The most humiliating moment in Kevin McCarthy’s life was his march up the aisle tonight to get Matt Gaetz vote—the 1 vote he needed to become Speaker—and failing spectacularly.
Hmmm. I just had a bizarre experience, involving a global news organisation and a trillion dollar corporation. (I got caught in the middle, so... owch.)
It’s not the sort of experience the people involved usually talk about in public… so I think I’ll talk about it in public.
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Taxpayers paid to put up @DougDucey wall of border containers. Now they're spending another $76M to tear it down and cart it away. https://t.co/4tuQujCgzb
Supreme Court: Just because AZ lawmakers approved Open Meeting Law and said it covers their activities doesn't mean they actually have to OBEY the law -- or that they can be sued in court for refusing. https://t.co/lNdN0EiD9A
I think bringing bullshit lawsuits to con people out of their money is more dangerous to “trust in the election process” than holding lawyers accountable for participating in frivolous lawsuits.
It’s fitting that an article highlighting the most constructive Congress in generations ends with a quote from the republicans’ leader vowing to end Congress’s productivity as soon as possible.
https://t.co/u57uXX2WDO
Years ago I called out trump treasury head mnuchin for breaking the law to his face. He lied on live TV. Tonight we learned I was right he broke the law to protect trump’s taxes.
Asylum is legal immigration.
There's no "port of entry" requirement.
There's no "visa" requirement.
There's no "first country" requirement.
You enter the United States, and you apply for asylum.
Because asylum is legal immigration. Period.
Period.
!! O’Brien testified that Sen. MCCONNELL called him on Jan. 8 and raised a concern that Navy SEAL teams sympathetic to Trump were organizing to block Biden’s inauguration.
The Supreme Court, under Chief Justice John Roberts, has been an ethical disaster. @SheldonforRI and @RepHankJohnson know it's time for Congress to act, because Roberts refuses to do anything.
My latest in @thenation
https://t.co/JCNegZQKXi