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'Eerie parallel' seen in Elon Musk's grip over GOP: historian
1 hour, 29 minutes ago

'Eerie parallel' seen in Elon Musk's grip over GOP: historian

Raw Story  

X owner Elon Musk flexed his political muscles last week when he used his platform to kill a bipartisan deal to keep the federal government open. According to Vanderbilt University historian Nicole Hemmer, this kind of outside influence is hardly novel for Republicans, who for decades received their marching orders from the late right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh. Writing at …

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'We're not serious about passing a budget': GOP lawmaker trashes own party on CNN
20 hours, 36 minutes ago

'We're not serious about passing a budget': GOP lawmaker trashes own party on CNN

Raw Story  

One of the 38 Republican House members who voted no on the budget bill passed in the wee hours of Saturday with the help of Democrats expressed his displeasure with his own party on CNN Sunday morning. Appearing on "State of the Union" with host Dana Bash, Rep. Tim Burchett, a frequent guest on cable networks lately, claimed he came …

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Maria Bartiromo grills Trump spokeswoman on GOP: '38 of them voted against Trump's agenda'
21 hours, 56 minutes ago

Maria Bartiromo grills Trump spokeswoman on GOP: '38 of them voted against Trump's agenda'

Raw Story  

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo pressed incoming White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt after 38 Republicans voted against President-elect Donald Trump's last-minute demand to raise the debt ceiling as part of a bill to prevent a government shutdown. During an interview on Sunday Morning Futures, Bartiromo told Leavitt that "drama" broke out on Capitol Hill due to Trump's demands derailing …

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Experts stunned by report of GOP rep allegedly found in dementia facility
22 hours, 44 minutes ago

Experts stunned by report of GOP rep allegedly found in dementia facility

Raw Story  

Rep. Kay Granger had been "missing" for several months, before The Dallas Express staff writer Carlos Turcios reported Friday that the newspaper allegedly discovered the Republican lawmaker's whereabouts. Turcios reported, "According to Ms. Granger’s roll call vote page, Grangers last vote was on July 24th, 2024," and when the newspaper tried contacting the Lone Star state lawmakers' Texas and DC …

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'You are so influenced': Fox News host confronts GOP senator for bowing down to Elon Musk
23 hours, 8 minutes ago

'You are so influenced': Fox News host confronts GOP senator for bowing down to Elon Musk

Raw Story  

Sen. Markwayne Mullin attacked Hunter Biden when asked about billionaire Elon Musk's outsized role in influencing President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party. "We're going to bring in Elon Musk and allow him to help us see what we aren't being able to see," Mullin told host Shannon Bream, referring to the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency. "The Shanghai plant …

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'Must not be ignored': Ex-prosecutor highlights GOP ploy that's 'not even close to normal'
1 day, 11 hours ago

'Must not be ignored': Ex-prosecutor highlights GOP ploy that's 'not even close to normal'

Raw Story  

Will a political prosecution of former former Rep. Liz Cheney be successful? "No dice," says one former prosecutor who warns that the threat still shouldn't be ignored. Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig swiftly poured cold water on House Republicans’ claims that former Rep. Liz Cheney broke the law for her work on the Jan. 6 committee – and suggested that …

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Transforming the party: Democrats have failed us — it's time to rebuild from the ground up
1 day, 14 hours ago

Transforming the party: Democrats have failed us — it's time to rebuild from the ground up

Salon  

Would it not be simpler for the government to dissolve the people and elect another? — Bertolt Brecht It took just over three weeks for top aides on the Kamala Harris campaign to appear on "Pod Save America" and, as a HuffPost writer put it, suggest they'd been doomed all along by a fossilized sense “that there just wasn’t much …

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'Guess what? Trump can't primary all of us': GOP lawmakers threaten revolt over bullying
1 day, 19 hours ago

'Guess what? Trump can't primary all of us': GOP lawmakers threaten revolt over bullying

Raw Story  

According to multiple journalists appearing on MSNBC on Saturday afternoon, there is a growing belief that Donald Trump won't be getting everything his heart desires from GOP lawmakers when he is sworn in on January 20. Speaking with host Alex Witt, Melanie Zanona of Punchbowl News claimed that the sheer number of Republican House members who balked at the version …

