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☆ A 'squad' member and a Trump-impeaching Republican on defense: What to watch in Tuesday's primaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Head_Shot.Jpeg | Bridget Bowman | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

The super PAC also spent millions to defeat a fellow “squad” member, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., in a June primary. 'Squad' member Cori Bush faces Democratic primary putting a spotlight on IsraelRep. Cori Bush is facing a tough primary in her fight for a third term. In Michigan’s 3rd District, Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten faces multiple challenges to the seat she has held for nearly two years. So far, Trump has not weighed in on the Republican primary race. But in Kansas’ solidly Republican 2nd District, Trump and Conservatives for American Excellence are on the same side in Tuesday’s primary to replace retiring GOP Rep. Jake LaTurner.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Cori Bush’s, William Lacy Clay Jr, Bush, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Allison Robbert, Wesley Bell, Dan Newhouse, David Valadao of, Newhouse, Trump, Jerrod Sessler, Tiffany Smiley, Smiley, Thanedar —, Mary Waters, Mike Duggan, Shakira Lynn Hawkins, Elissa Slotkin, Mike Rogers, Democratic Sen, Debbie Stabenow, Rogers, James Craig, Peter Meijer, Sandy Pensler, Justin Amash, ”, Hill Harper, Hillary Scholten, Scholten, Salim Al, Paul Hudson, Michael Markey, Republican John Gibbs, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, Dan Kildee, Paul Junge, Mary Draves, Anthony Hudson, Matt Collier, Sen, Kristen McDonald, Pamela Pugh, Republican Tom Barrett, Curtis Hertel, State Jay Ashcroft, Mike Kehoe, Bill Eigel, Tuesday’s, Lucas Kunce, GOP Sen, Josh Hawley, Bob Onder, Blaine Leutkemeyer, Jake LaTurner, Derek Schmidt, Sharice Davids, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Joe Kent, Kent, Gluesenkamp Perez, Leslie Lewallen Organizations: Cori Bush’s Democratic, Democratic 1st District, United Democracy, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Israel, PAC, Democratic, Bloomberg, Getty, Senate, Capitol, Republicans, Trump, Newhouse, America, Inc, Detroit City Council, GOP, Michigan's Senate, AP, National Republican Senatorial, Detroit Police, Republican Party, ABC, District, Michigan State University, Republican, Democrats, Biden, Congressional District, Democrat, Dow Chemical, Flint, Board of, State, Gov, Marine, American Excellence, Conservatives, American, Kansas Republicans, Army Locations: Missouri, — Missouri, Washington , Michigan, Kansas, Israel, Louis, David Valadao of California, Michigan’s 13th, Shakira Lynn Hawkins . Michigan, Michigan's, Michigan, Michigan’s, Grand Rapids, Rapids, Kent, Trump, Washington’s, Camas, Washington

☆ VIPER moon rover: Inside the scramble to save NASA’s canceled lunar vehicle
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

And the availability of the VIPER spacecraft piqued the company’s interest for future projects, Intuitive Machines told CNN. To get reach that goal, Intuitive Machines will likely have to dip into its own funds to complete VIPER’s finishing touches before liftoff. The Simulated Lunar Operations Lab at NASA Glenn Research Center tested planetary roving vehicle systems and components for vehicles such as the VIPER Rover. The Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander (pictured here in a rendering) is now slated to take off no earlier than late 2025. The lunar lander was designed to carry NASA’s VIPER rover as its main payload.

Persons: There’s, ”, Jack Kiraly, VIPER, Tim Crain, Thomas Zurbuchen, Aubrey Gemignani, Crain, ” Crain, “, Josh Marshall, it’s, Astrobotic, Griffin, John Thornton, Chandan Khanna, Griffin’s, Thornton, ” Thornton, Kiraly, I’m, Sen, Shelley Moore Capito, luncheons, Craig Hudson, Jerry Moran, ” Kiraly, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Exploration Rover, NASA, Planetary Society, Research, Goddard Space Flight, Machines, NASA Glenn Research Center, VIPER Rover, Technology, United, Cape Canaveral Space Force, Getty, VIPER, Republican, Reuters Lawmakers, Commerce, Justice, Science, Kansas Republican Locations: Houston, Maryland, Nova, California, Pittsburgh, Cape, Cape Canaveral , Florida, West Virginia, Washington, Washington ,, China, Kansas

