A majority of likely Republican voters in the United States want to get rid of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as Senate GOP leader, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports poll. The survey found that 62 percent of Republican voters want to get rid of him as the Senate Republican leader. Among the self-identified conservative voters, 66 percent
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Pro-Impeachment Lisa Murkowski Defeats Trump-Endorsed Kelly Tshibaka in Alaska
Pro-impeachment and 21-year incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is expected to defeat Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka in Alaskaâs U.S. Senate race after the state tabulated votersâ second and third rankings on Wednesday. Murkowski finished the ranked-choice election with 53.7 percent, 135,972 votes, compared to Tshibakaâs 117,299 votes, bringing her to 46.3 percent. đ¨NEWS | Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Hutchinson: GOP Needs ‘Tone Down’ Transphobic Grooming Rhetoric
Outgoing Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) said Friday on CNNâs âNew Dayâ that Republicans needed to âtone downâ their transphobic rhetoric talking about pedophilia and grooming. Guest host Brianna Keilar said, âI do want to ask you, in light of this shooting at the LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, do you think that members of your party needed to tone
Jim Jordan Vows to Use âAll Means Necessaryâ to Hold Biden Border Chief Accountable for Migration Crisis
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) responded Tuesday to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthyâs (R-CA) call for President Joe Bidenâs border chief to resign, saying in a statement McCarthy was ârightâ that âAmericans deserve accountabilityâ for the record number of illegal migrant crossings that have occurred over the past two years. Jordan said Republicans would hold Department
‘We want new leadership’: GOP infighting grows
The Republican Party wrestles with whether it should stick with its three current leaders â Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell. Next Video Newly elected members of Congress take class photo Browse Videos Watch Video âOur hearts are brokenâ: Youngkin reacts to shooting at Walmart in Virginia Watch Video A look at Fauci’s memorable
McConnell faces leadership challenge from Rick Scott as conservatives steam
âI have the votes. I will be elected. The only issue is whether it will be sooner or later,â McConnell said. âI donât own this job. Anybody in the conference thatâs serving can challenge me. And I welcome [it].â Senate Republicans spent roughly three hours on Tuesday venting to each other about the partyâs poor
Michigan State Hockey Player Accuses Ohio State Player of Using Racial Slur
Michigan State senior Jagger Joshua has accused an Ohio State player of directing a racial slur his way during a recent game. Joshua posted his accusation to social media on Monday, exclaiming that âActs of racism do not belong in hockey.â âActs of racism do not belong in hockey, as they can discourage African Americans
Balenciaga Apologizes for Creepy Photoshoot with Sexualized Teddy Bears and Child Porn Court Document
Luxury fashion company Balenciaga issued an apology Tuesday for their recent ad campaign, which used pictures sexualizing children as they posed with teddy bears wearing bondage uniforms. One of the pictures included a U.S. Supreme Court case, U.S. v. Williams, which criminalized child pornography. The portion shown in the picture cites another Supreme Court case
Weingarten: Republicans’ Transgender Rhetoric Is ‘Demonic’
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten said Tuesday on MSNBCâs âDeadlineâ that Republicansâ transgender rhetoric was both âdemonicâ and âdangerous.â In an interview with Semafor, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said âIhe most dangerous person in the worldâ was Randi Weingarten. âItâs not a close call,â he said. âIf you ask, âWhoâs the
Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resolution to audit Ukraine aid funds
Next Video âHate is on the riseâ: Adams responds to threat against NYC synagogue Browse Videos Watch Video âOur hearts are brokenâ: Youngkin reacts to shooting at Walmart in Virginia Watch Video A look at Fauci’s memorable moments during the pandemic Watch Video âIâve given it everything that I haveâ: Fauci reflects on career Watch
GOP downplays its Trump wing on the world stage
The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who co-led the congressional delegation to the conference, downplayed the impact of neo-isolationists within his party and noted that the Hillâs most powerful GOP lawmakers firmly support additional aid. âThere are some very loud voices over there,â Idaho Sen. Jim Risch said in an interview, referring
McCarthy, Emmer get House GOP nods during rift-ridden leadership elections
Emmerâs win also shatters a perceived conference curse: That NRCC chairs canât move to higher roles in leadership, despite successful results at the ballot boxes. His victory at the closed conference meeting followed a 188-31 vote by House Republicans to nominate GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy for speaker over challenger Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), whose candidacy
Pelosi: Some people voted because political violence has âgone too farâ
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she knew of some individuals inspired to vote last week because of political violence, including the brutal attack on her husband. âWeâve been so comforted by the outpouring of so many prayers and good wishes, and even people saying, âI wasnât going to vote, but now Iâm going to
GOP centrists prepare to âflex our musclesâ
Whether centrists are willing to withhold their speakership votes from McCarthy on Jan. 3, as some conservatives have indicated, remains to be seen. But itâs not just the more moderate Joyce-led group eyeing ways to have extra influence next year. Even as Washingtonâs attention after the midterm turns to the Freedom Caucus, members of the
Dems ponder the ultimate midterm twist ending: Will Pelosi stay?
