The Kevin McCarthy "Cuckoo CaCa Chaos Caucus" begins today.... buckle-up...... KEVIN IS OUT !!!! Glue ain't even dry on his office sign!!!
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Colin Kaepernick's new documentary takes aim at Kevin McCarthy's district
Bakersfield, California, which is represented by McCarthy, saw a record number of homicides in recent years.
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Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick is making an example of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the city of Bakersfield that he represents in Congress.
A new multi-part documentary coming to Hulu on February 3 called Killing County includes first-person interviews with Bakersfield and Kern County individuals and families plagued by gun violence, officer-involved homicides and other crimes.
Kaepernick, an executive producer on the project, says in the trailer that it "is one of the most powerful projects I've ever been involved with." In a tweet promoting the documentary, he mentions Bakersfield's high homicide and crime rates—calling it a "thriller set in Kevin McCarthy's district."
The trailer includes gunshots, 911 calls, a former police officer, and interviewed individuals calling the city a "violent place." There are mentions of the city being home to the deadliest law enforcement per capita, and the most officer-involved deaths in the U.S.
Ben Meiselas, a Kaepernick Publishing executive producer and business partner of Kaepernick, told Newsweek the pair inked a deal about two years ago with Disney.
Meiselas was previously a litigator and knew Bakerfield-area families and shared a lot of time with them dating back to 2013. He met Kaepernick, who grew up north of Bakersfield in Turlock, around 2016 through his work as a civil rights attorney.
"It was important for us to produce this very impactful content," Meiselas said. "This project, based on all the kinds of stories and experiences in Bakersfield, was a very unique and harrowing way to shed light on what was taking place there through this prism of the true crime format and genre. It's an area that likes to say it's law and order, but when you dig a little beneath the surface, it's really about breaking the law and complete disorder and chaos."
There were 6,216 violent crime offenses in Bakersfield in 2020, according to uniform crime report data compiled by the FBI. That amounted to approximately 692.3 offenses per 100,000 residents, compared to a national rate of 390.2 similar offenses that same calendar year.
It represented an uptick in Bakersfield's violent crime compared to the year 2019, when 5,567 such crimes were committed. There were increases in murders, robberies and aggravated assaults. Rapes decreased compared to the two previous years.
There were also 27,890 property crimes in Bakersfield in 2020, including 3,658 burglaries, 13,995 larcenies, and 7,537 motor thefts. The total of 3,106 offenses per 100,000 people was higher than the national average of 2,008.2.
Marjorie Taylor Greene's amendment to bar Biden from selling oil goes down in massive bipartisan defeat
For the last year, President Joe Biden has released a record amount of oil from America's petroleum reserves in order to increase oil supply and lower the price of gasoline that skyrocketed at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Some Republican lawmakers, however, have criticized Biden for selling so much oil, even though his administration has begun buying it back in recent months to restock the reserves.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Thursday proposed an amendment that would have prevented Biden from selling oil in the future to combat high gas prices.
In justifying the amendment, Greene argued that "we need to chart a path back to energy independence and ensure President Biden is not able to sell our critical oil supplies to China and other enemy nations," this is why she wants to "prevent Biden from claiming an emergency to further reduce our strategic oil supplies."
READ MORE: Arizona GOP slammed for changing rules to exempt themselves from public records law
It seems that the vast majority of members of Congress -- including the vast majority of her Republican colleagues -- thought that this was a bad idea, as a vote on the amendment ended with just 14 votes in favor and a whopping 418 votes opposed.
Marjorie Taylor Greene's amendment to bar Biden from selling oil goes down in massive bipartisan defeat (msn.com)
Dumbass didn't know the Fed Gov't made money from selling the reserves last year.
Marjorie Taylor Greene's amendment to bar Biden from selling oil goes down in massive bipartisan defeat
For the last year, President Joe Biden has released a record amount of oil from America's petroleum reserves in order to increase oil supply and lower the price of gasoline that skyrocketed at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Some Republican lawmakers, however, have criticized Biden for selling so much oil, even though his administration has begun buying it back in recent months to restock the reserves.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Thursday proposed an amendment that would have prevented Biden from selling oil in the future to combat high gas prices.
In justifying the amendment, Greene argued that "we need to chart a path back to energy independence and ensure President Biden is not able to sell our critical oil supplies to China and other enemy nations," this is why she wants to "prevent Biden from claiming an emergency to further reduce our strategic oil supplies."
