Things get heated in the Senate as John McCain accuses Rand Paul of working for Putin. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) accused fellow Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky of “working for Vladimir Putin” on the Senate floor on Wednesday. As Salon reports, Sen. Paul “was called out by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., for blocking a […]
Updated, 03 March, 10:00pm: It appears that the efforts of Franken and others paid off and Sessions has now agreed to submit amended testimony and answer his questions and those of other senators looking for answers. NBC News reports that :Sessions will submit amended testimony and respond to senators’ questions over his contacts with Russia’s […]
Elizabeth Warren fired back at Senate Republicans after they silenced her attempt to read a letter by Martin Luther King’s widow into the record. Not keen on hearing any criticism of Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Senate Republicans invoked a somewhat obscure rule to silence progressive firebrand Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). As NBC News reports, […]
Republican Senator Orrin Hatch lashes out after Democrats successfully block two of Trump’s cabinet nominees. Democrats serving on the Senate Finance Committee have managed to halt the confirmation of Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services and Steve Mnuchin as Treasury Secretary. As NBC News reports, Democrats are boycotting Tuesday’s committee votes, […]
Trump’s Education Secretary nominee is mercilessly mocked on Twitter after she claims guns should be kept in schools to protect against grizzly bears. Many questions loom regarding Betsy DeVos, Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, not the least of which are her financial ties to the Republican National Committee. As Vox reports, “DeVos […]