Speaker of the House Paul Ryan House Republicans have now u-turned on their plan to gut the Congressional independent ethics panel. From CNN: House Republican leaders have pulled a proposal that would…
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House Republicans Vote To Gut Independent Ethics Office
In a secret, anonymous, behind closed doors vote, House Republicans made one of their very first actions in the new Congress changing the Office of Congressional Ethics, removing the entity’s independence and…
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GOP Congressman Says Comments That Russia Did Media’s Job Were “Completely Misconstrued”
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks, in an appearance on MSNBC Thursday afternoon, shared his opinion that Russia’s cyber-hacking activities during the election was merely what the U.S. media should have done. “If Russia…
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Seth Meyers On The North Carolina Republicans’ Power Grab
Late Night with Seth Meyers takes a closer look at the political crisis in North Carolina, where Republicans sought to strip power away from the incoming Democratic governor before he takes office.…
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House Republicans Celebrate Diversity With Vice President-elect Mike Pence
Look at all that diversity on display as incoming Vice President Mike Pence takes a celebratory selfie with U.S. House Republicans. No, no – wait. There’s a black man in the upper…
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Muddled Republican Message – Winning? Behind? Tied?
Over the weekend, Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway admitted that her candidate is currently behind in the race for the White House. On the campaign trail today, Donald Trump told supporters…
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Donald Trump Goes Full Twitter Rant On His Own Party
Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of Twitter attacks on his own party today, specifically House Speaker Paul Ryan for effectively cutting him loose and accusing party leaders of trying to sabotage his…
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Former Disgraced Congressman Sits In Trump Rally VIP Seat
Donald Trump, speaking to a crowd in Sunrise, Florida, took off on a rant about Hillary Clinton speaking in Florida two days earlier where Clinton didn’t realize that seated right behind her…
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Riverside County GOP Jumps The Shark With Hangman Tweet
This was tweeted from the Riverside County GOP Twitter account @RPRC @HillaryClinton https://t.co/Ua52d9RmxO pic.twitter.com/aodh36H8Xg— Jeff Horseman (@JeffHorseman) August 3, 2016 Do I really even need to comment? This is the over-heated rhetoric…
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First GOP Congressman Announces Support For Hillary
Rep. Richard Hanna Congressman Richard Hanna has the distinction of being the first Republican member of Congress to publicly declare that he will be voting for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential…