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☆ Mitch McConnell breaks with Kevin McCarthy, pledges to send more aid to Ukraine if Republicans win the Senate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

McConnell on Friday urged the Biden administration to deliver more military support to Ukraine. His comments come after McCarthy expressed skepticism about sending more aid to Ukraine. Support to Ukraine has been approved on an "overwhelming bipartisan basis" and must be "expedited," McConnell said. A GOP split over Ukraine could take center-stage if Republicans retake the House and Senate in the midterm elections. In the meantime, the Biden administration could also push through a new Ukraine deal in the lame duck period before the new Congress begins in January.

☆ Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected a bid to block Biden's student-loan forgiveness program
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Oma Seddiq | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Justice Barrett dismissed a bid to block Biden's student-loan forgiveness program. A taxpayers group in Wisconsin filed the emergency request at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Barrett, who handles emergency requests out of Wisconsin, rejected the group's bid. The request was widely considered a long-shot given that lower courts had already dismissed the group's challenges to Biden's program, ruling that they lacked legal standing. As the appeals process was still playing out, the taxpayers group escalated its bid to the Supreme Court, which ultimately failed.

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ted Cruz urged Kelly Loeffler to join efforts to object to the 2020 election results on January 6: texts
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ted Cruz reached out to Kelly Loeffler ahead of January 6 about joining efforts to object to the 2020 election results. Loeffler said that she would object to the results on January 6, but changed her mind after rioters stormed the Capitol. As her election neared, Loeffler received more text messages from lawmakers and aides, pressing her to take a position on whether she'd object to the 2020 election results. Loeffler announced on the eve of her election that she would object to the results on January 6. Politico and the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported that they received a 59-page log of text messages from an anonymous sender.

☆ A conservative group just asked the Supreme Court to block Biden's student-loan forgiveness, saying it is 'critical' the relief is halted this week
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Wisconsin conservative group is asking SCOTUS to block Biden's student-debt relief. The group argued that the loan forgiveness has an "improper racial motive" and is unconstitutional. It said Biden exceeded his constitutional power by enacting the loan relief without congressional approval. While that decision is being appealed, the group is now escalating the issue to the Supreme Court in an effort to block Biden's plan from taking effect. The HEROES Act has been widely debated even before Biden announced debt relief.

☆ John Fetterman releases updated medical report that says he's 'recovering well from his stroke' as Mehmet Oz attacks his health
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

John Fetterman's doctor said the candidate "is recovering well from his stroke," in an updated medical report. The Oz campaign had been urging Fetterman to release new medical records. Fetterman, who suffered from a stroke in May, has come under attack by his Republican opponent Mehmet Oz in recent weeks over his health. Last month, Oz released his own medical report after an annual checkup, in which his doctor stated he was in "excellent health." Fetterman's doctor said while the lieutenant governor "continues to exhibit symptoms of an auditory processing disorder" he "spoke intelligently without cognitive deficits" in his check-up.

☆ Kevin McCarthy signals Republicans could withhold more aid to Ukraine if they win the House: 'It's not a free blank check'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sending more aid to Ukraine would be difficult under GOP control of Congress, McCarthy said. "It's not a free blank check," the House minority leader told Punchbowl News. McCarthy said he's confident he'll win the speakership if Republicans take control of the House. Should the GOP flip control, McCarthy has said he's confident he'll win the votes of the House Republican conference to become the next speaker. Also on the potential chopping block if Republicans win is additional funding for COVID-19 relief, McCarthy told Punchbowl News.

☆ Pelosi, Schumer and McConnell huddled together in a secure location on January 6, calling Pence and Trump officials to help stop the violence
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Congressional leaders huddled together in a secure location on January 6, according to new footage. Pelosi, Schumer, McConnell and others had called Pence and national security officials for more support. Schumer, Pelosi, McConnell, and other congressional leaders also huddled to ask for help and updates from the Defense Department as the hours went by. And let me say, you can logistically get people there as you make the plan," Pelosi said on the phone. Other members of Congress seen in the footage include Republicans House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and Senate Minority Whip John Thune.