READ MORE: Arizona GOP slammed for changing rules to exempt themselves from public records law
It seems that the vast majority of members of Congress -- including the vast majority of her Republican colleagues -- thought that this was a bad idea, as a vote on the amendment ended with just 14 votes in favor and a whopping 418 votes opposed.
Marjorie Taylor Greene's amendment to bar Biden from selling oil goes down in massive bipartisan defeat (msn.com)
Republicas got elected in to power in congress.... and it's only taken them three weeks to run that support in to the ground, like watching a plane nose dive into a crash.
CNN Poll: Nearly three-quarters of Americans think House GOP leaders haven't paid enough attention to most important problems
Fewer than one-third of Americans believe that House GOP leaders are prioritizing the country's most important issues, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Neither party's congressional leadership earns majority approval, and Republicans are particularly likely to express discontent with their own party leadership.
Just 27% of US adults say they think Republican leaders in the House have had the right priorities so far, while 73% say they haven't paid enough attention to the country's most important problems. A 59% majority disapprove of the way Democratic leaders in Congress are handling their jobs overall, while a broader 67% disapprove of Republican leaders in Congress.
The GOP's ratings are weighed down by relatively high dissatisfaction within their own party: 42% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents disapprove of their party's congressional leaders, compared with the 22% of Democrats and Democratic leaners who disapprove of their party's congressional leadership.
Nearly half of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 46%, also say their party's House leadership hasn't displayed the right priorities. By contrast, in CNN's October polling, only 34% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents said that President Joe Biden had the wrong priorities, with 65% of the public overall in that survey viewing Biden as failing to address the nation's problems.
A similar dynamic plays out in the views of individual party leaders, with Democratic-aligned Americans' view of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (42% favorable, 6% unfavorable) more positive than Republican-aligned Americans' opinion of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (35% favorable, 18% unfavorable).
Americans overall hold a negative view of McCarthy (19% favorable, 38% unfavorable) and are split in their views of Jeffries (21% favorable, 22% unfavorable), although many have yet to form opinions: 43% express no opinion toward McCarthy, and 57% have no impression of Jeffries. Both men's favorability ratings now remain almost identical to where they stood in CNN's December polling, prior to McCarthy's prolonged, public battle to secure the speakership earlier this month.
Most of the public, 60%, expects congressional Republicans to have more influence than Biden over the direction the nation takes in the next two years. That's similar to the 56% of Americans in January 2011 who anticipated that Republicans' takeover of the House would give the GOP more sway than then-President Barack Obama, although expectations for Obama's influence rose later in the year. In the latest poll, Republicans and Republican leaners, despite their relative unhappiness with their leaders, see their party as likelier to have the louder voice: About three-quarters (72%) expect the GOP to wield more influence than Biden, while only about half of Democrats and Democratic leaners (51%) see Biden as likely to drive the national direction over the next two years.
Asked to name the most important issue facing the country, nearly half (48%) of Americans cite economic issues, particularly related to the effects of inflation on housing, food and gas prices. Other top concerns include immigration (11%), gun violence and crime (6%), government spending and taxes (6%) and political divisions or extremism (5%). Covid-19, which topped the public's list of issues at 36% in the summer of 2021, was mentioned by only 1% of the public in the latest survey.
Although the economy is a top concern among members of both parties, other priorities differ. Immigration is the top issue for 18% of Republicans and Republican leaners, compared with 7% of Democrats and Democratic leaners; conversely, 10% of Democratic-aligned Americans cite gun issues or crime, compared with 3% of those aligned with the Republican Party, with much of that difference between the two parties coming in the share citing gun control specifically (7% on the Democratic-leaning side name gun control as a top issue, compared with 1% among Republicans and Republican-leaners).
Americans' outlook on the US remains generally bleak: 70% say things in the country are going badly, an uptick from 65% in December. Much of that shift comes from rising pessimism among Democrats: 58% now say things are going badly, a 16-point rise from last month.
But while public discontent with the state of the nation remains widespread, the severity of Americans' unhappiness appears to be abating. Just 15% say that things in the country are going "very badly," down from last year's peak of 34% during the summer and lower than at any time since May 2018.
