House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), is doubling down on her calls for a 9/11-style commission on the January 6 insurrectionist attack on the Capitol, following the impeachment and acquittal GQP jury nullification of former President Donald Trump in the Senate over the weekend. Pelosi had first suggested the creation of such a commission two weeks ago. … Read more
Update to Time For The Biden Administration To Save The U.S. Postal Service. The Washington Post reported on Friday about Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s continuing sabotage of the U.S. Postal Service. Postmaster general’s new plan for USPS is said to include slower mail and higher prices: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is preparing to put all … Read more
A justifiably angry House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ruled out censure after Trump acquittal: After the Senate voted to acquit former President Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday ruled out censuring the former president — an idea that several Republicans had floated in recent days. “Censure is a slap in the face of the Constitution. … Read more
Last week Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, who defend the filibuster, voted in favor of a budget resolution by the reconciliation process. That budget resolution includes President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package that includes $1,400 relief payments to Americans (combined with the $600 enacted in December, rounds up to $2,000). Sens. Joe Manchin … Read more
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) writes at the Washington Post, My fellow Republicans, convicting Trump is necessary to save America: Winston Churchill famously said, “Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” All Americans, but especially my fellow Republicans, should remember this wisdom during the Senate’s trial of former president Donald Trump. … Read more