The White House on Friday signaled optimism after Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) announced her decision to leave the Democrat party and register as an Independent. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described Sinema as a âkey partnerâ in a statement from the White House, pointing to previous bills she worked with President Joe Biden to
Team Biden Optimistic About Working with ‘Key Partner’ Kyrsten Sinema, Though She Left the Democrat Party
McCarthyâs victory party fizzles
McCarthy, flanked by RNC chair Ronna McDaniel and House GOP campaign arm chief Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), claimed that Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) lost his race and would be the first Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair to be ousted in 4src years, and that Republican candidate Anthony DâEsposito had won his seat in New York.
CNN’s Wallace on GOP Dumping Trump: Party Doesn’t Care About Principle, Truth â Just Winning
CNN anchor Chris Wallace said Friday on CNNâs âAt This Hourâ that Republicans like Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R-VA) were now disavowing Trump because several candidates he endorsed lost their midterm runs and not over Trump âspreading election lies.â On Fox Business Networkâs âCavuto: Coast to Coast,â Sears said, âI could not support him. I
Democrat Lawmaker Calls for ‘New Leaders’ Within Own Party After Stock Trade Ban Vote Stalls
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) called for new House Democratic leadership after a vote to ban congressional lawmakers from trading stocks was stalled indefinitely in the lower chamber. On Tuesday, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced the Combatting Financial Conflicts of Interest in Government Act prohibiting senior government officials and their family members from trading stocks after
On the road with the House GOP: âVictory partyâ forecasts, few policy details
Scalise, whoâs given $3.4 million to members and candidates so far this cycle on top of $25 million to the House GOP campaign wing, predicted to a friendly crowd in Bay City, Mich., that âon November 9, you might be waking up late because you were out at the victory party really, really late.â Unmentioned…
Netanyahu Victory Depends on Final Count of Ballots; Arab Party on the Edge
Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to making a comeback with a projected win of 61-62 seats, if exit polls for Israelâs fifth election in three-plus are anything to go by â which they often arenât. According to the polls, which are often not true indicators of the end results, Netanyahuâs right-wing…
MSNBC’s Del Percio: Republican Party Embraced ‘Neo-fascism’ –
Political strategist Susan Del Percio said Monday on MSNBCâs âThe ReidOutâ that the Republican Party has embraced âneo-fascism,â so now it needs to burn down and be built back up. Del Percio said, âYou talked about fascism early on. Really, Iâve been looking for a new word for âTrumpismâ because I hate it because I think…
CNN’s Cuomo: ‘The Party of Trump’ Would Have Gone Crazy if a Black Guy Behaved Like Capitol Rioters
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said Wednesday on his show âCuomo Prime Timeâ that Republicans, which he referred to as âthe party of Trump,â would be going crazy if a black guy treated the police the way White guys did at the Capitol on January 6. Cuomo said, âI have more evidence that the party of Trump…
Pollak: The Democratic Party Is the Dividing Line in Israeli Politics
The reason Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer the prime minister of Israel today has much to do with the Democratic Party, whose recent drift toward anti-Israel positions has become a major and imminent threat to the security of the Jewish state. Netanyahu had no major failures on his record. On the contrary, he had achieved…
Jennifer Lawrence Claims âA Radical Wing of the Republican Party Is Actively Dismantling Americans Rights to Vote’
Actress Jennifer Lawrence claimed this week that there is a âradical wingâ of the Republican Party that is actively dismantling Americansâ right to vote. The Hunger Games and X-Men: Dark Phoenix star begged fans to support the far-leftâs For the People Act, which would nationalize U.S. elections and gut voter ID provisions. âWhatever your personal politics are,…
Actor Steven Seagal Joins Pro-Kremlin Party, Proposes Tougher Laws for Russian Businesses
Actor Steven Seagal reportedly joined the pro-Kremlin Party âJust Russia â Patriots â For Truthâ on Saturday. The actor is also proposing tougher laws on businesses in favor of a climate change agenda. Seagal received a party membership card for the pro-Kremlin Party, according to a video released by the Party itself, Reuters reports. âJust Russia…
Jeff Flake: GOP Needs to ‘Shun This Conspiratorial Fringe Element of the Party,’ Including Trump
Friday on CNNâs âAt This Hour,â former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) urged the GOP to âshunâ the âconspiratorial fringe element of the partyâ if it wants to win elections moving forward. Flake, who has long been vocal about his disdain for former President Donald Trump, emphasized that Republicans should break from Trump and his supporters…
âSiding With The Communist Partyâ: Dagen McDowell Blasts Media For Blowing Off Lab Leak Theory Because Republicans Brought It Up
Fox Business host Dagen McDowell laid into media during Wednesdayâs broadcast of âThe Five,â saying a lot of people had written off a lab leak as the possible origin of coronavirus because it was a theory promoted by Republicans. McDowell pointed out that a number of Republicans â most notably Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton…
As Slew Of Progressives Push Back Against Israel, Biden Declares That His Party âStill Supportsâ Country
President Joe Biden said Friday that he believes the Democratic Party âstill supports Israel,â despite a slew of progressives declaring otherwise throughout the Israel-Gaza conflict. Biden has staunchly supported Israel for years and âconveyed unwavering supportâ for the country during a May 12 call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a readout of…
Arizona School Board Plans Superintendent Retirement Party, Cancels Student Prom Citing Pandemic
