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Rep. Maxine Waters defends speech urging crowd to ‘push back’ on Trump figures

Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, insists that she never exhorted violence even as the Trump legal team prepares to use a clip of her at the impeachment trial whipping up an anti-Trump crowd.

February 8, 2021

Chris Murphy dismisses Rand Paul criticism, says Trump impeachment has ‘no comparison’

Expect to hear plenty about inflammatory statements during the Senate impeachment trial beginning Tuesday, and not just those from former President Donald Trump.

February 7, 2021

Bernie Sanders vows to pass $15 minimum wage in relief package despite Biden’s pessimism

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernard Sanders said he hasn't given up on raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.

February 7, 2021

Ron Johnson: Capitol fencing sends signal that Trump voters are ‘all insurrectionists’

Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican, said Sunday he worries that keeping the fencing around the U.S. Capitol is meant to send a message that Trump supporters "are all insurrectionists."

February 7, 2021

Rand Paul: Impeach Schumer

If the new impeachment standard is inflammatory speech, then Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer should be the next in line after former President Trump, as far as Sen. Rand Paul is concerned.

February 7, 2021

Liz Cheney says she won’t resign after Wyoming GOP calls for her to step down

House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney said Sunday she will remain in office despite the Wyoming Republican Party's call for her to resign over her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump.

February 7, 2021

Bernie Sanders blasts lowering income threshold to $50K for stimulus checks

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernard Sanders blasted Sunday lowering the annual income threshold for coronavirus stimulus checks, calling it "absurd."

February 7, 2021

President Biden commends son Hunter’s ‘honesty’ about substance abuse in memoir

An emotional President Biden praised the "honesty" shown by son Hunter Biden in discussing his struggles with drug addiction as detailed in an upcoming memoir.

February 7, 2021

Kaepernick taunts NFL with Ben & Jerry’s signs near Super Bowl

Colin Kaepernick won't be playing in Super Bowl LV, but the quarterback-turned-activist found another way to draw attention ahead of the big game.

February 7, 2021

Joe Manchin, Jon Tester vote to kill pro-Keystone amendment after voting for it: ‘Swampy’

Senate Republicans were buoyant when two Democrats joined them in passing a pro-Keystone XL amendment as part of the overnight marathon budget debate, but the GOP elation was short-lived.

February 5, 2021

House Republicans introduce OMAR Act to ban campaigns from paying candidates’ spouses

House Republicans introduced Friday a bill to stop federal candidates from adding their spouses to the campaign payroll, dubbing it the OMAR Act, which probably isn't a coincidence.

February 5, 2021

Senate Republicans seek to block Biden’s order allowing taxpayer funds for abortions overseas

Senate Republicans introduced Thursday legislation to ban taxpayer dollars from paying for abortions overseas, seeking to reverse President Biden's order reopening foreign-aid funding to organizations abroad that promote or perform abortions. Introduced by Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, the bill is also sponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Todd Young.

February 4, 2021

Stupor Bowl: Fauci, CDC urge NFL fans to ‘lay low and cool it’ during big game

A dull, low-scoring Super Bowl might not be the worst thing for fans seeking to follow the Centers for Disease Control guidelines.

February 4, 2021

Sen. Jon Tester urges Biden to reconsider decision to kill Keystone XL Pipeline

Sen. Jon Tester, Montana Democrat, has urged President Biden to reconsider his decision to rescind the Keystone XL cross-border pipeline permit, citing the project's economic benefits in a break with the Democratic White House.

February 3, 2021

John Kerry flew on private jet to accept climate award: ‘Only choice for somebody like me’

Biden global climate czar John Kerry flew by private plane in 2019 to accept an award for his climate work in Iceland, a decision he defended at the time as "the only choice for somebody like me."

February 3, 2021

Gavin Newsom recall ‘coalition’ seeks to remove California governor

The coronavirus pandemic that blew up former President Donald Trump's reelection bid is threatening to wreck more political havoc, this time on once-untouchable Democratic governors in solidly blue states: New York's Andrew Cuomo and California's Gavin Newsom.

February 2, 2021

House Republicans bring bill to reauthorize Keystone XL pipeline, cut Biden out of process

Scores of House Republicans on Tuesday introduced legislation to reauthorize the Keystone XL pipeline, decrying President Biden's day-one order canceling the project as "catastrophic for American workers and families."

February 2, 2021

Joe Biden fuels ‘war on energy’ fears by revoking oil-and-gas permits

The Biden administration, after insisting that its drilling ban applied only to new leases on federal lands, has raised fears that the crackdown will spread to existing projects.

February 1, 2021

Project Veritas: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, praises Biden, rips Trump in latest sting

Working for Facebook may be awkward for anyone to the right of President Biden, as evidenced by the latest Project Veritas video release.

February 1, 2021

Marjorie Greene draws ire on right as Republican Jewish Coalition condemns ‘anti-Semitic comments’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has become a top target of Democrats just two weeks into her House term, but now the Georgia Republican is drawing condemnation on the right over allegations of past anti-Semitic statements.

February 1, 2021