☆ ‘Weird’ election turns to how Harris laughs and Trump does not
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The sound of Harris laughingTrump, trying out new material to mock Harris, has dubbed his opponent as “Laffin’ Kamala.”“She’s crazy. The magician/comedian Penn Jillette, who spent time with Trump during “The Apprentice” years, has talked about how Trump does not laugh. That’s a recurring theme among Trump supporters – that outrageous claims are clearly jokes. It’s a tactic that so far seems to have backfired, since Harris supporters also like to share clips of her laughing. “Apparently some people love to talk about the way I laugh,” Harris said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump doesn’t, Harris, Trump, “ Laffin ’ Kamala, ”, JD Vance, Trump’s, Hillary Clinton, Tim Walz, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “, Hannibal Lecter, Vance, ” Walz, it’s, CNN’s Gregory Krieg, Penn Jillette, James Comey, CNN Tapper, Sen, Tom Cotton, ” Cotton, That’s, they’ll, don’t, Mary, Mary Trump, Virginia Heffernan, Slate, Drew Barrymore, ” Harris, she’s Organizations: CNN, Minnesota Gov, Union, Trump, ”, Arkansas Republican Locations: Michigan, Minnesota, “ State

☆ Hostage rescue operation and Israeli political turmoil sharpen Biden’s damaging dilemma
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —President Joe Biden’s power to engineer a swift abatement of the war between Israel and Hamas just suffered two serious new blows. • The rescue mission also emphasizes the disparity in the death toll between Palestinians and Israelis in the conflict. • The absence of Gantz may also create an even greater obstacle to approval of any peace deal between Israel and Hamas. • The fracturing of the Israeli war cabinet and Gantz’s call for elections could have unpredictable consequences in Israel amid rising protests against Netanyahu. That is tragic.”But the national security adviser’s comments will do nothing to ease Biden’s domestic political exposure over the war.

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☆ Analysis: Another trial, this one of Biden’s son, will deepen the election’s legal entanglement
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Four days after presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump was convicted on 34 counts in his hush money trial in New York, President Joe Biden’s son Hunter will be called to answer for federal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware. But a CBS/YouGov poll released Sunday showed that Americans believe 57% to 43% that the Manhattan jury reached the right verdict. His inflammatory remarks did not reflect the fact that his refusal to accept his 2020 election loss and his demagoguery are far more reflective of developing-world banana republics than a fair jury trial. Hunter Biden is entitled to the same presumption of innocence and a trial by a jury of his peers that Trump was. “I’d rather be on President Biden’s side of that contrast than on the extreme MAGA Republican side,” he said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s, Hunter, It’s, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Biden, —, ”, “ It’s, We’ve, Lara Trump, CNN’s Kasie, it’s, Adam Schiff, ” Schiff, don’t, ” Biden, Robert Menendez, Hunter Biden, David Weiss, General Merrick Garland, Roe, Wade, Chuck Schumer, “ Donald Trump, ” Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, ” Jeffries, Jeffries, Biden’s, “, Joe Biden, Sen, Tom Cotton, we’ve, quagmire Organizations: CNN, Israel, Republicans, Trump, Republican National Committee, CBS, Manhattan, Republican National Convention, Fox News, RNC, California, Senate, GOP, Justice Department, Democratic, Robert Menendez of New, Democratic National Committee, Texas Supreme, Court, New York, MAGA Republicans, New York Democrat, Press, Democrats, Republican, NBC, Arkansas Republican Locations: New York, Wilmington , Delaware, South, “ State, America, United States, Robert Menendez of, Robert Menendez of New Jersey, Rehoboth Beach , Delaware, Beverly Hills , California, Nevada

☆ Justice Samuel Alito blames upside-down American flag on his wife and a flap with neighbors
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( John Fritze | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Alito said that a neighbor had posted a sign saying “F**k Trump” near a school bus stop and then a sign attacking his wife, Martha-Ann Alito. The upside-down flag was a symbol for former President Donald Trump’s supporters who falsely claimed widespread fraud in the presidential election. A spokeswoman for the Supreme Court has not respond to CNN’s requests for comment. “Flying an upside-down American flag — a symbol of the so-called ‘Stop the Steal’ movement — clearly creates the appearance of bias,” Durbin said in a statement. Renewed calls for ethics reformThe Supreme Court is weighing major cases this term tied to the 2020 election and the attack on the Capitol.