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GOP lawmakers now face job danger from 'Musk Republicans' in 2026: ex-RNC official
1 day, 22 hours ago

GOP lawmakers now face job danger from 'Musk Republicans' in 2026: ex-RNC official

Raw Story  

During a discussion with the president of the House Majority PAC which is aiming at retaking control of the House from the GOP in 2026, former RNC head Michael Steele said there is a looming civil war coming in the Republican Party at the same time due to the machinations of Elon Musk. With the Democratic campaign strategist Mike Smith …

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'We got a big mess on our hands': GOP senator undercuts hope of a smooth Trump transition
2 days, 1 hour ago

'We got a big mess on our hands': GOP senator undercuts hope of a smooth Trump transition

Raw Story  

While most Republicans were declaring victory at getting a budget deal done late Friday night to avoid a government shutdown, one GOP senator exuded gloom about what had transpired and predicted the first few months of Donald Trump's presidency will remain chaotic. In an interview, Sen. Ron Johnson poured cold water on the deal, saying it was shortsighted to not …

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CNN anchor cuts off GOP strategist griping that Dems pre-writing 'dystopian fan fiction'
2 days, 10 hours ago

CNN anchor cuts off GOP strategist griping that Dems pre-writing 'dystopian fan fiction'

Raw Story  

A CNN anchor politely interjected as a Republican strategist bemoaned that Democrats are pre-writing "dystopian fan fiction" about President-elect Donald Trump's incoming pick to lead the FBI. Patel's statements became the topic of conversation Friday night on CNN's "The Source," with anchor Kaitlan Collins pointing to an interview in The Bulwark with Bannon, where Bannon said Patel is serious about …

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US: House approves funding bill hours before govt shutdown deadline
2 days, 12 hours ago

US: House approves funding bill hours before govt shutdown deadline

Deccan Chronicle  

Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan late Friday from Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.Johnson insisted Congress would "meet our obligations" and not allow federal operations to shutter ahead of the …

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'Future generations deserve better': MAGA lawmaker fires warning shot at GOP
2 days, 12 hours ago

'Future generations deserve better': MAGA lawmaker fires warning shot at GOP

Raw Story  

A MAGA Republican was none too pleased with his party on Friday night and accused the GOP-led House — which passed a temporary funding bill Friday evening following a week of chaotic negotiations — of shirking its responsibility to "bring down spending." Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland's only Republican in Congress, backed Louisiana’s Mike Johnson for House speaker last year, but …

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'Wholly irrational': Columnist says GOP shutdown 'love affair' sets them up for failure
2 days, 12 hours ago

'Wholly irrational': Columnist says GOP shutdown 'love affair' sets them up for failure

Raw Story  

After days of upheaval following tech billionaire Elon Musk strong-arming the House GOP into killing a bipartisan budget agreement and setting the stage for a government shutdown, a compromise was salvaged at the last minute with the passage of a slightly pared-down spending agreement — with the backing of House Democrats. As for using a shutdown as a political bargaining …

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'Rubber-stamped absolute zealots': GOP senator melts down as Biden breaks Trump record
2 days, 13 hours ago

'Rubber-stamped absolute zealots': GOP senator melts down as Biden breaks Trump record

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden surpassed President-elect Donald Trump's judicial nominee record on Friday, leading to a chorus of cheers from Democrats in Congress — and a forceful boo from at least one firebrand Republican. He's set to depart office after appointing one Supreme Court justice, 45 appeals court judges, 187 district court judges and a pair of International Trade Court judges, …

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Swalwell gives profane advice to GOP amid 'nonsense' to avoid 'falling down' next year
2 days, 14 hours ago

Swalwell gives profane advice to GOP amid 'nonsense' to avoid 'falling down' next year

Raw Story  

A California Democrat gave Republicans a piece of his mind following a vote Friday night on a temporary spending bill, echoing a profane sentiment felt by millions of Americans: "Get your s--- together." The House voted at the 11th hour to temporarily fund the government with a new bill following the collapse of their own revised bill, which became necessary …

