[Fox News] Dog fight between Biden and his Secret Service points to bigger problems
"It didn't happen." According to published excerpts, President Joe Biden is denying an account of the Secret Service about an agent being attacked by his German shepherd, Major, at the White House. The statement from the president raises some interesting legal questions after he effectively called an agent a liar about an official report on one of many bite incidents with the Biden dogs.
If the quote is accurate, the criticism could not only be viewed as defamatory but another unfounded attack on the integrity and veracity of federal employees by the president. This should not be dismissed as some sensational "President Bites Agent" story. It raises long-standing concerns over the lack of recourse for agents endangered or abused by protected individuals. Indeed, the controversy raises some of the issues litigated during the Clinton administration over the status of Secret Service agents.
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[The Republic Brief] Tucker Carlson slammed former US Rep. Liz Cheney for getting rich, making close to 6 Million dollars a year, somehow- while she was in office as a public servant
Cheney’s salary from her work in DC was $174,000 per year as a member of Congress, which she has received since starting that job in 2017.
Just two years after she started in DC, Republican Speaker Paul Ryan (RINO-WI) elevated her to the Chair of the House Republican Conference. Ryan did this knowing Cheney was a bombastic Never Trumper.
In 2018 Cheney’s estimated net worth, according to OpenSecrets, was nearly $15 million.
So Cheney reportedly was worth $7 million in 2017, and in 2023 she is worth an estimated $44 million.
That is quite a huge bunch of money for someone who is supposed to be serving the public.
[Breitbart] Former Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger will join CNN as a contributor now that the January 6th Committee has been dissolved. "L-O-S-E-R!"
CNN announced on Wednesday that Kinzinger, the other Republican who served on the January 6th Committee alongside former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), would be joining the network as a senior political commentator. Unlike Cheney, who was defeated in a primary by Harriet Hageman, Kinzinger chose not to run for reelection after serving six terms representing his Illinois district.
Kinzinger has heated up his anti-Trump and anti-Republican rhetoric in recent days, charging that the party will become a hotbed of extremists under former President Donald Trump’s leadership.
Speaking with CNN on New Year’s Day, Kinzinger said that he fears for the country’s future if the former president does not get indicted.
"If a president can incite an insurrection and not be held accountable, there’s no limit to what a president can or can’t do. Yeah, I do think ultimately, when we get to where we’re going to go, I think the Justice Department will do the right thing. I think he will be charged," he said.
"I frankly think he should be. Everything we’ve uncovered, from what he did with the Justice Department to everything leading up to January 6 to on January 6, sitting there for 180 minutes and watching this occur in the hope that maybe, just maybe, that last attempt to stay in power will work," he continued.
Kinzinger said in the same interview that the Republican Party is not the future of the country unless Americans correct it.
"The Republican Party is not the future of this country unless it corrects unless there’s a change," he said. "I’ve got to tell you if you think of a successful America in 20 years, that’s not going to be an America based on what Marjorie Taylor Greene wants or what some of these radicals want. The only way this country can succeed is if we learn to work together."
How many of ‘em were FBI or other government informants or agitators?
[IsraelTimes] Group leader Enrique Tarrio and 4 of his lieutenants face up to 20 years in prison on charges of seditious conspiracy in high-profile case against Capitol insurrectionists
Their defense may focus on communications they say show Tarrio was informing law enforcement in the run-up to January 6 of the Proud Boys’ plans to protest the results of the election and party that night.
As members of the Proud Boys Death Eater group stormed past police lines and swarmed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, their leader cheered them on from afar, prosecutors say.
"Do what must be done," Enrique Tarrio wrote on social media.
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AFAICT the transfer of power is not complete until Congress certifies the election results, and the people have a fundamental right to petition their government representatives, so how is ‘petitioning’ their representatives to not confirm election results containing significant ‘irregularities’ an insurrection?
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Enrique Tarrio is known Govt Informant with a past history of being a CI.
Court transcripts document Tarrio's attrny describing Tarrio's undercover work in helping authorities prosecute more than a dozen people in various cases involving drugs, gambling and human smuggling.
[Just The News] Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection in 2024 after serving four terms in Congress.
"Inspired by a new generation of leaders, I have decided to pass the torch in the U.S. Senate," Stabenow, chairwoman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, said in a statement.
