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☆ Lindsey Graham says he doesn't think Trump should announce a 2024 run tonight
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Lindsey Graham said he doesn't think Trump should announce a 2024 bid on Tuesday evening. "I don't think Trump should announce tonight," the South Carolina Republican told reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday, adding that he believes a majority of Republican senators think the former president should hold off. His speech comes as many Republicans nationwide have balked at the prospects of a Trump 2024 run, blaming him for the party's underwhelming performance in the midterm elections. Assuming Trump does announce a presidential bid on Tuesday evening, he may not have many immediate endorsements from within his party. "It's Georgia, Georgia, Georgia," Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming said Tuesday.

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene supports Kevin McCarthy's bid for House speaker, says it's a 'bad strategy' for fellow Republicans to challenge him
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid for House speaker. Greene criticized the possibility of fellow conservative Republicans challenging McCarthy. Cheney, a staunch critic of former President Donald Trump, lost her reelection, but could technically become House speaker if she receives enough votes, though such a move is uncommon. The current opposition to McCarthy could be a sign of more internal division to come under a House Republican majority. Greene, also a member of the House Freedom Caucus, had previously voiced concerns about McCarthy's leadership after House Democrats removed her from her committee assignments last year in light of her past inflammatory statements.

☆ Here's how Donald Trump could theoretically run for president in 2024 and govern the US from prison, according to 9 legal scholars
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Robin Bravender | Tina Sfondeles | Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

If Trump landed in prison, nothing in the Constitution would block him from another White House run, according to nine legal experts interviewed by Insider. He served eight years in federal prison after being convicted on public-corruption charges. In the Oval Office, Trump conducted business at the ornate Resolute Desk. If he wound up in federal prison, he'd likely have more sway over his fate. Hochul would all but certainly reject calls to cut Trump legal slack in any fashion, pardons included.

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is facing a brewing challenge to his position as the top Republican in the Senate. Going into the midterm elections Tuesday, McConnell appeared to have a firm grasp on the leader's job and Republicans appeared poised to take control of the Senate. Asked in January what his agenda would be if Republicans took control of the Senate, McConnell deflected. Don’t disenfranchise @HerschelWalker.”A Rubio adviser said the senator is concerned McConnell has not laid out a vision for the future. “The Senate Republican Conference must change the way it operates — regardless of the outcome of the still-pending elections," the letter states.

☆ Liz Cheney says 2022 midterm elections were a 'rejection' of Trump and a 'victory for team normal'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GOP Rep. Liz Cheney is a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump. On Thursday she said the 2022 midterm elections marked a "victory for team normal," reports said. Cheney endorsed three Democrats in the midterm elections, two of whom won. "Well, I think that it was a clear victory for team normal," Cheney said. "We believe in standing up for the Constitution, and for the Republic and a real rejection of the toxicity, and the hate, and vitriol, and of Donald Trump."

Former NFL football star Herschel Walker trailed Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock in Georgia, as the two headed to a Dec. 6 run-off election. But Trump-backed Senate candidates J.D. The populist priorities of his "America First" agenda and his combative political style also helped shape the overall Republican campaign. Save America contributed close to $30 million to political allies and Republican Party accounts, including $20 million in October to a group that ran television ads supporting Republican Senate candidates in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Arizona and Nevada. But Save America's contributions paled in comparison to spending by the Senate Leadership Fund, or SLF, a leading political action committee aligned with top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell.

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☆ Paul Pelosi break-in shows the Republican Party needs a counterradicalization strategy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Marc Polymeropoulos | Marc Polymeropoulos Served For Years In The Cia | Retired The Senior Intelligence Service In He Is An Msnbc National Security | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

It actively promulgated the killing of Americans and motivated adherents to conduct terrorist attacks around the globe, publishing bomb-making instructions online, for example. Terrorist propaganda is particularly dangerous because lone wolf attacks have been our greatest challenge in the international counterterrorism arena. That means calling out those in the right-wing ecosphere who for years have demonized, and at times even promoted and encouraged, attacks on Pelosi. While a few members of the GOP have spoken out against the attack on Pelosi, far too many are silent. In Saudi Arabia, for example, government officials took the lead in identifying at-risk individuals at all stages, including those in prison who had already perpetrated terror attacks.

☆ Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger says she sought out Liz Cheney's endorsement in her nail-biter race against Yesli Vega
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger told Insider she sought out GOP Rep. Liz Cheney's endorsement. Spanberger faces a tight race against Yesli Vega, who has sympathized with January 6 rioters. "People are enthusiastic about it," Spanberger said of the high-profile endorsement in a phone interview with Insider on Saturday. In her statement announcing the Spanberger endorsement, Cheney said Vega was "promoting conspiracy theories, denying election outcomes she disagrees with, and defending the indefensible." "I have spent almost my entire adult life in service to this nation," Spanberger told the crowd of volunteers.

Pet food prices rose 14% between September 2021 and September 2022, according to the Bureau for Labor Statistics. Fifty percent are shopping for cheaper alternatives to their standard pet food, and 35% say they've had to reduce the frequency of their visits to grooming services. More worryingly: 46% of pet owners said that they've decided to forego or delay veterinary treatments in the wake of inflation — including dental procedures and X-Rays. She told Insider: "Google searches for "can I give my dog paracetamol?" have surged recently, as we fear people are seeking to self-medicate animals and avoid vet costs."

☆ Thieves keep stealing money from Kanye West's old 2020 presidential campaign account
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ye's 2020 presidential campaign account still has lots of money in it. A letter from Kanye West's 2020 presidential campaign committee to the Federal Election Commission. Federal Election CommissionSeparately, West's campaign reported a "fraudulent charge" of $233.98 on July 17 related to a campaign committee payment to Verizon. A campaign finance disclosure from Kanye West's 2020 presidential campaign to the Federal Election Commission. Now known as Ye, West's 2020 presidential campaign was a decidedly quixotic effort that gained far more attention than it ever did votes.

