Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) criticized the prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial for “disrespecting” the former president.
On May 13, Tuberville delivered a statement outside of the Manhattan courthouse in which he condemned the case’s prosecutors.
“First of all, I’m disappointed in the courtroom,” he shared. “I’m hearing, ‘Mr. Trump,’ ‘Mr. Trump.’ He is former President Trump. Give him some respect. I mean, that’s what that place is in there. It’s no respect.”
“Here’s what I’m seeing, too,” the Alabama GOP senator mentioned. “It is depressing. That courtroom is depressing. This is New York City, the icon of our country. And we got a courtroom that’s the most depressing thing I’ve ever been in.”
“The mental anguish is trying to be pushed on Republican candidate for the president of the United States this year,” he claimed. “That’s all this is.
On May 13, Tuberville delivered a statement outside of the Manhattan courthouse in which he condemned the case’s prosecutors.
“First of all, I’m disappointed in the courtroom,” he shared. “I’m hearing, ‘Mr. Trump,’ ‘Mr. Trump.’ He is former President Trump. Give him some respect. I mean, that’s what that place is in there. It’s no respect.”
“Here’s what I’m seeing, too,” the Alabama GOP senator mentioned. “It is depressing. That courtroom is depressing. This is New York City, the icon of our country. And we got a courtroom that’s the most depressing thing I’ve ever been in.”
“The mental anguish is trying to be pushed on Republican candidate for the president of the United States this year,” he claimed. “That’s all this is.
- 5/16/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
House Speaker Mike Johnson made headlines on Tuesday when he attended former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. In doing so, he became the highest-ranking Republican official to offer support to Trump and endorse his criticisms of the U.S. justice system.
Johnson is the most recent GOP figure to visit the courtroom as he faces accusations that he falsified business records to conceal hush money payments directed to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. Alongside Trump at the courthouse were Gov. Doug Burgum (R-North Dakota), who has been mentioned as a potential running mate for Trump in the 2024 election, as well as Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Florida.) and Rep. Cory Mills (R-Florida.).
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), another potential vice presidential candidate, along with Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Rick Scott (R-Florida), had previously appeared at the trial to show their support for Trump.
Outside the courtroom on Tuesday,...
Johnson is the most recent GOP figure to visit the courtroom as he faces accusations that he falsified business records to conceal hush money payments directed to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. Alongside Trump at the courthouse were Gov. Doug Burgum (R-North Dakota), who has been mentioned as a potential running mate for Trump in the 2024 election, as well as Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Florida.) and Rep. Cory Mills (R-Florida.).
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), another potential vice presidential candidate, along with Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Rick Scott (R-Florida), had previously appeared at the trial to show their support for Trump.
Outside the courtroom on Tuesday,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Michael Cohen is back in court Tuesday for a second day of testimony in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, detailing to the jury how he repeatedly lied about his role in orchestrating hush money payments to “protect” the former president.
In 2018, when the public learned that Cohen had arranged a $130,000 payment in 2016 to porn star Stormy Daniels in order to buy her silence about an alleged affair with the former president, the lawyer denied that Trump’s campaign or company had anything to do with the arrangement.
Cohen said that “while crafting the statement,...
In 2018, when the public learned that Cohen had arranged a $130,000 payment in 2016 to porn star Stormy Daniels in order to buy her silence about an alleged affair with the former president, the lawyer denied that Trump’s campaign or company had anything to do with the arrangement.
Cohen said that “while crafting the statement,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
If you’re a Republican politician looking to score points with Donald Trump, there’s a decent chance you’ve been spotted recently in or outside Manhattan Criminal Court. U.S. senators, House members, state attorneys general, and former GOP presidential primary opponents have all traveled to New York to support the former president during his criminal trial.
Trump has publicly complained that the Maga faithful haven’t descended on the court in droves, blaming law enforcement for restricting access to the area for blocks, which is false. Privately, he...
Trump has publicly complained that the Maga faithful haven’t descended on the court in droves, blaming law enforcement for restricting access to the area for blocks, which is false. Privately, he...
- 5/14/2024
- by Catherina Gioino, Asawin Suebsaeng and Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling that embryos created using in-vitro-fertilization (IVF) are legally equivalent to people has caused absolute chaos as healthcare providers try to figure out the implications of this new legal status quo. It’s potentially massive and unsettling, as John Oliver pointed out the core absurdity on Last Week Tonight when he joked: “If you freeze an embryo, it’s fine. If you freeze a person, you have some explaining to do.”
The ruling, handed down last week, is already impacting fertility clinics across the state.
The ruling, handed down last week, is already impacting fertility clinics across the state.