Persons: Samuel Alito, Alito, Martha, Ann Alito, Fox, Donald Trump’s, Tim Walz, “ I’m, Joe Biden’s, “, ”, “ It’s, Trump, Hank Johnson, Clarence Thomas, ” MAGA, Thomas, ” Johnson, ” Sen, Dick Durbin, ” Durbin, Sen, Tom Cotton, Carolina Sen, Lindsey Graham, Jack Smith’s, John Roberts, Sheldon Whitehouse, ” Whitehouse, Roe, Wade, Renee Knake Jefferson, ” Jefferson Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Trump, Democratic, Capitol, Minnesota Gov, New York Times, Times, Gadsden, Georgia Democrat, Committee, Illinois Democrat, Republicans, Arkansas Republican, Republican, Congress, Supreme, Rhode, Rhode Island Democrat, ”, University of Houston Law Center Locations: Minnesota, Alexandria , Virginia, Washington, DC, Georgia, House, Arkansas, ”, Carolina, Rhode Island

☆ Biden's threat to cut off weapons for Israel isn't the same as what got Trump impeached
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Israel has already gone into Rafah, but Biden characterized their current level of involvement as short of his red line. I’m old enough to remember when Democrats impeached another President for supposedly withholding foreign aid that had been approved by Congress. The Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan watchdog, formally concluded that the Trump administration broke the law in withholding congressionally approved aid to Ukraine. Biden relied on a bipartisan coalition to pass a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. That said, while Biden will need bipartisan support to keep the government funded in September, he likely will not ask for more Ukraine aid anytime soon

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Sen, Tom Cotton, Trump, it's, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Cotton, Trump's, Joe, Li, e ach the, ena, tod, lea, Tim, Joh Organizations: Service, Arkansas Republican, Democrats, Business, Hamas, Congress, Israel, kr, unm, acc Locations: Israel, Arkansas, Ukraine, Rafah, Gaza's, goa, pau

☆ Senators blast Biden administration’s staffing plans for veterans’ healthcare
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Curt Devine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The top two senators on the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs called the Biden administration’s plan to reduce veterans’ health care staffing a “mess” that could undercut the timing and quality of care. Their letter, obtained by CNN, called VA’s apparent “zero growth” policy a “drastic” and “shortsighted” decision. Though the VA told the committee that critical staff and some others would be exempt, Tester and Moran wrote that has not been the case. The VA has long been plagued by delays in health care. A decade ago, the Obama administration’s then-VA secretary, Eric Shinseki, resigned following revelations of sometimes deadly delays for veterans waiting for care at VA facilities.

Persons: Biden, Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, Sen, Jon Tester, Jerry Moran, Moran, “, …, Shereef Elnahal, Dr, Jason Crow, Helen H, Richardson, ” Elnahal, ”, Terrence Hayes, ” Hayes, McDonough, Joe Biden, Obama administration’s, Eric Shinseki Organizations: CNN, Veterans ’ Affairs, Veterans Affairs, Montana Democrat, Kansas Republican, VA, Health, U.S . Department of Veterans Affairs, Wheeling, Denver Post, PACT Locations: Montana, Kansas, ”, VA, Wheeling St, Aurora , Colorado

☆ Internet price hikes for low-income Americans could begin in May as federal funds run dry, FCC says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Due to lack of funds, April will be the final month the ACP can provide full benefits, the FCC said Tuesday. Next month, ACP subscribers can expect to receive only 46% of their usual benefit, the FCC said. After that, program subscribers may have to pay hundreds of dollars more per year to stay online, or could potentially have to give up internet service entirely. Many ACP subscribers have told CNN that without help, they could have to choose between paying for internet and putting food on the table. CNN is reaching out to major internet providers for comment on the FCC’s call for those voluntary measures.

