Stephen Colbert addressed the recent arrests of his crew and production members, who were caught and charged with being in an unauthorized area of a U.S. Capitol building last week. During Monday night’s “Late Show,” Colbert downplayed the arrests as a “very professional” interaction between his staff and “cautious” Capitol Police officers. The host opened […]
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TV Ratings for Jan. 6 Hearing Are In: 1/2 of viewers changed the channel
Ratings for Thursday night’s prime-time hearing by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion show Americans would have preferred some straight news Every one of the three major broadcast networks that aired the hearing ended up with a smaller audience than if they had simply provided their usual news content. Read more […]
Trump is main target of primetime Jan 6 hearings
The primetime Jan. 6 Committee hearing mostly resulted in losers. Former President Trump took another hit — just the latest in a nasty losing streak. But the Democrats and the legacy media managed to make themselves losers as well. In the end, the Committee is not likely to move the election needle, but it will […]
Bill to set minimum age of 21 for semi-automatic weapons passed by House
The White House praised House lawmakers after they voted on Wednesday to set the minimum age to buy semi-automatic weapons at 21 in response to a string of high-profile shootings. In a late night tweet Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressed gratitude, writing: “Thank you to @SpeakerPelosi & the House for passing bipartisan legislation to strengthen […]
Jan 6 hearing ‘blockbuster investigative special’ finally premieres
After 11 months, nearly 100 subpoenas and more than 1,000 interviews, the congressional committee investigating the 6 January, 2021, attack on the US Capitol will step out from behind closed doors and hold a series of public hearings to present its findings. The first one is on Thursday. The Democratic-led committee wants to create a […]
AR-15s will cost up to $20,000 if this House Dem’s bill passes
The US has experienced a string of mass shootings in the past three weeks in Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas; and Tulsa, Oklahoma, that have left scores of adults and children dead. The recent violence is prompting one House Democrat to draft a measure aimed at severely restricting access to the AR-15-style weapons used by […]
Dem socialist congressional candidate calls for breaking into empty homes
Washington Democratic congressional candidate Rebecca Parson has a bold idea to get Congress to pass housing legislation: have a million people break into empty houses. She also says the minimum wage should be $30/hour Parson, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is running to represent Washington’s 6th Congressional District. In a video ad, […]
USA spending more on Ukraine than infrastructure
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has claimed on Twitter the federal government has spent more on Ukraine in the past six months than it has on road infrastructure annually. Massie was one of 57 members of the House of Representatives who voted against the package, which was later blocked in the Senate by one dissenting vote […]
While US babies suffer, Congress gives its staff free Peloton memberships
Many Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities under the Biden administration. Meanwhile, members of the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives are spending unnecessary money on their staffers. Sure, elected officials are supposed to represent their constituents, so one would think congressmen would be concerned that Americans cannot afford gas or find baby formula. But it […]
If Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, Can Congress legalize abortion
The leak of the draft opinion striking down Roe v Wade’s abortion protections crashed on the American political world like a thunderbolt on Monday night. Politicians and activists on the left and right had been bracing for the possibility of such a sweeping ruling, but the left hoped and the right feared that the court’s […]
Pressure builds over spiraling border crisis; Is Mayorkas to blame?
A letter sent this week by more than 130 House Republicans that expressed “grave concerns” about Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ suitability for office is the latest instance of Republicans in the chamber ramping up their oversight efforts on the DHS chief amid a spiraling border crisis – a push that has included rumblings of […]
Democratic socialist congressional candidate says $15 minimum wage is not enough, ‘$30 is the floor’
A Democratic socialist candidate for Congress in Washington State is proposing a $30 minimum wage, saying that the current push for a $15 minimum wage is an “antiquated demand.” Rebecca Parson, who’s running for Congress in Washington’s 6th district, tweeted on April 21 that the minimum wage should be increased to $30. “$15 minimum wage […]