- 2/26/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Alabama Chief Justice Tom Parker sat for an interview with a QAnon conspiracy theorist on the same day that his ruling that frozen embryos hold the same rights as children was issued.
The interview was conducted by Johnny Enlow for his show Someone You Should Know. Enlow is a Christian natonalist influencer and avid supporter of Donald Trump. In the interview, Parker claimed Christianity should be incorporated into American government.
Parker discussed the Seven Mountains Mandate, the belief that Christianity should oversee seven elements of American life. These include media, business, education, entertainment and government.
“God created government,” Parker stated.
The interview went live on social media the same day the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that fertility clinics can be held liable in wrongful death lawsuits if embryos are harmed or destroyed.
Parker, who is pro-life and anti-abortion wrote, “Human life cannot be wrongfully destroyed without incurring the wrath of a holy God.
The interview was conducted by Johnny Enlow for his show Someone You Should Know. Enlow is a Christian natonalist influencer and avid supporter of Donald Trump. In the interview, Parker claimed Christianity should be incorporated into American government.
Parker discussed the Seven Mountains Mandate, the belief that Christianity should oversee seven elements of American life. These include media, business, education, entertainment and government.
“God created government,” Parker stated.
The interview went live on social media the same day the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that fertility clinics can be held liable in wrongful death lawsuits if embryos are harmed or destroyed.
Parker, who is pro-life and anti-abortion wrote, “Human life cannot be wrongfully destroyed without incurring the wrath of a holy God.
- 2/25/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
On Thursday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) was unable to answer basic questions related to a ruling by his state’s Supreme Court this week that embryos are considered children.
In a press conference at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Tuberville expressed his support for the court’s decision with the statement, “Yeah, I was all for it… We need to have more kids, we need to have an opportunity to do that, and I thought this was the right thing to do.”
Tuberville seemed unaware that IVF leads to more births not fewer.
When pressed by NBC News about potential implications for individuals who sought to have children through in vitro fertilization (IVF), Tuberville evaded a direct response and instead answered, “Well, that’s, that’s for another conversation. I think the big thing is right now, you protect — you go back to the situation and try to work it...
In a press conference at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Tuberville expressed his support for the court’s decision with the statement, “Yeah, I was all for it… We need to have more kids, we need to have an opportunity to do that, and I thought this was the right thing to do.”
Tuberville seemed unaware that IVF leads to more births not fewer.
When pressed by NBC News about potential implications for individuals who sought to have children through in vitro fertilization (IVF), Tuberville evaded a direct response and instead answered, “Well, that’s, that’s for another conversation. I think the big thing is right now, you protect — you go back to the situation and try to work it...
- 2/24/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June of 2022 — destroying the constitutional right to abortion access — conservative Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his concurring opinion that the court should also reconsider previous rulings that established the right to contraception. Less than a month later, all but 10 House Republicans voted against a proposed bill that would have enshrined access to birth control into law. Senate Republicans didn’t support the legislation, either. If it wasn’t clear then that conservatives might move to restrict access to contraception, it is now.
- 2/23/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Odesa, Ukraine — The American Century is ending, with external adversaries outmaneuvering the United States in critical strategic contests worldwide, while internal extremists destroy American leadership.
Whether one believes — as American officials say they do — that the purpose of U.S. power is to enforce a “rules-based” liberal international order and defend human rights, or whether one believes — as Russian President Vladimir Putin and his friends say they do — that the U.S. uses its espoused ideals as cover for rapacious empire-building, it’s clear Washington is capable of doing neither effectively.
Whether one believes — as American officials say they do — that the purpose of U.S. power is to enforce a “rules-based” liberal international order and defend human rights, or whether one believes — as Russian President Vladimir Putin and his friends say they do — that the U.S. uses its espoused ideals as cover for rapacious empire-building, it’s clear Washington is capable of doing neither effectively.
- 2/23/2024
- by Mac William Bishop
- Rollingstone.com
The Alabama Democratic Party has floated the idea of former football coach Nick Saban running against Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) for the U.S. Senate.
Saban, days after his team was eliminated from the college football playoff, announced that he would retire.
In early January, there were increasing calls for the former coach to enter politics.
On January 10, Josh Moon, a reporter for the Alabama Political Reporter, suggested that Saban, the winner of six national championships with the Alabama Crimson Tide, should transfer to politics.
“Nick Saban for U.S. Senate,” Moon wrote on X. “Save us from Tommy Tuberville one more time.”
The Alabama Democratic Party reposted this suggestion and emphasized their endorsement of it in the caption.
“We officially second this,” they stated.
Saban stayed away from politics for most of his career, except when he endorsed Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), whom he grew up with in West Virginia.
Saban, days after his team was eliminated from the college football playoff, announced that he would retire.
In early January, there were increasing calls for the former coach to enter politics.
