The Conservative Political Action Coalition gave Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) a “conservative rating” of 68%, about on par with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and ahead of Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who received a score of 54%. McConnell’s score this year is 12% higher than last year when CPAC gave him a rating of […]
Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that there would be a "bloodbath" if he isn't elected president, and fans of the former president were quick to argue the comment should be ignored because he was referencing the auto industry at the time. But some conservatives are pushing back against that notion.After Trump made the comments regarding the potential "bloodbath," the internet struck quickly at the ex-president. But soon after came those on the right labeling it a hoax.Trump loyalist Lauren...
Senior Tories have rallied around the PM amid claims that some party MPs are plotting to replace him with Penny MordauntSenior Tories attempted to rally behind an increasingly beleaguered Rishi Sunak on Saturday night amid claims that some Conservative MPs are plotting to replace him with Penny Mordaunt before the next general election.Former cabinet ministers Jacob Rees-Mogg and David Davis went public to denounce the idea as “mad” and “bonkers”, as did senior backbenchers, including former...
Election conspiracy theorists made unfounded charges the funding caused voter fraud.
The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee ended February with less than half the available cash of the Biden-Harris campaign and the DNC. Basil Smikle and Olivia Troye join The Weekend to discuss if the RNC diverting money to Trump's legal fees could discourage small dollar donations.
While the U.S. Supreme Court remains firmly in the hands of conservative justices who were appointed during Donald Trump's presidency, a now-retired justice says in a new book and a recent interview that their "theories of constitutional and statutory interpretation" will not work out well for the country — and are doomed to fail. Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has written the book, "Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism." In it, he slams the approach of...
Former Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) expressed criticism of House Republicans for prioritizing “messaging bills” over issues that United States voters have voiced their concern. Buck, who resigned from Congress on Friday, specifically criticized how Republicans in the House of Representatives have been focused on impeaching members of the Biden administration ever since the party took […]
Former President Donald Trump appears to have an insurmountable grip on the Republican Party, emphasized by his easy victory for a third presidential nomination earlier this month.But look closer, argued Trump-skeptic conservative analyst Charlie Sykes for MSNBC on Friday: the former president's grip on power is shakier than it appears."Trump’s outsize control in the party is formidable — but it’s far from complete. That means figures who could pry those fissures open — such as former...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) let out an audible sigh on Sunday when he was asked whether Donald Trump would follow the U.S. Constitution if he is elected for a second term. During a Sunday interview on NBC, host Kristen Welker noted that Trump had vowed to release people convicted of crimes for the attacks on Jan. 6, 2021. "I do not think it's appropriate," Cassidy replied. "We're a nation of laws, and those folks who are convicted, many times they pled guilty. If you plead guilty, i.e.,...
A conservative's defense of Ronna McDaniel — the former Republican National Committee chair ousted from NBC when her hiring spurred an uproar — came back to bite the GOP when it hit social media Wednesday. Washington Post commentator Hugh Hewitt appeared on Fox News Wednesday to share his views on the news network's decision to drop McDaniel over the support the RNC that, under her leadership, threw behind Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. "I don't know who is going to keep...
EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans are blasting the Small Business Administration for what they claim are “extreme” work-from-home policies in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, requesting that the agency provide information about the status and pay for teleworkers. In a letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner, House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) […]
Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) is beside himself with anger about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and her threatened motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).In an interview with right-wing Newsmax host Greg Schmitt, Murphy in particular attacked Greene for fundraising off her threat to remove Johnson and throw the House into chaos once again."Let me just talk back to this vacate measure, this asinine thing pushed by Matt Gaetz when he had that rift with McCarthy, and he did, just, sadly...