Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) has a Wiener problem. The conservative lawmaker appeared to confuse California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) with disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) in an insult that quickly backfired on Wednesday. “Wait, I thought this guy was thrown out of Congress for sending naked pictures of himself?” Cruz tweeted, perhaps jokingly, … Read more
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) stormed out of a committee meeting on Tuesday as a Democratic lawmaker gave her a reminder about her own recent past during a hearing on crime in Washington, D.C. Greene, a conspiracy theorist who spoke at a white nationalist event in 2022, went on a lengthy rant on everything from … Read more
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) suggested that Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) was confused because of her age during a snarky moment on the House floor on Tuesday night. Turns out the only one confused was Greene ― and DeLauro was happy to step in and clear things up for her. Greene, a conspiracy theorist who … Read more
Some far-right Republican members of the House say they want Donald Trump to become the next speaker after Kevin McCarthy’s stunning ouster on Tuesday threw the body into chaos. GOP Reps. Troy Nehls (Tex.), Greg Steube (Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor-Greene (Ga.) all tweeted in support of Trump becoming speaker, while Jim Jordan (Ohio) told Fox … Read more
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) mentioned Wednesday’s Justice Division courtroom submitting within the labeled paperwork case in opposition to Donald Trump signifies prosecutors have a powerful case in opposition to the previous president. “It tells me that the particular counsel thinks he’s acquired a really stable case, and he doesn’t should be cute. He could be … Read more