☆ Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee subpoenas former President Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald Trump was issued a subpoena Friday by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The panel had said on Oct. 13 that it would subpoena Trump, whose supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as a joint session of Congress met to confirm Biden's victory. "We recognize that a subpoena to a former President is a significant and historic action," the panel's leaders wrote Trump in a letter Friday. The subpoena says that Trump would be deposed on Nov. 14, after the midterm elections. The records being sought by the House committee pursuant to the subpoena are due Nov. 4.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine has renewed interest in nuclear power. But without a reliable source of the high assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) the reactors need, developers worry they won't receive orders for their plants. But only TENEX, which is part of Russian state-owned nuclear energy company Rosatom, sells HALEU commercially at the moment. And this chicken and egg conundrum is complicating the smooth development of HALEU supply. "A reliable HALEU supply is one of many factors under consideration," the company said in an emailed statement.

☆ Kevin McCarthy made a 'huge tactical' mistake by not putting Republicans on the Jan. 6 panel, politics expert says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In an unprecedented move, the Jan. 6 House panel on Thursday subpoenaed Donald Trump to testify. The nine-member panel only has two Republicans — neither of whom were appointed by Rep. Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy's decision not to participate in the probe was ultimately a "mistake," a politics expert said. The nine-member House Select Committee investigating the 2021 insurrection includes seven Democrats and two Republicans, all of whom were appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. His decision ensured that the bipartisan panel was staffed only by Trump critics and nary a sensitive vote for the former president.

☆ Just 9 House Republicans broke ranks to vote for a bill from Liz Cheney and House Democrats that aims to prevent another January 6. All of them are retiring.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The bill amends the Electoral Count Act and clarifies the vote-counting role of the vice president. Senators introduced their own bipartisan bill two months ago, and some say this is just a messaging bill. "The ambiguity around the Electoral Count Act was the overwhelming rationale behind objections" on January 6, he said, indicating his support. The Senate introduced its own separate bill to reform the Electoral Count Act in July, and it now has ten co-sponsors from each party, a good indication of potential success. Here are the 9 House Republicans who voted for the bill:

☆ Majority of American adults think Trump and Biden are both unfit to serve in public office: poll
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Most American adults think Trump and Biden aren't fit to serve in public office right now, a new Insider/Morning Consult poll revealed. Both Republicans and Democrats surveyed said some members of their own party were unfit to serve. The survey, conducted in early September, revealed that nearly six in 10 American adults felt that Biden was either "somewhat unfit" or "very unfit" to serve in public office right now. Either Biden or Trump would occupy the White House well into their 80s if elected for a second term. About half of them said that McConnell was either "somewhat unfit" or "very unfit" to serve in public office right now.

☆ Liz Cheney supporters say they are the 'silent majority' in Wyoming as Trump tries to oust her from Congress
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-07 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is in an intense political battle to hold on to her seat in Congress. "The people who hate Liz Cheney will gladly stand at their pulpit and scream it to the ends of the world," Landon Brown, a state lawmaker who supports Cheney, told Insider. And I do believe when it comes to Liz Cheney and the rest of the Republican Party, there's gonna be some pretty damning upsets." Anytime that we needed her, her help, she was there," Pete Obermueller, president of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming, told Insider. The Wyoming Republican Party also censured her, and later voted to no longer recognize her as a Republican.

☆ In Wyoming, Trump supporters echo his disdain for Liz Cheney as she faces a tough primary: 'Go get a job flipping burgers somewhere'
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-29 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trump has endorsed Harriet Hageman, a primary challenger of Cheney. Trump went to rally on Saturday for Hageman in Casper, Wyoming where his supporters derided Cheney. His Saturday appearance in Wyoming served to implore voters to choose Hageman over Cheney in the upcoming Republican primary on August 16. At the rally, Trump's supporters, some of whom have previously voted for Cheney, poured scorn on her and echoed his disdain for the incumbent member of Congress. 'She's changed'Voters at Wyoming rally.

☆ Trump targets Liz Cheney at Wyoming rally days after his high-profile endorsements flopped
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-28 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump went after his critic, Rep. Liz Cheney, at a rally in Wyoming on Saturday. Trump has endorsed Harriet Hageman, an attorney running to unseat Cheney. "The people of Wyoming are going to vote to dump your RINO congresswoman Liz Cheney," Trump told the audience, erupting into cheers, "And you're going to send the incredible Harriet Hageman to Congress." The rally is being held to support Harriet Hageman, Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary challenger in Wyoming. "All of America is counting on you, Wyoming," Trump said.

Trump's Save America PAC released a photo showing the former president meeting with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on January 28. It added: "President Trump will always and forever be a champion for the American People." Millions of Trump supporters would likely follow Trump to a new political party — if he chose to break away from the Republican Party. Afterward, McCarthy predicted intraparty peace, saying in a statement: "President Trump committed to helping elect Republicans in the House and Senate in 2022." "President Trump has agreed to work with Leader McCarthy on helping the Republican Party to become a majority in the House."

"We don't have a leader of the Republican Party," Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina told Insider. It's a common phenomenon when a party loses the White House and control in both chambers of Congress. It's what happens whenever a party loses the White House and majority control on both ends of the Capitol. That's the problem facing Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the third-ranking House Republican. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP'Until something else comes along'Trump may be barred from major social-media platforms, but he also isn't giving interviews or commanding attention from the White House.

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