In February, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a “national divorce” between red and blue states. Now, she’s taking her call for a schism even further by encouraging states to outright “consider seceding from the union.” On Monday, Greene (R-Ga.) wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that “if the Biden …
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Retried two-star Marine Corps Major General Arnold Punaro called Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) a “coward” during an interview with Politico in which he discussed Tuberville’s blockade against approving military promotions. Tuberville, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has stalled more than 270 military promotions over his opposition to …
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joked that he had been “sandbagged” hours after freezing during the start of a weekly Republican leadership press briefing and needing to be guided out of the room. McConnell returned to the press conference a few minutes later, and told reporters that he was …
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Whomst among us hasn’t forgone a morning quickie to make it to work on time? On Thursday morning, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) told attendees at Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-S.C.) prayer breakfast about her own dilemma. “When I woke up this morning at seven,” Mace explained, “Patrick, my fiancé, tried to …
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Thursday Morning, fresh off controversy after claiming that Covid-19 was “ethnically targeted” towards certain races, presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. testified before The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. Earlier this week, more than 100 Democrats filed a letter to the Judiciary Committee calling for Kennedy …
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During a House Oversight Committee hearing, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.) whipped out several barely-censored display boards featuring images of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, having sex with various women. It’s been clear for some time that Republicans are obsessed with Hunter’s nudes, but the stunt was especially bizarre …
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Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has submitteda court filingrequesting that the identities of individuals guaranteeing his $500,000 bail bond be kept under seal. According toABC News, the request submitted on Monday, entered on behalf of Santos by his attorneys, is a response to a petition from multiple media outlets for the …
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On Tuesday, a cohort of House Republicans blocked a rules package that would allow debate on four pieces of legislation, including two bills that would prohibit regulation on gas-powered stoves. The move is surprising not only because procedural rule votes rarely fail to pass muster, but because for months Republicans …
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The House of Representatives could soon vote on whether to expel indicted Rep. George Santos sometime this week. On Wednesday, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) introduced a resolution declaring that “Rep. George Santos be, and hereby is, expelled from the House of Representatives.” The motion was introduced under privilege, meaning Republican …
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Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) may think his lies don’t matter to voters. The Department of Justice thinks feels otherwise. The Long Island congressman was arrested on Wednesday morning and charged with 13 criminal counts, including wire fraud, money laundering, and lying to Congress. The 20-page indictment, unsealed Wednesday morning, lays …
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