Persons: Biden, Mike Johnson, Chuck Schumer, Ohio Democratic Sen, Sherrod Brown, Kansas Republican Sen, Roger Marshall, “ Organizations: CNN, Federal Communications Commission, FCC, ACP, Ohio Democratic, Kansas Republican, Senate Locations: Congress

☆ Attendees at Kansas G.O.P. Event Punch and Kick Mannequin Wearing a Biden Mask
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Anjali Huynh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kansas Republicans are coming under fire for holding a fund-raiser on Friday evening at which attendees physically assaulted an effigy resembling President Biden, according to video footage shared on social media over the weekend. A video of the event shows attendees hitting and kicking what appears to be a body opponent bag — a lifelike mannequin with a head and torso often used for self-defense training — with a mask resembling Mr. Biden’s face. The mannequin was dressed in a T-shirt that said “Let’s Go Brandon,” a phrase understood to be code for swearing at Mr. Biden. Attendees also appeared to hit karate breaking boards that had the same derogatory phrase. That footage, originally posted on the online video platform Rumble, according to The Star, has been taken down, but clips have been shared by accounts like “Republicans against Trump” on X.

Persons: Biden, Biden’s, Let’s Go Brandon, ” Organizations: Kansas Republicans, Republican Party, ’ Party, The Kansas City Star, The, Republicans, Trump ” Locations: Kansas, Overland, Kan, Johnson, The

☆ Arkansas Republican Primary Election Results
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In the 2022 state primaries, first results were reported 14 minutes later, and the last update of the night was at 3:18 a.m. Eastern time with 99 percent of votes reported. Voters do not register by party, but they could only participate in one party’s primary. The state offered a period of in-person early voting, but voters were required to have a valid excuse to vote absentee. Arkansas is one of five states on Tuesday holding presidential primaries as well as its state primary, which will include races for state and congressional offices. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in a state primary race, the top two candidates will advance to an April runoff.

Locations: Arkansas

☆ Here Are the Republicans Breaking With Their Party to Back Ukraine Aid
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Carl Hulse | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Seventeen Senate Republicans have bucked a majority of their party and former President Donald J. Trump in joining Democrats to push military assistance for Ukraine toward approval in the Senate, highlighting a widening foreign policy divide in the contemporary Republican Party. The 17 senators, mainly national security hawks who include several military veterans, have provided the votes necessary to overcome multiple filibusters backed by a majority of their colleagues, clearing the way for approval within days of $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and allies in the Pacific region. “The thread that binds that group together is national security,” said Senator Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican who is one of the 17. “America’s national security, the belief that what happens in Ukraine matters to the United States, the belief that what happens in Israel matters and the belief that what happens in the South Pacific matters.”Backing the funding could draw condemnation from Mr. Trump and his allies, a possibility that was most likely a factor in the decision of some to oppose it.

Persons: Donald J, ”, Jerry Moran, “, Trump Organizations: Republicans, Trump, Democrats, Republican Party, Kansas Republican Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Pacific, Kansas, United States, South Pacific

“I was embarrassed for our conference, for our party, because we can do better than we did last night,” said GOP Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas. It was a huge mistake,” said GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, an ally to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. And the stunning defeat, which prompted a chaotic scene on the House floor, completely overshadowed the Democratic opposition to the Israel bill. “The Democrats played hide and seek with us,” GOP Rep. Carlos Gimenez of Florida told CNN. We’ll put it back up.”For their part, Democrats took a victory lap in their maneuvering that led to a nail-biter vote and embarrassment for House Republicans.

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The panel that blew out of an Alaska Airlines jetliner this month was manufactured in Malaysia by Boeing’s leading supplier, the head of the agency investigating the incident said Wednesday. The officials indicated that their separate investigations of Boeing and the accident are in the early stages. Boeing said CEO David Calhoun visited the Wichita factory of Spirit AeroSystems, which makes a large part of the fuselage on Boeing Max jets and installs the part that came off an Alaska Airlines jetliner. An Alaska Airlines Max 9 was forced to make an emergency landing on Jan. 5 after a panel called a door plug blew out of the side of the plane shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon. The NTSB is investigating the accident, while the FAA investigates whether Boeing and its suppliers followed quality-control procedures.

