Bloomberg reports that “selfie-snapping rioters” at the U.S. Capitol last week left the FBI a trail of over 140,000 images.
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Oklahoma Governor Kicked Off Tulsa Massacre Panel
BuzzFeed News: “Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) was kicked off a commission established to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa massacre on Friday, just one week after he signed…
McCarthy Says Biden Doesn’t Have Trump’s Energy
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said that President Biden doesn’t have the “energy of Donald Trump” after meeting with him for the first time in Biden’s presidency, The Hill…
McKissick Wins Race for South Carolina GOP Chair
Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood’s bid to bring “chaos” to South Carolina’s GOP was halted on Saturday when he failed to unseat the party’s chairman after baselessly accusing the incumbent of…
Scientists Urge Investigation of Lab-Leak Theory
A group of high-profile scientists published a letter calling for renewed investigation into the origins of COVID-19 — including the theory that it spilled out of a Chinese virology lab….
Gas Shortages Should Clear By End of Weekend
Associated Press: “Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the nation is ‘over the hump’ on gas shortages following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline….
China Has Landed on Mars
The Verge: “China landed its first pair of robots on the surface of Mars on Friday, state-affiliated media confirmed on social media, becoming the second country to do so successfully….
White House Was Surprised by New CDC Guidance
Playbook: “The CDC’s surprise decision this week to drop its recommendation that vaccinated Americans wear masks in public spaces was the best news some of us have received in months.”…
Cheney’s Ouster Isn’t Just About GOP Civil War
Dan Balz: “The removal of Cheney as chair of the House Republican Conference has been described as part of a Republican Party civil war, and certainly it reflects divisions within…
Biden Has a Quick Temper
President Biden has “a short fuse” at times and is reportedly susceptible to “flares of impatience,” especially when aides and advisers are unable to answer his many hyper-detailed questions, the…
Biden’s Venmo Account Found In 10 Minutes
BuzzFeed News: “On Friday, following a passing mention in the New York Times that the president had sent his grandchildren money on Venmo, BuzzFeed News searched for the president’s account…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Violating Georgia Tax Law
“Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and her husband have two active homestead exemptions, which is against Georgia law,” WSB reports. “A homestead exemption is a big tax break any Georgia…
So Much for Jared Kushner’s Peace Plan
“Last year, former President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled their peace plan for the Middle East at the White House. Now, 16 months later, the question…
McCarthy’s PAC Made Payments to Luntz’s Firm
Federal Election Commission filings show that the leadership PAC controlled by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy — Majority Committee PAC, or McPAC — paid one of GOP pollster Frank Luntz’s…
The GOP’s Big Cancellation
New York Times: “In the Biden era, wailing about cancel culture has emerged as a major tenet of Trumpism, a defining principle of a Republican Party far more focused on…
Matt Gaetz Snorted Cocaine with Escort
“When Rep. Matt Gaetz attended a 2019 GOP fundraiser in Orlando, his date that night was someone he knew well: a paid escort and amateur Instagram model who led a…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“I never said anything I believe is inappropriate… If I just made you feel uncomfortable, that is not harassment. That’s you feeling uncomfortable.” — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D),…
Cheney Regrets Voting for Trump
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) says she regrets voting for former President Trump during the 2020 election, The Hill reports. Said Cheney: “I was never going to support Joe Biden and…
Progressive Politics On the Ropes
Tony Blair: “Joe Biden’s victory in the United States apart, progressive politics across the globe is badly placed: four election defeats for the UK Labour Party and no one betting…
Bill Seeks to Censure Lawmakers Who Deny Insurrection
Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) is asking his colleagues to sign onto a resolution that calls for censuring members who claim the fateful day was “not an insurrection” and who are…
A Natural Experiment on Unemployment Insurance
Henry Olson: “By Monday, five red states — Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Montana and South Carolina — had announced that they were pulling out of the federal program. That number has…
