Sen. Schiff explains why he doesn’t want a preemptive pardon from Biden
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday that he does not want a preemptive pardon from President Biden because of his work on the Jan. 6 election commission. In an interview on ABC News' “This Week,” anchor George Stephanopoulos said he doesn't think President-elect Trump's administration will actually prosecute members of the Jan. 6 selection committee, […]
NJ Sen. Andy Kim goes on drone hunt with police with rash of ‘sightings’ across state
New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim went on a drone patrol with local police Thursday night and believes some of the lights in the sky he encountered were probably drones, but most of the others are pending “more detailed analysis.” The result: It appears to have been just an airplane. Despite these findings, Democratic lawmakers who […]
GOP Sen. Murkowski says she’s ‘not attached to’ GOP label, but is ‘still a Republican’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has indicated she is not married to the Republican label, but said she has never renounced it. Murkowski, who made the remark at a No Labels Group meeting, said she is “more of a Ronald Reagan Republican than a Trump Republican. And… well, you're not really a Republican at all. “There […]
Sen. Booker says lack of transparency on drones causing ‘misinformation to spread’
Sen. Cory Booker (D.N.J.) said he is “frustrated” by the government's lack of transparency surrounding recent drone sightings in the state and surrounding areas in the Mid-Atlantic region. The senator said Thursday on Capitol Hill that he issued a letter requesting more information because Americans should be aware of what is happening in the skies […]
Connecticut Sen. Blumenthal says drones should be shot down
A U.S. senator from Connecticut said a mysterious drone recently spotted flying over the mid-Atlantic state should be “shot down if necessary.” In an interview on Capitol Hill Thursday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said intelligence analysis about drones is needed and the U.S. needs to act “more aggressively” on reported sightings. He said there is. […]
Sen. John Fetterman lumps praise on GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman expressed support for Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to be ambassador to the United States, saying the New York congressman “responsible for the U.N.'s response to rampant anti-Semitism and overt anti-Israel views.” He promised to support them in holding them accountable. “It wasn’t always a yes for @EliseStefanik, but I was […]
Pete Hegseth’s lawyer, Sen. Cotton slam West Point for sharing false info about defense pick’s admission in possible privacy violation
Pete Hegseth's attorney, Sen. Tom Cotton, accused West Point of falsely claiming that the deputy secretary of defense candidate was not accepted to the nation's top military academy, according to a letter obtained exclusively by the newspaper. It said it could violate federal privacy laws. In a pair of letters to military academy superintendents, attorneys […]
Sen. Cornyn Meets With CIA Director Nominee John Ratcliffe
Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe (left), who was selected by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Central Intelligence Agency, meets Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) at the Hart Senate Office Building in the U.S. Capitol on December 11. ) had a meeting with 2024, Washington DC. Candidates for the incoming Trump administration have been […]
New Jersey State Sen. Calls for ‘Limited State of Emergency’ over Drones
Sen. John Bramnick, Republican of New Jersey, called for a “limited state of emergency to ban all drones” following reports of mysterious and unidentified drone sightings. “New Jersey should issue a limited state of emergency banning all drones until the public is informed about these multiple sightings,” Bramnick said. I wrote In the post of […]
Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin pushes constitutional amendment for Supreme Court term limits
Sens. Joe Manchin (IW.V.) and Peter Welch (D-Vermont) are proposing a constitutional amendment that would create term limits for future Supreme Court justices. Currently, there is no term limit for high court judges. The U.S. Constitution states that they “…shall perform their duties while acting in good faith…” The proposed amendment would create an 18-year […]