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'Stopped them from blowing up the debt ceiling': Dem jabs GOP as House OKs spending bill
2 days, 14 hours ago

'Stopped them from blowing up the debt ceiling': Dem jabs GOP as House OKs spending bill

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin took a moment to cheer Friday night on the steps of the Capitol following a much-anticipated vote in the House on what turned out to be a contentious back-and-forth on a spending bill to avert a holiday shutdown. Raskin jabbed his GOP colleagues, telling reporters he wanted to take a moment to "appreciate the fact that we've …

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A judge says Missouri’s GOP governor has the power to replace a Democratic county’s prosecutor
2 days, 15 hours ago

A judge says Missouri’s GOP governor has the power to replace a Democratic county’s prosecutor

Associated Press  

— A Missouri judge ruled Friday that the state’s Republican governor, not a local Democratic official, has the power to fill a vacancy in the prosecutor’s office for the state’s most populous county. A spokesperson said St. Louis County would appeal St. Louis Circuit Judge Brian May’s decision siding with Gov. “The voice of St. Louis County residents is taken …

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'Foolish': McConnell blasts Republicans pushing Christmas shutdown in leadership farewell
2 days, 15 hours ago

'Foolish': McConnell blasts Republicans pushing Christmas shutdown in leadership farewell

Raw Story  

Sen. Mitch McConnell gave a leadership farewell speech in the Senate on Friday as he prepares to step down as Senate Republican Leader, reported CNN — and took a parting shot at his colleagues in the House whose last-minute obedience to threats from tech billionaire Elon Musk led to a bipartisan funding agreement falling apart, and a possible government shutdown. …

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'You can't govern': CNN anchor confronts GOP lawmaker ahead of vote on spending bill
2 days, 15 hours ago

'You can't govern': CNN anchor confronts GOP lawmaker ahead of vote on spending bill

Raw Story  

Attempts by Rep. Mike Lawler to shift blame on the looming government shutdown on President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats provoked a testy exchange from a CNN host who immediately called out the lawmaker – and his Republican colleagues. He's the sitting president of the United States, nobody has heard a word from Joe Biden or the White House, and …

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'Not going to get better': GOP bemoans chaos as they realize Trump agenda in jeopardy
2 days, 17 hours ago

'Not going to get better': GOP bemoans chaos as they realize Trump agenda in jeopardy

Raw Story  

Republicans have just gone through days of chaos on Capitol Hill after tech billionaire Elon Musk blew up a bipartisan continuing resolution by threatening to fund primaries of GOP lawmakers, which forced Republicans to replace it with a slimmed-down, partisan version that cut several vital programs, only to watch that version fail to pass it as dozens of their own …

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Tennessee’s GOP governor is pardoning 43 more people. He stresses it’s not like what Biden did
2 days, 18 hours ago

Tennessee’s GOP governor is pardoning 43 more people. He stresses it’s not like what Biden did

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Friday announced he is pardoning 43 people who have served out their sentences, stressing that his actions are “very different” than President Joe Biden’s recent wave of commutations. But this time around, Lee specifically noted that he chose not to shorten any sentences — known as commutations — in his yearly …

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'Does not bode well': Ex-Trump official warns plans already at risk of being derailed
2 days, 18 hours ago

'Does not bode well': Ex-Trump official warns plans already at risk of being derailed

Raw Story  

The bedlam unfolding on Capitol Hill over passing a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown could portend trouble for the GOP's broader legislative agenda, former Donald Trump director of legislative affairs Marc Short told CNBC News on Friday. CNBC anchor Carl Quintanilla asked Short whether tech billionaire Elon Musk's interference in the process — which led the GOP caucus …

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Trump's new enemy could 'bring the Republican agenda to a halt': ex-GOP lawmaker
2 days, 18 hours ago

Trump's new enemy could 'bring the Republican agenda to a halt': ex-GOP lawmaker

Raw Story  

Donald Trump may have caused headaches for himself by making an enemy of a Texas Republican, according to a former lawmaker. The president-elect singled out Rep. Chip Roy this week on social media after the congressman joined 38 GOP lawmakers who opposed a Trump-endorsed bill that would have increased the debt limit as part of a measure to keep the …

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