Politics

Classified Ukraine Briefing Turns Into Shouting Match

CNN reports: A classified briefing Tuesday on Ukraine devolved into a shouting match about border security as senators described a tense meeting that did little to break the Senate’s stalemate over whether to include tighter immigration policies in the aid package. Chuck Schumer gave his description of what unfolded and said the fight over the border erupted when Mitch McConnell …

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NY Gov Sets Election To Replace Santos For Feb. 13th

CNBC reports: The special election to fill expelled Rep. George Santos’ House seat will be Feb. 13, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. Until then, House Republicans will be down a vote, leaving them with an even narrower majority in the chamber than usual. “As Governor, I have the solemn responsibility to call a special election to ensure the …

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Tuberville Drops Blockade On Most Military Promotions

NPR reports: Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala, says he will drop his holds on most military promotions. He has been blocking military promotions for months over his objections to an unrelated pentagon policy that pays for service members travel to seek abortion care. Tuberville told reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday that he will drop the hold on all promotions except …

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Politico: Rep. Patrick McHenry Won’t Seek Reelection

Politico reports: Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) won’t be seeking reelection, according to two people familiar with the matter. The departure of the House Financial Services Committee chief, expected to become formal as early as Tuesday, is one of the most high-profile congressional GOP retirements this year. McHenry went from conservative rabble-rouser to a well-liked lieutenant of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy …

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DeSantis Board: Disney Used Free Tickets As “Bribes”

Reuters reports: The board appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney’s (DIS.N) theme parks accused the company of giving a previous local board and its employees millions of dollars’ worth of tickets, discounted hotel stays, merchandise and other benefits that were “akin to bribes of public officials.” “For years, the company treated district employees like Disney employees …

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Joe Lieberman Floats Haley As No Label’s Candidate

The Messenger reports: Joe Lieberman is open to Nikki Haley being a potential candidate for the third party effort No Labels. Lieberman, founding chairman of No Labels and former senator, told Fox News host Neil Cavuto on Monday that he hasn’t had direct conversations with Haley about a third party run, but he wouldn’t be surprised if some No Labels …

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Liz Cheney: Yes, I’m “Contemplating A Third Party Run”

The Washington Post reports: Liz Cheney, one of the most vociferous critics of Donald Trump in the Republican Party, says she is weighing whether to mount her own third-party candidacy for the White House, as she vows to do “whatever it takes” to prevent the former president from returning to office. “Several years ago, I would not have contemplated a …

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Arkansas Rules Cenk Uygur Ineligible For 2024 Ballot

The Associated Press reports: Arkansas election officials on Monday said online news personality Cenk Uygur, who was born in Turkey, can’t appear on the state’s Democratic presidential primary ballot next year. The determination comes weeks after Uygur proclaimed that he had become the first naturalized citizen on a presidential ballot after filing paperwork with the state and the Arkansas Democratic …

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New Jersey Defies Feds With Highway Warning Signs

Gothamist reports: New Jersey transportation officials have posted quirky, holiday-themed highway safety warnings for drivers, even though the federal government ordered the state to remove similar signs last year. “Only Rudolph should be lit, drive high get DUI,” one of this year’s digital signs reads. “Reckless drivers are worse than fruitcake,” says another. In 2022, the Federal Highway Administration told …

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Christie Predicts Trump Will Be Convicted In J6 Case And Won’t Even Be Able To Vote For Himself As A Felon

“He’s going to go on trial the day before Super Tuesday. I believe he’s going to be convicted in that January 6th trial in Washington, D.C., predominantly because Mark Meadows, as you know, has signed an agreement — his former chief of staff, one of the founders of the Freedom Caucus — is going to testify against him! He’s going …

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House GOP Bill Would Ban Pensions For Expelled Reps

Axios reports: A House Republican on Monday introduced legislation barring lawmakers who are expelled from Congress from receiving congressional pensions. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) announced the Congressional Pension Accountability Act at a press conference on Monday morning. Nunn was among the more than 100 Republicans who voted to expel former Rep. George Santos following the release of a bombshell House …

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Giuliani Loses Demand For Bench Trial In Georgia Case

The Hill reports: A case to determine how much ex-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani owes two Georgia poll workers for falsely claiming they helped steal the election from former President Trump will be heard and decided by a jury, a Washington, D.C., federal judge ruled late Sunday. In a sharply worded ruling, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell denied Giuliani’s …

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GOP North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum Ends WH Bid

The New York Times reports: Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota, the wealthy former software executive who entered the presidential campaign in June hoping a back-to-basics appeal on the economy would propel him forward, dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination on Monday. Though his personal fortune could keep his campaign afloat, Mr. Burgum’s mild demeanor and resolute …

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Dems Likely To Tap Tom Suozzi In Bid For Santos’s Seat

The New York Post reports: The Democratic Party by mid-week will nominate a candidate to run in the special election early next year to replace expelled serial liar and criminal defendant Rep. George Santos — and it’s all but certain to be former Congressman Tom Suozzi, sources said Sunday. State Democratic Democratic Party Chairman and Nassau County leader Jay Jacobs …

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Ramaswamy Blasts Expulsion Of “Insane Liar” Santos

Fox News reports: GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy said that although George Santos appears to be “insane and a pathological liar,” expelling the disgraced Republican from Congress at this stage “was wrong.” Ramasawmy argued that Santos’s future in Congress should have been decided by the voters during next year’s election – or by his colleagues in the House only in …

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GOP To Investigate FDA Over Ruling On Decongestants

Axios reports: Republicans on a House oversight panel will investigate the Food and Drug Administration’s handling of a common decongestant ingredient that the agency recently concluded was ineffective, the committee told Axios first. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), chairwoman of the House Oversight subcommittee on health care and financial services, in a letter being sent today will request a briefing with …

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Eric Swalwell: McCarthy Will Be Gone By “End Of Year”

The Messenger reports: Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is predicting Republicans will move to expel Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after George Santos got the boot from Congress. “With Santos gone, you’re hearing it here first: the next GOP member to leave Congress” will be Kevin McCarthy, Swalwell posted to X. “No way he stays. A guy who kidney punches his colleagues …

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Former US Ambassador Accused Of Spying For Cuba

The Associated Press reports: A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s government, The Associated Press has learned. Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in Miami on Friday on a criminal complaint and more details about the case are expected …

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DeSantis: “We’d Flatten The Bahamas In Five Minutes”

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Governor continues to flesh out the seemingly unlikely scenario of a Bahamian attack on the United States, saying it wouldn’t take long to make residents of the island archipelago regret it. “If people were firing rockets from the Bahamas into like Fort Lauderdale, we would never allow that. I mean, we would flatten them. Within like …

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Graham: “I Just Lost All Confidence” In Lloyd Austin

“He’s so naïve. I mean, I just lost all confidence in this guy. How about focusing on protecting our soldiers, men and women in Syria and Iraq? Strategic defeat would be inflaming the Palestinians? They’re already inflamed. They’re taught from the time they’re born to hate the Jews and to kill them. They’re taught math: If you have 10 Jews …

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