Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was reportedly among the four Republican senators to sink Matt Gaetz’s bid to be confirmed as attorney general. According to The New York Times‘ Jonathan Swan, “Matt Gaetz told people close to him that he concluded after conversations with senators and their staffs that there were at least four Republican […]
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat representing Virginia‘s 11th District, announced a recent esophageal cancer diagnosis earlier on Thursday after securing his ninth consecutive term in Congress. The diagnosis, shared in a letter to his constituents, came as a “surprise,” as Connolly reported minimal symptoms prior to the discovery. He plans to begin chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments immediately. […]
Iowa’s senior U.S. senator, Chuck Grassley, has disclosed findings from his office’s investigation into the first assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump during a July 13 rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. Revealing the latest to Fox News, Grassley’s office shared concerning security lapses by the Secret Service, which had assured local law enforcement that it would secure […]
Eleven of Virginia’s 13 United States representatives want answers into a decision concerning the FBI. The vast majority of Virginia’s congressional delegation request that Robert Erickson, acting inspector general for the federal General Services Administration, investigate how Greenbelt, Maryland, was chosen to be the future home of the FBI’s headquarters. Their letter states, in part, […]
Congressman Don Beyer is in the news again for his poor oversight of personnel. Beyer’s official Congressional Communications Director and Deputy Chief of Staff Aaron Fritschner is being called out by a number of conservatives on Twitter for being a political hack – on the taxpayer dime. Politico, along with every other media outlet has […]
President Joe Biden signed the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” this afternoon. #BREAKING: President Joe Biden signed a climate, health and tax bill that he called “one of the most significant laws” in U.S. history. https://t.co/4nuVbGQcRf — Forbes (@Forbes) August 16, 2022 The House of Representatives passed the bill with a 220-207 party-line vote late Friday […]
Virginia’s current 8th District Congressman – Democrat Don Beyer – is working on a bill that would tax AR-15s at 1,000% via an excise tax. Although no legislation has yet been formally introduced, Beyer told Business Insider that the idea was a “creative” way to “make some sensible gun control happen”. Beyer is a member […]
America’s favorite lieutenant governor, Winsome Sears showed off her characteristic resourcefulness yesterday when “an unknown prankster” hid her gavel. The imaginative Sears used one of her leather pumps to bring the Virginia Senate to order. “One shoe can change your life,” Sears remarked “Just ask Cinderella.” Resourcefulness- never underestimate it! https://t.co/dfwAcOiVx4 — Winsome Earle-Sears (@WinsomeSears) […]
Fresh off of their recent victories, a determined group of Virginia parents are hoping to take their campaign for parents’ rights nationwide. Attention from powerful Republican members of Congress in Washington is already getting them more exposure. As the Virginia Mercury reports: The ranking Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, Virginia Foxx […]
Are Virginia Democrats OK with doxxing opponents? Their latest fundraising email certainly leaves open the possibility. The party sent out a fundraising email earlier this week from Julián Castro, a former Obama cabinet official, presidential candidate, and brother of Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas. “With the election just three months away, our work is urgent. This […]
