the debt ceiling, Ukraine, and the Border. Israel is logically a distinct issue but is lumped with Ukraine. A partial government shutdown looms on January 19. Shutdown Deadlines January 19: A partial shutdown turns off funding for the departments of Agriculture, Transportation, and Housing and …
via NYP: “As the decisions disqualifying former President Donald Trump from the 2024 election work their way through the courts, a new filing in Pennsylvania seeks the same “ballot cleansing” by barring Republican Rep. Scott Perry. It’s only the latest effort targeting congressional candidates as Democrats seek to bar opponents as “insurrectionists” for questioning the …
via Mike Shedlock: Democrats are unlikely to take a clean sweep of the White House, Senate and House. Here’s the Senate math. Terrible candidate selection cost Republicans the Senate in 2022. Trump is 100 percent to blame. Trump-backed senate candidates flamed out in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona. 2024 rates to be different. Great Chance The …
Multiple political figures said their homes were the target of “swatting incidents” on Christmas Day, where multiple law enforcement officers were called to their residences for false calls of an emergency. What is “swatting”? Swatting incidents occur when a person or multiple individuals call in a false report of an emergency, crime, mass shooting, or …
(Breitbart) Three Republican state lawmakers are drafting legislation to remove President Joe Biden from ballots in Georgia, Arizona, and Pennsylvania, Breitbart News exclusively learned Friday. If Biden is removed from the ballots, the president will have difficulty winning the Democrat primary and presidential election. Georgia, Arizona, and Pennsylvania are vital swing states. The three state …
via politico: A few days ago, talks to link border security restrictions with Ukraine funding were stalled. By Thursday afternoon, Chuck Schumer felt they’d made enough progress to shorten the chamber’s beloved recess. The border discussions are still exceedingly complicated and there’s no guarantee that negotiators — including the Biden administration, Senate leaders, Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Kyrsten …
🚨🚨🚨 Hunter Biden today defied lawful subpoenas and we will now initiate contempt of Congress proceedings. We will not provide special treatment because his last name is Biden. Read my full statement with @Jim_Jordan below.👇 pic.twitter.com/0m5zc4k4a6 — Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) December 13, 2023 House Oversight Chairman James Comer on Wednesday announced GOP lawmakers will …
JUST IN: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson lashes out and blames “right wing extremists” for Chicago’s problems and says Republicans are mad that black people are free. The left always blames others for the problems they create. Instead of taking responsibility for the failed liberal policies, Johnson claimed Chicago was “targeted” by Republicans. “What we’ve seen …
New Law Allows Tenants to Not Pay in New York State There is a new law in New York State that allows tenants to stay in the home they are renting even if they do not pay. If you know anyone who owns a rental property, hopefully, things are going well. New York State has …
The House shelved a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday, punting on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) effort to boot the Biden administration official from his post for his handling of the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. Eight Republicans joined Democrats in supporting a motion to refer the impeachment resolution to …
Oklahoma Republican Rep. Josh Brecheen introduced legislation Thursday morning to prevent Ukraine from stealing any money from the U.S. following a report about a Ukrainian official admitting that Ukraine is stealing money. The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the legislation, which is titled the Stop Stealing Like There’s No Tomorrow Act. The bill …
by Chris Black At the behest of AIPAC, Rashida Tlaib was censured by House Republicans for being upset like any human being would be that Israel’s army is allowed to exterminate her people. Since Mike Johnson became House Speaker in October, House Republicans have voted to Stand With Israel no matter what the cost, to …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Sen. Rick Scott says that despite his home-state governor running for president, backing Donald Trump for the Republican nomination again was a no-brainer for him. “I have known Trump a long time before … I endorsed him in 2016, and I worked with him well when I was governor [of Florida] and …
Elon Musk: "Old Twitter Was Basically an Arm of the Government" "Republicans were suppressed at 10 times the rate of Democrats." "It was like Pravda [Russian communist news] basically, a state publication." pic.twitter.com/wMqDi9oRup — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) October 31, 2023
Some New York Republicans say they’re going to push ahead with a formal resolution to expel embattled Rep. George Santos, Republican of New York, now that the House is open after its three-week speaker stalemate. Santos’ New York House colleagues announced a measure last week to boot him from Congress, after federal prosecutors added new …
A group of New York Republicans moved Wednesday to expel George Santos from the US House, marking a potential turning point in the saga of the freshman congressman whose alleged fraud and fabrications led to criminal charges and national notoriety. Santos said he didn’t know whether he would survive an expulsion vote. “Nobody knows the …
Top White House officials are considering whether to include more Ukraine funding in an emergency aid package for Israel, multiple news outlets have reported. One staffer suggested the move would force “far-right” lawmakers to authorize additional aid for Kiev. Though President Joe Biden had already announced that military assistance was “on its way” to Israel following a surprise attack …
Biden admin has let 99% of migrants stay in US since 2021: Congressional report The Biden administration has let 99% of migrants who have come over the border since 2021 — over two million people — stay in the country according to a new Congressional report released by House Republicans Monday. The report found “at …
by Chris Black At the end of the day, when these people are bold enough to start talking in public on national television about political reeducation camps, will it even matter if you supported Trump? SUPERCUT! Progressives: American democracy hinges on the urgent creation of reeducation camps pic.twitter.com/ZKFSlorSGL — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) October 6, 2023
