Category: Republicans

Sen. Graham: Durham Report Shows FBI Is a ‘Political Weapon’ Targeting Trump

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday that special counsel John Durham’s report is “damning,” arguing the probe’s long-awaited result points out the FBI has become a political tool that “took the rule of law and threw it over to try to get a political outcome.” Graham told radio talk show host John Catsimatidis on…


LIVE 7:30 PM ET: New York Young Republicans Debate ‘On the Future of the American Right’

New York Young Republican Club Libertarian Caucus holds a debate between their chairman, Frank Filocomo, and Sergeant-at-Arms Troy Olson on the future of the American right at 7:30 p.m. ET on May 22. …


Tim Scott Formally Launches 2024 Presidential Bid

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.—Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) formally launched his bid for president on May 22 during an event in North Charleston, South Carolina. In his speech, Scott, 57, drew heavily from his life story of rising from extreme poverty to becoming the GOP’s only black senator in Congress. “Joe Biden and the Democrats are attacking…


Durham Report: Jim Jordan Says ‘Everything’s on the Table’ When Asked About Opening Probe Into Clintons

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Sunday that the committee is going to take a “good, hard look” at individuals highlighted in the recently released Durham report and that “nothing is off the table” in terms of potential probes. Jordan made the remarks in an interview on Fox News, in which he was…


College Student Who Tracks Elon Musk’s Private Jet Is Now Targeting Ron DeSantis

The college student who tracks Elon Musk’s private jet on Twitter has now turned his attention to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s plane. Jack Sweeney, a University of Central Florida student, has set up a Twitter account with the handle @DeSantisJet to track the movements of DeSantis’s government-owned jet. It follows days after Florida passed a…


Despite ‘Philosophical’ Disagreements on Debt Ceiling, GOP and Biden Can Find ‘Common Ground’: McCarthy

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on May 21 that Republicans and President Joe Biden can find “common ground” on the debt ceiling despite lingering “philosophical” disagreements. McCarthy and Biden reportedly discussed the matter again as Biden returned home on Air Force One from the Group of Seven Summit in Hiroshima, Japan. McCarthy…


Yellen Warns Federal Gov’t Likely Won’t Pay All of Its Bills by Next Month

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that she doesn’t believe the federal government could still pay off all its bills before June 15 in a bid to underscore the urgency to resolve a standoff between the White House and House Republicans to raise the debt ceiling. “Well, there’s always uncertainty about tax receipts and…


Yellen Warns Federal Government Likely Won’t Pay All of Its Bills by Next Month

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that she doesn’t believe the federal government could still pay off all its bills before June 15 in a bid to underscore the urgency to resolve a standoff between the White House and House Republicans to raise the debt ceiling. “Well, there’s always uncertainty about tax receipts and…


‘Smoke and Mirrors’: Congressman Unconvinced by TikTok’s Remedial Plan to Stay in US

The Chinese-owned TikTok’s proposal for remaining in the United States is no more than artful deception and hasn’t addressed its link to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to the House Homeland Security Committee chairman. “The token steps TikTok has taken are all smoke and mirrors, and the risks to Americans’ privacy and data security…


House Republican, a Former Sheriff, Physically Removes ‘Threatening’ Left-Wing Protester From News Conference

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.), a former Louisiana sheriff, physically removed a protester who crossed into a Republican news conference on May 17 and approached Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) in a way Higgins described as “threatening.” The news conference, during which Higgins, Boebert, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), and others expressed their opposition…