#FBI, airport fights put DC-area senators in spotlight

#FBI, airport fights put DC-area senators in spotlight

Senate Democrats from Maryland and Virginia will be squarely in the spotlight in the coming months as they battle with and against each other simultaneously over changes at Reagan National Airport and the location of the next FBI headquarters.  The lawmakers are battling each other for the replacement to the J. Edgar Hoover building to…

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#Senate Democrats ready for spending fight with House GOP

#Senate Democrats ready for spending fight with House GOP

Senate Democrats are gearing up for a spending fight with House Republicans as negotiators in the upper chamber prepare to mark up government funding bills in the days ahead.    Senate negotiators are expected to unveil funding legislation in the coming days, with plans to begin considering proposals over the next week as the annual…

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#Christie, Barr compare Trump to a child

#Christie, Barr compare Trump to a child

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and former Attorney General Bill Barr each took jabs at former President Trump on Sunday, comparing him to a child and casting him as unfit to lead the country. Trump was recently indicted on 37 counts of criminal conduct related to his handling of classified documents, including obstruction…

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#Hutchinson: Federal charges against Trump ‘serious and disqualifying’

#Hutchinson: Federal charges against Trump ‘serious and disqualifying’

Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson on Sunday said the federal charges former President Trump now faces in the classified documents case are “serious and disqualifying.” Hutchinson said on ABC’s “This Week” that “cases don’t get any more serious than what’s been outlined” by special counsel Jack Smith “because you’re talking about the allegations of not…

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#Miami mayor’s 2024 bid confounds Republicans

#Miami mayor’s 2024 bid confounds Republicans

Republicans are doubtful that Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s (R) entrance into the 2024 primary will have much of an effect as he looks to take on two leading candidates who also hail from his state: former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). Suarez’s announcement earlier this week did not come as a big…

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#Bill Barr: Trump is a ‘consummate narcissist’

#Bill Barr: Trump is a ‘consummate narcissist’

Former Attorney General Bill Barr called former President Trump a “consummate narcissist,” adding that the former president regularly “engages in reckless conduct.” “But the fact of the matter is, he is a consummate narcissist and he constantly engages in reckless conduct that puts his political followers at risk and the conservative and Republican agenda at…

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