The CNN Poll was conducted by SSRS from January 19-22 among a random national sample of 1,004 adults drawn from a probability-based panel. Surveys were either conducted online or by telephone with a live interviewer. Results among the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.0 points; it is larger for subgroups.
CNN Poll: Nearly three-quarters of Americans think House GOP leaders haven't paid enough attention to most important problems (lee.net)
CNN Poll: Nearly three-quarters of Americans think House GOP leaders haven't paid enough attention to most important problems
Fewer than one-third of Americans believe that House GOP leaders are prioritizing the country's most important issues, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Neither party's congressional leadership earns majority approval, and Republicans are particularly likely to express discontent with their own party leadership.
Just 27% of US adults say they think Republican leaders in the House have had the right priorities so far, while 73% say they haven't paid enough attention to the country's most important problems. A 59% majority disapprove of the way Democratic leaders in Congress are handling their jobs overall, while a broader 67% disapprove of Republican leaders in Congress.
The GOP's ratings are weighed down by relatively high dissatisfaction within their own party: 42% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents disapprove of their party's congressional leaders, compared with the 22% of Democrats and Democratic leaners who disapprove of their party's congressional leadership.
Nearly half of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 46%, also say their party's House leadership hasn't displayed the right priorities. By contrast, in CNN's October polling, only 34% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents said that President Joe Biden had the wrong priorities, with 65% of the public overall in that survey viewing Biden as failing to address the nation's problems.
A similar dynamic plays out in the views of individual party leaders, with Democratic-aligned Americans' view of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (42% favorable, 6% unfavorable) more positive than Republican-aligned Americans' opinion of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (35% favorable, 18% unfavorable).
Americans overall hold a negative view of McCarthy (19% favorable, 38% unfavorable) and are split in their views of Jeffries (21% favorable, 22% unfavorable), although many have yet to form opinions: 43% express no opinion toward McCarthy, and 57% have no impression of Jeffries. Both men's favorability ratings now remain almost identical to where they stood in CNN's December polling, prior to McCarthy's prolonged, public battle to secure the speakership earlier this month.
Most of the public, 60%, expects congressional Republicans to have more influence than Biden over the direction the nation takes in the next two years. That's similar to the 56% of Americans in January 2011 who anticipated that Republicans' takeover of the House would give the GOP more sway than then-President Barack Obama, although expectations for Obama's influence rose later in the year. In the latest poll, Republicans and Republican leaners, despite their relative unhappiness with their leaders, see their party as likelier to have the louder voice: About three-quarters (72%) expect the GOP to wield more influence than Biden, while only about half of Democrats and Democratic leaners (51%) see Biden as likely to drive the national direction over the next two years.
Asked to name the most important issue facing the country, nearly half (48%) of Americans cite economic issues, particularly related to the effects of inflation on housing, food and gas prices. Other top concerns include immigration (11%), gun violence and crime (6%), government spending and taxes (6%) and political divisions or extremism (5%). Covid-19, which topped the public's list of issues at 36% in the summer of 2021, was mentioned by only 1% of the public in the latest survey.
Although the economy is a top concern among members of both parties, other priorities differ. Immigration is the top issue for 18% of Republicans and Republican leaners, compared with 7% of Democrats and Democratic leaners; conversely, 10% of Democratic-aligned Americans cite gun issues or crime, compared with 3% of those aligned with the Republican Party, with much of that difference between the two parties coming in the share citing gun control specifically (7% on the Democratic-leaning side name gun control as a top issue, compared with 1% among Republicans and Republican-leaners).
Americans' outlook on the US remains generally bleak: 70% say things in the country are going badly, an uptick from 65% in December. Much of that shift comes from rising pessimism among Democrats: 58% now say things are going badly, a 16-point rise from last month.
But while public discontent with the state of the nation remains widespread, the severity of Americans' unhappiness appears to be abating. Just 15% say that things in the country are going "very badly," down from last year's peak of 34% during the summer and lower than at any time since May 2018.
The CNN Poll was conducted by SSRS from January 19-22 among a random national sample of 1,004 adults drawn from a probability-based panel. Surveys were either conducted online or by telephone with a live interviewer. Results among the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.0 points; it is larger for subgroups.
CNN Poll: Nearly three-quarters of Americans think House GOP leaders haven't paid enough attention to most important problems (lee.net)
McCarthy finds escape hatch on Omar vote.
As Santos passes up his panels, GOP prepares to boot Omar from hers
Rep. Ilhan Omar.
