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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