Senate leadership does not have committee assignments, but they do have a seat on the Rules Committee. It is rare when leadership attends a committee hearing, so consider this a BFD. Especially when the “Grim Reaper” of the Senate shows up to actually support a bill, rather than to kill it as he usually does. … Read more
Steve Benen reports, Why Liz Cheney is willing to campaign for Dems for the first time: By any fair measure, Rep. Liz Cheney is a conservative Republican. The Wyoming congresswoman voted with the Trump White House roughly 94% of the time, and up until last year, she was a member of the House GOP leadership … Read more
The Guardian reports, Alarm as Koch bankrolls dozens of election denier candidates: Fossil fuel giant Koch Industries has poured over $1m into backing – directly and indirectly – dozens of House and Senate candidates who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s win on 6 January 2021. Koch, which is controlled by multibillionaire Charles Koch, boasts a … Read more
Update to David Gordon’s post, Mark Finchem Demonstrates During His Debate With Adrian Fontes Just How Crazy He Is. Laurie Roberts of The Republic adds, It took only 30 minutes for Adrian Fontes to own Mark Finchem in their debate: Thursday night’s face-off between the two men who want to run Arizona’s elections showed exactly why … Read more
The wheels of justice turn slowly, but they turn. The Arizona Mirror reports, The J6 committee can get phone records for AZGOP leader Kelli Ward and her husband: The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has the right to see phone records for Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward and … Read more