On January 10, Josh Moon, a reporter for the Alabama Political Reporter, suggested that Saban, the winner of six national championships with the Alabama Crimson Tide, should transfer to politics.
“Nick Saban for U.S. Senate,” Moon wrote on X. “Save us from Tommy Tuberville one more time.”
The Alabama Democratic Party reposted this suggestion and emphasized their endorsement of it in the caption.
“We officially second this,” they stated.
Saban stayed away from politics for most of his career, except when he endorsed Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), whom he grew up with in West Virginia.
- 2/5/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
U.S. officials are struggling to explain how three Army reservists were killed by a drone strike at a military base in Jordan. Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo thinks she’s found the answer: diversity initiatives.
Bartiromo suggested to Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) on Tuesday that the attack may have been caused by Dei, a shorthand for “diversity, equity, and inclusion ”and the latest right-wing anti-diversity boogeyman.
“Maybe [the military is] focused too much on Dei,” Bartiromo said. “There’s a concern at the FBI because they’re dropping the FBI special agent...
Bartiromo suggested to Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) on Tuesday that the attack may have been caused by Dei, a shorthand for “diversity, equity, and inclusion ”and the latest right-wing anti-diversity boogeyman.
“Maybe [the military is] focused too much on Dei,” Bartiromo said. “There’s a concern at the FBI because they’re dropping the FBI special agent...
- 1/30/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Using “punitive” measures to stamp out extremism in the ranks of the United States military would “risk alienating a significant part of the force.”
That’s the startling conclusion of a long-awaited report on prohibited extremist activities in the Department of Defense, commissioned in the wake of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The assault involved dozens of individuals connected to the military, including veterans in the Oath Keepers militia who were later convicted of seditious conspiracy.
The Pentagon report insists that a perception of extremism...
That’s the startling conclusion of a long-awaited report on prohibited extremist activities in the Department of Defense, commissioned in the wake of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The assault involved dozens of individuals connected to the military, including veterans in the Oath Keepers militia who were later convicted of seditious conspiracy.
The Pentagon report insists that a perception of extremism...
- 1/4/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
In the days following Donald Trump’s remarks that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country,” the 2024 GOP frontrunner was met with a wave of Democratic and media criticism, likening his speech to Nazi rhetoric. In response to the Adolf Hitler comparisons, Trump has privately vowed to further amp up the volume on his extreme, anti-immigrant messaging, according to two sources who’ve spoken to him since his rally in New Hampshire last weekend.
“He wants the media to choke on his words,” one of these sources says. “The...
“He wants the media to choke on his words,” one of these sources says. “The...
- 12/21/2023
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville expressed his disappointment on Tuesday that Donald Trump’s comments accusing migrants of “poisoning the blood of our country” weren’t even more xenophobic.
During a rally in New Hampshire on Saturday, Trump told a crowd of supporters that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country … That’s what they’ve done. They’ve poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world — not just in South America, not just the three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world. They’re coming into our country,...
During a rally in New Hampshire on Saturday, Trump told a crowd of supporters that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country … That’s what they’ve done. They’ve poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world — not just in South America, not just the three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world. They’re coming into our country,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Tommy Tuberville has finally — albeit partially — surrendered his blockade on military appointments and confirmations.
After a lunchtime meeting with members of the GOP on Tuesday, Tuberville (R-Ala.) announced that he would no longer be contesting the nomination of appointments for offices ranked three stars or below, but will continue to oppose higher-ranking nominations.
“I’m releasing everybody. I still got a hold on I think 11 four-star generals. Everybody else is completely released from me.” Tuberville told a gaggle of reporters. “But other than that, it’s over.”
Since February,...
After a lunchtime meeting with members of the GOP on Tuesday, Tuberville (R-Ala.) announced that he would no longer be contesting the nomination of appointments for offices ranked three stars or below, but will continue to oppose higher-ranking nominations.
“I’m releasing everybody. I still got a hold on I think 11 four-star generals. Everybody else is completely released from me.” Tuberville told a gaggle of reporters. “But other than that, it’s over.”
Since February,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Tommy Tuberville’s Republican colleagues had finally had it with him.
For months, the Alabama senator and former college football coach has blocked the confirmation of hundreds of senior military officers because he’s mad about a Pentagon policy that ensures soldiers have abortion access.
The group of anti-abortion Republicans had worked with him since February to try to find a solution. They’d flattered his ego. They’d mostly defended him in public as his game of chicken stretched nine months, punishing hundreds of senior service members who have...
For months, the Alabama senator and former college football coach has blocked the confirmation of hundreds of senior military officers because he’s mad about a Pentagon policy that ensures soldiers have abortion access.
