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Rep. Jim Jordan showed up on Newsmax Wednesday night to discuss Hunter Biden’s closed-door deposition in front of House lawmakers earlier that day. Newsmax host (...
by Walter Einenkel
 139 comments
on Fri Mar 01, 2024 at 08:30 AM PST
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UPDATE: Wednesday, Jun 14, 2023 · 8:28:34 PM +00:00 · Walter Einenkel Along with 20 Republicans, Democratic reps were able to get the Schiff censure tabled. Speaker Kevin McCarthy is going to bow to the extremists of his party, again, and allow another...
by Walter Einenkel
148 comments
on Wed Jun 14, 2023 at 11:34 AM PDT
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During his primetime address to the nation last Friday, President Joe Biden not only celebrated the bipartisan deal he struck to avoid U.S. debt default, he laid down a marker for one of his future goals. "Republicans may not like it, but I'm going to...
by Kerry Eleveld
69 comments
on Thu Jun 08, 2023 at 11:35 AM PDT
with 191 Recommends
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Per Reuters— John Rowley and James Trusty wrote a letter that Trump (a compulsive liar) posted on social media, asking for the Attorney General’s intervention in one or both of Jack Smith’s investigations. (Yes, they’re demanding to see his boss.) The...
by Not Taken
146 comments
on Tue May 23, 2023 at 11:40 PM PDT
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There are multiple investigations ongoing into a variety of suspected frauds perpetrated by George Santos, the newest Republican representative out of Nassau County, New York. The investigations cover a wide geographical range from whether Santos...
by Walter Einenkel
97 comments
on Mon Feb 06, 2023 at 11:21 AM PST
with 287 Recommends
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I am using writings I posted on Mac's Back Porch in 2015 as my rear view mirror. I am following the old adage of letting history be my guide, and I am looking back at a time when a morally and intellectually bankrupt Republican Party that had nothing...
by Steve McKeand
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on Sun Jan 29, 2023 at 01:52 PM PST
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Like any criminal operation worth its salt, the Republican Party is trying to do what it can to protect itself from paying the consequences for its years of corruption and lying under former President/unindicted criminal/crime boss Donald Trump. It...
by RickElia
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on Mon Jan 16, 2023 at 09:27 AM PST
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Sounds like sabotage to me. It’s pretty suspicious that after all these years these classified documents MAGICALLY APPEARED and were finally found LUCKILY just a few months after Trump got raided for his classified documents and just before the...
by lespe2549
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on Fri Jan 13, 2023 at 03:22 PM PST
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After wasting a week on an epic speaker's fight, House Republicans are getting to work for the American people. Well, kind of. Or actually, really not at all. While 58% of voters would like House Republicans to prioritize lowering costs like groceries...
by Kerry Eleveld
163 comments
on Fri Jan 13, 2023 at 12:06 PM PST
with 354 Recommends
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Hi, Jim! I know how excited you are to get started with your new committee to investigate the weaponization of the federal government! I think we can all agree that the last thing our democracy needs is folks in power abusing their authority and using...
by Haricot Blue
79 comments
on Wed Jan 11, 2023 at 07:34 PM PST
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The call Wednesday for freshman Rep. George Santos of New York to resign lodged by Nassau County Republicans served as a stark reminder of just how fragile the House GOP’s four-seat majority is—particularly in a party with multiple lawmakers under...
by Kerry Eleveld
285 comments
on Wed Jan 11, 2023 at 12:31 PM PST
with 416 Recommends
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If Hunter Biden’s alleged substance abuse issues, Dr. Anthony Fauci’s COVID-19 strategy and alleged relationship to China, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ immigration policies are fair game for exploration in House Republicans’...
by Dartagnan
202 comments
on Tue Nov 22, 2022 at 09:30 AM PST
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Link to Part 1 of This Diary — The Beginning of the End? The Week in Editorial Cartoons, Kryptonite Edition - Part 1 Please Read This There is a bit more commentary from me in Part I of this diary. It has over 30 editorial cartoons, with some popular...
by JekyllnHyde
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on Sun Sep 25, 2022 at 04:14 PM PDT
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Link to Part 2 of This Diary — "Recipe For a Second Coup" - The Week in Editorial Cartoons, Looming Threats Edition, Part 2 Please Read This This was the “Week from Hell” for Donald Trump, his family, and his many ongoing businesses financial scams. A...
by JekyllnHyde
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on Sun Sep 25, 2022 at 10:06 AM PDT
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As Daily Kos has continued to cover, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has led several fights against vulnerable trans folks in his state, especially trans youth. One of these missions includes directing state agencies (like the Texas Department of Family...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Thu Jun 09, 2022 at 10:09 AM PDT
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The public hearings for the House select committee's investigation into Jan. 6 begin tonight. When Americans tune in, some, for the first time, will learn the full extent of what happened on that infamous day. But Capitol Police Staff Sergeant Aquilino...
by Rebekah Sager
24 comments
on Thu Jun 09, 2022 at 09:16 AM PDT
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The lead prosecutors on the Trump financial fraud case suddenly quit a few weeks ago. Today, the NY Times explains the situation in detail. NY Times explains the end of Manhattan's fraud investigation Manhattan distract attorney Cyrus Vance did not...
by Hopeforthefuture
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on Sun Mar 06, 2022 at 11:31 AM PST
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I am ashamed of the term, so and so has agreed to or not agreed to speak to the committee once subpoened or asked to speak to investigators. ( Especially subpoened). To me it is as stupid as someone being ordered to pay child support or a ticket or...
by Vetwife
34 comments
on Fri Jan 28, 2022 at 03:52 PM PST
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According to Annieli, Rachel Maddow, the Washington Post and others, the Republican Party has been paying trump’s legal fees, as much as $1.6 million to date, specifically to fight investigations into his business practices in NY. Here’s a thought from...
by metro50
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on Fri Dec 17, 2021 at 11:39 AM PST
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Not much of a diary here but a real question. There were real nooses at the capitol. Hang Mike Pence was screamed. The man has a family who would have in my mind no doubt would have died that Jan 6th afternoon. Who paid for the buses? Well we know...
by Vetwife
38 comments
on Tue Jul 27, 2021 at 11:00 AM PDT
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