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Spirit AeroSystems, AeroSystems, “, Mike Whitaker, ”, Sen, Jerry Moran, Moran, Whitaker, ” Moran, David Calhoun, Patrick Shanahan —, Donald Trump, —, “ We’re, ” Calhoun, Max Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Boeing’s, National Transportation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, Max, Senate, Kansas Republican, FAA, Boeing Max, Pentagon, Alaska Airlines Max, NTSB, United Airlines, Dow Jones Locations: Malaysia, Washington, Wichita , Kansas, Kansas, Wichita, Calhoun, Portland , Oregon, Alaska, United, Arlington , Virginia

☆ Nvidia is the stock of the year. Can it last?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —It would be an understatement to say that it’s been a good year for Nvidia. The California-based chipmaking giant has seen its shares soar about 220% this year, making it the top performing S&P 500 stock in 2023. What’s happening: Just before Thanksgiving, Nvidia crushed doubts that its star was fading by reporting gangbuster third quarter earnings. By Sosnick’s count, Nvidia executives mentioned AI at least 70 times on their most recent earnings call. Historically, Nvidia has had hard falls after missteps — between 2021 and 2022, shares of the stock fell by 66%.

Persons: Hannah de Wolf, Colette Kress, There’s, ”, Steve Sosnick, we’ve, Nvidia …, Dan Ives, Goldman Sachs, Piper Sandler, Harsh Kumar, Sarat Sethi, DCLA, Sethi, it’s, missteps, hasn’t, Matt Egan, Robert Jackson Jr, Joshua Mitts, “, Mitts, it’s “, ” Mitts, Jackson, Catherine Cortez Masto, Biden, Cortez Masto, “ I’m, Todd Young, Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell, Bill Hagerty, Marsha Blackburn ,, Joe Manchin, Roger Marshall, Katie Britt Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Nvidia, Revenue, Nvidia can’t, Washington Service, Interactive, CNBC, Columbia University, New York University, Israel, Fund, SEC, NYU, …, CNN, US, EU, Indiana Locations: New York, California, China, Wedbush, Israel, Gaza, Columbia, Nevada, American, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn , West Virginia, Joe Manchin , Kansas, Alaska

A classified briefing Tuesday on Ukraine devolved into a shouting match about border security as senators described a tense meeting that did little to break the Senate’s stalemate over whether to include tighter immigration policies in the aid package. The first question instead of asking our panelists, he called on Lankford to give a five-minute talk about the negotiations on border,” Schumer said. “It was just obvious, elephant in the room issue of the administration, in their supplemental request – the second-largest element in the supplemental request is for the border. Schumer said earlier Tuesday that Republicans are free to bring up a border security package as an amendment, and if it can get 11 Democratic votes, it can pass. “They have a golden opportunity if they wanted to do border,” Schumer said.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, GOP Sen, James Lankford of, McConnell, ” Schumer, Arkansas Republican Sen, Tom Cotton, Cotton, “, Joe Biden, …, Chuck Schumer’s, Schumer –, Lindsey Graham of, ”, Lankford, ” Lankford, briefers, Sen, Kevin Cramer, you’ve, Republican Sen, Mitt Romney, ” Romney, ” Sen, Roger Marshall, Vladimir, Putin, Volodymyr, Zelensky, ” Marshall, Schumer, Mark Warner, ” Warner Organizations: Republican, GOP, CNN, Arkansas Republican, Republicans, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Democratic Locations: Ukraine, Kentucky, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Schumer, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, North Dakota, Israel, Utah, Kansas, Virginia

