Tag: Sen. Tom Cotton

Senate Confirms String of US Attorney, Marshal Nominees After Cotton Lifts Hold

The Senate on April 27 voted to confirm a string of nominees to the U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Attorney offices after Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) lifted holds on their consideration. Cotton’s holds, citing concerns over the participation of some nominees in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and riots in Portland, Oregon and demanding…


Senate Confirms String of US Attorney, Marshall Nominees After Cotton Lifts Hold

The Senate on April 27 voted to confirm a strong of nominees to the U.S. Marshall Service and U.S. Attorney offices after Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) lifted holds on their consideration. Cotton’s holds, citing concerns over the participation of some nominees in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and riots in Portland, Oregon and demanding…


Boozman, Cotton Lead Senate Effort to Stop Biden’s New ‘Firearms’ Parts Registry

Arkansas Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, both Republicans, joined a group of 20 other GOP senators sponsoring a Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution of Disapproval (CRA) to stop President Joe Biden’s bid to create a national firearms registry. “While crime spikes across our nation and especially within our major cities, President Biden’s administration continues to…


Boosting Domestic Oil Production to Counter Russia a ‘Misdiagnosis’: Psaki

White House press secretary Jen Psaki dismissed Senator Tom Cotton’s (R-Ark.) calls for boosting domestic oil production as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it a “misdiagnosis” in an interview with ABC News. A video clip featuring Cotton was played during the program, in which the lawmaker argued for cracking down on the…


Top DOJ Official Defends New Memorandum on Targeting Parents

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco defended a new directive by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to stop a rise in what school officials call “threats and harassment” by parents who have been attending public school board meetings. “I want to be very clear in the memorandum that’s publicly available, the…


Sen. Tom Cotton: Our Office Has Been Flooded With Calls From US Citizens Inside Afghanistan

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said during an interview Tuesday morning that within 48 hours of posting a notice online, his office was flooded with hundreds of calls from U.S. citizens who want help getting to Kabul International Airport to escape Afghanistan. “Our office has been flooded with hundreds and hundreds of calls—not just from Arkansans…


China Denounces NATO After the Atlantic Alliance Says Beijing Poses ‘Systematic Challenge’

Beijing lashed out at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after 30 world leaders of the alliance issued a communiqué critical of the communist regime. “China’s stated ambitions and assertive behavior present systemic challenges to the rules-based international order and to areas relevant to alliance security,” the communiqué stated after leaders met for a one-day…


China Denounces NATO After the Atlantic Alliance Says Beijing Poses ‘Systemic Challenge’

Beijing lashed out at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after 30 world leaders of the alliance issued a communiqué critical of the communist regime. “China’s stated ambitions and assertive behavior present systemic challenges to the rules-based international order and to areas relevant to alliance security,” the communiqué stated after leaders met for a one-day…


Media Reporters Say Wuhan Lab Leak Theory Was Disregarded Because It Came From GOP

A number of reporters from mainstream media outlets have recently admitted that the Wuhan “lab leak” theory was originally dismissed because it came from Republicans. Jonathan Karl, ABC News Washington correspondent admitted to ABC’s “This Week” host on Sunday that the lab leak theory was not taken seriously because it came from the Trump administration…


Reporters Say Wuhan Lab Leak Theory Was Disregarded Because It Came From GOP

A number of reporters from mainstream media outlets have recently admitted that the Wuhan “lab leak” theory was originally dismissed because it came from Republicans. Jonathan Karl, ABC News Washington correspondent admitted to ABC’s “This Week” host on Sunday that the lab leak theory was not taken seriously because it came from the Trump administration…