Underscoring the unprecedented scenario Democrats now find themselves in, lawmakers chuckled in a closed-door meeting Tuesday as House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) spoke up to agree with something Pelosi said with a quip about her current role. âI associate myself with the previous speaker. The current Speaker. The â well, who knows,â Hoyer said
Ron DeSantis: Florida Added Four Republican Members of Congress, Secured State Supermajorities
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pointed to the red wave victories in the Sunshine State â from adding four GOP members of Congress to securing supermajorities in the state legislature â during a Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) speech over the weekend. DeSantis has pitched the Sunshine State as the âblueprintâ for the rest of the country moving
âHonor to stand on the shouldersâ: Jeffries talks leadership transition
Next Video Biden pardons turkeys, promotes vaccines ahead of Thanksgiving Browse Videos Watch Video âHate is on the riseâ: Adams responds to threat against NYC synagogue Watch Video âHonor to stand on the shouldersâ: Jeffries talks leadership transition Watch Video Biden pardons turkeys, promotes vaccines ahead of Thanksgiving Watch Video Colorado Springs mayor says ‘heroic
Democrats confront bleak odds for immigration deal before 2023
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Democrats are âcrazyâ to try pushing for a deal now: âI think theyâre just trying to do it, probably, to please some activist groups.â And Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rubioâs only remaining GOP partner on the 2src13 bill brokered by the so-called âGang of Eight,â claims âthereâs no way youâre
Exclusive â Steve Scalise: Investigation Priorities Are ‘Afghanistan Withdrawal,’ ‘Origins of COVID,’ ‘Laptop Scandal’
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) said on Mondayâs edition of SiriusXMâs Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow that House Republicansâ priorities for the incoming 118th United States Congress include investigations of âthe origins of COVID,â âthe Afghanistan withdrawal,â and âthe laptop scandalâ involving President Joe Bidenâs second son, Hunter Biden. Scalise, who was elected as the
Nolte: Woke, Pro-Grooming Bob Iger Is Disney’s Problem, Not the Solution
Everyone who knows nothing about how real life works is all excited about former Disney Chief Bob Iger returning to the captainâs chair. Iâd love to know why. It was from Bob Iger that freshly-booted CEO Bob Chapek inherited the primary reasons Disneyâs stock is tanking. Granted, Chapek didnât reverse Igerâs mistakes and frequently appeared
Republican State Treasurers Plot Anti-ESG Strategy
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia â Republican state treasurers from across the country launched their strategy against leftist Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies at the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) conference last week. The Republican state treasurers last Monday launched a website, Our Money Our Values, along with a video explainer, hoping to educate Americans on the
Left-Wing Salon: Biden Was âBiggest Negativeâ for Democrats in Midterms, Would Be âDisasterâ in 2024
The time has come to âmove onâ from President Joe Biden, according to a recent Salon piece that argues the president served as a âdragâ on Democrats during last weekâs midterm election and that Democrats won in the midterm elections âdespite Biden, not because of him,â adding that a 2024 presidential run by Biden would
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer Wins in Oregon
Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer won a critical U.S. House seat in Oregon necessary to win the majority over Democrats. Called by the Associated Press on Sunday, Chavez-DeRemer won her race in Oregonâs 5th U.S. Congressional District, beating out Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner. Per the Associated Press (AP): Chavez-DeRemerâs victory makes her the first Latina congresswoman from Oregon, a
Pinkerton: Two Silver Linings of the 2022 Midterm ElectionsÂ
Thereâs no point in beating around the bush: The Democrats had a good midterm. They won a Senate seat in Pennsylvania, and if they hold on to their seat in Georgia, they will end up plus one in the Senate (and if they lose Georgia, they still keep their majority with the vice president as
WATCH: Chicago Man Accused of Attacking Woman and Stealing Her Car
A Chicago man allegedly attacked a woman before stealing her vehicle on September 24 and officials are trying to identify him. The incident occurred that evening in the 1500 block of West Monroe Street when law enforcement said the armed man targeted the woman and snatched her keys, Fox 32 reported Saturday. Surveillance footage showed
Investigating the investigators: Dem strategists to launch counterpunch to House GOP
A team of researchers has already begun scouring public records, press clippings and other documents in a bid to immediately undercut House GOP leaders, from Minority Leader â now speakership hopeful â Kevin McCarthy to the likely committee chairs expected to manage probes of Biden and his network. The House GOP views investigations as a
Fiscal winter is coming: Lawmakers’ 5 chilly hills to climb
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who could face a tricky path to the speakership next year if Republicans eke out a majority, will be working with slim margins and a group of conservative bomb-throwers who could wield a tremendous amount of leverage. Meanwhile, in the Senate, both parties will be forced to tackle those huge
CNN’s Burnett: ‘Xi Does Not Care What Biden Says’ on Taiwan
On Mondayâs broadcast of CNNâs âOutFront,â host Erin Burnett stated that itâs clear that Chinaâs Xi Jinping âdoes not care what Biden saysâ on Taiwan. During an interview with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, Burnett said, âI mean, after the meeting, of course, as you know, Biden said that Xi understood the American position