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  • Kansas’ Moran, Davids sound alarm on delay of USAID food aid to starving people worldwide

    02/07/2025 8:04:11 PM PST · by hardspunned · 88 replies
    Kansas Reflector ^ | 2/7/25 | Tim Carpenter
    U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, said there was a moral imperative for the U.S. government to deliver international food aid to starving people. He also said it was important to not undermine market opportunities for U.S. commodities in wake of Trump administration maneuvering to close the U.S. Agency for International Development. (Kansas Reflector screen capture of U.S. Senate video) TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas said a freeze on federal funding and change at the U.S. Agency for International Development left $340 million in lifesaving food grown in the United States sitting at domestic ports awaiting...
  • In wake of mass shootings, Alabama lawmakers eye ban on Glock switches and public safety bills

    02/03/2025 1:38:37 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 32 replies
    Associated Press ^ | 4:17 PM EST, February 3, 2025 | Kim Chandler
    After a violent year that saw multiple mass shootings in the state, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and many lawmakers in both parties are supporting a ban on so-called Glock switches and other conversion devices that make semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns. The Republican governor is expected to back the proposal in her State of the State address Tuesday as part of a broader package of bills focused on public safety that she has named her top priority for the session. Democrats have long supported banning the conversion devices, but their bills have failed to win final approval in the...
  • Governor DeSantis again blasts Florida Legislature over illegal immigration, vows to veto 'TRUMP Act'

    02/01/2025 10:24:44 PM PST · by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas · 27 replies
    FOX 13 Tampa Bay ^ | January 31, 2025 | Ryan Burkett and Evan Axelbank
    DESTIN, Fla. - The war is on in Tallahassee as Gov. Ron DeSantis went on the offensive on Friday, again going after the Florida Legislature on the contentious issue of illegal immigration. At a news conference in Destin on Friday, the governor railed against the ‘TRUMP Act,’ which state lawmakers passed this week after rebuking the governor's special session and convening their own instead. Battle over immigration legislation Special session rebuked The backstory: Earlier this month, DeSantis called a special session, asking state lawmakers to consider several immigration-related proposals, along with hurricane relief, condo fee reform and the citizen ballot...
  • Alaska Sen. Murkowski Releases Joint Statement with Danish MP: Greenland ‘Open for Business, but Not for Sale’

    01/28/2025 7:53:25 AM PST · by Macho MAGA Man · 97 replies
    Breitbart ^ | January 28, 2025 | Paul Bois
    Sen. Lisa Murkowski issued a joint statement with the Danish member of parliament who holds two seats representing Greenland, emphasizing that the United States should view the icy landmass as a “an ally” rather than “an asset.” “The appeal of Greenland is easy to understand. It is strategically located for defense, shipping, and more. It is also a storehouse for all sorts of minerals, the building blocks of society that will determine who leads—and controls—the industries of the future,” the statement began. “Of course, a businessman turned president would be interested. But Greenland is not for sale. The question has...
  • Adam Kinzinger documentary The Last Republican is dropping at the perfect time

    01/27/2025 3:32:09 PM PST · by DallasBiff · 16 replies
    Sexerto ^ | Dec 04, 2024 | Daisy Phillipson
    Former US congressman Adam Kinzinger is set to release his documentary The Last Republican very soon, and it’s landing at a fitting time. With Donald Trump voted the president-elect last month, the US political landscape is under the spotlight more than ever before. In the runup to the election, we had Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan as the man himself. Earlier this year saw the release of the A24 doc The Sixth, which examined the January 6 Capitol attack, an event that was retold through a satirical lens in The Boys Season 4. Now, with the last...
  • Toxic RINO Senator Susan Collins May Derail Tulsi Gabbard Confirmation as Director of National Intelligence

    01/27/2025 2:25:46 PM PST · by Macho MAGA Man · 60 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | January 27, 2025 | Cristina Laila
    Senator Susan Collins (RINO-ME) may derail Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation as Director of National Intelligence. Trump’s DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard is set to appear in front of the Senate Intel Committee on January 30 for a hearing. Gabbard cannot have even one defector on the Senate Intel Committee since the vote is split along partly line 9-8. Senator Collins, a member of the very powerful Senate Intel Committee, told The Hill that she has many concerns about Tulsi Gabbard’s stance on Section 702 of the FISA which gives government permission to spy on ‘foreign’ targets without a warrant.
  • America's Big Cities Are Being Led by Incompetent Democrats, But Republicans Gave Up Trying to Compete