The House is preparing to vote on a resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee as soon as Wednesday after Republicans found a way to bring a key GOP holdout on board.
Why it matters: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) looks to be on the cusp of avoiding another destabilizing defeat just weeks after his speaker election went to a historic 15 ballots.
As Santos passes up his panels, GOP prepares to boot Omar from hers - POLITICO
As Santos passes up his panels, GOP prepares to boot Omar from hers
Rep. Ilhan Omar.
The House is preparing to vote on a resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee as soon as Wednesday after Republicans found a way to bring a key GOP holdout on board.
Why it matters: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) looks to be on the cusp of avoiding another destabilizing defeat just weeks after his speaker election went to a historic 15 ballots.
- Republicans had been dragging their feet on scheduling the vote, with three GOP holdouts and several more absences keeping them below the threshold they need to pass party-line bills with their five-vote majority.
- Republicans are targeting Omar, a prominent progressive and critic of Israel, over her past antisemitic remarks in the past. She apologized for some of her tweets in 2019.
- The meeting comes after Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), who had been one of three Republicans planning to vote no, said Tuesday that she will vote for the resolution after it added language that allows members to appeal their removals from committees.
- “I appreciate Speaker McCarthy’s willingness to address legitimate concerns and add due process language to our resolution,” she said in a statement.
- Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) told Axios that Republicans have the votes.
- Miller told Axios that, under this process, the Ethics Committee — which is split evenly along party lines — would "take up the investigation and then make the ruling."
- "They couldn't just provide something by way of a resolution against Omar tomorrow that would include a change to the ethics rules," she said. "I read the rules package, there's nothing in there about that."
- But not everyone is swayed. "I'm still a 'no,'" Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), who has expressed concerns about the partisan tit-for-tat on committee assignments, told Axios on Tuesday.
- Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), an undecided, told Axios last week that giving Omar “due process” and an “opportunity to defend her prior statements” was his primary concern. He said Tuesday he hadn’t seen the resolution.
As Santos passes up his panels, GOP prepares to boot Omar from hers - POLITICO
AOC accuses Republicans of 'targeting and racism' for vote to remove Rep. Omar from committee
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., spoke on the House floor and criticized Republicans for a resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the Foreign Affairs Committee and accused them of "targeting and racism."
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., spoke on the House floor and criticized Republicans for a resolution to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the Foreign Affairs Committee and accused them of "targeting and racism."
Ya think?
Ilhan Omar’s removal from panel was ‘stupidest vote, all it does is make Omar a martyr’, says Republican
Ken Buck reportedly makes remark in Capitol Hill elevator as another Republican, Mike Simpson, agreed
Discomfort at the House Republican majority voting to remove Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the powerful foreign affairs committee is bipartisan – but also deeper than first impressions suggest, according to a new report.
Following the highly controversial move on Thursday, Ken Buck, a committee member and Republican congressman from Colorado, was heard calling the action the “stupidest vote in the world”, congressional newspaper Roll Call reported.
He was speaking in an elevator on Capitol Hill, accompanied by Idaho Republican Mike Simpson, who reportedly agreed with Buck’s assessment and also indicated that the ousting might be counterproductive for the GOP as it made Omar a “martyr”, the outlet continued, adding that the two representatives then asked others in the elevator not to relay their remarks to House Republican leadership.
Meanwhile, on the floor of the House, New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, literally bouncing on her feet with rage, accused the GOP leadership of having no greater motive than “targeting women of color in the United States”.
Ocasio-Cortez and Omar are two of the progressive Democratic group in the House known as the Squad.
“There is nothing consistent with the Republican party’s continued attack, except for the racism and incitement of violence against women of color in this body. This is about targeting women of color in the United States of America,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a fiery speech in the House.
Squad member and Missouri congresswoman Cori Bush called the action to kick Omar, who is a Muslim, off the key committee, offensive.
“Republicans are waging a blatantly Islamophobic and racist attack against Congresswoman Omar. I have said it before, I will say it again: The white supremacy happening is unbelievable. This is despicable,” Bush said.
The House voted along party lines to oust Omar although Ohio Republican David Joyce appeared to signal unease with the decision by voting simply present, rather than in favor.
Omar struck a defiant note in a speech shortly before the votes were counted, accusing Republicans of trying to silence her because she is a Muslim immigrant, and promising to continue speaking out.