☆ Trump was 'pissed' and 'livid' after the Supreme Court rejected 2020 election challenge, Secret Service email shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump was furious when the Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit to overturn the 2020 election results. A Secret Service message said Trump was "livid" and Cassidy Hutchinson said he was "fired up." POTUS is pissed — breaking news — Supreme Court denied his lawsuit. Figure it out, we need to figure it out," Hutchinson said Trump told Meadows following the Supreme Court's decision. The Supreme Court rejected an election challenge brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that was backed by Trump and his allies.

☆ Cassidy Hutchinson testified that Trump told Mark Meadows 'I don't want people to know that we lost' 2020 election court case
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Donald Trump was "fired up" after the Supreme Court rejected a case aiming to overturn the 2020 election. He told his former chief of staff that he didn't want others to know he had lost, Cassidy Hutchinson testified. "The president was just raging about the decision and how it's wrong," she told the January 6 committee. "He had said something to the effect of, 'I don't want people to know we lost, Mark. Trump had pinned his hopes on the Supreme Court siding with him in the case that sought to toss out election results in four battleground states that he lost to President Joe Biden.

Secret Service email warned that the Proud Boys planned to 'literally kill people' on January 6A member of the Proud Boys wearing a t-shirt that reads "death to liberals" stands with other Proud Boys in Freedom Plaza during a protest on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Stephanie Keith/Getty ImagesThe Secret Service warned in December 2020 that the far-right group Proud Boys planned to "kill people" during the January 6, 2021 march to the US Capitol. That's according to internal emails released for the first time Thursday by the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol riot. "Their plan is to literally kill people," it continued. The email also noted that the Proud Boys had detailed their plans on a number of right-wing websites and forums.

☆ Biden calls the Supreme Court 'more of an advocacy group' than an 'evenhanded' institution
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Biden criticized the Supreme Court as "more of an advocacy group." The court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. "The Supreme Court is more of an advocacy group these days than it is ... evenhanded," the president continued. Biden has publicly criticized the Supreme Court since June, when a 5-4 conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion nearly 50 years ago. "The president believes the Supreme Court must be nonpartisan," Jean-Pierre said, "and committed to upholding the Constitution and the rule of law regardless of politics."

☆ Justice Clarence Thomas confesses he's a Prince fan during a spirited debate over Andy Warhol's artwork and copyright law
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Supreme Court heard a case involving pop artist Andy Warhol's iconic silkscreen prints of musician Prince. At issue is whether Warhol violated copyright law by relying on a photographer's image of Prince for his art. The Andy Warhol Foundation has asked the Supreme Court to overturn that ruling. "If you called Andy Warhol as a witness, what would he say?" "And this is a work of art sending a message about modern society," he said of Warhol's.

☆ A Supreme Court battle between pork producers and California over an animal cruelty law could affect how much you pay for bacon
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a battle between pork producers and California. A California law requires producers to raise pigs with enough space to roam freely in order to sell pork in the state's market. Pork producers argued that the law is unconstitutional because it impedes interstate commerce. Pork producers nationwide have balked at the standard, claiming it's costly to meet, disruptive to the industry, and unconstitutional. Ultimately, the groups argued the California law impedes interstate commerce, in violation of a legal doctrine in the Constitution called the dormant commerce clause.

☆ See the first-ever Supreme Court photo with 4 female justices as Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the bench
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Supreme Court posed for a group photo with its newest justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson. Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson stands between Associate Justice Samuel Alito, left, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan, right. Scott ApplewhiteThe group photo came as the Supreme Court kicked off its new term, which is shaping up to a be a consequential one.

☆ Trump almost fired Ivanka and Jared Kushner as his senior aides through a tweet: book
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump almost fired Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner through a tweet. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were Trump's senior aides throughout his presidency. Trump was about to tweet the dismissal, but Kelly interjected, telling the president to have a conversation with Ivanka and Kushner beforehand. Both Ivanka and Kushner stayed at the White House throughout Trump's four years in office, often accompanying the president on trips with foreign leaders. Haberman's book, "Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America," comes out on October 4.

