#Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 footage sparks bipartisan outrage

#Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 footage sparks bipartisan outrage

Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 footage sparks bipartisan outrage Fox News host Tucker Carlson whipped up a firestorm Tuesday on Capitol Hill, sparking bipartisan backlash and igniting tensions with Capitol Police by downplaying the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on his prime-time program as “mostly peaceful chaos.” His show divided Republicans, with a number of GOP senators…

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#McCarthy’s Tucker Carlson decision ‘despicable,’ says Schumer

#McCarthy’s Tucker Carlson decision ‘despicable,’ says Schumer

McCarthy’s Tucker Carlson decision ‘despicable,’ says Schumer Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday said that Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) decision to share security footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol exclusively with Fox News host Tucker Carlson was “despicable” and damaging to security.   Asked whether he would share the…

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#McConnell calls Ukraine aid a ‘direct investment’ for US against Putin’s ‘war machine’

#McConnell calls Ukraine aid a ‘direct investment’ for US against Putin’s ‘war machine’

McConnell calls Ukraine aid a ‘direct investment’ for US against Putin’s ‘war machine’ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) affirmed that U.S. aid to Ukraine is a “direct investment” in the country’s interests and against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “war machine” on the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.  The senate minority leader said in…

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#Chinese spy balloon has GOP saying no cuts to defense

#Chinese spy balloon has GOP saying no cuts to defense

Chinese spy balloon has GOP saying no cuts to defense A growing number of Senate Republicans are saying that President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should take defense spending cuts off the table in their negotiation over the debt ceiling. The Republicans are digging in their heels after receiving a classified briefing on a…

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#Rick Scott Social Security, Medicare bill announced

#Rick Scott Social Security, Medicare bill announced

Rick Scott Social Security, Medicare bill announced Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) announced a new bill on Friday to increase funding for Social Security and Medicare and institute a higher standard for making cuts to the entitlement programs, following President Biden’s pointed accusations during his annual address before Congress on Tuesday. “I have been fighting since…

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#Biden once offered bill similar to Scott plan

#Biden once offered bill similar to Scott plan

Biden once offered bill similar to Scott plan President Biden as a first-term senator in 1975 introduced a bill that would have limited budget authority for all federal programs to between four and six years, which experts say would have required new legislation to fund Medicare, Social Security and other federal programs.  The Biden measure bore striking…

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