The group of anti-abortion Republicans had worked with him since February to try to find a solution. They’d flattered his ego. They’d mostly defended him in public as his game of chicken stretched nine months, punishing hundreds of senior service members who have...
- 11/3/2023
- by Cameron Joseph
- Rollingstone.com
Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper spoke out against Donald Trump and other Washington Republicans, urging for greater support for Ukraine as its war with Russia continues.
When asked by CBS’ Margaret Brennan what he thinks Americans should expect of U.S. foreign policy if Trump is elected in 2024, Esper responded, “I suspect that he will do what he says.”
“He will somehow attempt to negotiate a deal between Russia and Ukraine, and that won’t fly,” Esper continued. “There’s only one person that can end this conflict in Ukraine, and that’s Vladimir Putin, and he’s not about to do that anytime soon.”
Trump has frequently voiced concern that the U.S. is spending too much time and money on assisting Ukraine. He has also stated that, if elected for a second term, he would have the power to end the war “within 24 hours.”
“So I suspect...
When asked by CBS’ Margaret Brennan what he thinks Americans should expect of U.S. foreign policy if Trump is elected in 2024, Esper responded, “I suspect that he will do what he says.”
“He will somehow attempt to negotiate a deal between Russia and Ukraine, and that won’t fly,” Esper continued. “There’s only one person that can end this conflict in Ukraine, and that’s Vladimir Putin, and he’s not about to do that anytime soon.”
Trump has frequently voiced concern that the U.S. is spending too much time and money on assisting Ukraine. He has also stated that, if elected for a second term, he would have the power to end the war “within 24 hours.”
“So I suspect...
- 10/14/2023
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. replaced Gen. Mark A. Milley on Friday and was sworn into the top military post in front of military personnel. The day was filled with ceremonial traditions and took place at Joint Base Meyer Henderson Hall in Virginia.
In Milley’s retirement speech on Friday he asserted that above all else, the job of the U.S. military is to be loyal to the Constitution. In reference to Trump, he said, “We don’t take an oath to a king, or a queen, to a tyrant or dictator or wannabe dictator.” He added that the troops did not risk their lives just to watch a “great experiment in democracy perish.”
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Vice President Kamala Harris, praised the general for his reliable advice over the years, and his commitment to American democracy.
Biden stated, “When it comes to the Constitution,...
In Milley’s retirement speech on Friday he asserted that above all else, the job of the U.S. military is to be loyal to the Constitution. In reference to Trump, he said, “We don’t take an oath to a king, or a queen, to a tyrant or dictator or wannabe dictator.” He added that the troops did not risk their lives just to watch a “great experiment in democracy perish.”
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Vice President Kamala Harris, praised the general for his reliable advice over the years, and his commitment to American democracy.
Biden stated, “When it comes to the Constitution,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Tommy Tuberville has finally found an ally in his war against the Pentagon: Mike Lee. On Friday, the Republican senator from Utah tweeted out a defense of his colleague from Alabama, who has been holding months-long one-man embargo against critical military promotions for months. Lee even called for Republicans to “de-fund” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and to “cut Pentagon funding.”
Tuberville, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, since February has been blocking military promotions requiring Senate confirmation over his opposition to the military’s policy of reimbursing...
Tuberville, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, since February has been blocking military promotions requiring Senate confirmation over his opposition to the military’s policy of reimbursing...
- 9/8/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
“Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough once again laid into Alabama senator Tommy Tuberville on Thursday morning, this time for the senator’s implication that leaders at the Pentagon really don’t do much every day. In reality, Scarborough said, they do quite a lot — including protecting people “from idiocy like that guy.”
“People up here in the Pentagon, I don’t know what they do every day, but they’re more of giving advice,” Tuberville, who is actively blocking the appointment of several military leaders, said in a recent interview. And that immediately set Scarborough off.
“What an idiot!” Scarborough said. “What an idiot. Let me just say it again. What an idiot! What? What? You don’t know what our military leaders do in the Pentagon every day? You think they’re just about giving advice? The ignorance, this guy!”
As the discussion continued, Scarborough noted that during his time in politics,...
“People up here in the Pentagon, I don’t know what they do every day, but they’re more of giving advice,” Tuberville, who is actively blocking the appointment of several military leaders, said in a recent interview. And that immediately set Scarborough off.
“What an idiot!” Scarborough said. “What an idiot. Let me just say it again. What an idiot! What? What? You don’t know what our military leaders do in the Pentagon every day? You think they’re just about giving advice? The ignorance, this guy!”
As the discussion continued, Scarborough noted that during his time in politics,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Three branches of the U.S. military are now without a Senate-confirmed leader, thanks to Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s freeze on approvals on military promotions.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday officially retired Monday, and there’s no official replacement for his position. Earlier this month, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville also retired without a Senate-confirmed replacement. In July, the retirement of Marine Corps Commandant David Berger left the Marines without a commanding officer for the first time in more than 150 years.
