House Speaker Mike Johnson joins the clown show at Trump’s trial He has nothing better to do? The more voters know, the more they like Joe Biden Getting to know Joe could make all the difference in November. House GOP has a new way to suck up to Trump: Give him a gold medal They actually think he deserves the same medal as the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa. Cartoon: Cookie Monster Clarence Thomas gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar again. Jon Stewart mocks indicted Sen....
The first Congressional Gold Medal was struck in 1776 as a way of saying thanks to George Washington. Since then, the medal has been awarded just 184 times to hallowed figures including Mother Teresa, Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama. Compared to the 647 civilian Presidential Medals of Freedom or the 3,517 military Medals of Honor, the Congressional Gold Medal is the rarest of the great honors awarded in America. Naturally, a group of Republicans is angling to present one to...
FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans wants to award former President Trump the Congressional Gold Medal. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is leading a Congressional resolution to bestow the honor on Trump "in recognition of his exceptional leadership and dedication to strengthening America's diplomatic relations during his presidency," according to legislative text obtained
Three retired Republican senators are creating a resistance movement against former President Donald Trump and the MAGA populists they argue are usurping the party of former President Abraham Lincoln. Retired Sens. Alan Simpson (R-WY), John Danforth (R-MO) and William Cohen (R-ME) announced Tuesday in a Washington Post editorial their intention to fight radical conservatism with a new political organization to honor what they called Our Republican Legacy."Recently it has become popular to assert...
The Senate’s top Republicans have no plans to visit former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York following an appearance by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). For two weeks, a spate of Republicans, from vice presidential hopefuls to rank-and-file lawmakers, have traveled to the Manhattan courthouse to accuse the judge and prosecutors of […]
Ted Cruz is scrambling to reinvent himself ahead of reelection bid A personality makeover and better choices on when to go on vacation certainly couldn’t hurt the guy. Judge pauses trial for Trump son's graduation. Trump sneaks in a fundraiser too Maybe Trump can’t handle his son getting all the attention. 'The rule of law has been broken': Rachel Maddow on the GOP and democracy Another must-watch moment from Maddow. Cartoon: Growing hypocrisy Gotta draw the line somewhere! Texas...
The head of the House Democrats campaign arm says House Republicans’ dogged desire to show fealty to former President Donald Trump shows how far the party has drifted away from the mainstream and will haunt them in the November elections.
The Republican Party of Florida selected Barron Trump to be an at large
The House bill is expected to be voted on this week, and compels the administration to deliver defense articles and services to Israel. The post White House Pushes Back on House GOP Bill Pushing Biden to Send Israel Defense Aid first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
[[{"value":" A bevy of Republican allies are joining former President Trump in Manhattan court this week, including a handful of politicians floated as potential vice presidential contenders in Trump's effort to re-win the White House this year. Trump was flanked Tuesday ahead of court by House Speaker Mike Johnson, Florida Reps. Byron Donalds and Cory
Former President Trump is projected to win the Nebraska GOP presidential primary, according to Decision Desk HQ. Trump was not expected to face any stiff competition as the only last remaining major Republican candidate in the race. However, the former president could face a protest vote as Republicans in other state GOP primaries have