☆ Biden impeachment inquiry end game comes into focus, but moderate Republicans still not sold
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Annie Grayer | Melanie Zanona | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In recent days, Comer has said in media appearances that subpoenas for Biden family members are “imminent.”The end of the inquiry is still likely months away. They did, however, secure an interview with the special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden criminal probe, David Weiss, for Tuesday, which is unprecedented given that the case is ongoing. At every turn, House Democrats and the White House have dismissed the allegations against the president and poked holes in the Republican-led investigation. “The subpoenas to Hunter Biden and other members of the Biden family should have already happened,” Gaetz told CNN. “We’ll see what comes out.”Even members involved in the inquiry know that the evidence doesn’t clear the key hurdles needed to move forward.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, –, “, Jim Jordan, Jordan, James Comer, James, Hunter, Comer, David Weiss, Jamie Raskin, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Matt Gaetz, ” Johnson, ” What’s, they’ve, ’ ” Comer, I’ve, we’ve, ”, James Biden, Kevin McCarthy, Hunter Biden, ” Gaetz, Comer doesn’t, hadn’t, it’s, ” Comer, Jack Morgan, Mark Daly, Lesley Wolf, Morgan, Daly, “ There’s, ” Jordan, Don Bacon, Mike Lawler, we’ll, ” Lawler, , Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom McClintock, Doug LaMalfa, “ I’ve, Steve Womack, Mike Rogers of Organizations: Republicans, GOP, Ohio Republican, CNN, Hunter Biden, House Democrats, Republican, Maryland, Capitol, Judiciary, of Justice, DOJ, The Justice, Nebraska Republican, Committee, ”, California Republican, Arkansas Republican Locations: Ohio, Florida, Ukrainian, Nebraska, New York, California, Arkansas, Mike Rogers of Alabama

☆ George Santos apologized to a GOP representative after smearing him over his son's drug addiction: 'I am embarrassed and deeply sorry'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

George Santos apologized to his GOP colleague after he smeared them for their son's addiction. "I have the maturity and humility to acknowledge and accept when I'm wrong," Santos wrote. "Last night the House saw its shadow," Womack wrote on Wednesday night. Instead of being home, taking care of your son, you're sitting pretty in the swamp." He linked to a local news site in Arkansas detailing how Womack's son recently pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine and illegally having a gun as a felon.

Persons: George Santos, I've, Santos, Steve Womack, —, Womack, He's Organizations: GOP, Service, Arkansas Republican Locations: Arkansas

☆ Opinion: Jim Jordan’s pressure campaign backfired
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Julian Zelizer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Over the past few days, Jordan tried to pressure fellow Republicans into voting for him. He mounted an intense campaign over the weekend to whip up the vote and undermine support for Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise. Arkansas Republican Steve Womack decried the “attack, attack, attack” methods that Jordan has been using. Within the GOP, Jordan has not been a figure who is well loved. At a potential turning point moment for the party, Jordan doesn’t have many chits he can call in to round up the votes.

Persons: Julian Zelizer, Jim Jordan’s, speakership, Jordan, Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise, Arkansas Republican Steve Womack, ” Womack, Donald Trump, Trump, MAGA, shutdowns, –, John Boehner, Newt Gingrich, Patrick McHenry –, hasn’t, don’t, Jordan doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Princeton University, New York Times, America, Twitter, Louisiana Republican, Arkansas Republican, Republican, Trump, Tea Party, Fox News, GOP, Ohio State University Locations: Arkansas, legislating, New York

☆ 20 Republicans oppose Jim Jordan for speaker, sinking his chances on the first ballot
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed to win enough support on the first ballot, losing 20 Republicans. Jordan, who chairs the powerful House Judiciary Committee, received 200 votes on the first ballot with 20 Republicans voting for other candidates. With full Democratic attendance and united opposition, Jordan could only afford to have lost three Republican votes. By at least one measure, Jordan would be the most conservative Speaker compared to the average House Republican in recent years. The 20 Republicans that have voted against Jordan thus far:Seven Republicans voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise: Scalise was briefly the party's nominee to become speaker before he withdrew from the race.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy's, Jim Jordan, —, Jordan, Hakeem Jeffries, Rather, McCarthy, Jordan's, Gus Bilirakis, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Kay Granger, Rep, Steve Womack, Juan Ciscomani, Steve Scalise, Scalise, Mario Díaz, Tony Gonzales, Texas Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania John Rutherford of, Mike Simpson, Don . Bacon, Lori Chavez, Carlos Gimenez, Jen Kiggans, Doug LaMalfa, Mike Lawler, Lee Zeldin, Zeldin, Donald Trump's, Anthony D'Esposito Rep, Andrew Garbarino Rep, Nick LaLota Organizations: Republican, Republicans, Lawmakers, Service, Judiciary, Florida Republican, Democratic, Caucus, Jordan, Arkansas Republican, D.C, Seven, Florida Rep, Texas Rep, Texas Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania John Rutherford of Florida Rep, Idaho Rep, Arkansas Six, Nebraska Rep, Oregon Rep, Virginia Rep, California Rep, New, New York Three New York Republicans, Rep Locations: Florida, Ohio, Kay Granger of Texas, Arkansas, Texas, Texas Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania John Rutherford of Florida, Idaho, New York

Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office planned to use Republican Party funds to reimburse the state for a $19,000 lectern, which was bought in June using a government credit card. The undated reimbursement note adds to weeks of scrutiny over the purchase, which has dominated political talk in Arkansas. Mars has said he has a client willing to give a confidential statement to lawmakers who has firsthand knowledge that Sanders' office interfered with open records requests. Earlier emails about the purchase released Monday don't reference plans for the Arkansas Republican Party to reimburse the state. Sanders’ office has not said what features contributed to the lectern’s seemingly high cost.

Persons: Sarah Huckabee Sanders, ”, Republican Sen, Jimmy Hickey, Sanders, Donald Trump, Laura Hamilton, Cassie Cantlon, doesn't, Hamilton, “, Alexa Henning, Tom Mars, Hickey, Mars, Joseph Wood, Sanders ’, Matthew Campbell, Campbell Organizations: —, Arkansas Gov, Republican, Arkansas GOP, Associated Press, AP, Republican Party of Arkansas, Department of Transformation, Beckett, Arkansas Republican Party, Arkansas State Police Locations: Arkansas, Virginia

The Hamas terrorist attack on Israel is reprehensible. Israel is under heavy attack right now by Hamas and taking action to defend itself and its people. Israel has every right to defend itself.”Sen. Jon Tester, Montana Democrat“I strongly condemn the terrorist attacks launched by Hamas against our ally Israel. I will continue to closely monitor the situation.”Sen. Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire Democrat“Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel is nothing short of horrifying. Israel has every right to defend itself from this unjust war.”Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat“The terrorist attack on Israel is appalling.

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☆ Tom Cotton demands briefing on the cocaine found at the White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A small amount of cocaine was found at the White House in an area heavily trafficked by visitors. Sen. Tom Cotton just sent a letter to the Secret Service demanding a briefing on the matter. "Congress and the American people deserve to know how cocaine got into the White House," he said. Cotton gave the agency until 5pm on Friday to respond to the questions, which centered around security procedures at the White House. "If the Secret Service discovers the identity of the individual who brought illicit cocaine into the White House complex, will they make an arrest under this provision?"

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Several Republican 2024 presidential hopefuls criticized Donald Trump Sunday as the former president faces 37 federal counts for allegedly hoarding documents after he left the White House. "He's a petulant child when someone disagrees with him," Christie told CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday. Presidential hopeful and former Vice President Mike Pence said it is "premature" to say whether or not he would pardon Trump were he to be convicted. "All we know is what the president has been accused of in the indictment," Pence told NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday. But Trump had a supporter on Sunday in Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy who has said the former president should be pardoned if convicted.

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“I’m not doing that good,” Lt. Ridge Alkonis wrote in a letter dated April 30, which was shared with CNN. “The walls and bars seem to be making my cell even smaller as of late.”“I feel closer to an animal than a human being now,” Ridge Alkonis wrote. “That was the most dejected I’ve ever heard him,” his wife, Brittany Alkonis, told CNN on Thursday. As such, despite her hope for positive movement coming out the G7 trip to Hirsoshima, Brittany Alkonis said she does not have high expectations of a resolution. But based on Japan’s response, it doesn’t seem that they do think it’s a big deal,” Brittany Alkonis said.

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