Burr – The Politicus

My Race is an Issue

Most things in America are solved by either common sense, solemnity, or time. The one exception is race. Historically both the Democratic and Republican party has used race as a means of power and control. Although the Federalist Party is long dead, the current Republicans are fighting, legislating, and restoring...

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May 17, 2021

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NC-Sen: Disgraced Bathroom Bill Ex-Gov Jumps Into Senate GOP Primary

Some big news today out of North Carolina: Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s career in politics is not over. McCrory, a Republican who served one term as the state’s chief executive and 14 years as Charlotte’s mayor, has launched a campaign website announcing his run for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate...

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April 14, 2021

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PA-Sen: “He’s an a**hole, damnit”

Friendly reminder: retiring U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R. PA) is still an asshole and will not be missed: Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania on Thursday blocked a bill meant to bar private debt collectors from seizing checks issued as part of the recent stimulus bill. The law that Toomey...

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March 19, 2021

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Ivanka trial balloon for a senate run was always false, and Lara Trump is rated NC – serious

Ted Cruz still blames his daughters for that Cancun trip and Trump’s daddy’s girls are not quite as political as we had previous thought. Trump may have also gotten a “target letter” indicating that something something is coming for him. Much like Trump trying to get Ivanka in at the...

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February 19, 2021

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Seven people died on 1/6. Seven GOP senators voted for justice

The GQP senate is an honor-free zone with pro-wrestling byplay, save the magnificent seven dead. Mitch McConnell is doing his best to keep the reality-TV show kayfabe going. Lindsey Graham who proclaimed he’d “had enough” of Trump is now going to Florida on MAGA business. x Graham on Fox says he...

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February 15, 2021

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Shelby of Alabama Is 4th Republican Senator Who Will Retire in 2022

The Associated Press is reporting that Richard Shelby will not run for re-election for Alabama Senator. The 86 year old, who was originally a Democrat, has served in Washington for more than 40 years. apnews.com/… The senator in recent weeks told one close Alabama ally that he was not planning on...

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February 5, 2021

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NC-Sen: Jeff Jackson (D) Hauls In Over $500K Just Two Days After Announcing U.S. Senate Bid

Some big news happened this week out of North Carolina: Less than 48 hours after announcing his campaign for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2022, N.C. Sen. Jeff Jackson raised more than $500,000, with 90% of donations from North Carolinians, 78% of contributions under $100, and no contributions from...

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January 31, 2021

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NC-Sen: State Senator & War Vet Jeff Jackson (D) Gets Ready To Flip Richard Burr's (R) Seat Blue

Big news today out of North Carolina: x Hey folks – I'm officially running to serve North Carolina in the U.S. Senate. You deserve leadership that listens and learns. So we're making this a true 100 county campaign. This is Day One. Your support now means a lot:https://t.co/RyDJdgULeR pic.twitter.com/rGKgspujZK— Sen....

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January 26, 2021

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“Lord, would you allow Donald Trump to have a second term as president of the United States.”

God regrets that he took this Zoom call from Michele Bachmann, thinking it was Marsha Blackburn. x Former congresswoman Michele Bachmann has a personal request for God: “Lord, would you allow Donald Trump to have a second term as president of the United States.” pic.twitter.com/i7MafqysDU— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) December...

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December 4, 2020

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15 Days and Counting

We are fifteen days from electing the next President of the United States. Honestly, if you are still one of the undecideds, I would love to hear your reasons. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was widely criticized for saying if you do not vote for him “you ain’t black.” Other...

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October 19, 2020

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Packing the Court?

The Republican Party is in a tizzy over the prospect of Joe Biden being in favor of expanding the Supreme Court while they have packed courts across America. Of course, the GOP, masters that they are of incendiary language, scream court-packing at Biden and Harris at every opportunity. This is...

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October 12, 2020

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NC, AZ, MI, GA & CO-Sen: Morning Consult Has Dem Senate Candidates Leading In These 5 Races

Following up with my diary about Morning Consult’s polling showing Sen. Hypocritical Two-Faced Coward (R. SC) tied with Jaime Harrison (D. SC), Morning Consult also tested the other U.S. Senate races and here’s the really good news: x #NCsen:Cunningham (D) 47% (+9)Tillis (R-inc) 38%.#AZsen:Kelly (D) 49% (+9)McSally (R-inc) 40%.#COsen:Hickenlooper (D)...

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September 22, 2020

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Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday Did we hate being seventeen?

Seventeen is an American bimonthly teen magazine based in New York City. The magazine's reader-base is 13-to-19-year-old females and is published by New York City-based Hearst Corporation. Since its debut in New York City in August 1944.[2] It began as a publication geared toward inspiring teen girls to become model workers and citizens.[3] Soon after its debut, Seventeen took a more fashion- and romance-oriented...

