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3 weeks ago

Congress clears government shutdown patch following Trump, Musk disruptions

Politico

Congressional Democrats, howling about the way the two billionaire businessmen pressured and threatened Republicans into backtracking on the agreement, largely voted in favor of the package in the end. “The president put his stamp on it, so let’s get ‘er done,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Friday night. “I’m disappointed that E-15 wasn’t in there, very, very disappointed,” Sen. Joni Ernst …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump orders Senate GOP not to ‘fast-track’ confirmations — Will some nominees change?

Raw Story

After strongly defending even his most controversial nominees, and amid growing skepticism, pushback, and occasional mockery, even from Republican senators, President-elect Donald Trump issued a confusing statement Tuesday night, ordering Senate Republicans to not "fast track" any "nominations." "To all Senate Republicans: NO DEAL WITH DEMOCRATS TO FAST TRACK NOMINATIONS AT THE END OF THIS CONGRESS," Trump wrote Tuesday night …

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Another Federal Judge Reverses Decision To Retire, Ruins Trump’s Plans To Fill His Seat

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — For the third time since Donald Trump won the presidential election last month, a federal judge is canceling plans for retirement, effectively denying Trump the ability to fill that court seat with someone younger and more ideologically conservative. Park made it all the way through the Senate nomination process and was waiting for a final …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

'Never again': MAGA attorney threatens 'attitude adjustment' for senators opposing Trump

Raw Story

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina stirred things up in MAGA world over the weekend when he suggested that Donald Trump's current strategy for backing his nominees could backfire. Tillis gave an interview with Fox News, during which he spoke out about Trump's pressure campaign to get his controversial nominees, such as Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard and Pete …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

'A lot of risks': GOP Senator puts Trump on notice that nomination strategy may backfire

Raw Story

Donald Trump on Sunday was warned by a Republican Senator that the President-elect's current strategy for pushing his Cabinet nominations could backfire. Sen. Thom Tillis gave an interview with Fox News over the weekend, during which he spoke out about Trump's pressure campaign to get his controversial nominees confirmed. Tillis said the maneuvering will “run a lot of risks,” "including …

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55 years ago

December 15, 2024 - Presidential transition news

CNN

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina blames “third parties,” not the president-elect, for pressure on senators to fall in line behind Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. “I don’t believe that it’s coming directly out of Mar-a-Lago,” Tillis said of the pressure campaigns in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” “If people want to play the outside game, then they run …

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1 month ago

The Republican Senator stuck in the middle of Trump’s confirmations fight

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy On Monday, Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina sent a …

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UC Irvine hosts CSU Bakersfield after Tillis’ 25-point outing

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners at UC Irvine Anteaters Irvine, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Anteaters -15; over/under is 134 BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine plays CSU Bakersfield after Devin Tillis scored 25 points in UC Irvine’s 67-60 victory against the Towson Tigers. UC Irvine …

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Tillis scores 15, UC Irvine knocks off Kennesaw State 76-59 at Western Slam

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! LETHBRIDGE, Alberta — Devin Tillis had 15 points in UC Irvine’s 76-59 win over Kennesaw State on Thursday night at the Western Slam, Tillis went 6 of 8 from the field for the Anteaters. UC Irvine is off to its best start since it won …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump promised federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe. Will he follow through?

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the swing state. There are questions about Trump’s next move Several tribes, including the only one that is federally recognized in North Carolina, argue that if the Lumbee Tribe wants federal acknowledgment, it …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump warned by GOP senator that Tulsi Gabbard faces a hard road to confirmation

Raw Story

Now that scandal-plagued ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz has stepped aside as Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, Republicans are sending out signals that his other cabinet nominees will be receiving increased scrutiny after the "botched" selection. In a report from the Wall Street Journal, there is evidence that GOP lawmakers –– particularly those in the Senate who will have a …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

GOP says good riddance to Gaetz — with most refusing to even say his name

Raw Story

WASHINGTON – Republicans on Capitol Hill are privately celebrating after former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination for attorney general. “So you don’t even want to talk about Matt Gaetz?” Raw Story asked the incoming chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee in a cramped Capitol elevator. “If you got a non-Gaetz question, you’re first,” Sen. Thom Tillis told Raw Story. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why the Matt Gaetz report blew up the Ethics Committee

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Wednesday, the House Ethics Committee met for more than an hour in the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Here Are the GOP Senators Best Positioned to Take on Trump

Politico

Not that this is the Hollywood version of the Senate. Yes, it’s those senators who may never have to face Republican primary voters again and are therefore immune from Trump’s greatest power — his control of the GOP base. It’s worth watching, though, because this same bloc of Republican lawmakers would also be the most likely to reemerge later in …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Order in the Senate!' Sparks fly as Rand Paul derails GOP-backed hurricane relief bill

Raw Story

Sen. Rand Paul clashed with Sen. Thom Tillis over a bill to provide disaster relief funding to parts of Virginia and North Carolina recently devastated by a hurricane. In a Senate floor speech on Thursday, Tillis called for the relief bill to be passed by unanimous consent. "This bill, if it got amended, has no prayer," the North Carolina lawmaker …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Order in the Senate!' Sparks fly as Rand Paul derails GOP-backed hurricane relief bill

