Tuesday, MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough contrasted the Democratic Party and the GOP following four years of Donald Trump in the White House. Scarborough agreed with a Wall Street Journal editorial that highlighted there is division in the GOP led by Trump’s grievance after the impeachment trial. He argued the Republican Party has turned into a party of “empty gestures and grievance.” “They are the party of grievance, and as the Wall Street Journal said, the party of grievances past,” Scarborough said. “I want you to compare the Democratic Party right now with the Republican Party right now. You have the Democratic Party that lined up behind a candidate — let’s talk about Bernie Sanders and AOC. They lined up behind a candidate, Joe Biden, who, as AOC said, in any other country would be in another party from her. Very little in common. They consider Joe Biden to be a relic from a different age ideologically — Democratic Party past. And yet, what did they do? They worked … [Read more...] about Scarborough: GOP Has Turned Into the Party of ‘Empty Gestures and Grievance’
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Judiciary Committee greenlights Garland’s AG nomination
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to approve Merrick Garland Merrick Brian Garland Judiciary Committee greenlights Garland's AG nomination Watch live: Senate panel votes on Biden's attorney general nominee This week: Senate takes up coronavirus relief after minimum wage setback MORE ’s nomination for attorney general, teeing him up to be confirmed by the Senate as soon as this week. The panel voted 15-7 in favor of President Biden Joe Biden Senate Democrats negotiating changes to coronavirus bill Rural Americans are the future of the clean energy economy — policymakers must to catch up WHO official says it's 'premature' to think pandemic will be over by end of year MORE ’s pick to lead the Justice Department. GOP Sens. Mike Lee Michael (Mike) Shumway Lee GOP senators question Amazon on removal of book about 'transgender moment' Judiciary Committee greenlights Garland's AG nomination CPAC, all-in for Trump, is not … [Read more...] about Judiciary Committee greenlights Garland’s AG nomination
Kinzinger: Trump just wants to ‘stand in front of a crowd and be adored’
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Adam Daniel Kinzinger Haley praises Trump CPAC speech after breaking with him over Capitol riot Kinzinger: Trump just wants to 'stand in front of a crowd and be adored' Juan Williams: Hypocrisy runs riot in GOP MORE (Ill.) on Monday responded to former President Trump Donald Trump Prosecutors focus Trump Organization probe on company's financial officer: report WHO official says it's 'premature' to think pandemic will be over by end of year Romney released from hospital after fall over the weekend MORE ’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) speech by saying it was “obvious” that Trump had no vision and only wanted “to stand in front of a crowd and be adored.” “I think, you know, what you could see at that speech yesterday was recycling old talking points. You know, just stream of consciousness and I think it's obvious there is no vision from Donald Trump there's no desire to paint a vision. All he … [Read more...] about Kinzinger: Trump just wants to ‘stand in front of a crowd and be adored’
Hawley presses Wray on use of geolocation data to track Capitol rioters
Sen. Josh Hawley Joshua (Josh) David Hawley GOP senators question Amazon on removal of book about 'transgender moment' Scarborough tears into 'Ivy League brats' Cruz, Hawley for attacking 'elites' No. 2 Senate Democrat shoots down overruling parliamentarian on minimum wage MORE (R-Mo.) grilled FBI Director Christopher Wray about the methods federal law enforcement officials have been using to track people who participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. "Are you saying ... you don't know whether the bureau has scooped up geolocation data, metadata cellphone records from cellphone towers?" Hawley asked Wray during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. "Do you not know, or are you saying maybe it has or maybe it hasn't? Tell me what you know about this." Wray replied he would "not be surprised to learn" but does not "know for a fact that we were using geolocation data under any situation in connection with investigation into the 6th." … [Read more...] about Hawley presses Wray on use of geolocation data to track Capitol rioters