Stabenow, who was elected to the House in 1996 and the Senate in 2000, pledged to continue working for Michiganders during the next two years.
"When my term ends, I intend to begin a new chapter in my life that includes continuing to serve our State outside of elected office while spending precious time with my amazing 96-year-old mom and my wonderful family," she said.
Although Michigan certified President Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump won the 2016 election in the battleground state. This leaves open the possibility that Michigan could elect a Republican to the Senate in 2024.
[RedState] Kevin McCarthy has reportedly traded his arrogance and entitlement for a bit of humility. After a chaotic couple of days of failed votes to make him the Speaker of the House, Politico has reported that major concessions have been made.
That should get his vote total moving in the right direction, undercutting the prior momentum from the anti-McCarthy holdouts. Here’s what those concessions look like.
A one-member "motion to vacate": The GOP leader appears to have finally acquiesced to a demand to lower the threshold needed to force a vote ousting a speaker to just one member. While McCarthy originally indicated that restoring the one-member "motion to vacate" was a red line, his allies now argue that there’s not a huge practical difference between this and his previous offer of requiring five members to trigger the vote.
Rules Committee seats for the Freedom Caucus: McCarthy is prepared to give the House Freedom Caucus two seats on the powerful House Rules Committee, which oversees the amendment process for the floor. (Some conservatives are still holding out for four seats on the panel.) There are also talks about giving a third seat to a conservative close to the Freedom Caucus but not in it — someone like Reps. THOMAS MASSIE (R-Ky.). Who will pick those members? We’re told there is ongoing haggling. Typically, it’s the speaker’s prerogative, but conservatives want to choose their own members for these jobs.
A vote on term limits: This is a key demand of Rep. RALPH NORMAN (R-S.C.), who has proposed a constitutional amendment limiting lawmakers to three terms in the House.
Major changes to the appropriations process: Fears of another trillion-plus-dollar omnibus spending bill have been a major driver of the conservative backlash to McCarthy. The brewing deal includes a promise for standalone votes on each of the 12 yearly appropriations bills, which would be considered under what is known as an "open rule," allowing floor amendments to be offered by any lawmaker. Conservatives also won a concession to carve out any earmarks included in those packages for separate votes, though it’s unclear if they’d be voted on as one package or separately.
These aren’t small potatoes. Getting the Freedom Caucus onto the rules committee has been a long-time goal and one that could pay dividends in keeping McCarthy in line. Thomas Massie also getting a seat would be huge given he’s perhaps the best Republican in the House regarding government spending, and much of the gamesmanship with rules has to do with spending.
The other big thing here is the changes to the appropriations process. Massive omnibus bills, pioneered by Mitch McConnell, have become the norm, and that’s a terrible way to run a government. Promising stand-alone votes and the allowance of amendments is a big step back toward normal order.
Most importantly, the one-vote motion to vacate puts McCarthy on the hot seat and is another valuable way to keep him from breaking his promises. He’s not going to want another pro-longed fight for Speaker in the middle of his term, especially if those who start it can no longer trust him. As to the vote on term limits, it’s just a meaningless gesture that will fail, but it’s what Ralph Norman wants. Certainly, it can’t hurt to get the House on record.
Will all this be enough to get McCarthy within striking distance again? We’ll find out shortly. It does still appear that there are enough holdouts to make things interesting a bit longer. Even more concessions are probably coming.
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Seems he has to cave to the Dems, MAGA or withdraw. If he negotiates with the Dems he puts at risk any Republicans that support him. I am glad to see a group in Congress hold the line after so many years of hope. The debt ceiling is going to be interesting as well. McCarthy is asking for an office that will shred him.
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Meanwhile he has set up shop in the speakers office'
Reminds me when Bill Clinton was elected president and Hilary moved herself into the Vice Presidents office. Bill had to remove her.
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At this point the UniParty is dumb not to give McCarthy the hook. He is negotiating the starting point for the person who will actually move into the office after McCarthy clears out. He is trading on somebody else’s tab.
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[The Republic Brief] Tucker Carlson slammed former US Rep. Liz Cheney for getting rich, making close to 6 Million dollars a year, somehow- while she was in office as a public servant
[Breitbart] Former Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger will join CNN as a contributor now that the January 6th Committee has been dissolved.
[Just The News] Michigan Democratic Sen. 
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