Tag Archives: US Senate

Ernst: “Dudes With Beards And Tattoos” Like The GOP

Politico reports: Joni Ernst sees WMDs as the secret to expanding the Republican Party’s appeal. No, she doesn’t mean that kind of weapon: “Women. Millennials. And Dudes with beards and tattoos. WMDs,” the Iowa senator explained in an interview. The acronym is ubiquitous in her office, a reminder of the work that lies ahead for the party to make inroads …

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Graham: Russia’s Arrest Warrant Is “Badge Of Honor”

“I will wear the arrest warrant issued by Putin’s corrupt and immoral government as a Badge of Honor. To know that my commitment to Ukraine has drawn the ire of Putin’s regime brings me immense joy. I will continue to stand with and for Ukraine’s freedom until every Russian soldier is expelled from Ukrainian territory. Finally, here’s an offer to …

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Cultists Attack Cruz For Criticizing “Death To Gays” Law

Raw Story reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday got pushback from some of his followers after he condemned a newly passed law in Uganda that makes homosexuality a crime that is punishable by death. Writing on Twitter, Cruz, who has long been an opponent of LGBTQ rights in the United States, argued that executing people simply for being gay …

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Head Of Russian Media Outlet Calls For Assassinating “Lady” Lindsey Graham: “We Have His Address” [Video]

The Daily Beast reports: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s recent comments during his Friday meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in the war-torn country caused outrage and fury in Moscow, with the head of RT Margarita Simonyan calling for his assassination. In a video clip of the meeting, Graham’s comments were spliced in a way that made it seem …

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Russia Issues Arrest Warrant For Sen. Lindsey Graham

The Hill reports: Russia’s Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) after he praised U.S. military aid to Ukraine as “the best money we’ve ever spent.” Russian officials reacted to a video of Graham’s meeting Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in which Graham acknowledged “Russians are dying” and then said in another moment that …

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Schumer: GOP Will Drag Out And Delay Debt Vote

The Hill reports: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is warning Senate Democratic colleagues to prepare to stay in session right up until the June 5 deadline to pass a debt-limit deal because conservatives are threatening to drag out the debate and votes for as long as possible. Schumer also announced that President Biden’s negotiating team will brief Senate Democrats …

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Lindsey Graham Blasts Debt Ceiling Deal: I Will Vote No

“I want to raise the debt ceiling; it’d be irresponsible not to do it. And I know you can’t get the perfect, but what I will not do is adopt the Biden defense budget and call it a success. “Kevin said that the defense is fully funded. If we adopt the Biden defense budget, it increases defense spending below inflation. …

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Tuberville: Inner City Teachers Can’t Read Or Write

The Hill reports: Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said on Thursday that he does not know whether inner city teachers “can read and write.” In a Thursday appearance on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast, “Triggered,” Tuberville took aim at the public school system in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that he does not know how teachers in the inner …

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Multimillionaire Sen. J.D. Vance: I’m Boycotting Target

Mediaite reports: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has jumped into the far-right fray over Target by claiming the mega retailer has decided to “wage war” on its customers by selling LGBTQ merchandise, and vowing not to shop there again. “Target could have decided to stay out of the culture wars, instead it decided to wage war on a large share of …

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Ex-Food Critic Is Advising Tuberville On Pentagon Posts

The Washington Post reports: When Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) wanted to stop a new Defense Department policy that helped ensure access to abortions for service members after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the former college football coach sought advice from his top military aide, a former food critic. “I explained all his options to him,” said Morgan Murphy, a …

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QAnon Doug Mastriano Says He Won’t Run For Senate

Pittsburgh’s ABC affiliate reports: A hard-right Pennsylvania state lawmaker said Thursday night that he will not challenge Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, leaving the GOP field wide open as Republican Party officials try to recruit a strong candidate in the moderate battleground state to help capture a Senate majority in 2024. Doug Mastriano, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump …

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Majority Of Californians Say Feinstein Is Unfit To Serve

Politico reports: Nearly two-thirds of Californians believe Sen. Dianne Feinstein is no longer fit to serve in office due to her health condition, a new poll found. The respondents, which ranged across the ideological spectrum, cited the 89-year-old Feinstein’s latest illness as the reason she should resign, according to the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll, co-sponsored by The …

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Ted Cruz Only +5 Over Dem Challenger In Senate Poll

The Hill reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) holds a 5-point lead over the Democrat running for his seat, according to a new poll. The University of Texas at Tyler poll found that 42 percent of registered voters would support Cruz in the 2024 Senate race, while 37 percent said they would back Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas). Among Texans surveyed, 41 …

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McConnell On Default: “Everybody Needs To Relax”

The Hill reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) tried to calm fears of a possible debt default Tuesday, pleading with everyone to “relax” as talks continue between the White House and House GOP negotiators ahead of the likely June 1 deadline. “I think everybody needs to relax,” McConnell told reporters in his home state, again reiterating that the nation …

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Abstinence Advocate Scott Asked If He’s Still A Virgin

Mediaite reports: Washington Post reporter Ben Terris spoke with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) while he was in the process of writing his soon-to-be released book The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind. Scott has now entered the 2024 Republican primary, and his campaign message is expected to …

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Sen. Tim Scott Holds Rally To Launch WH Bid [VIDEO]

The Guardian reports: Tim Scott formally launched his presidential campaign on Monday, joining a growing field of Republican candidates looking to capture their party’s nomination and rob Donald Trump of another opportunity to face off against Joe Biden next year. “Under President Biden, our nation is retreating away from patriotism,” Scott told a cheering crowd at Charleston Southern University in …

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Dem Delaware Sen. Tom Carper Won’t Seek Reelection

NBC News reports: Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., announced Monday that he will not seek re-election next year after more than 20 years in the Senate. During a news conference announcing his retirement, Carper said he decided against running for re-election after “a good deal of prayer and introspection, and more than a few heart-to-heart conversations” with his wife, Martha. “We …

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Senators Get Satellite Phones For “Disruptive Events”

CBS News reports: Amid growing concerns of security risks to members of Congress, more than 50 senators have been issued satellite phones for emergency communication, people familiar with the measures told CBS News. The devices are part of a series of new security measures being offered to senators by the Senate Sergeant at Arms, who took over shortly after the …

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Cruz Claims Democrats Are On “Wild Spending Binge”

“To give you an order of magnitude, in 2017, total government spending was about $4 trillion. Fast forward to today, total government spending has gone from $4 trillion, all the way up to nearly $7 trillion. We’ve nearly doubled government spending since 2017. What have tax revenues done? They’ve gone from $3.3 trillion to right about $5 trillion. So, we’re …

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GOP Senator: “Trump Cannot Win A General Election”

“During the last election cycle we saw in all the swing states — almost all — Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona – the candidates for Senate that Trump endorsed all lost. “If you had taken the votes that went to other Republicans and put them together, those Republicans would have won. So I think the president’s kind of high profile …

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