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Sasse Pushes Back Against Nebraska GOP Over Plans to Censure Him

(Associated Press) U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska is pushing back against some fellow Republicans who want the state party to formally censure him for his outspoken criticism of President Donald Trump after the U.S. Capitol siege. Sasse on Thursday posted a YouTube video response to county GOP activists in Nebraska...

Senate Approves Budget Bill as Harris Casts Tiebreaker Vote

(Associated Press) The Senate early Friday approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan through the chamber without Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris was in the chair to cast the tie-breaking vote, her first. Democrats in the chamber applauded after Harris announced the...

GOP-Led Minn. Senate Tells Minneapolis They Must Pay Security Tab for Officer’s Trial

(Headline USA) Minnesota Senate Republicans on Thursday offered a counterproposal to Democratic Gov. Tim Walz's request for security funding ahead of next month's murder trial for the former police officer charged with killing George Floyd. The Republican proposal would target Minneapolis by requiring cities to pay for assistance provided by other...

Maricopa County Refusing to Hand Over Election Machines, Ballots to Arizona Lawmakers

Arizona’s Maricopa County is refusing to hand over voting machine equipment and ballots from the November general election as Arizona lawmakers try to investigate the county’s results. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, which announced its own audit on Jan. 27, missed a deadline this week to comply with a...

Missouri Poised to Pass Bills Creating Second-Amendment Sanctuary from Biden Admin

The Missouri House passed a bill this week prohibiting state law enforcement agencies from enforcing gun-control laws passed by the Biden administration. House Bill 85, dubbed the Second Amendment Preservation Act, would effectively invalidate federal laws or “other actions deemed to infringe on a person’s Second Amendment right to bear...

Trump Legal Team Balks at Dem. Impeachment Managers’ Attempted Perjury Trap

UPDATE: Former president Donald Trump's lawyers responded to a letter from Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., that sought to bait Trump into testifying under oath---and opening the door for Democrats to lay a perjury trap with questions on irrelevant subjects. Trump attorneys David Schoen and Bruce Castor shot down the...

Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom Faces Growing Recall Threat

More than one million Californians have reportedly signed a petition to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. The group looking to oust Newsom, led by retired Yolo County Deputy Sheriff Orrin Heatlie, said it has collected more than 1.3 million signatures of their goal of 2 million they hope to turn in...

UPDATE: Dems Narrowly Prevail in Unprecedented Move to Strip GOP Rep. of Committees

Shrugging off the inflammatory remarks that their own members have frequently made on social media and other forums, House Democrats managed by six votes to strip a member of the opposition party of two key committee assignments. Democrats voted 216--210 to move forward with the procedure, the Gateway Pundit reported. If...

Even CNN Notes Trouble on Horizon w/ Joe Biden’s Black-Sheep, Con-Artist Brother Frank

Amid a full-throttle effort to rehab the image of President Joe Biden's disgraced, ethically-challenged son Hunter, a new garbage fire is breaking out with Biden's sleazy and equally unethical younger brother Frank. Where Hunter and his other uncle, James, have pursued high-dollar influence-peddling operations with foreign governments and wealthy oligarchs,...

House GOP Keeps Cheney as No. 3 Leader; Stands by Greene

(Headline USA) House Republicans decided Wednesday to stand by two GOP lawmakers who have polarized the party, voting to retain Rep. Liz Cheney as their No. 3 leader and saying they’d fight a Democratic push to kick Rep. Marjorie Greene off her committees. In a 145-61 secret-ballot vote, House Republicans overwhelmingly...

Mich. Republican Makes Feeble Defense for His Impeachment Vote

(Headline USA) Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer, one of just 10 Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump over the siege of the Capitol, defended his decision while taking pointed criticism from voters Wednesday night. “What we witnessed at the Capitol — the attempted insurrection, the involvement of a sitting American...

MURDOCK: Dems Wrote the Playbook on Bad Behavior; Now They Want to Punish It

(Deroy Murdock, Headline USA) If Democrat hypocrisy were an energy source, Americans could leave the lights on around the clock and never see a bill. Democrats are roasting Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri for objecting to the Electoral College votes of Arizona and Pennsylvania...
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