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September 12, 2020

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VA-05, NC-08 & OH-10: Rep. Adam Schiff (D. CA) Helps Send These Black Leaders To Congress

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Received this e-mail from House Intelligence Committee Chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff (D. CA-28), in support of Cameron Webb (D. VA-05), Pat Timmons-Goodson (D. NC-08) and Desiree Tims’ (D. OH-10) congressional campaigns: At a time where we’re seeing a nationwide call for desperately-needed reforms to stop systemic racism and the killing...

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August 30, 2020

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SCOTUS rules on two Trump-related cases. Vance and Mazars: both 7-2 against Trump

Cases go back to the lower court, so the Trump tax returns issue will not get seen before the election, because it goes to the Grand Jury in Vance. In the case of the House with Mazars, it also goes back to the lower court on the issues of subpoenas, still blocking House committees...

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July 9, 2020

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GA-Sen B: Trump's DOJ Drops Investigations Into Corrupt GOPer's COVID-19 Insider Trading

Can’t say that I’m surprised. When you’re loyal to Trump, this is how you get rewarded: The Justice Department notified three senators on Tuesday that it will not pursue insider trading charges against them after an investigation into stock transactions from the early days of the coronavirus pandemic did not...

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May 26, 2020

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GA-Sen B: Trump's Advisors Also Worried About Kelly Loeffler (R) Costing Him Georgia

Oh yeah: President Trump’s advisers are increasingly concerned about Senator Kelly Loeffler’s campaign in Georgia, a newly competitive state where the president’s own poll numbers have tightened against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to people briefed on the discussions. Ms. Loeffler, a financial services executive with no...

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May 23, 2020

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NC-Sen: The Daily Beast, “NC GOP Worries Richard Burr (R) Scandal Could Take Down Thom Tillis (R)”

I highlighted the story last about whether or not U.S. Senator Richard Burr’s (R. NC) COVID-19 insider trading scandal would hurt his colleague, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis’ (R. NC) re-election bid: Democrats wasted little time in going after the state’s junior senator. In a statement, N.C. Democratic spokesman Robert Howard...

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May 19, 2020

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Robert Reich & DFA Call For Sen. Richard Burr (R. NC) To Resign Over COVID-19 Insider Trading

Received this e-mail today from former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, on behalf of Democracy for America: Robert Reich A little over a month ago, I emailed you about Senator Richard Burr, who sold off millions of dollars in stocks after gaining insider information about the impending pandemic and coming...

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May 16, 2020

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Slate's The Surge Highlights These 7 Battleground States That Make Up Joe Biden's Path To Victory

Received this e-mail from Slate Magazine’s The Surge that emphasizes the top seven battleground states that Joe Biden’s campaign should heavily focus on in order to win over 270 electoral votes. Here they are in their order: 1. Florida We’ve grown accustomed to a trend in election night coverage of...

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May 16, 2020

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NC-Sen: “Will the FBI probe into Sen. Richard Burr (R) affect Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R) re-election?”

The Charlotte Observer has a good piece out asking political experts about whether or not U.S. Senator Richard Burr’s (R. NC) FBI probe will have any effect on U.S. Senator Thom Tillis’ (R. NC) re-election campaign. Republican operatives are doubtful but that’s not stopping Democrats from using Burr’s scandal to...

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May 15, 2020

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BREAKING! FBI Serves Search Warrant On Sen. Richard Burr (R. NC) Amid Stock Trading Controversy

This just in: News: The FBI served a warrant on Senator a Richard Burr tonight and seized his cell phone https://t.co/m7LmCDwNUH — Yashar Ali 🐘 یاشار (@yashar) May 14, 2020 Federal agents seized a cellphone belonging to a prominent Republican senator on Wednesday night as part of the Justice Department’s...

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May 14, 2020

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LIVE BLOG: daily COVID Taskforce briefing – for want of a nail buffing the country was lost

Live Blog below 5:30* PM EDT (it rarely starts on time) Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing The White House Texas Lt. Gov. @DanPatrick, defending reopening & risking more virus, said “There are more important things than living.” He did not specify exactly what things. When...

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April 21, 2020

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GA-Sen: GOPers That Sold Stocks During COVID-19 Pandemic Now On Committee To Reopen Economy

Kudos to Julia Conley at Common Dreams for capturing this: Three weeks after government watchdogs demanded the resignation of U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and Richard Burr following reports that both responded to briefings about the burgeoning coronavirus pandemic in late January by selling millions of dollars in stocks, critics slammed...