    01/27/2025 11:43:57 AM PST · by george76 · 36 replies
    PJ Media ^ | January 26, 2025 | Rick Moran
    Donald Trump traveled to Los Angeles on Friday to view firsthand the massive damage of the wildfires. But unlike other presidents who might have played nice with local politicians dealing with an unprecedented disaster, Trump let Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have it with both barrels. ... We are going to do everything we can, slashing regulations, expediting everything so that people can begin the process right away," Bass said during the meeting. That's not true, as Trump pointed out. "We know the one thing is they are saying they will not be allowed to start for 18 months," Trump...
  • White House warns of ‘consequences’ for Republicans who don’t support all of Trump’s nominees

    01/26/2025 8:55:20 PM PST · by Bobbyvotes · 61 replies
    NBC NEWS ^ | Jan 26, 2025 | Garret, Sahil, Kristen
    WASHINGTON — The White House is seeking to send a message to reticent Senate Republicans to get on board with all of President Donald Trump’s nominees, warning of political consequences for those who defy him. “It’s pass-fail. You either support everyone or you don’t,” a senior White House official told NBC News. “The Senate needs to advise and consent, not advise and adjust.”
  • Ex-Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin slams paper, accuses journalists of enabling ‘authoritarian regime’

    01/26/2025 8:46:15 PM PST · by Angelino97 · 58 replies
    New York Post ^ | January 26, 2025 | Nanna Panreck
    Former Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin joined MSNBC on Saturday and lambasted her former employer, accusing the Washington Post of trying to “ingratiate” themselves with President Donald Trump. “They seem to think that their own press outlet should be muzzled, should be quieted, should not upset Donald Trump so much. And so you see, for example, the refusal to endorse Donald Trump, which was the editorial position of both the Los Angeles Times, owned by another billionaire, and the Washington Post,” she said. Rubin, a former conservative writer who announced during Trump’s first administration that she was no longer a...
  • Mitch McConnell on the Senate floor shaking hands with Democrats after Hegseth vote

    01/24/2025 10:09:48 PM PST · by RandFan · 82 replies
    X ^ | Jan 24 | @zhenryaz
    @zhenryaz Mitch McConnell just voted NO on President Trump’s secretary of defense nominee This led to VP Vance having to rush down to cast a tie-breaking vote, only the 2nd such vote in U.S. history As Republican Senators gather around to congratulate Vance, notice McConnell walk over and SHAKE HANDS with the Democrats If you thought RFK Jr and Tulsi was going to be easy—think again. The GOP Establishment isn’t going down without a fight. Get ready.
  • Can Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship Survive the Courts?

    01/23/2025 8:20:35 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 55 replies
    Red State ^ | 01/23/2025 | Joe Cunningham
    Within days of taking office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that has been misconstrued by most of the talking heads out there as "ending birthright citizenship." This characterization uses an overly broad brush to paint over what is actually an extremely nuanced issue with regard to the interpretation of citizenship in the 14th Amendment.Section 1 of the amendment starts off with one of the most consequential lines of any of the Reconstruction Amendments passed in the wake of the Civil War: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens...
  • Moderate Republican Murkowski won't back Trump pick Hegseth for defense secretary

    01/23/2025 11:34:32 AM PST · by CedarDave · 162 replies
    Fox News ^ | January 23, 2025 | Julia Johnson
    Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said on Thursday she can't support Pete Hegseth to be President Donald Trump's secretary of Defense. "Given the global security environment we’re operating in, it is critical that we confirm a Secretary of Defense, however, I regret that I am unable to support Mr. Hegseth," she concluded in a lengthy statement posted to X. In her reasoning, Murkowski cited infidelity, "allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking" and Hegseth's previous comments on women serving in the military.
  • GOP Sen Who Backed Biden Nominees Becomes First Republican To Oppose Pete Hegseth

    01/23/2025 12:56:29 PM PST · by Red Badger · 94 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | January 23, 2025 | Nick Pope
    <p>Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski — who broke with her party on numerous occasions to support former President Joe Biden’s nominees — became the first Republican senator to publicly oppose Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as Defense secretary.</p><p>Murkowski was one of several Senate Republicans rumored to be potential “no” votes against Hegseth, and she made it official with a Thursday statement making clear that she cannot support his nomination because of character concerns related to Hegseth’s past infidelity and accusations about his drinking habits, among other issues. Murkowski previously voted to back 12 Biden nominees whom most Republicans opposed in 2021, according to Alaska Public Media, and she voted with Biden about 64% of the time in 2023, according to ABC News.</p>
  • Thune warns GOP not to challenge parliamentarian if immigration fixes get nixed

