Karine Jean-Pierre is preparing to take over for Jen Psaki as White House press secretary at the end of the week, and her previous blasts at those who don’t share her progressive views are drawing fresh media attention. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...In the news today: Tonight saw the latest Senate battle to protect voting rights even as Republican-held state legislatures pass unprecedented rollbacks targeting those rights. What’s next is unclear, but Democratic leaders organized the vote tonight as a move to force the two Senate Democratic holdouts—as well as all Senate Republicans—on record for blocking the urgently needed protections. Also this evening, the Supreme Court rejected a Trump demand that the National Archives refuse a congressional request for administration records pertaining to the violence on January 6. Justice Thomas was the…
Read More...<p>A decent chunk of what would’ve been the right’s blusteringly distasteful counter-programming to Congress’ introspective coup-versary commemorations today were canceled last minute.</p> Talking Points Memo
Read More...<p>Fox News is staring down the barrel of a $ 1.6 billion defamation claim after it failed to get the case against it by Dominion Voting Systems dismissed.</p> <p>The decision Thursday by a state judge in Delaware clears the way for Dominion Voting Systems to proceed to discovery in the case and cranks up the pressure on Fox News in the high-stakes battle over its coverage of the 2020 election aftermath.</p> Talking Points Memo
Read More...<p>In his newly released book about his time serving in the Trump administration, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows wrote that he was so infuriated when Fox News first called Joe Biden’s electoral win in Arizona on election night that he proceeded to angrily dial an editor at the network to contest Trump’s projected loss, according to <a href=”https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-meadows-dialed-fox-editor-bill-sammon-arizona-call-biden-2021-12?op=1&scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4″>Insider</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo
Read More...Republicans seek a US Senate takeover in 2022 but struggle over candidates Anchorage Daily News “us republicans” – Google News
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