Tag Archives: US Senate

West Virginia Gov Expected To Challenge Joe Manchin

Politico reports: Elated Senate Republicans believe they are on the cusp of landing their highest-profile recruit of the 2024 campaign: West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice. Justice, a Democrat-turned-Republican with sky-high approval ratings, is increasingly expected to launch a bid for Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) seat after consulting with top party officials in Washington this month, according to a half-dozen GOP …

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Ethics Committee Admonishes Graham For Money Begs

Politico reports: The Senate Ethics Committee has formally admonished Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) over his solicitation of campaign contributions for Herschel Walker as he was headed to a runoff election for Senate in Georgia. In a letter released on Thursday, the Ethics panel declared that the “committee finds that you did solicit federal campaign contributions and otherwise impermissibly conducted …

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Sinema Rips Senate Dems As “Old Dudes Eating Jello”

Politico reports: As she races to stockpile campaign money and post an impressive, statement-making first-quarter fundraising number, Sinema has used a series of Republican-dominated receptions and retreats this year to belittle her Democratic colleagues, shower her GOP allies with praise and, in one case, quite literally give the middle finger to President Biden’s White House. “Those lunches were ridiculous,” she …

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Politico: Sen. Tim Scott Close To Launching 2024 Bid

Politico reports: Sen. Tim Scott’s preparations for a presidential run are well underway, putting the South Carolina Republican on track to be the next candidate to formally mount a White House bid. The Palmetto State senator is hosting a donor summit in Charleston next month, the same week he plans to travel to two early nominating states to hold events. …

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Graham: Arresting Trump Will “Blow Up Our Country”

CNBC reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a longtime ally of Trump’s, railed against the looming indictment of the former president by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. “It’s going to blow up our country and this is a bunch of BS,” Graham said on Fox News. “This is a case without merit, in my view. Donald Trump will be the only …

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Sen. Rand Paul: Manhattan’s DA “Should Be Put In Jail”

The Washington Examiner reports: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) didn’t mince words about his contempt against a speculated indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. “A Trump indictment would be a disgusting abuse of power. The DA should be put in jail,” Paul tweeted. Rumors that Trump may be indicted raged over the weekend when the …

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Sen. Foghorn Leghorn Begs The Cult Not To “Riot”

Mediaite reports: Senator John Kennedy chimed in on former President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for protests of his alleged looming arrest by a Manhattan DA. He revealed concern about what protests by Trump supporters might actually look like. “In America, you are free to protest,” the Lousiana senator replied, “You aren’t really free if you can’t express yourself.” “But do …

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Republicans Ponder Successor To Ailing McConnell

The Hill reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) extended absence from the Senate has stirred speculation among Republican senators over how much longer the 81-year-old senator will lead the Senate GOP conference. There’s no word yet on McConnell’s date of return, but some lawmakers expect he may not come back to the Senate until mid-April, after the two-week Easter …

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New Video Shows Rioters Got Close To Chuck Grassley

Politico reports: Newly released video of the Capitol attack shows just how close rioters came to a senior GOP senator who was third in line for the presidency on Jan. 6, 2021. The footage, released after media requests to access videos used in connection with a Jan. 6 criminal case, shows the apparent evacuation of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) from …

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Far-Right Ex-Sheriff David Clarke Floats Run For Senate

The Daily Beast reports: Over his controversial years in politics, David Clarke has worn several hats: Milwaukee sheriff, right-wing firebrand, prominent Donald Trump surrogate, cowboy. (Literally.) But there’s another hat Clarke might want to add to the collection: U.S. Senator. As Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) gears up for her 2024 re-election campaign, Clarke has courted speculation in the Badger State …

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McConnell Leaves Hospital For Inpatient Rehab Facility

NBC News reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was “discharged from the hospital today,” his communications director David Popp said in a statement Monday. “At the advice of his physician, the next step will be a period of physical therapy at an inpatient rehabilitation facility before he returns home,” Popp said. “Over the course of treatment this weekend, the …

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Hawley Blasted For Using Woody Guthrie’s Song Title

The Kansas City Star reports: Sen. Josh Hawley referenced Woody Guthrie last week when he sponsored a bill to prevent people associated with the Chinese Communist Party from owning U.S. farmland and called it the “This Land is Our Land Act.” But the family of one of America’s most revered folk singers wasn’t exactly thrilled. “In this particular case, the …

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GOP Senator Rips Trump: GOP Needs New Leadership

The Hill reports: “Donald Trump’s not going to take advice from the party or from me, but I think what will happen is if he’s indicted, that becomes one of the factors [on] whether he wins primaries or not. The other factor is who else is in the race and who may make the best case,” Sen. Kevin Cramer said …

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McConnell Anxious For Release From Hospital, Per Aide

CNN reports: Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is lobbying virtually everyone he sees at the hospital for his release and is acting like his usual self, according to a senior adviser who has spent much of the past two days with him. Josh Holmes, a top McConnell political adviser, told CNN that McConnell has been urging hospital staff to let …

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McConnell To Remain Hospitalized With Concussion

CBS News reports: Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell suffered a concussion after tripping at a Washington hotel on Wednesday and is expected to remain hospitalized for several days, a spokesman for the senator said. “Leader McConnell tripped at a dinner event Wednesday evening and has been admitted to the hospital and is being treated for a concussion. He is expected …

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GOP Senator Won’t Admit Rioters Trashed His Office

NBC News reports: Video shows a rioter — who has pleaded guilty to driving a stun gun into a police officer’s neck, nearly killing him — smashing out Idaho Sen. Jim Risch’s window overlooking the Washington Monument and the national mall in an attempt to let more rioters into the building. Additional video released this week shows Risch’s trashed desk, …

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Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Fall At DC Hotel

NPR reports:  Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was being treated at a local hospital after he fell at a hotel Wednesday evening. The 81-year-old senator from Kentucky fell after he tripped at a hotel in Washington, D.C., his spokesman said. “This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner.” McConnell spokesman Doug Andres said in a …

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GOP Senators Blast Carlson’s “Bullshit” About Rioters

NBC News reports: A handful of Senate Republicans on Tuesday pushed back on conservative Fox News host Tucker Carlson after he characterized the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as “mostly peaceful chaos,” with North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis blasting those remarks as “bullshit.” Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota conservative, said he was in the Capitol on Jan. …

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Graham Floats Allowing US Strikes On Mexican Cartels

News Nation reports: The kidnapping of four American citizens in Mexico last Friday is sparking calls for drastic action by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R). As the FBI continues to search for the four Americans believed to have been kidnapped by a Mexican cartel in a case of mistaken identity, Graham said he would propose new legislation to take …

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QAnon Doug Mastriano: I Might Run For Senate In 2024

Politico reports: In a sit-down interview, Doug Mastriano, who rarely speaks with the mainstream media, made it clear that he is not finished with his quest to win higher office and transform the Republican Party along the way. He said he is “praying” about whether to go forward with a potential Senate run in 2024. After God, his wife, Rebbie, …

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