The Washington Post reports: Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced a resolution setting the parameters of the trial as the first order of business. “It’s our solemn constitutional duty to conduct a fair and honest impeachment trial of the charges against former President Trump, the gravest charges ever brought against a president of the United States in American …
Read More »Graham: Dems Have Declared War On The Presidency
The Washington Examiner reports: “If the House managers want to call one witness, the defense is going to call all those people you named and then some,” the South Carolina Republican said Monday on Hannity in response to a question about bringing in witnesses, including President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, …
Read More »Kinzinger Calls On GOP Senators To Convict Trump
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger writes in an op-ed: I firmly believe the majority of Americans — Republican, Democrat, independent, you name it — reject the madness of the past four years. But we’ll never move forward by ignoring what happened or refusing to hold accountable those responsible. That will embolden the few who led us here and dishearten the many …
Read More »McDaniel: Trial Proves Dems Are “Addicted” To Trump
Ronna McDaniel writes for Fox News: After spending four years telling Americans about the need to move on from President Trump, it turns out Democrats are the ones who can’t let him go. With nothing else to offer, this week Senate Democrats are resorting back to running the impeachment playbook for the second time in as many years, this time …
Read More »Insurrectionist Mo Brooks May Seek US Senate Seat
The Hill reports: Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said Monday he is interested in running for the Senate in the wake of Sen. Richard Shelby’s (R-Ala.) announcement that he will not seek another term in 2022. “I am running for election in 2022, either for my House seat or for the Alabama Senate seat,” Brooks said in a statement. “Quite frankly, …
Read More »Hawley Lies About Biden In Trump Trial Money Beg
Today’s money beg from GOP Sen. Josh Hawley: Even chasing President Trump out of office isn’t enough for them They have to impeach him AGAIN. They are going after Trump, and they are still coming after me — both of us for the same sin: instead of protecting the elites, I stood up for the people and now I am …
Read More »GOP Sen. Richard Shelby Won’t Seek 2022 Relection
The New York Times reports: Senator Richard C. Shelby, a shrewd force in the Senate for more than 30 years and a longtime political powerhouse in his home state of Alabama, said on Monday that he would not seek a seventh term. Mr. Shelby, 86, a onetime conservative Democrat who switched to the Republican Party in 1994, had been hinting …
Read More »Republican US House Rep Dies Of COVID At Age 67
The Dallas Morning News reports: U.S. Rep Ron Wright of Arlington died Sunday night after a battle with COVID-19. He was 67. His family and spokesperson confirmed Wright’s death Monday morning. The congressman, who was reelected in November, had been battling cancer. Wright is the first member of Congress to die of COVID-19. According to the statement, Wright had been …
Read More »Trump Junior Hints He’ll Primary Liz Cheney In 2022
Politico reports: Just days after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy gave a full-throated endorsement for Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to keep her job, the House’s No. 3 Republican doubled down on her anti-Trump rhetoric. Now, some Trump allies are unhappy and privately griping about McCarthy’s move to protect her. CNN reported over the weekend that “a stir-crazy Trump has spent …
Read More »DeSantis Dodges On 2024 White House Bid [VIDEO]
Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis showed up on Fox and Friends Sunday and found himself for the second time in recent days addressing 2024 presidential speculation. When host Will Cain asked DeSantis if he would take the 2024 plunge, the Governor laughed theatrically. “We’ve got a great Governor’s election in 2022, which will be very important for our state, …
Read More »Right Wing Site Sorry For “RINO Hunting” Contest
Mediaite reports: The conservative blog RedState has retracted a blog post announcing a new contest that encouraged readers to go “RINO hunting,” and report back to their comment section. The original article published Saturday morning called on RedState readers to help the publication gather “targets” for a new weekly competition which was billed by the outlet as a peculiar form …
Read More »Johnson Absurdly Tries To Blame Pelosi For Insurrection
“I’ve always believed the Russian hoax was a diversionary operation from the corruption that was occurring certainly within the FBI and potentially some of our intelligence agencies. “You have to kind of ask the question, what is this impeachment all about? We now know that 45 Republican senators believe it’s unconstitutional. “Is this another diversionary operation? Is this meant to …
Read More »McCarthy Told Cheney To Apologize For Impeach Vote
Axios reports: Kevin McCarthy tried to get Liz Cheney to apologize for voting to impeach former President Trump before last week’s highly anticipated House GOP conference meeting — a request she refused, two people with direct knowledge told Axios. Cheney rolled the dice, refusing her leader’s ask and counting on her supporters to keep her as conference chair, the party’s …
Read More »Lindsey Graham: Trump Will Get “His Share Of Blame In History” For The Insurrection, “I’m Ready To Move On”
“He’s going to have a place in history for all of this, but the point of the matter is that we’re in Congress, we’re not prosecutors. Impeachment was never meant to be a prosecution. “I think I’m ready to move on, I’m ready to end the impeachment trial because I think it’s blatantly unconstitutional. “As to Donald Trump, he is …
Read More »WHATABOUT: Rand Paul Suggests Impeaching Schumer
“If we’re going to criminalize speech, and somehow impeach everybody who says, ‘Go fight to hear your voices heard,’ I mean really we ought to impeach Chuck Schumer then. “He went to the Supreme Court, stood in front of the Supreme Court and said specifically, ‘Hey Gorsuch, Hey Kavanaugh, you’ve unleashed a whirlwind. And you’re going to pay the price.’ …
Read More »Liz Cheney Shrugs Off Censure By Wyoming GOP
“I think people all across Wyoming understand and recognize that our duty is to the Constitution. The oath that I took to the Constitution compelled me to vote for impeachment and it doesn’t bend to partisanship, it doesn’t bend to political pressure. “It’s the most important oath that we take and so I will stand by that and I will …
Read More »Louie Gohmert To Appeal $5K Metal Detector Fine
Via press release from GOP Rep. Loony Louie Gohmert: This should come as no surprise, but Democrats are making up the rules as they go. For weeks, I have complied with Speaker Pelosi’s unconstitutional metal detector policy. Yesterday, after complying with the metal detector screening, I was allowed to enter the House session where debate was occurring. Knowing that I …
Read More »Seditionist Freshman GOP Rep Intros The “OMAR Act”
From freshman GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany: Today, Rep. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) introduced the Oversight for Members And Relatives Act or “OMAR Act,” which would put an end to the practice of candidates for office tapping their campaign accounts to enrich their spouses. “For too long, lawmakers of both political parties have engaged in the ethically dubious practice of pocketing campaign …
Read More »GOP Louisiana AG Sues Reporter Over Records Request
The Baton Rouge Advocate reports: Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry on Friday sued a reporter for The Advocate and The Times-Picayune over a public-records request she filed, asking a judge to issue a declaratory judgment denying the request and seal the proceedings. The unusual action came a few days after the newspaper warned Landry that it intended to sue him …
Read More »GOP Iowa Gov Drops Almost All COVID Restrictions
Des Moines’ CBS News affiliate reports: Gov. Kim Reynolds has eliminated most of her COVID-19 restrictions in the latest health proclamation. The proclamation removes indoor mask requirements in public spaces, gathering limits and restrictions on businesses starting 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 7. This comes the same week Iowa was ranked No. 47 in the country for its vaccine distribution, according …
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