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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Dems in hot seat for alleged ethics violations over Alito recusal demands
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., suggested Democratic lawmakers could have incurred ethical violations when they made recusal demands of the Supreme Court after news broke of flags flown at Justice Samuel Alito’s homes. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., “potentially engaged in unethical professional conduct before the Court,” the Republican leader claimed in floor remarks on Wednesday. …
Read More »Inherently complicated: House Republicans consider another angle to take on Attorney General Garland
Attorney General Merrick Garland is on the clock. Two House committees have voted to hold Garland in contempt of Congress. House Republicans aren’t pleased with Garland failing to cough up an audiotape of the transcribed interview Special Counsel Robert Hur conducted with President Biden in the classified documents case. Garland released a transcript of the interview. But Hur suggested that …
Read More »Jon Tester campaign admits ‘hard truth’ Senate race will be expensive and close
Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s campaign ceded on Tuesday that it faces a significant challenge in trying to hold onto his Senate seat in the two-time, Trump-won state come November. “As we enter the general election, it’s clear Montana’s U.S. Senate race will be the most competitive in the country in 2024,” wrote campaign manager Shelbi Dantic in a memo …
Read More »'Misleading' Dem contraception bill fails key vote as GOP slams broad proposal
Democrats’ contraception bill failed a key procedural vote on Wednesday as Republicans slammed the broad proposal over parental rights and religious liberty implications. The Senate voted 51-39 against moving forward with the “Right to Contraception Act.” The bill needed to garner 60 votes in order to move forward in the upper chamber. JON TESTER CAMPAIGN ADMITS ‘HARD TRUTH’ SENATE RACE …
Read More »Dead man running: Deceased congressman wins election in New Jersey
Many elections are marked by reports of dead people voting, but a dead person being elected is far less common. Yet that’s exactly what happened Tuesday when Rep. Donald Payne Jr. won a primary in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District. The beloved congressman and member of the Congressional Black Caucus suffered a fatal heart attack April 24, according to the …
Read More »Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene threatens to force vote on impeaching Biden over border crisis
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Monday threatened to trigger a privileged resolution to impeach President Biden this week over his handling of the border, in what she describes as the “permanent invasion of the United States.” Greene said she contemplated triggering the resolution on Monday but said she decided to speak with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., first. “I …
Read More »Former Navy SEAL Ryan Zinke wins GOP Montana primary
Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., has won the Republican primary against Mary Todd in the race to hold onto his Big Sky State seat in Montana’s 1st Congressional District. Zinke served as Secretary of the Interior under former President Trump for several years before launching a successful bid for Montana’s newly drawn district in the 2022 midterms. RILEY GAINES UNLEASHES ON …
Read More »Puppies and rainbows: How the bipartisan invitation to the leader of Israel threatens to divide the Democrats
All four Congressional leaders extended an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a Joint Meeting of Congress. “I am very moved to have the privilege of representing Israel before both Houses of Congress and to present the truth about our just war against those who seek to destroy us to the representatives of the American people …
Read More »Republican lawmaker’s son steals spotlight by making silly faces during speech on House floor
Despite Rep. John Rose’s impassioned speech Monday decrying last week’s conviction of former President Trump, all eyes were on the show behind him. As the Tennessee Republican spoke on the House floor, his son, 6-year-old Guy Rose, looked directly into the cameras, smiling mischievously from ear to ear. Guy Rose smiles at the camera while his dad gives a speech …
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