“Is anyone surprised that I am being targeted? Is anyone surprised that I am somehow deemed unworthy to speak about American foreign policy? Or that they see me as a powerful voice that needs to be silenced? Frankly, it is expected because when you push power, power pushes back,” Omar said, adding: “My leadership and voice will not be diminished.”
The Republican House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, had made removing Omar one of his first tasks after being elected speaker last month, following the GOP winning a slim House majority in last November’s midterm elections. A small group of Republicans had initially objected to the effort, but still voted with the party.
The resolution to oust Omar condemned previous comments she made about Israel that drew accusations by Republicans and some Democrats of antisemitism.
Omar has apologized and acknowledged her remarks played on antisemitic tropes.
Republican leaders had for weeks worked to assuage concerns among some party members that ousting Omar was no more than an act of retribution for Democrats removing Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar of Arizona from committees in the last Congress.
The two rightwing extremists were expelled for aggressive and threatening behaviour including Gosar’s dissemination of a video which showed him attacking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York progressive, and menacing Joe Biden. Gosar was also censured.
Ilhan Omar’s removal from panel was ‘stupidest vote’, says Republican – report | Ilhan Omar | The Guardian
Ilhan Omar’s removal from panel was ‘stupidest vote, all it does is make Omar a martyr’, says Republican
Ken Buck reportedly makes remark in Capitol Hill elevator as another Republican, Mike Simpson, agreed
Discomfort at the House Republican majority voting to remove Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the powerful foreign affairs committee is bipartisan – but also deeper than first impressions suggest, according to a new report.
Following the highly controversial move on Thursday, Ken Buck, a committee member and Republican congressman from Colorado, was heard calling the action the “stupidest vote in the world”, congressional newspaper Roll Call reported.
He was speaking in an elevator on Capitol Hill, accompanied by Idaho Republican Mike Simpson, who reportedly agreed with Buck’s assessment and also indicated that the ousting might be counterproductive for the GOP as it made Omar a “martyr”, the outlet continued, adding that the two representatives then asked others in the elevator not to relay their remarks to House Republican leadership.
Meanwhile, on the floor of the House, New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, literally bouncing on her feet with rage, accused the GOP leadership of having no greater motive than “targeting women of color in the United States”.
Ocasio-Cortez and Omar are two of the progressive Democratic group in the House known as the Squad.
“There is nothing consistent with the Republican party’s continued attack, except for the racism and incitement of violence against women of color in this body. This is about targeting women of color in the United States of America,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a fiery speech in the House.
Squad member and Missouri congresswoman Cori Bush called the action to kick Omar, who is a Muslim, off the key committee, offensive.
“Republicans are waging a blatantly Islamophobic and racist attack against Congresswoman Omar. I have said it before, I will say it again: The white supremacy happening is unbelievable. This is despicable,” Bush said.
The House voted along party lines to oust Omar although Ohio Republican David Joyce appeared to signal unease with the decision by voting simply present, rather than in favor.
Omar struck a defiant note in a speech shortly before the votes were counted, accusing Republicans of trying to silence her because she is a Muslim immigrant, and promising to continue speaking out.
“Is anyone surprised that I am being targeted? Is anyone surprised that I am somehow deemed unworthy to speak about American foreign policy? Or that they see me as a powerful voice that needs to be silenced? Frankly, it is expected because when you push power, power pushes back,” Omar said, adding: “My leadership and voice will not be diminished.”
The Republican House speaker, Kevin McCarthy, had made removing Omar one of his first tasks after being elected speaker last month, following the GOP winning a slim House majority in last November’s midterm elections. A small group of Republicans had initially objected to the effort, but still voted with the party.
The resolution to oust Omar condemned previous comments she made about Israel that drew accusations by Republicans and some Democrats of antisemitism.
Omar has apologized and acknowledged her remarks played on antisemitic tropes.
Republican leaders had for weeks worked to assuage concerns among some party members that ousting Omar was no more than an act of retribution for Democrats removing Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar of Arizona from committees in the last Congress.
The two rightwing extremists were expelled for aggressive and threatening behaviour including Gosar’s dissemination of a video which showed him attacking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York progressive, and menacing Joe Biden. Gosar was also censured.