One more down as...
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday officially retired Monday, and there’s no official replacement for his position. Earlier this month, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville also retired without a Senate-confirmed replacement. In July, the retirement of Marine Corps Commandant David Berger left the Marines without a commanding officer for the first time in more than 150 years.
One more down as...
- 8/14/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Ron DeSantis is doing CPR on his campaign, and there’s no Republican spin room quite like Fox News. Amid a discussion of campaign drama and tanking polling, the Florida governor, a Navy veteran, told Fox’s Bret Baier that he supported Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s freeze on military promotions — because pronouns and drag queens?
“Do you support Senator Tommy Tuberville from Alabama blocking the military promotions [over] Pentagon policy, abortion policy?” Baier asked.
“I do. Because I think the Pentagon is violating the law,” DeSantis said, referring to the Defense...
“Do you support Senator Tommy Tuberville from Alabama blocking the military promotions [over] Pentagon policy, abortion policy?” Baier asked.
“I do. Because I think the Pentagon is violating the law,” DeSantis said, referring to the Defense...
- 7/31/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Retried two-star Marine Corps Major General Arnold Punaro called Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) a “coward” during an interview with Politico in which he discussed Tuberville’s blockade against approving military promotions.
Tuberville, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has stalled more than 270 military promotions over his opposition to the Pentagon’s policy of reimbursing service members, veterans, and dependents for travel expenses related to abortion and reproductive health care.
“I have a huge problem with what Sen. Tuberville is doing. He’s a coward, in my book. He...
Tuberville, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has stalled more than 270 military promotions over his opposition to the Pentagon’s policy of reimbursing service members, veterans, and dependents for travel expenses related to abortion and reproductive health care.
“I have a huge problem with what Sen. Tuberville is doing. He’s a coward, in my book. He...
- 7/28/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Ohio Senator J.D. Vance is handing out “wokeness” questionnaires to State Department nominees whose Senate confirmations he’s placed on hold, according to a report from Politico.
The Republican Senator confirmed the existence of the questionnaires to Politico, but declined to provide the publication with a copy of the questions sent to nominees.
Vance claimed that the point of the surveys was to establish if any of the nominees had “radical” viewpoints that would cloud their treatment of foreign policy. “If you are injecting your own personal politics in a...
The Republican Senator confirmed the existence of the questionnaires to Politico, but declined to provide the publication with a copy of the questions sent to nominees.
Vance claimed that the point of the surveys was to establish if any of the nominees had “radical” viewpoints that would cloud their treatment of foreign policy. “If you are injecting your own personal politics in a...
- 7/27/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-ne) on Sunday shrugged off questions about his opposition to the Pentagon paying for service members to travel to receive an abortion, smearing the policy as unlawful “abortion tourism” and insisting that women should just use some their allotted time off.
On Fox News Sunday, Cotton was asked about Republicans in the House on Thursday adding several controversial amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, including one that would nix the Pentagon’s policy of reimbursing service members for the travel costs incurred to obtain an abortion.
On Fox News Sunday, Cotton was asked about Republicans in the House on Thursday adding several controversial amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, including one that would nix the Pentagon’s policy of reimbursing service members for the travel costs incurred to obtain an abortion.
- 7/16/2023
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Eli Crane (R-Arizona), referred to black Americans as “colored people” on the House floor on Thursday. This quickly brought about criticism from Democrats and a reprimand from the presiding officer and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Crane, 43, was promoting a proposed change to the National Defense Authorization Act (Ndaa). He stated his amendment would stop “wokeness” in the Defense Department by preventing it from considering race, gender, political affiliation, religion or “any other ideological concepts” as the only premise for recruitment, education or promotion decisions.
The lawmaker explained, “My amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people or black people or anybody can serve. It has nothing to do with any of that stuff.”
Crane: My amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people or black people or anybody can serve.
Beatty: I would like those words stricken from the record pic.
Crane, 43, was promoting a proposed change to the National Defense Authorization Act (Ndaa). He stated his amendment would stop “wokeness” in the Defense Department by preventing it from considering race, gender, political affiliation, religion or “any other ideological concepts” as the only premise for recruitment, education or promotion decisions.
The lawmaker explained, “My amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people or black people or anybody can serve. It has nothing to do with any of that stuff.”
Crane: My amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people or black people or anybody can serve.
Beatty: I would like those words stricken from the record pic.
- 7/15/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
Kevin McCarthy’s brain is broken.
During a press conference discussing the House passing the National Defense Authorization Act (Ndaa) on Friday, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) claimed the bill sent a message to the Senate to “stop using taxpayer money to do their own wokeism.”
