Quick Glance: MTG Calls Joe Biden a "Liar" as Republicans Derail SOTU
- "Some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset."
- "I'm not saying it's a majority," Biden said before being interrupted by loud boos.
- The tense exchange resulted in a brief back-and-forth with some members, including Rep.
- On several other occasions, Republicans heckled the president as he attempted to speak over their yells, including several occasions when GOP members in both chambers jibed Biden about the border.
The typical live stream from the U.S. House is focused on the dais and the desks from which members of each party address the chamber ... Show more https://wapo.st/3Ctzw33
Quick Glance: McCarthy fails to secure the Speakership as Gaetz gives the crucial vote
- Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) gave the decisive present vote for Speaker, stopping Rep.
- Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from obtaining the 217 total votes required to become Speaker.
- Republicans celebrated Gaetz when he cast his current vote, despite the fact that it stopped them from obtaining the 217 votes McCarthy required to win the election at the time.
- Hakeem Jeffries Tags Vote for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a comedian. Kevin McCarthy is a comedian. Lauren Boebert is a model. Gaetz, Matt Gaetz, Matt Michael Rogers Mr. Patrick McHenry Mr. Richard Hudson
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was voted to succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi as House Democratic Leader in January. Jeffries issued a warning to his Republican colleagues ... Show more
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will continue to represent San Francisco in Congress but she will not seek reelection as the Democratic caucus leader ... Show more
Kellyanne Conway said we can "soon" expect Donald Trump to announce a 2024 run for president. "As he would say, 'Wait and see ... Show more
Former White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah recalled a moment where former President Donald Trump admitted he lost the 2020 election ... Show more
Former aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Cassidy Hutchinson recalled a moment when she was told that former President Donald Trump said he ... Show more
The United Kingdom's new Conservative leader Liz Truss faced her first question time as prime minister on Wednesday ... Show more
President Joe Biden interrupted the First Lady's meeting on Wednesday in a wholesome moment. Opening the door briefly, the president interjected ... Show more
Donald Trump’s close ally Steve Bannon was found in guilty of contempt of Congress for not fulfilling a subpoena by the Jan ... Show more
Quick Glance: Bannon found guilty of contempt of Congress
- Donald Trump's former senior strategist was found guilty Friday of defying an investigating committee subpoena on January 6, 2021.
- The jury convicts former Trump aide Steve Bannon.
- Bannon purportedly spoke with Trump as recently as January 5, and prophesied in his podcast that "all hell would break loose" the next day.
- When the Proud Boys' deadly role in storming the Capitol was revealed later, Bannon claimed he had nothing to do with them.
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan warned that a lack of public confidence in the high court could spell danger for the U.S ... Show more
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Hilary Clinton campaign lawyer said he’s “relieved that justice ultimately prevailed” after a jury cleared him of lying to the FBI in a meeting over a tip ... Show more
Quick Glance: Michael Sussmann, Clinton's campaign lawyer, has been found not guilty in the Durham inquiry case.
- "Despite being falsely accused, I'm relieved that justice ultimately prevailed in my case," Sussmann added.
- During closing arguments on Friday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Algor told jurors that Sussmann "used his privilege as a high-powered Washington lawyer, as a former DOJ prosecutor, and as a friend ... to bypass normal channels and to expedite a meeting with the FBI's [now former] general counsel," James Baker.
- Sussmann's lawyer, Sean Berkowitz, told jurors that there had been different information from Baker and others about what Sussmann said in the encounter over the years.
Rep. Katie Porter questioned why guns aren’t as federally regulated as other consumer products Wednesday. “A consumer product that causes this much harm to ... Show more
Rep. Lisa McClain called out Democrats for “inconsistency” after the House voted to raise the age requirement to purchase military-style rifles from 18 to ... Show more https://www.newsweek.com/republican-complains-democrats-restrict-guns-not-gender-transition-lisa-mcclain-1714369
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Political science professor Robert Pape claimed former President Donald Trump became “more powerful” because the January 6 Capitol riots. “That is a very ... Show more https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-more-powerful-capitol-riot-great-replacement-theory-1713587
After the school massacre in Matthew McConaughey's hometown of Uvalde, the actor made his case for a change in gun policy at the White House ... Show more