Rep. Liz Cheney shared her fears that another Trump presidency could be the death knell for democracy. “He cannot be the next president because if he is, all of the things he attempted to do but was stopped from doing by responsible people around him — at the Department of …
Read More »U.S. Does Not Know Location or Exact Number of American Hostages in Gaza, Jake Sullivan Says
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the United States does not know the “pinpoint” location or even the exact number of American hostages being held by Hamas after the militant group’s attack on Israel last Saturday. During Sullivan’s appearance on State of the Union, host Jake Tapper pressed the …
Read More »AOC Says She Would 'Absolutely' Vote to Oust 'Very Weak' Speaker McCarthy
In a rare moment of unity, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she would support Rep. Matt Gaetz’s efforts to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership position. “It’s not up to Democrats to save Republicans from themselves,” the New York congresswoman said when Jake Tapper asked if she would vote …
Read More »DeSantis Goes on CNN to . . . Defend Trump
Ron DeSantis is grasping at straws. The Republican Florida governor and presidential hopeful is battling a multifront war to remain a player in the race for the 2024 nomination. On Tuesday, DeSantis sat down with CNN’s Jake Tapper as part of an intentional strategy by the campaign to expand the …
Read More »GOP House Oversight Chair Can't Explain Why He's Investigating Biden Classified Docs But Not Trump's
Rep. James Comer, the Republican House’s incoming Oversight and Accountability Committee chair, failed to clearly articulate why the newly discovered classified documents found in President Joe Biden‘s home and former personal office were worth the committee investigating but not the classified documents found at former president Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. “Do …
Read More »Retiring GOP Senator Knocks Trump's 'Unbelievably Terrible' Campaign Rollout, Says Influence Waning
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), whose twelve-year stint in Congress will end next month, said Sunday that former President Donald Trump hasn’t maintained his iron grip on the Republican Party due in part to Republicans’ underperformance in the midterms and the manner in which Trump launched his re-election bid. Appearing on …
Read More »GOP Gov. Defends Law Forcing Incest Victims to Carry Pregnancy to Term, Won't Rule Out Criminalizing IUDs
“Why is it acceptable in your state to force girls who are victims of incest to carry those children to term?” CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, whose state has a trigger law set to ban abortion immediately if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. That law, …
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