☆ Trump told Chris Christie that he would condemn white supremacists but not right away because 'a lot of these people vote': book
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump did not want to condemn white supremacists right away during his 2016 campaign. Trump told Chris Christie that "a lot of these people vote," referring to white supremacists. Christie, a close ally of Trump's at the time, urged him during his 2016 campaign to more forcefully condemn white supremacists who had expressed support for his candidacy, including David Duke. Trump told Christie that he would condemn them but not right away. In his 2020 presidential debate against then-Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Trump declined to unequivocally condemn white supremacists and militia groups when asked by moderator Chris Wallace to do so.

☆ Mitch McConnell calls Kyrsten Sinema the 'most effective first-term senator' he's seen and praises her defense of the filibuster
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mitch McConnell praised Kyrsten Sinema in remarks before her speech at the University of Louisville. He said she's "the most effective first-term senator I've seen in my time in the Senate." McConnell also celebrated Sinema for her opposition to ending the filibuster. "I've only known Kyrsten for four years, but she is, in my view — and I've told her this — the most effective first-term senator I've seen in my time in the Senate," said McConnell. "It took one hell of a lot of guts for Kyrsten Sinema to stand up and say, 'I'm not gonna break the institution in order to achieve a short term goal.'"

☆ Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he did 'everything' he could to stop the overturning of Roe v. Wade
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Newly-retired SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer said he did "everything" he could to stop the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Of course, of course," Breyer told CNN. Of course, I didn't," a stern Breyer told CNN's Chris Wallace, referring to the Supreme Court's June 24 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which struck down Roe v. Wade along with a subsequent 1992 abortion ruling, Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Breyer's comments come as the Supreme Court is preparing to begin a new term on October 3. During the CNN interview, Breyer also commented on the unprecedented leak of the draft opinion overturning Roe.

☆ Republican senators vote to block a bill requiring dark-money groups to disclose their donors: 'I don't want to see them doxxed'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Democrats teed up a procedural vote Thursday on a bill to disclose dark-money groups' donors. Super PACs, on the other hand, are subject to federal campaign finance disclosure laws, but their funding often comes from dark money groups. "Unfortunately, the Republican party has become as dependent on dark money as a deep-sea diver is on his air hose," said Whitehouse. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesA bipartisan problemSince the Citizens United ruling 12 years ago, dark money spending has exploded in elections. Nonprofits have poured around $2 billion into elections, most of which can be linked to dark money groups, OpenSecrets found.

☆ Herschel Walker says he's a 'country boy' and 'not that smart' ahead of debate against Raphael Warnock: 'I will do my best'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker called himself a "country boy" who's "not that smart." Walker predicted that Sen. Raphael Warnock is going to "embarrass" him in their debate next month. "I'm just waiting to show up and I will do my best," Walker told Savannah Morning News. The two are expected to face off on the debate stage on October 14 in Savannah, Georgia. A new Quinnipiac University poll released last Wednesday showed Walker trailing Warnock by six percentage points.

☆ Some of Congress' youngest members have famously flamed out. Can a candidate be too young to serve?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

More youthful representation would better serve the country, young members of Congress say. But members of Congress, political scientists, and strategists generally don't blame age for these downfalls — leaders both young and old are prone to controversy. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made history in 2019 as the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, at 29. "I was always accustomed to being the youngest," Schatz told Insider at the Capitol. The nation needs "more principled members of Congress," Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, 35, told Insider, adding: "It doesn't matter their age."

☆ Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, undoing nearly 50 years of legalized abortion nationwide
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-24 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that legalized abortion across the US. "For millions of women, Roe and Casey have been critical in giving them control of their bodies and their lives. President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders across the nation swiftly condemned the Supreme Court's ruling on Friday, while Republicans celebrated it. An increased police presence has gathered in Washington, DC, in response to protests outside the Supreme Court. However, legal experts say those are likely to fail, given the Supreme Court has handed off abortion decision-making to the states.

☆ 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.

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