Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee said chants of “lock her up” in regard to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made him “uncomfortable” and urged President Biden to refrain from starting a cycle of political lawfare in the wake of former President Trump’s guilty verdict. “They could still do the right thing and perhaps put the genie back in the …
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Reporter's Notebook: Lawmakers take to the field in strange spectacle of annual Congressional Baseball Game
“Baseball is a Funny Game.” – Book title by late Major Leaguer and baseball broadcaster Joe Garagiola “Baseball is like church. Many attend. But few understand.” – Legendary New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros manager Leo Durocher “When you start the game, they don’t say ‘Work ball!’ They say ‘Play ball!’” – Hall of Famer and …
Read More »Cuomo finally forced to tell whole truth about COVID-19 decisions that cost thousands of lives
“For the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone would take a COVID positive patient and put them in a nursing home where, you know, that’s medical malpractice in my mind, and that is a decision I can’t understand…I’m not a lawyer. It’s not necessarily about criminal liability, etc., but if we don’t actually know the truth, we can’t …
Read More »Running for Congress: Pooch leads police, reporter and Senate staffers on hairy rush-hour chase around Capitol
I thought it was a jogger at first. Someone clad in black ran up the sidewalk on the north side of Constitution Avenue, just across from the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol. But it was too fast for a jogger. There was an urgency. This was a female U.S. Capitol Police officer, wearing a thick tactical vest. A radio …
Read More »Schumer justifies congressional invite to Netanyahu amid liberal outrage
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., clarified his choice to join House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in extending an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the move prompted backlash by progressive Democrats. “I have clear and profound disagreements with the Prime Minister, which I have voiced both privately and publicly and will continue to do so,” Schumer prefaced …
Read More »Biden singles out conservatives over Ukraine funding in meeting with Zelenskyy
President Biden made a point Friday to quickly single out Republicans for Ukraine funding struggles during a brief meeting overseas with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Biden, speaking to Zelenskyy in Paris a day after D-Day commemorations, told the Ukrainian leader “You haven’t bowed down. You haven’t yielded at all. You continue to fight in a way that is just remarkable. It’s remarkable. …
Read More »Pelosi says it's 'wrong' to invite Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to speak to Congress: 'Very sad'
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke out against the invitation sent to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress next month, declaring, “This is wrong.” During an appearance on CNN Friday, Pelosi, when asked whether she would have invited Netanyahu to speak if she was still speaker, replied, “Absolutely not.” “I think this is wrong,” Pelosi told …
Read More »McConnell takes aim at 'isolationist' colleagues in scathing D-Day essay
Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., warned of the parallels between current global tensions and those of the 1930s in an essay on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. “American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines joined allies and took the fight to the Axis powers not as a first instinct, but as a last resort,” wrote the Kentucky Republican in …
Read More »Obama stresses critical Dem Senate majority for appointing preferred judges
Former President Obama emphasized the importance of preserving the Democratic Senate majority during a fundraiser Wednesday night, highlighting the chamber’s unique ability to confirm judges nominated by the president. “The ability to get judges appointed — never been more critical than it is today,” he said during the event in Potomac, Maryland. “On the legislative side, there have been some …
Read More »'Parental rights': GOP warns Dem Senate bill is about more than contraception
Republicans slammed a bill being considered by the Senate on Wednesday afternoon, saying their Democrat counterparts are “fearmongering” over access to contraception “to score cheap political points.” “There is no threat to access to contraception, which is legal in every state and required by law to be offered at no cost by health insurers,” more than 20 Republican senators said …
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