Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn will no longer hold honorary degrees from the University of Rhode Island, the school announced Friday, CBS News reports.
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Support for Third U.S. Political Party Up to 63%
Gallup: “Sixty-three percent of U.S. adults currently agree with the statement that the Republican and Democratic parties do ‘such a poor job’ of representing the American people that ‘a third…
Flashback Quote of the Day
“If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed…….and we will deserve it.” — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), on Twitter on May 3, 2016.Save to Favorites
House Republicans Boot Steny Hoyer from Hideaway
House Republicans have kicked Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) out of his Capitol hideaway, like they also did to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Punchbowl News reports. “Republicans — McCarthy — are…
Nikki Haley Moves Up In New Hampshire
A new USA Today/Suffolk poll in New Hampshire shows Donald Trump leading the GOP presidential race with 49%, followed by Nikki Haley at 19%, Ron DeSantis at 10%, Chris Christie…
Nikki Haley Boosted in South Carolina
A new Winthrop poll in South Carolina finds Donald Trump leading the GOP presidential race with 51%, followed by Nikki Haley at 17%, Ron DeSantis at 12%, Tim Scott at…
Comer Vows to Push Ahead with Impeachment Probe
“House Oversight Chair Rep. James Comer is vowing the ouster of Kevin McCarthy won’t impact his impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden,” Politico reports. Asked if he believed the committee…
The Breakup of the Republican Party Is Here
Yesterday’s vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was truly historic but also entirely predictable. Every single Republican speaker since the Tea Party emerged in 2010 has been run out…
House Bipartisan Caucus Risks Collapse
“Republicans in the Problem Solvers Caucus are weighing quitting the bipartisan group after Democrats opted against helping former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) keep his leadership position on Tuesday,” Axios reports….
Florida Republicans Are Done with Matt Gaetz
Politico: “They left the House chamber last night furious after Gaetz led seven other GOP members — and Democrats — to eject former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his…
Ron DeSantis Piles On Kevin McCarthy
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told Scripps News that he opposed Kevin McCarthy “when it wasn’t cool, years ago.” He also blamed Donald Trump for putting McCarthy “into that position.” Save…
An Ungovernable GOP
New York Times: “With the GOP base increasingly hungry for insurgency and confrontation, Mr. McCarthy found himself out of step, a problem that is likely to plague any candidate who…
The House GOP Is a Failed State
John Harris: “McCarthy’s ouster is dramatic evidence, if redundant, about the state of the modern GOP. A party that used to have an instinctual orientation toward authority and order —…
The House GOP’s Fight May Have Just Begun
Playbook: “Kevin McCarthy’s reign as House speaker is finished. But the chaos and infighting that plagued his brief tenure isn’t. In fact, it might just be beginning.” “As it stands,…
Bad Blood with Democrats Helped Sink McCarthy
Washington Post: “Some Democrats pitied him and all his efforts to appease a group of intransigent right-wing radicals. But they said he had to pay a price for making so…
Giuliani’s Drinking Has Trump Prosecutors’ Attention
New York Times: “No one close to Mr. Giuliani has suggested that drinking could excuse or explain away his present legal and personal disrepair. He arrived for a mug shot…
The Mythology of Third Party Bids
Nate Silver: “Having looked at data on dozens of third-party candidates in other races — mostly for offices like Congress and governor when building election models — I’m skeptical that…
Senate GOP Watches McCarthy Ouster with Alarm
“Senate Republicans are watching the rebellion against Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in the House with serious alarm and are concerned over what the chaos will mean for the GOP’s brand…
The Rudderless GOP Careens Towards 2024
“There’s no House speaker, Republicans are tearing each other to shreds over Kevin McCarthy’s ouster and another shutdown deadline is less than six weeks away — with no leader in…
The ‘Double Haters’ Are the New Swing Voters
“Fourteen percent of voters say they dislike both of the leading candidates for president, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, more than four times the number who were dissatisfied…
The Sprint for the Speakership
Punchbowl News: “Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s stunning downfall at the hands of hardline conservatives has set off a chain reaction inside the upper ranks of the GOP conference. The only…
