Graham reluctant to back McConnell as GOP Senate leader without Trump connection

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he would not support Sen. Mitch McConnell as GOP leader in the next Congress if he does not have a “working relationship with President [Donald] Trump.” “I’m not going to vote for anybody for leader of the Senate as a Republican unless they can prove to … The Washington Times stories: White House

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GOP Senator Says He’s ‘Not Surprised’ About Trump Attacking Him For Calling Election ‘Fair’

<p>Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) refused to back down on his remarks calling the 2020 presidential election &#8220;fair&#8221; after former President Trump accused him of being &#8220;woke&#8221; for <a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-rounds-2020-election-fair”>daring to defy</a> his election fraud falsehoods.</p> Talking Points Memo

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Judge Weighs Whether Trump Incitement, Silence On Jan. 6 Meant ‘Agreement’ With Insurrectionists

<p>Attorneys for former President Trump were forced to explain at a Monday court hearing why their client&#8217;s actions on Jan. 6 <meta charset=”utf-8″/>did not meet the standard for a conspiracy. </p> <p>And Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), oddly, was forced to explain his own actions on that day. </p> Talking Points Memo

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How to Transform a Massive Government Agency: Lessons From a Trump Appointee

Shortly after taking office as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson recruited a retired finance and strategy expert to become the agency’s chief financial officer. Irving Dennis, appointed by President Donald Trump in late 2017, stepped into the job and quickly discovered the mess he inherited. Dennis spent 37 years at Ernst & Young, a major accounting firm. He would use that private-sector experience to fix HUD. In a new book, “Transforming a Federal Agency: Management Lessons from HUD’s Financial Reconstruction,” Dennis recounts…

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