Raw Story

Sen. Rand Paul clashed with Sen. Thom Tillis over a bill to provide disaster relief funding to parts of Virginia and North Carolina recently devastated by a hurricane. In a Senate floor speech on Thursday, Tillis called for the relief bill to be passed by unanimous consent. "This bill, if it got amended, has no prayer," the North Carolina lawmaker …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Gaetz faces rocky road to confirmation as pressure builds for release of House ethics probe

CNN

CNN — Top Senate Republicans are withholding support for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general, while Democrats and at least one prominent GOP senator call for the release of an ethics report into the former congressman. Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he “absolutely” wants to see the House …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump throws Senate into chaos with Gaetz and Gabbard nominations

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Listen, Donald Trump just won the popular vote for the first time as a …

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3 months, 1 week ago

43 members of Congress violated stock law

Raw Story

At least 62 members of 118th Congress have violated a federal insider trading and conflicts-of-interest law, a Raw Story analysis of congressional financial disclosures reveals. Raw Story reported in June that Allen was late in disclosing his spouse’s March 27 sale — valued between $100,001 to $250,000 — of stock in SouthState Corporation, a financial services company. "Sen. Hagerty did …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

The North Carolina Republican stuck between Mark Robinson and Trump

The Independent

Embattled gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson was not the only Republican absent at former president Donald Trump’s rally in Wilmington, North Carolina last weekend. Back in 2023, Tillis endorsed Bill Graham in the primary for governor rather than Robinson, which led to Robinson calling Tillis “North Carolina’s Mitt Romney”. “Not many Republicans in North Carolina have done so, so credit to …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

GOP senator demands Democrats be 'intellectually honest' in their Mark Robinson attacks

Raw Story

Sen. Thom Tillis on Wednesday blasted "political hacks" who are suggesting embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson could harm the party up-ballot, and slammed Democratic attacks against his party, pointing out that Vice President Kamala Harris once praised Sean "Diddy" Combs. Tillis told Raw Story on Wednesday that he doesn't believe Robinson will have an up-ballot impact on North Carolina …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Embattled NC Republican must take 'legal action' — or 'accountability': GOP senator

Raw Story

North Carolina's Republican senior U.S. senator on Friday evening called for the state's embattled GOP gubernatorial candidate to make a decision: take accountability or take legal action. Mark Robinson has denied an explosive report this week from CNN's KFILE that he praised slavery and called himself a "Black Nazi" on a pornographic message board years before entering politics. Sen. Thom …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sen. Thom Tillis blasts Trump on 'crazy conspiracy theorist' MAGA influencer

Raw Story

North Carolina’s senior U.S. senator and the chairman of the state Republican Party offered starkly different assessments Friday on former President Donald Trump’s recent travel with far-right activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer. Enough.” Tillis’ comments echo those of his GOP colleague U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who told HuffPost on Thursday that Loomer’s history was “really toxic” …

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4 months ago

Harris-Trump debate drives DC to drink — literally

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — It’s debate night in the nation’s capital, and that means many of the city’s sports bars are going to feel like booze-soaked libraries where patrons will be shushing anyone who dares speak over the two presidential candidates as they metaphorically duke it out on screen. While most of the federal lawmakers Raw Story talked to have private debate …

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Congress clears government shutdown patch following Trump, Musk disruptions

Trump orders Senate GOP not to ‘fast-track’ confirmations — Will some nominees change?

Another Federal Judge Reverses Decision To Retire, Ruins Trump’s Plans To Fill His Seat

'Never again': MAGA attorney threatens 'attitude adjustment' for senators opposing Trump

'A lot of risks': GOP Senator puts Trump on notice that nomination strategy may backfire

December 15, 2024 - Presidential transition news

The Republican Senator stuck in the middle of Trump’s confirmations fight

UC Irvine hosts CSU Bakersfield after Tillis’ 25-point outing

Tillis scores 15, UC Irvine knocks off Kennesaw State 76-59 at Western Slam

Trump promised federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe. Will he follow through?

Trump warned by GOP senator that Tulsi Gabbard faces a hard road to confirmation

GOP says good riddance to Gaetz — with most refusing to even say his name

Why the Matt Gaetz report blew up the Ethics Committee

Here Are the GOP Senators Best Positioned to Take on Trump

'Order in the Senate!' Sparks fly as Rand Paul derails GOP-backed hurricane relief bill

'Order in the Senate!' Sparks fly as Rand Paul derails GOP-backed hurricane relief bill

Gaetz faces rocky road to confirmation as pressure builds for release of House ethics probe

Trump throws Senate into chaos with Gaetz and Gabbard nominations

43 members of Congress violated stock law

The North Carolina Republican stuck between Mark Robinson and Trump

GOP senator demands Democrats be 'intellectually honest' in their Mark Robinson attacks

Embattled NC Republican must take 'legal action' — or 'accountability': GOP senator

Sen. Thom Tillis blasts Trump on 'crazy conspiracy theorist' MAGA influencer

Harris-Trump debate drives DC to drink — literally