18 posts tagged ‘congress’
How Representative Jasmine Crockett Will Get It Done
The Cut,
Crockett’s clapbacks and forceful speeches have made her one of the Democratic Party’s rising stars.
How Representative Yassamin Ansari Will Get It Done
The youngest member of Congress is already gearing up to fight Donald Trump’s pledge to carry out mass deportations.
Panic mode: Gaetz flees AG nom seconds after CNN threatens to expose teen scandal
Boing Boing,
Loathsome rich kid Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as Trump's Attorney General pick exactly six minutes before CNN was set to publish new allegations about his sexual misconduct, reports Comic Sands. The Botox-addicted ex-Florida Representative had been under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sex trafficking and misconduct. — Read the rest The post Panic mode: Gaetz flees AG nom seconds after CNN threatens to expose teen scandal appeared first on Boing Boing.
Pramila Jayapal: Biden’s “Coalition Has Fractured”
The New Yorker,
Can Joe Biden put the Democratic Party back together again in time for the 2024 election? Plus, E. Jean Carroll on her case against Trump.
The 2024 Primaries That Weren’t
The 2024 Presidential primary season officially begins with next week’s Iowa caucuses, but the race for the Republican nomination is already in its home stretch.
Big balloon mocks George Santos in DC, then amusingly falls and tumbles (video)
What better way to troll a Congressliar full of hot air than to fly a gigantic George Santos balloon wearing a "Full of Lies" necktie outside the U.S. Capitol building? Which is what progressive group MoveOn tried to do today (see first video below, posted by Michael Patrick Key). — Read the rest
Kevin McCarthy also shoved Adam Kinzinger — not once but twice!
Looks like Congressman Tim Burchett (R–TN) isn't the only victim to Kevin McCarthy's rage — former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R–IL) says he was also assaulted by the ousted former speaker. But while McCarthy used his elbow to "sucker punch" Burchett in the kidneys earlier this week, he used his shoulder to slam into Kinzinger twice, according to the former lawmaker. — Read the rest
GOP lawmaker files new motion to expel George Santos from Congress
Serial liar George Santos is facing expulsion yet again after yesterday's scathing House Ethics report that summed up the outrageous lawmaker as someone who "cannot be trusted." The motion to expel comes even after Santos had already announced yesterday that he would not run for reelection in 2024 — because at least for some in Congress, removing the New York fraudster can't come soon enough. — Read the rest