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South Dakota Republican calls BS on GOP's histrionic Mount Rushmore fundraising
Don't cancel your vacation plans. → Read More
Ticketmaster presents: Bernie Sanders the anti-capitalist capitalist at $273 a ticket
And he really, really, really doesn't want to talk about his book tour deal. → Read More
0-for-1,523: Senators attempt to explain why they never punish other senators for ethics violations
WASHINGTON — The secretive U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics — tasked with confidentially investigating allegations of misconduct by its own members and staff — hasn’t formally punished anyone in at least 16 years, a Raw Story analysis of congressional records indicates.Since 2007, the Senate E... → Read More
'I know which ones are nuts already': Senators skeptical of Nikki Haley’s political age test proposal
WASHINGTON — Nikki Haley’s turning heads this week, and not just those of Don Lemon’s bosses over at CNN. The former South Carolina governor’s proposal to test the mental fitness of the nation’s oldest politicians is being embraced by some lawmakers on Capitol Hill, expanded by others, and brushed a... → Read More
‘Anybody is welcome to help’: Lindsey Graham asks for money to cover legal bills
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) ran up a hefty legal bill in his unsuccessful quest to avoid testifying before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election – and he’s not shy about asking for help.“I’m trying to get people to help me p... → Read More
Some Democrats fear a mass shooting on House floor — by a QAnon-Republican
WASHINGTON—Surprise quickly morphed into alarm for some at the Capitol this week as a post-Jan. 6 security measure vanished without warning just before Republicans reclaimed control of the House. Some Democrats fear there could be a mass shooting on the House floor at the trigger of one of the GOP’s... → Read More
J6 summary alleges Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry colluded with Jeffrey Clark
WASHINGTON – The Jan. 6 committee unveiled explosive new evidence about the role Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry played in assisting Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election results by any means necessary.“‘11 days to 1/6 . . . We gotta get going!,’” he texted Mark Meadows, who chaired the Free... → Read More
'Hand-to-hand combat': DC Dems weigh in on 'eyebrow-raising' Kyrsten Sinema's future
WASHINGTON—Democrats are divided. And not over policy, this time. In between cursing, grumbling, and complaining, the party's debating Kyrsten Sinema. The debate's already sizzling. It's only going to get hotter over the next two years."It's going to be hand-to-hand combat," Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ... → Read More
Democrats finally got Trump’s tax returns. Here's why we may never see them
WASHINGTON — Democrats won. Donald Trump lost. But, when it comes to the former president’s tax returns, it’s still unclear if this epic, nearly four-year-long battle will end in a draw, fines, or someone going to prison.Of late, Trump and his lawyers have been on defense—battling allegations of fel... → Read More
'Just shocked': Jan. 6 committee member goes off on 'disingenuous' Pence
You likely missed Mike Pence’s CNN townhall earlier this week, but Jan. 6 committee member Elaine Luria sure didn’t.“I was just shocked,” the Virginia Democrat told Raw Story of Pence’s primetime appearance. “Even his tone of voice and his cadence just seems so disingenuous and not sincere.”To kick ... → Read More
Sen. Warnock’s trap: Long insulated from politics, senator taps energy of Atlanta’s Black art renaissance
SUMMERHILL, Atlanta — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is on the wrong side of the street. At least one more accustomed to junkies looking for a trap house than to hosting a U.S. senator and his entourage of young campaign staffers.Every few minutes a police car slowly circles the block, keeping their dist... → Read More
Ghosts of the confederacy: Herschel Walker and GOP ask Georgians to join them in erasing history
ATHENS, Ga. — Jesus gets Sunday in these parts. But on Saturday, 92,000 pack into metal pews, eager to witness miracles. There are no false idols here if you’d dare think of such sacrilege on the hallowed antebellum grounds of the University of Georgia. Here, the visiting devils don white; the ‘Dawg... → Read More
Democrats warn Trump using midterms to seize power he failed to on Jan. 6
WASHINGTON, DC — If at first, you don’t succeed (at the ballot box, in court or by an armed mob) try, try again (by controlling elections themselves). That seems to be Trump’s new plan, which has many observers, including Jan. 6 committee members, worried that America’s on the verge of a revolution.... → Read More
Lawmakers who survived Jan. 6 attack on Capitol still have many unanswered questions
Unless President Donald Trump agrees to testify, under subpoena, the select Jan. 6 committee has basically concluded its investigation into the 2021 attack on the Capitol, and the panel’s nine members are now compiling their exhaustive final report. While the hearings were packed with heart pounding... → Read More
Former Republican has a plan to combat conspiracy-soaked Trumpism
This is the final piece of a 3-part series based on our exclusive interview with former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman, who served as an advisor to the Jan. 6 committee. You can read the first installment here and the second installment here.WASHINGTON, DC — Denver Riggleman is no longer a ... → Read More
Former J6 advisor: The most important part of the Jan. 6 investigation isn't about Trump
This is part 2 in a 3-part series based on our exclusive interview with former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman who served as an advisor to the Jan. 6 committee. You can read the first installment here. WASHINGTON, DC — Former President Donald Trump has remained the central focus of the speci... → Read More
'Our election system can be manipulated': Republican J6 adviser explains why Trump won't need violence in 2024
This is part 1 in a 3-part series based on our exclusive interview with former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman who served as an adviser to the Jan. 6 committee.WASHINGTON, DC — An armed insurrection is risky business. Controlling elections – and their outcomes – is a hard lift. But, if succe... → Read More
Senator calls Ron DeSantis a 'power mad tyrant' after Martha's Vineyard stunt
WASHINGTON, DC — After he cast a late morning vote on the Senate floor Thursday, Tim Kaine was in his signature satisfied smile – the one he regularly seems incapable of controlling on his noticeably unhurried strolls through the hurried-to-hectic United States Capitol – as he descended into the dre... → Read More
Congress reacts to queen’s death: 'America weeps for our friends in the UK'
WASHINGTON – As Britain weeps, America mourns. Flags across the nation’s capital – from the White House to the people’s House of Representatives – are now flying at half-staff as they honor the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.Even if the idea of a monarch is antithetical to the American spirit... → Read More
'We like a fighter': Philly congressman mops up post-Biden speech MAGA tears
WASHINGTON, DC — Critics, pundits, and ‘MSM’ reporters alike feigned surprise after President Joe Biden decried his predecessor and “MAGA Republicans” in last night’s primetime address. They aren’t Philly. They don’t know the gritty historic city. Brendon Boyle does. He represents the city in the U.... → Read More