A bipartisan group of dozens of former federal judges called Friday for the Senate to confirm Merrick Garland to lead the Department of Justice as attorney general. In a letter to Sens. Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Senate Judiciary Chair Richard…
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GOP candidates in Ohio Senate race compete over who is more pro-Trump
If you need further proof that former President Trump remains extremely popular and influential in the GOP, check out Ohio. In the battle for the 2022 Republican nomination for the Buckeye State’s open Senate seat, there’s been a rush by…
AOC calls for ‘full investigation’ of Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes amid coronavirus pandemic
New York State Assembly Republican Leader Will Barclay says ‘there is enough evidence to being this process, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined a chorus of New York lawmakers demanding an investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes during the…
Trump impeachment defense team puts Democrats on trial for past hot rhetoric: ‘Stop the hypocrisy’
Former President Trump‘s legal team tried to put Democrats on trial Friday by repeatedly playing clips of their past hot rhetoric and accusing liberals of setting a new “dangerous double standard” when it comes to Trump. Trump’s attorneys said the…
Psaki won’t say if Biden has confidence in Cuomo amid nursing home controversy, despite past praise
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday dodged a question about whether President Biden has confidence in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo amid the controversy surrounding underreported COVID-19 nursing home deaths in the state. Psaki was asked whether the president…
14 Democrats in NY Senate want repeal of Cuomo’s emergency powers
Fourteen New York Democrats are seeking to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of emergency powers granted to him throughout the COVID-19 pandemic after a top aide revealed his administration withheld data about nursing home deaths in New York from Justice Department investigators. …
Biden received more money from teachers unions and their employees than any candidate in 2020
President Biden received more contributions from teachers unions than any other candidate during the 2020 election cycle by a wide margin — underscoring the conundrum that may be headed for the White House if those same unions continue to oppose…
Darrell Issa, who helped bankroll Gray Davis recall, says anti-Newsom campaign ‘more important’
EXCLUSIVE: Republican Rep. Darrell Issa helped fund the recall effort against then-California Gov. Gray Davis in 2003, but the California congressman told Fox News that the push to recall current Gov. Gavin Newsom is “more important” than that effort. The…
Houses passes budget resolution for coronavirus relief after Senate’s marathon session
The House of Representatives on Friday passed an updated budget resolution sent over from the Senate that paves the way for Democrats to push through President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package without needing any GOP support. The vote was…
Cuomo blames nursing home scandal on ‘political attack’ by Trump admin
In his first public comments since a scathing attorney general report finding New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration undercounted nursing home deaths, the governor on Friday argued criticisms of him were a “political attack” that began with the Trump administration. “That was…