Category: GOP

McConnell: ‘Defunding the Police’ Is ‘One of the Dumbest Ideas,’ Won’t End Qualified Immunity

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) suggested that there should be no changes to the qualified immunity legal shield for police officers in any bill introduced in Congress, while saying that the “defund the police” movement that sparked such calls is “one of the dumbest ideas” in U.S. history. “It’s been a tough year for…


Kevin McCarthy Wants to Arm His Caucus for the 2022 Battle

Commentary For Republicans to win back the majority in the House, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said GOP candidates, whether they are incumbents or challengers, must spend time with voters in their communities and come up with solutions about their concerns. The House minority leader said spending time focusing on the latest outrage on social media…


[Premieres 5pm ET] Cheney Gone From GOP Leadership but She’s the Symptom of a Larger Problem

After months spent criticizing former President Donald Trump, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has finally been removed from her leadership position in the GOP. The prevailing consensus amongst corporate media is that Cheney lost her spot because the GOP does not tolerate criticism of Trump. But corporate media conveniently ignored the fact that Cheney was actually…


Cheney Gone From GOP Leadership, but She’s the Symptom of a Larger Problem

After months spent criticizing former President Donald Trump, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has finally been removed from her leadership position in the GOP. The prevailing consensus among corporate media is that Cheney lost her spot because the GOP does not tolerate criticism of Trump. But corporate media conveniently ignored the fact that Cheney was actually…


‘We Are Going to Expose You’: Crenshaw, Cotton Create Military Whistleblower Site to Combat ‘Woke Ideology’

Two GOP lawmakers this week launched a campaign calling on whistleblowers in the military to come forward with their experiences in training programs that promote critical race theory or “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” “We won’t let our military fall to woke ideology,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), a former Navy SEAL, wrote in a tweet on…


Democrat Lawmaker Calls on Biden to Create Jan. 6 Commission After GOP Blocks Bill

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, has urged President Joe Biden to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. It comes one day after Senate Republicans blocked a Democrat-led measure that seeks to create such a commission to examine the breach. Senators voted 54-35 on the…


Democratic Lawmaker Calls on Biden to Create Jan. 6 Commission After GOP Blocks Bill

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, has urged President Joe Biden to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. The request comes one day after Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic-led measure that sought to create such a commission to examine the breach. Senators voted 54-35 on…


Why the GOP Fails

The newly installed Biden Administration — with the support of Big Tech, the corporate media, and Wall Street — has advanced a progressive, Marxist agenda in almost unimpeded fashion. No other administration has set in motion so many fundamental changes to the structure of our nation — many of which may not be reversible. Which…


Senate Republicans Block Legislation to Create Jan. 6 Commission

Senate Republicans on Friday blocked advancing a House-passed bill that would form a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Senators voted 54-35 on the measure, falling short of the 60-vote threshold to avoid a filibuster. Republican Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah), Ben Sasse (Neb.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine), Bill Cassidy (La.), and…


McConnell Urges GOP Senators to Vote Against Jan. 6 Commission

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urged fellow GOP senators to vote against a 9/11-style commission largely supported by Democrats that would investigate the origins of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Speaking on the floor of the Senate Thursday, McConnell argued that the commission, which was passed in the House earlier this month, would create…