    01/07/2025 12:22:21 AM PST · by blueplum · 71 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | 06 Jan 2025 | Ross O'Keefe
    Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) warned Senate Republicans not to overrule parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough if some desired border security provisions are thrown out. Such a move would be akin to nuking the legislative filibuster, the new Republican leader said... Senate Republicans could seek out sweeping border policy changes that would be prohibited under reconciliation rules. Thune’s ruling should stop such a move that would step over the respected MacDonough. She’s served the Senate since 2012 and holds bipartisan praise. Thune lauded her in 2015 when Republicans sought to repeal portions of Obamacare....
  • Thune Questions if It Is ‘Realistic’ to Deport Everybody in the Country Illegally

    01/05/2025 10:14:22 AM PST · by Macho MAGA Man · 158 replies
    Breitbart ^ | January 5, 2025 | Pam Key
    Senator Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) questioned if deporting everyone in the United States illegally was “realistic” Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Host Kristen Welker said, “Let’s talk about the Republicans’ agenda. When I spoke to President-elect Donald Trump he said his mass deportation plan was his top priority. He wants to deport everyone who is here illegally. Do you support that plan to deport everyone who is here illegally?” Thune said, “Well I think certainly there are categories, people who have committed crimes. There are over a million people that the current administration had targeted for deportation. So...
  • CNN’s Jennings: GOP Needs to Stop Fighting Amongst Themselves

    01/03/2025 11:39:02 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 23 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/03/2025 | Pam Key
    CNN Republican commentator Scott Jennings said Friday during the network’s special coverage of the House Speaker vote that Republicans need to stop fighting “amongst themselves.” Jennings said, “You know what strikes me about all this machination? This is all a bridge to nowhere. I mean, all these people voting no, voting present. What is — to what end is the Republican party doing this?” He continued, “And I think this is probably what Donald Trump’s frustration is and why he’s putting so much time and effort into getting Johnson elected here. There’s no alternative, you know, these no votes, present...
  • Reagan FBI director urges caution against Gabbard, Patel

    12/29/2024 6:53:11 AM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 84 replies
    ABC News | Disney ^ | December 28, 2024 | By Luke Barr
    The only man to lead both the FBI and the CIA urged caution to senators who might vote to confirm former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence and Kash Patel to lead the FBI, according to a letter sent to senators this week. "I am deeply concerned about the potential nominations of Mr. Kash Patel to lead the FBI and the inclusion of Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as DNI in intelligence roles," William Webster, who led the FBI during the Carter and Reagan administrations and the CIA after that, said in a letter to senators on Thursday. Webster...
  • Reading the Matt Gaetz Ethics Report

    12/24/2024 4:50:56 AM PST · by karpov · 89 replies
    Wall Street Journal ^ | December 23, 2024 | WSJ Editorial Board
    Whether Donald Trump realizes it or not, Republicans did him a favor by making clear that former Rep. Matt Gaetz was unconfirmable as U.S. Attorney General. On Monday the House Ethics Committee released a 37-page report from its misconduct inquiry into Mr. Gaetz, which found “substantial evidence” of drug use, prostitution, and statutory rape. “The Committee heard testimony from over half a dozen witnesses who attended parties, events, and trips with Representative Gaetz from 2017-2020,” it says. “Nearly every young woman that the Committee interviewed confirmed that she was paid for sex by, or on behalf of, Representative Gaetz.” Some...
  • Report: Donald Trump ‘Unhappy’ with Mike Johnson After Spending Fight

    12/23/2024 11:56:36 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 42 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/23/2024 | Wendell Husebo
    House Speaker Mike Johnson is reportedly not in good graces with President-elect Donald Trump. Johnson needs Trump’s support to keep the gavel on January 3, the day House Republicans will have an option to renew or cancel his speakership. Johnson appears on the outs with Trump due to his decision last week to try to pass a massive continuing resolution, filled with pork and at Democrat-raised spending levels. Trump torpedoed the measure and demanded a smaller bill with a debt level extension. Johnson’s response was to pass a bill without a debt level extension that only kept the government open...
  • Chris Christie: Elon Musk’s Influence with Trump Has a ‘Shelf Life’

    12/22/2024 10:40:32 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 100 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/22/2024 | Pam Key
    Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk’s influence over President-elect Donald Trump had a “self-life.” Co-host Jonathan Karl said, “You know what it’s like to be part of Donald Trump’s inner circle. You were in the inner circle from 2016 through 2020, but I want to ask you about Musk. He’s practically moved into Mar-a-Lago. My first question to you is, this is the wealthiest guy in the world. What is in it for him? Why has he become so attached to Trump?”