Michigan Senator Announces Retirement
Michigan’s senior Senator has announced that she will not seek re-election at the end of her current term. Senator Debbie Stabenow made the declaration today via a media release issued by her congressional office. In the release, Stabenow also added the following sentiment: “As part of my own new generation, I was elected to the […]
Lou Dobbs Turns on Trump for Backing ‘RINOs and the Swamp’
Former Fox Business reporter Lou Dobbs took a decidedly personal shot at former President Donald Trump. Dobbs’ salvo comes as the Republican Party has failed for a second day to consolidate power after regaining the House of Representatives in the midterms. Dobbs’ harsh words for Trump contrast sharply with his praise for the “20 patriots” […]
Alternative Republican Speaker Candidate Calls Potential Nomination ‘Intriguing’
After Kevin McCarthy failed to win 218 votes after a fourth round of voting some Republicans are looking for a way out of the messy battle for House Speaker. Retired Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) is leaving the door open to the possibility that he could emerge as an alternative to GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) to lead the chamber. […]
Jordan Peterson Threatened With Losing His License Over Trudeau Tweets
Jordan Peterson may lose his license to practice psychology in the Canadian province of Ontario. What was Peterson’s crime, you ask? Fraud, drug use, professional negligence, maybe? No, according to Peterson, he’s merely tweeted criticisms of liberal policies in general and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in particular. Now, the world’s most famous conservative intellectual […]
Republican Lawmaker Trolls McCarthy’s Premature Office Switch
It’s a bad week to be Kevin McCarthy. After Rep. McCarthy (R-Calif.) failed to receive the 218 votes necessary to become the next Speaker of the House on Tuesday, Republican firebrand Matt Gaetz (R- Fla.) decided to add insult to injury. Ever the provocateur, Gaetz penned a letter to the Architect of the Capitol on […]
Moderate Republican Says ‘Preliminary Talks’ Afoot With Dems on Consensus Candidate for Speaker
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., told CNN Wednesday morning that “preliminary talks” have begun between moderate Republicans and Democrats to select a consensus candidate for speaker should Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid collapse. Bacon wrote an op-ed in the Daily Caller two days ago that he would work with Democrats if the “small handful of people” obstructing […]
Pennsylvania Senator Seeks To Secure Permitless Carry Rights Once Again
Pennsylvania State Senator Cris Dush (R-Bellefonte) is asking colleagues to cosponsor legislation to let law-abiding state residents carry concealed firearms without a permit, something he tried but failed to get enacted the last session. The senator’s original bill passed the General Assembly in the autumn of 2021, but then-Governor Tom Wolf (D) vetoed it. Its chances of becoming law […]
McCarthy Stumbles: GOP Fails to Win Election to Speakership on First Day
Washington, D.C. – As expected, California Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy came up about 20 votes short Tuesday in each of the three ballots held to determine who the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives will be during the 108th Congress. The opposition to McCarthy’s elevation to the chamber’s top post is not a surprise. […]
Does Putin Have Any Red Lines? And Don’t Blame Biden – He’s Just the President
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – American Liberty News (ALN) – in collaboration with respected national security expert Paul Crespo and the Center for American Defense Studies (CADS) – provides our readers the PDB: Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DAILY BRIEFING. Get Your Best Daily Defense and Foreign Affairs Intelligence Here in One Brief. Read the summaries […]