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The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Republicans’ last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the electoral battleground. The court without comment refused to call into question the the certification process in Pennsylvania. Gov. Tom Wolf already has certified Biden’s victory and the state’s 20 electors are to meet on Dec. … Read more
Two Republican Senators have blasted President-Elect Joe Biden’s cabinet picks, suggesting they might try to block the nomination process after January’s inauguration. In tweets Sunday, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas hit out at Biden’s potential picks for Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Director … Read more
Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein has called out 21 Republican senators who he says have expressed ‘extreme contempt’ for President Trump in private – but have refused to air their grievances in public. Bernstein accused the senators – including the likes of Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, Chuck Grassley and Susan Collins – of a ‘craven silence’ … Read more
Sen. Charles Grassley, the 87-year old president pro tempore of the Senate, announced Tuesday he has coronavirus. The oldest Republican senator made the announcement by Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, hours after saying he was self-isolating after contact with someone who was infected. ‘I’ve tested positive for coronavirus. I’ll b following my doctors’ orders/CDC guidelines & … Read more
Donald Trump is about to set up his own ‘leadership political action committee’ to raise millions and act as Republican kingmaker when he leaves office – in sign he knows bid to overturn election is doomed President Donald Trump is planning on announcing a new leadership Political Action Committee as early as this week The … Read more
Philadelphia’s lone Republican city commissioner has described as ‘deranged’ the accusations of voter fraud being made by the White House, as he revealed his staff had been receiving death threats as Donald Trump attacks their integrity. Al Schmidt, one of three city commissioners charged with overseeing elections, told 60 Minutes that he was shocked at the … Read more
Thank you very much. Good evening. I’d like to update the American people with our efforts to protect the election. If you count the legal vote, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. If you count the votes that came in late, we’re looking … Read more
Donald Trump Jr. ripped prospective Republican presidential candidates who he accused of a ‘total lack of action’ as his father faces daunting political and legal challenges in his fight for reelection. The blast from the president’s outspoken son, who has himself been mentioned as a potential candidate for elective office, came on a day when … Read more
The Texas Supreme Court has denied a Republican-led petition to reject nearly 127,000 ballots cast at drive-thru voting stations in the Houston area. The state’s all-Republican high court rejected the request from GOP activists and candidates on Sunday without explaining its decision. The effort to have the Harris County ballots thrown out is still set … Read more
She ruffled a few feathers when during a podcast appearance she admitted she used to be ‘a little Republican’ while growing up. And Jennifer Lawrence has hastened to clarify her political affiliations now that she’s older, in a tweet on Tuesday. ‘I would like to clarify my political affiliation, which is the subject of many … Read more