Allies of former President Donald Trump have tried to intimidate people with knowledge of what was going on inside the White House around the time of the Capitol attack, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) revealed Tuesday at the conclusion of a shocking congressional hearing. Cheney, who serves as vice chair of the House committee investigating the … Read more
In the last few minutes of today’s January 6 committee hearing, Representative Liz Cheney presented evidence of possible witness intimidation. Several witnesses, she reported, had received messages from shadowy persons purportedly close to former President Donald Trump that implicitly warned of consequences to follow if those witnesses told the truth about his conduct. That is … Read more
US Vice President Kamala Harris at an event in Pittsburgh on June 17, 2022.Photo: Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP) Vice President Kamala Harris was a senator when she had to vote on former president Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominees, who claimed they would preserve Roe v. Wade. In her first interview since the law was overturned, … Read more
Rep. Mary Miller, a Republican congresswoman from Illinois, called the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade a “historic victory for white life” at a rally with former President Donald Trump Saturday night. Miller said, “President Trump, on behalf of all the MAGA patriots in America, I want to thank you for the historic … Read more
U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, speaking at a rally Saturday night with former President Donald Trump, called the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade a “victory for white life.” Miller’s spokesman said the Illinois Republican had intended to say the decision was a victory for a “right to life.” The line as delivered … Read more
Last night on HBO‘s Real Time with Bill Maher, one of the most polarizing issues in America was on the table due to the Supreme Court’s decision yesterday to overturn Roe v. Wade. Maher and his panel guests struggled to make sense of exactly how the ruling will affect life in these United States, just … Read more
The Jan. 6 select committee is re-issuing its subpoena for Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) after process servers failed to track down the Republican congressman for nearly a month and a half, the panel’s chair said Wednesday. Why it matters: The committee has honed in on Brooks’ allegation in March that former President Trump asked him … Read more
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said Wednesday he plans to retire from politics after losing Alabama’s Senate runoff this week. Driving the news: Brooks’ decision comes less than 24 hours after he lost the runoff election to Katie Britt, the former chief of staff to retiring Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.). Brooks, 68, said he will be … Read more
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Katie Britt speaks to supporters after securing the nomination during a runoff against Mo Brooks on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Butch Dill AP Washington A menace to Mitch McConnell was vanquished in Alabama Tuesday night. Katie Britt, a first-time candidate aided by a McConnell-aligned super … Read more
Herschel Walker, US Republican Senate candidate for Georgia, speaks during a campaign rally in Macon, Georgia, US, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee from Georgia for the U.S. Senate, confirmed that he has two more previously unknown children, adding another “secret” child that the … Read more