WASHINGTON — House Republicans are threatening to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t hand over material from the Justice Department’s recent investigation of President Joe Biden. In a letter to Garland on Monday, House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) demanded… Continue reading Republicans Threaten Merrick Garland With Contempt Over Robert Hur Material
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House Republicans Subpoena IRS And FBI Agents Involved In Hunter Biden Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Monday subpoenaed several FBI and IRS agents involved in the federal investigation into Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden as the party weighs whether to open an impeachment inquiry into the president this fall. Leaders of the House Judiciary and Ways and Means committees demanded testimony from four agents who… Continue reading House Republicans Subpoena IRS And FBI Agents Involved In Hunter Biden Case
Hardline House Republicans Issue Demands To Prevent Shutdown
The chances for a government shutdown inched a bit higher Monday, as a group of rightwing House Republicans publicly declared what they will need to see in any stopgap bill to keep federal offices open past Sept. 30. The House Freedom Caucus, composed of conservative and libertarian members who try to push GOP leadership to… Continue reading Hardline House Republicans Issue Demands To Prevent Shutdown
Minnesota Gov. Scorches ‘Weird’ Republicans Set For GOP Debate
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) argued that the real loser of Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate will be the American people due to the “weird” selection of GOP candidates. “The minute they all step on the stage, the American people have lost,” Walz told “Meet The Press” host Chuck Todd on Sunday. “Are they going to… Continue reading Minnesota Gov. Scorches ‘Weird’ Republicans Set For GOP Debate
Georgia Conservatives’ Warning To Republicans: Nominate Trump, And We Will Lose
ATLANTA — Having lost the once reliably Republican state in 2020 and now under a racketeering indictment for trying to steal its presidential election after that loss, how can Donald Trump possibly win Georgia in 2024? Conservative activists, including those who voted for him twice, worry that the answer is pretty simple: He cannot. “I… Continue reading Georgia Conservatives’ Warning To Republicans: Nominate Trump, And We Will Lose
North Carolina Republicans finalize passage of an elections bill that could withstand a veto
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature finalized a far-reaching elections bill late Wednesday that would end a grace period for counting mailed absentee ballots, toughen same-day registration rules and empower partisan observers at polling places. The House voted 69-47 for changes it made to a measure that the Senate passed in June, followed quickly… Continue reading North Carolina Republicans finalize passage of an elections bill that could withstand a veto
Republicans target Biden White House’s emails with tech platforms
Internal corporate emails from social media companies are giving fresh momentum to Republicans’ long-standing claims that they’re being censored online — and in a twist, tech companies aren’t the ones getting blamed. Instead, the focus is on the White House. The emails have been published in two venues: as part of a federal lawsuit brought… Continue reading Republicans target Biden White House’s emails with tech platforms
Republicans Using Hunter Biden As Distraction From Trump, Democrats Say
WASHINGTON — Republicans have repeatedly claimed that the Biden administration has wielded the Justice Department to distract from their investigation into the Biden family. On Wednesday, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), released a report arguing that actually, it’s Republicans who are using their investigation of Hunter Biden to… Continue reading Republicans Using Hunter Biden As Distraction From Trump, Democrats Say
Republicans Say Trump’s Attempts To Undo An Election Should Be Litigated In Another Election
Republicans rushed to Donald Trump’s defense after he was indicted for a fourth time in as many months, alleging that politics motivated the criminal charges he faces for seeking to undo Georgia’s 2020 election results. If Democrats want to get rid of Trump, top GOP lawmakers argued this week, they should focus on defeating him… Continue reading Republicans Say Trump’s Attempts To Undo An Election Should Be Litigated In Another Election
Biden went four days without talking about the Maui fires, and Republicans say that’s proof he’s not addressing the devastation
WASHINGTON — It’s the sort of split-screen moment that no White House relishes. While Maui counted its dead Sunday, President Joe Biden sat on the beach in Delaware, rode his bicycle and said little about the deadliest wildfire to hit the U.S. in a century. “We’re looking at it,” he said, pedaling past reporters who… Continue reading Biden went four days without talking about the Maui fires, and Republicans say that’s proof he’s not addressing the devastation