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April 18, 2020

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KY-Sen: AlterNet, “Moscow Mitch's Substantial Statewide Ad Buy Proves He Fears Amy McGrath (D)”

AlterNet has a great piece out that analyzes how competitive the U.S. Senate race between U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R. KY) and Lt. Colonel Amy McGrath (D. KY): In Kentucky, Democratic senatorial candidate Amy McGrath has been waging an aggressive campaign against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who...

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April 18, 2020

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GA-Sen B: Axios, “Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) traded $1.4 million in stock during coronavirus pandemic”

This is really bad: Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher, purchased and sold about $1.4 million in stock during the market panic set off by the coronavirus pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reports. Why it matters: Though the couple still lost money, they were able to limit...

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April 1, 2020

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U.S. COVID-19 response must expand and federalize Medicaid in all 50 states

Six years before he was outed as the Coronavirus equivalent of a war profiteer, Republican Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) summed up the GOP’s health care plan. “The American system has access to healthcare for everybody,” Burr said, “It's called the emergency room.” Of course, that go-to Republican ER talking point...

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March 29, 2020

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Fox News National Poll Has Joe Biden Beating Trump 49-40

In case you missed this, Fox News has a new poll out: Former Vice President Joe Biden bests President Donald Trump by nine points in a 2020 ballot test, in the first Fox News Poll since Biden became the de facto Democratic nominee. In a head-to-head presidential matchup, Biden is...

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March 28, 2020

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NC & GA-Sen B: AOC Keeps The Call For Richard Burr (R) & Kelly Loeffler's (R) Resignations

Received this e-mail today from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D. NY-14): Sen. Richard Burr (R. NC) & Kelly Loeffler (R. GA) My stomach is churning. Senators Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler are already millionaires. In January, they were given a briefing by top Trump administration officials about the threat of coronavirus....

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March 28, 2020

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Jimmy Kimmel To Interview Joe Biden Tonight Before Returning To Television On Monday

Heads up: Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return to television on Monday (March 30) with remotely produced episodes. Host Jimmy Kimmel just dropped the news on Twitter and announced presidential candidate Joe Biden as his guest for tonight’s (March 25) abbreviated quarantine digital edition of the program. x A new quarantine...

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March 26, 2020

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NC-Sen: DFA Helps Cal Cunningham (D) Defeat 1 Of North Carolina's 2 Corrupt GOP Senators

Received this e-mail from Democracy for America in support of Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaign: Last week, we learned conservative Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), the Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, dumped up to $1.6 million in stock before the stock-market crash after he received classified nonpublic information...

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March 26, 2020

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NC-Sen & Gov: PPP Shows Voters Really Don't Like Both GOP Senators, Strongly Approve Of Dem Gov

PPP has some bad news for U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R. NC), Thom Tillis (R. NC), and Donald Trump and some very good news for Governor Roy Cooper (D. NC): 50% of voters in the state think Burr should resign to 24% who think he should remain in office. Democrats...

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March 24, 2020

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GA-Sen A & B: Now BOTH of GA's GOP Senators Busted For Stock Trading During Coronavirus Pandemic

Wow: Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., sold as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid fears about the coronavirus epidemic. But Georgia Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler also bought and sold stocks during the same time they were receiving briefings...

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March 20, 2020

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GA-Sen B: The Daily Beast, “Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing”

Here comes another one: The Senate’s newest member sold off seven figures’ worth of stock holdings in the days and weeks after a private, all-senators meeting on the novel coronavirus that subsequently hammered U.S. equities. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) reported the first sale of stock jointly owned by her and...

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March 20, 2020

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AOC & Tucker Carlson Agree On One Thing: Sen. Richard Burr (R. NC) Needs To Resign

So I’m sure you’re all caught up to speed but just in case: Three weeks ago, the Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee privately warned dozens of donors about the harrowing impact the coronavirus would have on the United States, while keeping the general public in the dark. In...

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March 20, 2020

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who knew? multiple violations of the STOCK Act (Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge)

When Chris Collins, Trump’s first endorser, got caught making a stock dump while on the WH lawn, one assumed that other legislators would be chastened, but no, during the worst ever days of the stock market several Senators seem to have gotten caught. It was a small number but clearly about...

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March 20, 2020

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GOP Senate Intelligence chair dumped up to $1.6 million in stock just before market started crashing

Daily Kos’ Kerry Eleveld reported on Part I of this outrage earlier today. In sum, Republican Sen. Richard Burr, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, warned a group of wealthy insiders that the coronavirus would be a big, serious deal — even as Donald Trump was downplaying the danger at every...