Ilhan Omar’s removal from panel was ‘stupidest vote’, says Republican – report | Ilhan Omar | The Guardian
Why are you surprised? This is what they do. Every fucking time. No amount of hand-wringing or hem-hawing ever stops them from voting with the party, or, more specifically, gives them the courage to vote against the party line.
Lawd have nercy.... the end times are nigh...
Marjorie Taylor Greene presides over House of Representatives
Republican Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene briefly presided over the US House of Representative on 6 February.
Marjorie Taylor Greene presides over House of Representatives
Republican Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene briefly presided over the US House of Representative on 6 February.
Matt Gaetz Quietly Named To House GOP’s New Sham Subcommittee
The new House subcommittee focused on the “weaponization” of the federal government is filling out its roster which, as reporters unearthed Tuesday, now includes Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
Gaetz was quietly appointed to the panel by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), whose speakership he very publicly attempted to block mere weeks ago. The Republican hardliner will replace Rep. Chip Roy, who also held his vote for McCarthy hostage in early January.
Roy has been reassigned to the House Budget Committee, alongside serving on the House Rules Committee and House Judiciary Committee, and he reportedly asked for the change because his portfolio is demanding and he has a young family at home.
The Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government was established on Jan. 10 with a 221-211 party line vote. The panel, set to hold the first of what will likely be many sham hearings on Thursday, will “investigate how the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security” and other federal agencies exchange information with different sectors to “facilitate action against American citizens.” At least, that is how House GOP leadership describes it.
Modeled after the Church Committee of 1975, the new committee says that its aim is to root out governmental abuses the way its predecessor exposed MKUltra. What it’ll actually do is spin panic-inducing headlines from Fox News into frivolous investigations that go nowhere. The subcommittee is the brainchild of the Freedom Caucus, with whom McCarthy struggled to curry favor during his prolonged run for the speakership, and it’s been granted wide-ranging powers to investigate basically anything and anyone they want.
In a floor speech when the panel was created, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) tried to get ahead of impending criticism by arguing that the goal of the committee wasn’t to pursue vendettas against officials who’d been investigating the January 6th insurrection or Trump’s various schemes. It’s a rich line from the Ohio Republican, who is himself conflicted by his role in various election subversion efforts, including having repeated communications with Trump on the day of the Jan. 6 attack.
Gaetz has plenty of reason to want to investigate the investigators: The Florida Republican is one of several members of Congress who requested a “preemptive pardon” from President Trump in December 2020 tied to his defense of the then-president’s efforts to overturn the election.
The Jan. 6 committee later revealed that Gaetz’s pardon requests also included an ask for a pardon as “broad as you can describe,” former White House attorney Eric Herschmann told the committee. Gaetz was under FBI investigation for underage sex trafficking, but ultimately didn’t face charges.
Matt Gaetz Quietly Named To House GOP’s New Sham Subcommittee (talkingpointsmemo.com)
The new House subcommittee focused on the “weaponization” of the federal government is filling out its roster which, as reporters unearthed Tuesday, now includes Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
Gaetz was quietly appointed to the panel by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), whose speakership he very publicly attempted to block mere weeks ago. The Republican hardliner will replace Rep. Chip Roy, who also held his vote for McCarthy hostage in early January.
Roy has been reassigned to the House Budget Committee, alongside serving on the House Rules Committee and House Judiciary Committee, and he reportedly asked for the change because his portfolio is demanding and he has a young family at home.
The Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government was established on Jan. 10 with a 221-211 party line vote. The panel, set to hold the first of what will likely be many sham hearings on Thursday, will “investigate how the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security” and other federal agencies exchange information with different sectors to “facilitate action against American citizens.” At least, that is how House GOP leadership describes it.
Modeled after the Church Committee of 1975, the new committee says that its aim is to root out governmental abuses the way its predecessor exposed MKUltra. What it’ll actually do is spin panic-inducing headlines from Fox News into frivolous investigations that go nowhere. The subcommittee is the brainchild of the Freedom Caucus, with whom McCarthy struggled to curry favor during his prolonged run for the speakership, and it’s been granted wide-ranging powers to investigate basically anything and anyone they want.
In a floor speech when the panel was created, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) tried to get ahead of impending criticism by arguing that the goal of the committee wasn’t to pursue vendettas against officials who’d been investigating the January 6th insurrection or Trump’s various schemes. It’s a rich line from the Ohio Republican, who is himself conflicted by his role in various election subversion efforts, including having repeated communications with Trump on the day of the Jan. 6 attack.
