Tag: Republican

McConnell and Graham Ask CBO ‘True Cost’ of Dem Reconciliation Bill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have blasted Democrats’ spending plans and asked for information on the “true cost” of Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill in a letter sent to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Since its earliest stages, Republicans across both chambers of Congress have opposed the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion…


GOP Should Learn From Impressive Dem Political Machine

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” – Sun Tzu, “The Art…


2 GOP Operatives Charged With Funneling $25,000 From Russian National Into 2016 Presidential Election Campaign

Two Republican political operatives have been charged with allegedly funneling $25,000 from an unnamed Russian national into a 2016 Presidential election campaign. Jesse Benton, 43, of Louisville, Kentucky, previously worked as an aide to Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), while Roy Douglas “Doug” Wead, 75, of Bonita Springs, Florida, previously served as an adviser to multiple presidential…


Republicans Demand Answers Over Claims That Exiled-Afghan Leader Fled With $169M in Cash

Two top House Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are demanding answers over the allegations that exiled Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country with $169 million in cash, as the Taliban terrorist group seized control of Kabul. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the top Republican on the committee, and Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), the ranking member on the National…


Republicans Demand Answers Over Claims That Exiled-Afghan Leader Fled With $169 Million in Cash

Two top House Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are demanding answers over the allegations that exiled Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country with $169 million in cash, as the Taliban terrorist group seized control of Kabul. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the top Republican on the committee, and Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), the ranking member on the National…


Republicans Look to Capitalize on Biden Afghan Fiasco in 2022

News Analysis In a press conference Tuesday morning led by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Republicans blasted the Biden administration for its handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, presaging likely Republican focuses in the 2022 midterm elections. Scalise began by blasting Biden’s handling of the ongoing situation, saying it has now devolved to the point that…


Americans Are Not as Far Apart Politically as Expected | Jordan Blashek

In the last few years, the political divide between the two parties, Republican and Democrat, seems much more pronounced. In the latest edition of California Insider, you’ll meet one half of a Republican-Democrat duo that traveled across the country looking for common ground between the two parties. Did they find it? The answer may surprise…


Kansas Rep. Davids Contracts COVID-19 Despite Vaccination

TOPEKA, Kan.—Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids tested positive Friday for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated against it and is in isolation at home. Davids said in a statement that she has had only mild symptoms from her breakthrough case. She said she was tested after undergoing outpatient surgery involving the parathyroid glands in the neck that regulate…


Kinzinger: Jan. 6 Committee Could Subpoena House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of two Republicans on the Jan. 6 select committee, said he wants to issue subpoenas to anyone who had contact with former President Donald Trump, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). “I would support subpoenas to anyone who can shed light on that,” Kinzinger, who voted to impeach the…


Sen. Collins: ‘Bipartisan’ Infrastructure Bill Has Support of at Least 10 Republican Senators

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Sunday that the $1 trillion infrastructure bill backed by the White House has at least 10 Republican senators, suggesting the measure will clear the 60-vote filibuster. Collins, in a comment on CNN’s “State of the Union,” said the bill has enough support to pass in the chamber this week. “I…