John Thune Moves To Remove Mark Kelly From Armed Services Committee Over Security Concerns
John Thune is not leaving the argument at a press briefing. The Senate majority leader plans to push for Mark Kelly to be moved off the Armed Services Committee, and he has already written the punch line. “Agriculture will suit him just fine,” Thune said. It landed like a smile with a hook in it. […]
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Jason Aldean Tells Jimmy Kimmel To “Kiss My A**” After Storming Off Show
The press release arrived after the guest was already gone. Jimmy Kimmel’s public relations department came out swinging at Jason Aldean, accusing the country singer of embarrassing the host and punching a hole in a tightly packed late-night schedule. It was a sharp statement for a night that had started, at least on paper, as […]
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John Fetterman Says Rashida Tlaib Has No Place In Congress After Hamas Remarks
The warning did not come from the usual direction. Rashida Tlaib spent the week fielding a push from John Fetterman, a senator in her own party, who wants her out of the House and is no longer bothering to dress that up as a private concern. Fetterman said party loyalty does not carry the weight […]
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GOP Moves To Bring Bill Clinton Back Before Congress Over Epstein Testimony, “We Can Show He Was There”
Bill Clinton’s team has already chosen its word, and the word is rerun. A Republican-led panel wants the former president back to answer more questions about his foundation’s old travel logs, and the people around him are treating the invitation like a rerun of a show they did not like the first time. They say […]
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Chelsea Clinton Steps Away From Family Foundation As AOC And Pressley Face Fresh Turmoil
Chelsea Clinton stepped away first, at least in the version of the day that begins with a statement. She resigned her position at the family foundation, and people close to the family say the decision was about distance: from her parents, from the foundation’s spotlight, and from a role that had started to feel like […]
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Ayanna Pressley Could Be Next Squad Member Forced Out After Recall Petition
In Ayanna Pressley’s district, the new political accessory is a clipboard. Restless constituents have begun a small petition drive asking the congresswoman to hold more town halls back home, a request so plain it almost sounds like an insult to anyone hoping for fireworks. The people behind it do not talk like a movement with […]
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Whoopi Goldberg And The View Hosts Get Permanent Ban From Gordon Ramsay’s Restaurants
Whoopi Goldberg and the co-hosts of The View have been told, again, that there is no table for them at a Gordon Ramsay restaurant. Ramsay says this is not a grudge. He also says the ban has no expiration date, which is a lot of permanence for something he insists is not personal. The original […]
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Speaker Johnson Has Had Enough Of Maxine Waters’ Endless Proxy Voting, “It’s Time To Declare Her Inactive”
The line arrived before the policy paper did. Mike Johnson, talking about Maxine Waters, said, “It’s time to declare her inactive.” He added that if “the gal from California misses another vote day,” that is the step he wants. It sounded like a rule. It was, in practice, a warning with good rhythm. Johnson’s complaint […]
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Nick Shirley’s Next Target Is AOC, “I Want Voters To See How Much AOC Spends”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a primary on the calendar and, as of this week, a citizen journalist in her inbox. Nick Shirley and his team filed public records requests for every expense report tied to the congresswoman, a move that sounds dry until you hear the way he talks about it. Shirley did not wait for […]
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Tom Cotton Goes After Elissa Slotkin Over Seditious Six Video And Military Funding
Tom Cotton has gone after Elissa Slotkin the loud way. He wants her off Senate Armed Services, he has a video he keeps introducing as a “Seditious Six” video, and he has an accusation about military funding that he is prepared to repeat until the marble gets tired. The going-after began in front of cameras, […]
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