POLITICAL ROUNDUP: Locals overall unhappy with presidential pardon power
Since the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Donald Trump, events have happened at lightning speed, with several actions by the president sending shockwaves through the communities of America. Trump ...
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How Republicans Learned to Excuse Political Violence
This is the easiest way to unravel a constitutional democracy: You turn democracy against the constitution, by claiming that ...
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Mullin says Dems who voted for Laken Riley Act are ‘playing politics’
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said on Wednesday that Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act are “playing politics.” When NewsNation’s Blake Burman asked Mullin if having Democrats ...
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U.S. Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley speaks to reporters at the governor’s ham breakfast at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia on Aug. 15 , 2024 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) WASHINGTON — Barring a few ...
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U.S. Senate Republicans, including Lankford and Mullin, have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
Barring a few exceptions, Senate Republicans on Tuesday largely deflected or altogether avoided questions about President Donald Trump’s broad clemency for over 1,500 defendants who stormed the U.S.
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U.S. Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
Markwayne Mullin walked by an entrance to the Senate ... everybody’s asked me about J6. None of you guys are asking about the Biden pardons.” Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said “Congress doesn ...