Gaetz has plenty of reason to want to investigate the investigators: The Florida Republican is one of several members of Congress who requested a “preemptive pardon” from President Trump in December 2020 tied to his defense of the then-president’s efforts to overturn the election.
The Jan. 6 committee later revealed that Gaetz’s pardon requests also included an ask for a pardon as “broad as you can describe,” former White House attorney Eric Herschmann told the committee. Gaetz was under FBI investigation for underage sex trafficking, but ultimately didn’t face charges.
Matt Gaetz Quietly Named To House GOP’s New Sham Subcommittee (talkingpointsmemo.com)
She doesn't clap for liars? Yet she spent her whole political life clapping hard for Trump
There's no fucking doubt in my mind that if that corn pone Georgia ho wasn't in congress..... she'd be at home whipping conspiracy theories and making TikTok videos of her making cac easy and delicious meals like a big mac caserole with marinara sauce, a ton of cheddar cheese, a ton of french fries.... about sixty dollars worth of MeDonalds and baked in an oven.... I forgot who posted it, but it had about 12 big Macs smashed down and Maple syrup in it to
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There's no fucking doubt in my mind that if that corn pone Georgia ho wasn't in congress..... she'd be at home whipping conspiracy theories and making TikTok videos of her making cac easy and delicious meals like a big mac caserole with marinara sauce, a ton of cheddar cheese, a ton of french fries.... about sixty dollars worth of MeDonalds and baked in an oven.... I forgot who posted it, but it had about 12 big Macs smashed down and Maple syrup in it to
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User Clip: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.)
Washington Press Club Foundation 77th Annual Congressional Dinner to honor the free press.
She didn't give a fuck!
Jim Jordan has a tell, when he can't answer a legitimate question truthfully, he turns into a stuttering stammering "Porky PIg" impersonator
Freshman Democrat Puts Jim Jordan On Blast Over Whistleblower Claims | HuffPost Latest News
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House briefing on China spy balloon turns tense with Greene comments: ‘I chewed them out’
A classified briefing for House lawmakers on the Chinese spy balloon turned tense on Thursday when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went after administration officials for waiting days before shooting down the surveillance device.
“I had to wait in line the whole time. I was I think the second to last person, and I chewed them out just like the American people would’ve,” Greene told The Hill. “I tore ‘em to pieces.”
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House briefing on China spy balloon turns tense with Greene comments: ‘I chewed them out’ | The Hill
A classified briefing for House lawmakers on the Chinese spy balloon turned tense on Thursday when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went after administration officials for waiting days before shooting down the surveillance device.
“I had to wait in line the whole time. I was I think the second to last person, and I chewed them out just like the American people would’ve,” Greene told The Hill. “I tore ‘em to pieces.”
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House briefing on China spy balloon turns tense with Greene comments: ‘I chewed them out’ | The Hill
The McCarthy "TRAIN WRECK" Caucus...
Exclusive: McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to trove of Jan. 6 riot tape
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has given Fox News' Tucker Carlson exclusive access to 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage from the Jan. 6 riot, McCarthy sources tell me.
Between the lines: The process with Carlson started in early February, according to a communication between the show and a McCarthy representative that I was shown.
Exclusive: Kevin McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to massive trove of Jan. 6 riot tape (axios.com)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has given Fox News' Tucker Carlson exclusive access to 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage from the Jan. 6 riot, McCarthy sources tell me.
- Carlson TV producers were on Capitol Hill last week to begin digging through the trove, which includes multiple camera angles from all over Capitol grounds. Excerpts will begin airing in the coming weeks.
- Now his shows — "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Fox News, and "Tucker Carlson Today" and "Tucker Carlson Originals" on the streaming service Fox Nation — have a massive trove of raw material.
- "If there was ever a question that's in the public's interest to know, it's what actually happened on January 6. By definition, this video will reveal it. It's impossible for me to understand why any honest person would be bothered by that."
Between the lines: The process with Carlson started in early February, according to a communication between the show and a McCarthy representative that I was shown.
- The archive was previously reported to be 14,000 hours. I'm told it's now much more.
- Pushing for the release of the footage, Carlson argued on his show last month that Washington has "a regime of secrecy and deceit."
Exclusive: Kevin McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to massive trove of Jan. 6 riot tape (axios.com)