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March 19, 2020

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“You see, I know the Truth” – Donald J. Trump, despite the 'Crimson Contagion' report

The daily WH brief hosted by IMPOTUS is now becoming a Real Housewives show in the absence of campaign rallies and chopper talk. More whining about the press verging into intoning his complaints about the media, including Trump flirting with the OAN reporter. The reality is that new or complementary therapies won’t...

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March 19, 2020

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Festivus, but what for the Rest of Us

I was transported yesterday from the East Room of the White House back to 1997 when the President spoke yesterday before an assembled group of embarrassing open-mouthed American political seals. In that year, the Seinfeld episode entitled the Strike aired December 18, 1997 and introduced the pseudo-celebratory idea of Festivus....

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February 7, 2020

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Having your cake in time for World War Six

Every GOP senator is getting a delivery and demonstrations are scheduled. But will Lev Parnas and his ankle monitor get past the security checkpoint at the Capitol. Trump was tweeting at 1am this morning. x These sheet cakes are being delivered today to ALL Republican Senators. Ã°ÂŸÂÂ° #ImpeachmentCakes #JohnBoltonMustTestify pic.twitter.com/KQ2FQaVIe6 —...

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January 29, 2020

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Things the Media Has Missed About Upcoming Senate Trial of Trump.

I’m not a lawyer nor a constitutional scholar, but the Media has not being doing its job when it comes to covering the upcoming Senate trial of Trump. I know. “A real shocker there Merlin. Have you thought about auditioning for the role of Captain Obvious?” Hear me out for...

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January 19, 2020

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will Individual-1 get off as clean as a whistle-blower

A new article at Politico tries to isolate the justification for a presidential request from a foreign government(s). It only proves that the smoking gun is yet still a smoldering arsenal, now that there are multiple whistle-blowers. Here’s the big question on which the potential impeachment of President Donald Trump could...

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October 6, 2019

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GOP senator: Releasing the Ukraine transcript was a 'huge mistake'

Since Donald Trump thinks he can do no wrong, he apparently didn’t fully comprehend the danger inherent in releasing the transcript of his call with Ukraine’s new president. But less brain-damaged Republicans apparently understand the gravity of the situation that the 8,000-pound White House gorilla has put them in. The...

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September 25, 2019

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SJC Chairman tells Don Jr. to Ignore Senate Intel Subpoena

Lindsay Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the committee that passes on judges and Attorneys General, the committee that is the bedrock of the rule of law, is telling Don Jr. to ignore a lawfully issued subpoena from another Senate committee: Graham told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo...

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May 13, 2019

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'Beware of Geeks bearing gifts'

You know, I may be old, but even I’m not old enough to have forgotten this stuff already. Ah, it seems like only yesterday, but was in reality only about two years ago when House Intel Chair Devin Nunes, who looks mostly like something you see laying at the bottom of a...

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May 9, 2019

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Adam Schiff: Evidence of collusion 'in plain sight,' Mueller may not have final word

Well, this seems almost designed to make Donald Trump lose his omelet. On CNN’s State of the Union this morning, House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff not only said that collusion is an open secret, he also implied that the heat won’t be off Trump even if Robert Mueller fails to produce...

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February 17, 2019

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NC-Sen: Thom Tillis (R) Really Wants This Vote-Suppressor-In-Chief To Become A Lifetime Judge

Here’s another crucial fight to protect the right to vote: The Senate postponed to next week the confirmation vote on Raleigh attorney Thomas Farr to be a federal judge in the Eastern District of North Carolina. The vote was scheduled for noon Thursday, but shortly after 11 a.m. it was...

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November 29, 2018

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Chuck Grassley Blocks Filling Vital National Security Post In Effort to Undermine Mueller.

(R) Senator Chuck Grassley is blocking the appointment of William Evanina, an Obama appointee who was nominated by Trump to be director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center in an effort to probe and undermine Bob Mueller's investigation into ties between the Trump Campaign and Russia. Mother Jones “Sen. Chuck Grassley...

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September 8, 2018

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COHEN: 2 TRUMP: 0 MUELLER: 10

When it comes to Michael Cohen's guilty plea in federal court the day before yesterday, let's ignore Donald Trump for just a moment. There will be plenty of time to talk about The Tangerine Tantrum Machine, but I got my greatest case of the warm-and-fuzzies from a different source. And...

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August 23, 2018

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Day Three: Media pass on GOP47 ignorance of United Nations, nuke deals, and Non-Proliferation Treaty

Al Jazeera gets it right !! Bottom of this diary. – – – First the obvious: negotiations with Iran are a multinational process. This is not an American treaty. No way, no how. The five Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council — the United States, Russia, China, United...

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