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Lindsey Graham's sister set to be tapped to serve out Senate term

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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will hold a press conference to announce his pick to fill the vacancy left by Sen. Lindsey Graham's death.

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GOP senator abruptly halts meeting after Trump pick ignores demand to kill slush fund

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GOP senator abruptly halts meeting after Trump pick ignores demand to kill slush fund

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has canceled his meeting with President Donald Trump's candidate for attorney general, Todd Blanche, after the Justice Department made it clear it doesn't have any further information on confirmation that the so-called "slush fund" was officially eliminated as a possibility, reported MS NOW producer Kyle Griffin. During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Blanche was questioned about the nearly $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" that could be used to give a kind of restitution to anyone who felt they'd been wronged by the DOJ in the past. This includes Jan. 6 attackers who both confessed and were convicted of crimes related to a violent riot at the U.S. Capitol Building.“Hopefully they now recognize the seriousness of this,” said Cornyn, according to a Politico report. “I haven’t seen a single piece of writing that is responsive to what I’ve requested.”“Maybe they think I’m just going to give up or, you know, go along, but they’re mistaken," he added. Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Cornyn must indicate whether he's a "yay or nay" on Blanche by 4 p.m. on Wednesday. According to Politico, Grassley needs to know "if the vote could go forward, putting the Trump administration on a tight timeline if it wants Blanche confirmed before the Senate starts its summer recess next week."Blanche has maintained for the past several months that the fund is "dead" and that it would not be created. The problem, Cornyn said, is that the legal agreement that Blanche and Trump came to about the IRS would still establish the fund. Trump sued the IRS after his personal information was leaked in a data breach along with over 405,000 other people and businesses. When Blanche asserted the fund was "moot," Cornyn asked, "Well, I would refer you to the settlement agreement. Do you happen to have a copy of that in front of you?"Cornyn read the language verbatim from page four of the agreement: "This settlement agreement can be modified, may be modified only upon the written agreement of the parties. Has there been a written agreement of the parties to modify the settlement fund?"Blanche claimed that the fund was not going forward, so there is no modification to the agreement between Trump and the government. "Well, so the settlement agreement remains as it was originally. But I hear what you're saying is it — is the settlement agreement enforceable as a contract by the parties?" he asked.Blanche said that it was and would be considered an "enforceable document."Kathleen Williams, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, published a 56-page ruling not only denouncing the case as "an exercise in self-dealing," but also bashing Trump's so-called "settlement" over his IRS lawsuit, a case "that had no viable basis in law or fact." Blanche has continued to refuse to sign a legal document asserting that the slush fund is dead.

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Democrat senator cries hearing is designed to ‘entrap’ Fauci

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Democrat senator cries hearing is designed to ‘entrap’ Fauci

Democratic New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan lamented on Wednesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci had to testify before the Senate and claimed that the purpose of the highly […]

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Fauci’s Biden autopen pardon won’t spare him from prosecution for 5th Amendment spectacle: GOP senators

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Fauci’s Biden autopen pardon won’t spare him from prosecution for 5th Amendment spectacle: GOP senators

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s pardon from Joe Biden won’t save him from prosecution for obstructing Congress, Sen. Rand Paul warned on Wednesday.

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Senator John Fetterman Slams Far Left Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed as ‘Pontiac Platner’ (VIDEO)

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Senator John Fetterman Slams Far Left Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed as ‘Pontiac Platner’ (VIDEO)

Democrat Senator John Fetterman is not a fan of the DSA candidates who are invading his party in this election cycle. The post Senator John Fetterman Slams Far Left Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed as ‘Pontiac Platner’ (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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GOP Senators Use The Filibuster As An Excuse To Do Nothing For Voters

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GOP Senators Use The Filibuster As An Excuse To Do Nothing For Voters

It is time for the filibuster to be vanquished, and the tyranny of the minority overthrown, before we lose the last semblance of majority rule and meaningful representation in our government.

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Trump blasts Fauci ahead of Senate testimony: ‘His ideas were CRAZY!’

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Trump blasts Fauci ahead of Senate testimony: ‘His ideas were CRAZY!’

President Trump slammed Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday, not long before the former White House chief medical adviser began his testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. “Many more people died of Covid under the Biden Administration than under the Trump Administration,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “‘Operation Warp Speed’ was a SPECTACULAR…

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Fauci takes Fifth Amendment, refuses to answer Senate panel questions

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Fauci takes Fifth Amendment, refuses to answer Senate panel questions

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the nation's infectious disease efforts during the pandemic, invoked the Fifth Amendment on Wednesday and declined to answer questions from a Senate committee investigating the origins of COVID-19.Why it matters: Fauci said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the head of the Senate homeland security committee, was trying to get him to say something that could put him in legal jeopardy.Former President Biden gave Fauci a preemptive pardon before leaving office, but Fauci argues he could be in trouble if he makes any statements that could open new lines of investigation for the committee.What he's saying: Paul has an "unhinged obsession with me," and his motive for the hearing is to "get me to say something — anything — that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, quote, behind bars unquote," Fauci said."Although it pains me to do so … under the advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution to refrain from answering your questions," Fauci said.The other side: "There will be repercussions to your refusal to testify today," Paul told Fauci.This is breaking news. Check back for updates.

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Trump Secretly Fumes at Senate Leader Over the SAVE Act

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Trump Secretly Fumes at Senate Leader Over the SAVE Act

President Donald Trump sees Senate Majority Leader John Thune as one of his “biggest headaches,” despite insisting that their relationship is “fine” publicly, according to reporting from The Atlantic. The president’s displeasure with Thune has been brewing for some time, as the senator stands squarely in the way of Trump’s voting rights–suppressing SAVE America Act. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters last week that Trump’s patience with Thune was “running out,” and Trump himself told a Georgia rally crowd to call Thune directly regarding the SAVE America Act that same day. And on Monday, Trump strangely demanded that Thune pass a “full and deep throated” SAVE America Act.“John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The Dumocrats will do it on day one, and can’t believe how lucky they got with this Senate leadership. Remember, stupidity always brings LOSING & DEATH!”Thune has yet to flinch, making Trump’s private comments even more believable. “If somebody can show me how we get an outcome, how we get a result, how we get an answer to this, I’m all for it.… But if we are going to be sitting here in endless quorum calls, I don’t know if that’s in anybody’s best interest,” Thune said to reporters on Monday. “We could stay here until Christmas, Democrats aren’t voting for this. I’m just telling you.… And Republicans are not getting rid of the legislative filibuster.”It’s unclear how long Thune’s resistance can last. Trump is absolutely desperate to get the SAVE America Act through, and he’ll be even more so as he approaches the end of his second (and hopefully final) term. Thune’s moderate Senate allies, such as Thom Tillis and John Cornyn, are outgoing, while the majority of the party willingly capitulates to whatever Trump demands, and will likely continue doing so.

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Lindsey Graham's sister set to be tapped to serve out Senate term

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