“A military cannot defend themselves if you train them in woke. We don’t want Disneyland to train our military,” McCarthy added. (Disney is not mentioned anywhere in the legislation.)
Kevin McCarthy: "Stop using taxpayer money to do their own wokeism. A military cannot defend...
During a press conference discussing the House passing the National Defense Authorization Act (Ndaa) on Friday, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) claimed the bill sent a message to the Senate to “stop using taxpayer money to do their own wokeism.”
“A military cannot defend themselves if you train them in woke. We don’t want Disneyland to train our military,” McCarthy added. (Disney is not mentioned anywhere in the legislation.)
Kevin McCarthy: "Stop using taxpayer money to do their own wokeism. A military cannot defend...
- 7/14/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Tommy Tuberville tried to brush off a request from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to discuss the Alabama senator’s refusal to approve key military promotions, alleging that he didn’t have time for a call with the Pentagon chief. Tuberville reconsidered a few hours later, opting to take a brief break from defending white nationalists to get on the phone with Austin.
Tuberville, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has blocked hundreds of military promotions over his opposition to the Pentagon’s policy of providing some abortion services for service members,...
Tuberville, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has blocked hundreds of military promotions over his opposition to the Pentagon’s policy of providing some abortion services for service members,...
- 7/13/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Geraldo Rivera made his first TV interview appearance since exiting Fox News on Thursday, stopping by “The View” to discuss what went down. In doing so, he revealed that he had “a very toxic relationship” with one of his male cohosts on “The Five.”
Rivera deliberately didn’t name names, though, of course, there are only two other male hosts of the Fox News talk show: Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld. Back in June, the day after Rivera announced his exit, host Alyssa Farah Griffin speculated that those tensions might be with Gutfeld, because Gutfeld would often “come after [Rivera] really personally.”
Host Sara Haines asked if that toxicity specifically came because “things got personal,” and Rivera admitted yes.
“Sure, sure. And also, I thought that it was very unfair that I was not judged objectively in our disputes, but rather he was always favored,” Rivera said, giving up the gender of the unnamed cohost.
Rivera deliberately didn’t name names, though, of course, there are only two other male hosts of the Fox News talk show: Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld. Back in June, the day after Rivera announced his exit, host Alyssa Farah Griffin speculated that those tensions might be with Gutfeld, because Gutfeld would often “come after [Rivera] really personally.”
Host Sara Haines asked if that toxicity specifically came because “things got personal,” and Rivera admitted yes.
“Sure, sure. And also, I thought that it was very unfair that I was not judged objectively in our disputes, but rather he was always favored,” Rivera said, giving up the gender of the unnamed cohost.
- 7/13/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
After Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Monday night on CNN that white nationalism is not racist and that “most white people” in the military actually are white nationalists, the hosts of “The View” were stunned on Tuesday morning.
For host Sunny Hostin, Tuberville’s words make him nothing more than “an example” of his state’s “very, very low education rate.”
Tuberville’s comments came as part of the first episode of Kaitlan Collins’ new CNN primetime show “The Source,” when she pushed him on comments he made in May on a radio show where he refused to condemn white nationalists. When she asked him outright whether white nationalists shouldn’t be serving in the military, Tuberville said, “If people think that a white nationalist is a racist, I agree with that, I agree they shouldn’t.”
When Collins gave Tuberville the definition of a white nationalist, informing that all white nationalists are racists,...
For host Sunny Hostin, Tuberville’s words make him nothing more than “an example” of his state’s “very, very low education rate.”
Tuberville’s comments came as part of the first episode of Kaitlan Collins’ new CNN primetime show “The Source,” when she pushed him on comments he made in May on a radio show where he refused to condemn white nationalists. When she asked him outright whether white nationalists shouldn’t be serving in the military, Tuberville said, “If people think that a white nationalist is a racist, I agree with that, I agree they shouldn’t.”
When Collins gave Tuberville the definition of a white nationalist, informing that all white nationalists are racists,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Tommy Tuberville has finally cleared the bar of acknowledging that white nationalists are racist. “White nationalists are racists,” he told reporters after leaving the Senate floor on Tuesday.
The admission — which came a day after the Alabama senator told CNN it was a matter of “opinion” whether white nationalists are racist — didn’t come easy. He initially responded to questioning by arguing that the idea that white nationalists are racist is part of the Democratic spin machine: “I’m totally against racism, and if the Democrats want to say white...
The admission — which came a day after the Alabama senator told CNN it was a matter of “opinion” whether white nationalists are racist — didn’t come easy. He initially responded to questioning by arguing that the idea that white nationalists are racist is part of the Democratic spin machine: “I’m totally against racism, and if the Democrats want to say white...
