Pelosi denounces GOP leaders over Georgia lawmaker's posts
Before she joined Congress this month, Greene supported Facebook posts that advocated violence against leading Democrats and the FBI. Facebook posts surfaced last year showing shed expressed racist, anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim views. Greene supported Facebook posts that advocated violence against Democrats and the FBI. Top Republicans denounced her at the time, hoping to block her from capturing the GOP nomination for her reliably red congressional district in northwest Georgia. "They're radicals.โCNN reported on Greeneโs Facebook posts, which have since been deleted.
Psaki, next White House press secretary, a veteran messenger
FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2011, file photo Jen Psaki is seen in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Much of that work will fall to Jen Psaki, Biden's pick for White House press secretary. โThis job becomes one of the most recognizable people representing both the administration and the government writ large,โ said Robert Gibbs, a former Obama press secretary. Both the president and his media team were frequently at odds with White House reporters while routinely spreading falsehoods. A native of Stamford, Connecticut, and a graduate of William & Mary, Psaki is part of an all-female senior communications team for the Biden White House.
McConnell tries to salvage Senate majority with court vote
Confirmation hearings are set to begin Monday for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee giving Republicans one last chance to salvage their Senate majority by wresting attention away from the White House and its COVID-19 response and onto the GOPโs longtime goal of fashioning a conservative court. Only two GOP senators balked at quick confirmation. This time, it's much about securing his own legacy reshaping the judiciary into what allies call the โMcConnell Courtโ as giving his majority a landing pad after a tumultuous four years with Trump. Having already bent Senate rules to allow 51-vote threshold to advance Supreme Court nominees, rather than 60 as was tradition, McConnell is now poised to usher a third Trump justice to confirmation. โItโs not going to be remembered as the McConnell Court,โ said Stevens.
GOP reckons with polarizing candidates amid civil unrest
Republican leaders looking to broaden the party's appeal were buoyed Tuesday when Iowans refused to renominate Rep. Steve King, known for racially incendiary comments. Republican leaders are taking steps to withhold support from candidates with extreme views. King was stripped of committee assignments last year by House Republican leaders after he defended white nationalism. In Kansas, Pompeo failed to file this week to become a Senate GOP candidate. Emmer, the House GOP campaign chairman, said people are nervous about safety and Trumps stance will prove a winning November message.
Detroit debate is make or break for Dems running for president
The Fox Theatre in Detroit, where two CNN Democratic presidential debates are being held July 30 and July 31, 2019. (WDIV)(CNN) - California Rep. Eric Swalwell was about to walk on to the biggest stage of his political career: the first Democratic presidential debate. Polling at less than 1%, the debate would be Swalwell's best chance to break through a field of more than 20 candidates. The stakes at CNN's Democratic debate in Detroit are high. I don't think it's worth stooping to that level and looking small."