The school board of the Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) in Arizona is planning to hold a retirement event for its outgoing superintendent but has already cancelled and restricted student end-of-year activities citing the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report at the Daily Wire, the school board will host a farewell reception for Dr. Camille…
CNN’s Lemon: ‘You Don’t See Racists’ Flourishing in the Democratic Party
During the handover with anchor Chris Cuomo, CNNâs Don Lemon said that âyou donât see racists and insurrectionists and white supremacistsâ flourishing in the Democratic Party. Discussing commentator Van Jones, anchor Chris Cuomo said, âVan was on, and he said there are more awesome people than there are bad people in this country. Agreed. The…
Exclusive: Dov Hikind Blasts ADL for Misrepresenting Tucker Carlson â âArm of the Democratic Partyâ
After Anti-Defamation League (ADL) head Jonathan Greenblatt called for Fox News host Tucker Carlsonâs dismissal after Carlson was falsely accused of defending the white-supremacist âgreat replacementâ theory, former New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D) blasted the âhypocriticalâ ADL for launching an âunwarranted attackâ on Carlson which âcrossed the lineâ and created antisemitism. In an…
April Ryan: GOP Is an ‘Anti-Browning Party’ –
On Sunday, CNN political analyst April Ryan blasted the Republican Party, calling it an âanti-browning partyâ because of efforts such as in Georgia to shore up election integrity. Ryan accused Republicans of âcheating at the pollsâ and âdoing anything by any means necessary to continue to try to win.â âDonald Trump, when he was president,…
âThe Republican Party Is Stackedâ: Hereâs Who Trump Is Picking As The Future Of The GOP
Former President Donald Trump gave his thoughts on the future of the Republican party during a lengthy interview with Fox News contributor and podcast host Lisa Marie Boothe. âWe have a lot of young, good people,â Trump explained after Boothe asked about the party. â[Florida Gov.] Ron DeSantis is doing a really good job in…
âTired Of Being Treated Like Toddlersâ: Candace Owens Blames NYTâs âBigotryâ For Hispanics âFleeing The Democratic Partyâ
Candace Owens blamed the âbigotryâ of The New York Times as âthe reason Hispanics are fleeing the Democratic Partyâ in a Monday appearance on Fox Newsâ âTucker Carlson Tonight.â Owens joined host Tucker Carlson in criticizing a story published by The New York Times that claimed some Hispanic men are being driven to the Republican…
Greek Archbishop: Islam Is a ‘Political Party’, Not a Religion
Greek Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens has stated that he views Islam not as a religion but as a âpolitical partyâ, and its followers as a âpeople of warâ. The Greek Orthodox Archbishop stated his views on Islam while speaking on the role of the Orthodox church during the 1821 revolution which saw Greece gain independence…
Liz Cheney: GOP Needs to Make Clear After Capitol Riot ‘We Arenât the Party of White Supremacy’
Representative Liz Cheney (R- WY), one of ten House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, said on Tuesday during a Reagan Institute event that the Republican party needs to âmake clear that we arenât the party of white supremacyâ in the wake of the deadly Capitol riots. Cheney said, âCertainly the potential of…
Schiff: America Has One ‘Functional Party and a Cult of Personality Around Donald Trump’
House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said Sunday on MSNBCâs âWeekendsâ that America has âone functional party and a cult of personality around Donald Trump,â referring to the Democratic and Republican Parties, respectively. Reacting to a video of House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) being asked if he acknowledged President Joe Biden as…
Cassidy: Trump’s Force Will Wane, The Republican Party ‘Is More than Just One Person’
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who voted to convict former President Donald Trump at the conclusion of his second impeachment trial, dismissed the long-term implications of opposing Trump by telling ABCâs âThis Weekâ on Sunday that the Republican Party was âmore than just one person.â Partial transcript as follows: STEPHANOPOULOS: You probably saw that statement from…
Poll: Kevin McCarthy’s Popularity Among GOP Reaches High Point for Party
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthyâs (R-CA) popularity among Republicans is at a high point compared to GOP leaders of the last several years, including former House Speakers Paul Ryan (R-WI) and John Boehner (R-OH), as indicated by a new survey. The Axios-SurveyMonkey survey, conducted February 1â2 and titled âFuture of the GOP,â measured the net favorability rating…
Kinzinger: GOP ‘Is Not a Trump-First Party –First Party’
Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) Sunday on NBCâs âMeet the Pressâ declared that the Republican Party was not a âTrump-first party.â Anchor Chuck Todd said, âThis is going to be a lonely effort for a while, I imagine. There are some folks that are wondering is the Republican Party tied to Donald Trump, can that party…
Former New York State Democratic Party Leader Receives Vaccine in Florida: ‘I Probably Wouldnât Have Gotten It by Now in New York’
Former New York State Democratic Party leader John Sullivan, who worked as the upstate coordinator for Gov. Andrew Cuomoâs (D) 2014 reelection campaign, received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in Gov. Ron DeSantisâs (R) Florida, admitting he âprobably wouldnât have gotten it by now in New York.â Sullivan, 73, is a resident of…
Dems Need âA Wake-Up Callâ: Former Obama Campaign Manager Messina Warns Of Future Party Losses
January 05, 2021 5:14 PM ET In a Tuesday appearance on MSNBCâs âMorning Joe,â former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina blamed Democratsâ under-performance in the 2020 elections on their lack of an economic message. Messina explained to host Joe Scarborough why he believed down-ballot Republicans over-performed in states that President-elect Joe Biden won handily, and what…
Cuomo Charges Up To $10,000 For Tickets To Celebrity-Packed âVirtual Birthdayâ Party
Tickets to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomoâs online birthday party fundraiser cost up to $10,000, according to an invitation for the event. The governorâs âVirtual Birthday and Holiday Receptionâ includes a price tag of $10,000 for those wishing to attend a private online reception with Cuomo, according to a flier obtained by the New…