- 7/11/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) believes the U.S. military should not block white nationalists from serving in the armed forces.
Speaking to Wbhm, an NPR station in Birmingham, Alabama, Tuberville complained that military recruitment was slowing down “because the Democrats are attacking our military, saying we need to get out the white extremists, the white nationalists, people that don’t believe in our agenda, as Joe Biden’s agenda.”
“They’re destroying it,” Tuberville added, referring to the military’s recruitment goals.
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When Wbhm host Richard Banks asked the Alabama senator whether he believes white nationalists should be allowed to serve, Tuberville said that he does not see them as radicals, “I call them Americans.”
“What happened after January the xixth—and I was here on January the sixth—we were attacked on the Senate floor,” Tuberville recalled. “Saying all these...
Speaking to Wbhm, an NPR station in Birmingham, Alabama, Tuberville complained that military recruitment was slowing down “because the Democrats are attacking our military, saying we need to get out the white extremists, the white nationalists, people that don’t believe in our agenda, as Joe Biden’s agenda.”
“They’re destroying it,” Tuberville added, referring to the military’s recruitment goals.
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When Wbhm host Richard Banks asked the Alabama senator whether he believes white nationalists should be allowed to serve, Tuberville said that he does not see them as radicals, “I call them Americans.”
“What happened after January the xixth—and I was here on January the sixth—we were attacked on the Senate floor,” Tuberville recalled. “Saying all these...
- 5/13/2023
- by Nicky Kashani
- Uinterview
Tommy Tuberville, a United States senator from Alabama, defended white nationalism during an interview with a local NPR affiliate on Monday, Al.com has reported.
Wbhm Birmingham asked Tuberville if white nationalists should be allowed to serve in the military. “They call them that,” the senator responded. “I call them Americans.”
Tuberville had explicitly defended “white extremists” and “white nationalists” earlier in the interview, alleging that President Biden is “destroying” the military by opposing their inclusion.
“We are losing in the military so fast,” Tuberville said. “Our readiness in terms of recruitment.
Wbhm Birmingham asked Tuberville if white nationalists should be allowed to serve in the military. “They call them that,” the senator responded. “I call them Americans.”
Tuberville had explicitly defended “white extremists” and “white nationalists” earlier in the interview, alleging that President Biden is “destroying” the military by opposing their inclusion.
“We are losing in the military so fast,” Tuberville said. “Our readiness in terms of recruitment.
- 5/10/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump was found liable for sexual battery and defamation against author E. Jean Carroll — and Republicans can’t decide if that makes him more or less electable.
In the immediate aftermath of the verdict, Trump handled the decision as expected — with an all caps Truth Social post attacking Carroll. GOP lawmakers, however, were split as to whether or not sexual battery, even if in civil court, was an egregious enough conviction to kill their support for Trump.
“I don’t think he can get elected,” Texas Senator John Cornyn...
In the immediate aftermath of the verdict, Trump handled the decision as expected — with an all caps Truth Social post attacking Carroll. GOP lawmakers, however, were split as to whether or not sexual battery, even if in civil court, was an egregious enough conviction to kill their support for Trump.
“I don’t think he can get elected,” Texas Senator John Cornyn...
- 5/10/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on three Los Angeles City Council members to resign over remarks that were made in a leaked audio recording.
“He believes that they all should resign,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters today. “The language that was used and tolerated during that conversation was unacceptable and it was appalling. They should all step down.”
Related: Los Angeles Councilman Mike Bonin Responds To Colleagues’ Apologies Over Leaked Audio: “First You Must Resign And Then Ask For Forgiveness”
Councilwoman Nury Martinez said Tuesday that she was going on leave from her office, having already stepped down as city council president. That followed the Los Angeles Times‘ publication of excerpts in which she used a racist remark to describe the son of a council colleague, Mike Bonin. Council members Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo also took part in the conversation, recorded last year, but...
“He believes that they all should resign,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters today. “The language that was used and tolerated during that conversation was unacceptable and it was appalling. They should all step down.”
Related: Los Angeles Councilman Mike Bonin Responds To Colleagues’ Apologies Over Leaked Audio: “First You Must Resign And Then Ask For Forgiveness”
Councilwoman Nury Martinez said Tuesday that she was going on leave from her office, having already stepped down as city council president. That followed the Los Angeles Times‘ publication of excerpts in which she used a racist remark to describe the son of a council colleague, Mike Bonin. Council members Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo also took part in the conversation, recorded last year, but...
- 10/11/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) went on a wildly racist, white nationalist tirade, referring to Black Americans as “the people who do the crime” during his speech at Saturday’s Trump rally.
