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News Roundup: Senate battle for voting protections; Supreme Court rejects latest Trump gambit

January 20, 2022 Court, Voting, Supreme, battle, latest, Rejects, Roundup, Trump, Protections, News, gambit, Senate0 comment

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…

Trump Soft-Launches His 2024 Campaign

January 16, 2022 Campaign, Trump, 2024, SoftLaunches0 comment

FLORENCE, Ariz.—Tonight, deep in the Arizona desert, thousands of people chanted for Donald Trump. They had braved the wind for hours—some waited the entire day—just to get a glimpse of the defeated former president. And when he finally appeared on stage, as Lee Greenwood played from the loudspeakers, the crowd roared as though Trump were still the commander-in-chief. To many of them, he is. “I ran twice and we won twice,” Trump told his fans. “This crowd is a massive symbol of what took place, because people are hungry for…

DeSantis Quietly Hits At Trump Administration For Trying To Stop COVID Too Hard

January 14, 2022 Covid, DeSantis, trying, stop, Hard, administration, Quietly, Trump, hits0 comment

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who’s been waging war on COVID-19 safety measures in a clear bid to be the next MAGA king ahead of 2024, sees ex-president Donald Trump’s <a rel=”noreferrer noopener” href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-attack-gutless-republican-politicians-booster-shot” target=”_blank”>oblique swipe</a> and raises him a challenge of who can be more pro-spread than the other. Talking Points Memo

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

January 14, 2022 Graham, connection, Reluctant, Senate, back, leader, Without, McConnell, Trump0 comment

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

McConnell Gets Behind Rounds After Trump Attacks Him Over ‘Fair’ Election Remark

January 12, 2022 gets, Trump, fair, Rounds, after, Over, Election, Remark, Behind, attacks, McConnell0 comment

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday joined other GOP senators who have rallied behind Sen. Mike Rounds (R-KS) after former President Trump attacked him for daring to factually state that the 2020 presidential election was “fair.” Talking Points Memo

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

January 11, 2022 'not, fair, about, Election, says, Senator, surprised, He's, calling, Trump, Attacking0 comment

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