MoveOn Statement on Mike Johnson’s Election to Speaker of the House

Washington, D.C. – Following a chaotic and disastrous nomination process in which multiple Republicans launched failing bids for the speakership, leaving the House without leadership for weeks as Americans face critical issues, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement: “It appears fourth time’s the charm for this dysfunctional Republican Party. Mike Johnson might seem like another anonymous Republican, but we know his extreme agenda all too well. He was the chief House architect of the effort to throw out the 2020 election. He wants to ban…

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Nobody Likes Mike Pence

Mike Pence is making little secret of his presidential ambitions. He’s written his book; he’s assembling his team; he’s mastered the art of the coy nondenial when somebody asks (in between trips to Iowa) if he’s running. In early Republican-primary polls, he hovers between 6 and 7 percent—not top-tier numbers, but respectable enough. He seems to think he has at least an outside shot at winning the Republican nomination. And yet, ask a Republican voter about the former vice president, and you’re likely to hear some of the most withering…

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Mike Pence Still Has Presidential Ambitions

Mike Pence spent much of his vice presidency quietly catering to the whims of President Donald Trump. But on January 6, he broke with Trump by refusing to overturn the 2020 election results. And now, Pence is eyeing a presidential run of his own, even though his old boss hasn’t ruled out a 2024 campaign. Pence wouldn’t necessarily stay out of the race even if Trump jumps in. “If you know the Pences, you know they’ll always try to discern where they’re being called to serve,” Marc Short, Pence’s former…

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Biden election: Mike Pence ‘welcomes’ senators’ bid to derail result – BBC News

Biden election: Mike Pence ‘welcomes’ senators’ bid to derail result  BBC News Senate Democrats rebuke GOP colleagues who say they’ll oppose Electoral College results | TheHill  The Hill Republican efforts to undermine Biden victory expose growing anti-democratic streak  CNN Can Democrats Win Georgia—and the Senate?  The New Yorker EXPLAINER: Stakes high for US Senate runoffs in Georgia  The Associated Press View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News

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US Vice-President Mike Pence’s aide tests positive for coronavirus – BBC News

US Vice-President Mike Pence’s aide tests positive for coronavirus  BBC News Tracking US President Donald Trump’s response to Covid-19 through his top 10 quotes  The Indian Express U.S. President Trump says will be tested for coronavirus daily  The Hindu Contagion within the White House would be catastrophic for our national security  CNN Member of U.S. Vice President’s staff tests positive for coronavirus: official  Reuters.com View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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