Who’s main the Home GOP? Your guess is nearly as good as theirs
It’s been per week and a half since Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Home speaker. Nonetheless, Republicans didn’t elect a brand new Home speaker, they usually didn’t even come shut. Rep. Steve Scalise bought his convention’s nod in a 113-99 vote over Rep. Jim Jordan, however with Republican Freedom Caucus nihilists refusing to budge, he by no means got here near the 217 votes he wanted to safe the job. Quite than attempt to negotiate a cope with Democrats, he give up his bid on Thursday. It’s no shock that the Republican civil battle took heart stage this week, with a collection of fumbles and embarrassing headlines:
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Former Pence aide says Trump is a phony Christian who ‘disparaged’ his supporters in private
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Nom nom nom leopard ate face of this former Trump-supporting conservative writer
A Trump-loving conservative author now admits that Trump is destroying the Republican Celebration. Folks tried to warn him, however he knew higher! And now his celebration is struggling the implications.
Rumors swirl over DeSantis’ cowboy boots on Trump social network
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Tommy Tuberville calls the cops over a mean tweet
This freakin’ man known as the cops on a retired basic. Severely.
Leopards ate face of Republicans who recruited Kennedy to run for president
Steve Bannon spent months recruiting conspiracy monger Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a “chaos agent” within the Democratic main. However Kennedy spent all summer season touring conservative media, constructing assist amongst Republicans, and now having failed within the Democratic main, he’s an unbiased candidate for president (the place his bid launched with absolutely hilarity). Deliciously, all of the chaos is occurring on the Republican aspect.
We don’t talk about Leonard: The man behind the right’s Supreme Court supermajority
We’re nonetheless in awe of this ProPublica report on the driving pressure behind the corruption of the Supreme Courtroom.
We don’t talk about Leonard: The man behind the right’s Supreme Court supermajority
