Rep. Tim Burchett (seen above while having a word with fellow GOP colleague Marjorie Taylor-Greene during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on freedom of speech and whether Twitter censored tweets about Hunter Biden’s laptop) is naturally a Capitol Hill focus for reporters this week. The reason for this shining light is not a […]
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The Tribune notes that such hesitation in the face of an AR-15 had led police in other shootings—including at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and at Pulse, nightclub in Orlando—to respond less quickly. Republicans, both in Texas and nationally, have opposed banning or further regulating weapons like the AR-15—even now as police officers […]
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If we lose that basic measure of democratic accountability, and allow an intensely ideological Congress, led by members from California and Georgia and Texas and Florida, to exert pressure to decide what prosecutions a DA in New York City should and should not bring, we’re cooked. There’s a lot that’s imperfect about our justice system, […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been known to make geographically-related statements that are inaccurate at best. At least, she’s done as much while recently making a statistical claim that could have been more than a typo when she asserted that Biden allowed a majority of the global population to flood across the U.S.-Mexico border. That flub […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene seems to bring chaos wherever she goes, and alas she happens to be in Congress. The MAGA lawmaker who thinks the ladies of The View want to kill her had a big day Wednesday, whether it was blurting out classified intel during a committee hearing or, during the same session, freaking out […]
Read MoreThanks to a calculated alignment with Kevin McCarthy where she served as biggest ally during the contentious Speaker of the House vote, Marjorie Taylor Greene has seen her political star rise from disgraced congresswoman to sitting on several key House committees. Heck, McCarthy even let her preside over Congress as Speaker Pro Tempore for a […]
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Biden seeks to make Freedom Caucus his foil — and the face of the GOP | The Hill Skip to content President Biden has found a new foil: the conservative House Freedom Caucus. Biden has sought to cast the group, which includes Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) and Jim Jordan (Ohio), as the face of the GOP in […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene wasted no time capitalizing on a bad joke on The View. During Friday morning’s episode, guest Jane Fonda made a less than ideal joke about how to deal with the loss of abortion rights after Roe v. Wade was overturned. While it’s clear the legendary screen actress was trying to work in […]
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Whether one sees Knowles’s distinction or not, the fact is that Republican lawmakers have begun the slow, steady policy march to undermine transgender rights in the United States. In February, Hawley introduced the Protect Our Kids From Child Abuse Act, which would make medical practitioners liable to “any individual who suffers bodily injury or harm […]
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White House believes GOP underestimates Biden at their own risk | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Joe Biden has had a mantra throughout his presidency, his […]
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The project has spurred all the more scrutiny after police in January shot and killed environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, also known as Tortuguita, during a police raid of an encampment on site. Police say that Tortuguita shot at them, which prompted them to fire back. An officer was in fact hospitalized after being […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene finally pushed President Biden far enough — after heckling him during both of his State of the Union addresses, once about his dead son — that he publicly reacted and emerged with a solid dunking. As we have acknowledged, Biden’s usually not so adept at these things (and it’s good thing that […]
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Biden mocks Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘Isn’t she amazing?’ | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden speaks to the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) BALTIMORE — President Biden mocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday, sarcastically asking a room full of House Democrats during […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is just over two years into her job as a member of the House of Representatives, but has managed to stir up more controversy and grab more headlines than lawmakers with 10 times her longevity. From the “gazpacho police” to complaining that she’s forced to work too many hours for too little […]
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“Faced with the prospect of serving a fine meal to a person whose actions in the service of our country we felt violated basic standards of humanity, we balked. We couldn’t do it,” the owner, Stephanie Wilkinson, said in a 2019 op-ed in The Washington Post. Wilkinson said her request was discreet and polite, and […]
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This year’s Oscars are a couple weeks away, but this year’s ceremony lives in the shadow of what happened last year. Will someone make like Will Smith and slap another presenter? Probably not! But the Academy board isn’t taking any chances. Last week they announced they had established a “crisis team” that will try to […]
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“Perhaps some blue states would even likely have government funded Antifa communists training schools,” Greene added, almost as an afterthought. “I mean elected Democrats already support Antifa, so why not.” The rest of her Twitter thread is a caricature of the modern political divide. After a national divorce, Greene claimed, red states would be able […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is not frequently ruffled, even when people point out that she really missed the mark while not realizing that Chris Stapleton’s mutual “wokeness” was a big reason for his involvement in the Super Bowl’s Black National Anthem showcase. She also recently made headlines by advocating for a “national divorce”/possible civil war, and […]
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“…This would be up to red states to be able to choose to do something like that, so that their red states don’t get changed,” Greene continued. “Which is what’s happening, unfortunately, when Democrat voters leave their Democrat states and they take their Democrat votes with them.” Beyond being remarkably authoritarian, Greene’s comments don’t even […]
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“…This would be up to red states to be able to choose to do something like that, so that their red states don’t get changed,” Greene continued. “Which is what’s happening, unfortunately, when Democrat voters leave their Democrat states and they take their Democrat votes with them.” Beyond being remarkably authoritarian, Greene’s comments don’t even […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene spent President’s Day getting dragged over her tweet calling for a “national divorce,” and to the surprise of no one, she’s doubling down. In a new Twitter thread posted Tuesday, Greene outlined her plan for the “legal agreement,” but she clearly saw some of the criticism being hurled her way. The Georgia […]
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DeSantis says Biden ‘neglecting’ domestic problems with Ukraine trip | The Hill Skip to content The Hill, Greg Nash/Associated Press, Rebecca Blackwell Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday said that President Biden is neglecting domestic problems by making an international trip this week that included a surprise trip to Kyiv to show support for […]
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“Like a lot of people today, I had easily got sucked into some things I’d seen on the internet,” she said. “But that was dealt with quickly early on. I never campaigned on those things. That’s not something I believed in, that’s not what I ran for Congress on, so those are so far in […]
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White House brushes off Haley’s call for mental competency test | The Hill Skip to content White House aides are confident they can combat GOP attacks on President Biden’s age and mental acuity, saying he has proven time and again that he’s up to the job. The criticisms resurfaced this week as Republican Nikki Haley […]
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The full significance of the Super Bowl opener (with Sheryl Lee Ralph’s “Lift Every Voice and Sing” rendition as well as a Navy flyover featuring an all-female pilot team) was lost upon Marjorie Taylor Greene, who wasn’t aware of country singer Chris Stapleton’s perspectives. The far-right congresswoman’s anti-woke leanings are no secret, given that she […]
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Chris Christie says House GOP jeering Biden at State of the Union was ‘big mistake’ | The Hill Skip to content Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., reacts as President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP […]
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While it’s hard to choose the single wildest moment from Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, one thing we can all agree on — regardless of political affiliation — is that Marjorie Taylor Greene’s outfit was the sartorial personification of “white trash.” And Seth Meyers couldn’t wait to talk about it. On Wednesday night, […]
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Five big takeaways from President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union Address | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2023, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) President Biden delivered his second State of the Union […]
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Boebert said a similar line last June, and specified the noted Bible verse she was referencing, Psalm 109:8, which reads, “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” The following line of the verse reads, “Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.” The surrounding lines call for “evil to […]
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Boebert said a similar line last June, and specified the noted Bible verse she was referencing, Psalm 109:8, which reads, “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” The following line of the verse reads, “Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.” The surrounding lines call for “evil to […]
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State of the Union response: 7 most memorable moments Skip to content The U.S. Flag flies at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. President Joe Biden on Tuesday night will stand before a joint session of Congress for the first time since voters in the midtem elections handed control of the House to […]
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