“I’m on the Blueberry email,” Cypher chimed in, referring to the Secret Service alerts that document Blueberry’s every move. Conway’s eyes bulged cartoonishly. “I’ve never seen it!” she said. “Show us! I’ve never seen the Blueberry email!” Reading the emails, the women began cracking up. “Blueberry: arrived LGA.” More laughter. “Blueberry: arrived Crown,” Crown being Secret Service–speak for the White House. Cypher noted that, over the weekend, she knew her boss’s every move. “There’s too much information!” Conway said, laughing. At the airport, she said, “all I wanted to do was get coffee and pee. I definitely can’t get coffee if I don’t pee — trust me, I gave vaginal birth four times.” But who wants to bring a guard into a public restroom? “Oh my God, there’s no privacy! It’s crazy, it really is crazy.” And it … [Read more...] about Kellyanne Conway Is the Real First Lady of Trump’s America
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Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOP
What seemed for some Democrats like an open-and-shut case that played out for the world on live television, as Trump encouraged a rally mob to “fight like hell" for his presidency, is running into a Republican Party that feels very differently. Not only are there legal concerns, but senators are wary of crossing the former president and his legions of followers — who are their voters. Security remains tight at the Capitol. … [Read more...] about Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOP
2nd Trump Impeachment Trial Triggered As House Delivers Impeachment Article To Senate
For Democrats the tone, tenor and length of the upcoming trial, so early in Biden’s presidency, poses its own challenge, forcing them to strike a balance between their vow to hold Trump accountable and their eagerness to deliver on the new administration’s priorities following their sweep of control of the House, Senate and White House. … [Read more...] about 2nd Trump Impeachment Trial Triggered As House Delivers Impeachment Article To Senate
GOP digs in on preserving Trump tax cuts
Repealing the SALT deduction cap is a priority of Senate Majority Leader Charles SchumerChuck SchumerMcConnell: Power-sharing deal can proceed after Manchin, Sinema back filibuster Justice watchdog to probe whether officials sought to interfere with election Capitol insurrection fallout: A PATRIOT Act 2.0? MORE (D-N.Y.) and many Democrats in high-tax states such as New York, New Jersey and California. There is also some interest in rolling back the cap from some GOP lawmakers in those states. … [Read more...] about GOP digs in on preserving Trump tax cuts
Trump’s Tweet Won’t Start a Nuclear War — But the Real Danger Is Still Terrifying
A world in which our enemies feel more emboldened to provoke and taunt us — and we feel more compelled to respond when they do — is a less stable world. It’s a world in which our partners doubt us and our military needs to perform more shows of force to prove that our planes and ships, unlike the desktop launcher, are real. It’s a world in which diplomatic misperceptions and accidental escalations are more likely. That’s the world our president — and all his enablers who told us to focus on his policies, not his tweets — has given us. … [Read more...] about Trump’s Tweet Won’t Start a Nuclear War — But the Real Danger Is Still Terrifying