Democrats plot effort to counter Tucker Carlson on Jan. 6 narrative
House Democrats are shaping a strategy to push back against the public broadcast of Jan. 6 surveillance footage recently provided by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who is promising to air clips on his popular prime-time program in the coming weeks. The process is in its early stages, and “nothing formal” has been finalized, according to a Democratic source familiar with the deliberations. But Democrats of all stripes say they have no faith that Carlson, who has promoted conspiracy theories surrounding the Capitol rampage of Jan. 6, 202
Read MoreTo topple Trump, GOP challengers lean on personality over policy
Republican hopefuls are relying on personality over policy in the hopes of supplanting former President Trump as the party’s 2024 presidential nominee. Those who have already declared their candidacy and those viewed as likely runners have in recent weeks struggled to offer up any tangible policy differences between them and the former president, a nod to how the GOP has adopted the majority of Trump’s views on immigration, the economy, education, crime and other issues. Part of the issue for those hoping to capture the nomination in 2024 is that Trump remains popu
Read MoreBiden to trigger tax fight Senate Democrats don’t want
President Biden will trigger a fight over raising taxes when he introduces his budget plan next week, something that Senate Democrats who face a tough road ahead to protect their majority aren’t clamoring for, especially in West Virginia, Montana and Arizona. Democrats campaigned on repealing the Trump-era tax cuts ahead of the 2020 election but fell short after Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) balked at key elements of Biden’s tax plan, such as raising the corporate tax rate to 29 percent and the top marginal income tax rate to 28 percent. T
Read MoreLawmakers trounce Lobbyists in annual charity hockey game
After the House of Representatives gaveled out for the week on Wednesday, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) traded voting sheets for a sheet of ice and laced up for the Congressional Hockey Challenge. Emmer and the rest of Team Lawmakers beat Team Lobbyists 8-3 after taking an early lead, marking the fifth consecutive win for the lawmakers in the 13th annual charity game. “When you're on the bench, doesn't matter who you are … Doesn't matter if you're a Republican. Politics don't matter. You just come on, you play, and it’s for a great cause,” Emmer, a noted h
Read MoreBiden mocks Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘Isn’t she amazing?’
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