“[Democrats are] not soft on crime. They’re pro-crime. They want crime. They want crime because they want to take over what you got. They want to control what you have. They want reparations because they think the people that do the crime are owed that. Bullshit!” the senator and former Auburn football coach said as the crowd cheered. “They are not owed that!
“[Democrats are] not soft on crime. They’re pro-crime. They want crime. They want crime because they want to take over what you got. They want to control what you have. They want reparations because they think the people that do the crime are owed that. Bullshit!” the senator and former Auburn football coach said as the crowd cheered. “They are not owed that!
- 10/9/2022
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The Senate passed legislation to extend health and disability benefits to millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq, Afghanistan and other areas of military engagement.
The 86-11 vote came after Republicans blocked the legislation last week, with a number of the lawmakers having previously supported it when it came before the Senate in June.
Jon Stewart, a longtime advocate for the veterans, blasted the opposition, speaking at rallies on Capitol Hill multiple times over the past week and making a series of media appearances on network Sunday shows, Fox News and Newsmax. Stewart was in the chamber for the Senate vote, and hugged veterans after it passed.
The bill, the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (or the Pact Act), is designed to address the inability of veterans to access healthcare as they reported a range of illnesses. It now goes to President Joe Biden for signing.
The 86-11 vote came after Republicans blocked the legislation last week, with a number of the lawmakers having previously supported it when it came before the Senate in June.
Jon Stewart, a longtime advocate for the veterans, blasted the opposition, speaking at rallies on Capitol Hill multiple times over the past week and making a series of media appearances on network Sunday shows, Fox News and Newsmax. Stewart was in the chamber for the Senate vote, and hugged veterans after it passed.
The bill, the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (or the Pact Act), is designed to address the inability of veterans to access healthcare as they reported a range of illnesses. It now goes to President Joe Biden for signing.
- 8/2/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: In her closing remarks Thursday, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-wy) said that “Donald Trump made a purposeful choice to violate his oath of office.”
The committee went all in on the use of often harrowing — and at times humorous — video and audio clips, some of which quickly went viral and will likely be replayed in the next news cycle. They all were directed at the hearing’s main narrative: Well aware of that was happening, Donald Trump did not fail to act during the 187 minutes between leaving the Ellipse and telling the mob to go home. He chose not to act,” said Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-il) at the start of the hearing.
Raw Video Shows Trump Ad-Libbing Statements To His Supporters On Jan. 6 & 7: “I Don’t Want To Say, ‘The Election Is Over'”
The 2 1/2-hour hearing filled in some of the gaps of what Trump was doing during that period,...
The committee went all in on the use of often harrowing — and at times humorous — video and audio clips, some of which quickly went viral and will likely be replayed in the next news cycle. They all were directed at the hearing’s main narrative: Well aware of that was happening, Donald Trump did not fail to act during the 187 minutes between leaving the Ellipse and telling the mob to go home. He chose not to act,” said Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-il) at the start of the hearing.
Raw Video Shows Trump Ad-Libbing Statements To His Supporters On Jan. 6 & 7: “I Don’t Want To Say, ‘The Election Is Over'”
The 2 1/2-hour hearing filled in some of the gaps of what Trump was doing during that period,...
- 7/22/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The city hosting Trump’s rally on Saturday has declared a Covid-related state of emergency due to the surge of new cases that have overwhelmed Alabama’s hospitals. The declaration will provide additional resources, equipment, and medical first responders to the city of Cullman as it readies itself for the potential superspreader event hosted by the former president.
According to Al.com, the Alabama Hospital Association reported this Wednesday that there were no available ICU beds in Alabama out of the 1,562 units in the state. But that hasn’t stopped Trump or Alabama Republicans,...
According to Al.com, the Alabama Hospital Association reported this Wednesday that there were no available ICU beds in Alabama out of the 1,562 units in the state. But that hasn’t stopped Trump or Alabama Republicans,...
- 8/20/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
“He told me he’s going to, and I think he will,” Donald Trump said today of Herschel Walker’s long-rumored bid for a U.S. Senate seat from Georgia in 2022.
“I had dinner with him a week ago,” the former Celebrity Apprentice host pontificated Tuesday on The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, the recently minted radio replacements for the deceased Rush Limbaugh. “He’s a great guy. He’s a patriot. He’s a very loyal person. They love him in Georgia, I’ll tell you.”
A frequent presence at Maga rallies over the years, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner and ex-Celebrity Apprentice contestant has been teasing out a new career in elected office for a while. In April, Walker told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that “if I run, I’m running to win” against incumbent Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock. Just a few days ago, the Texas-based University...
“I had dinner with him a week ago,” the former Celebrity Apprentice host pontificated Tuesday on The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, the recently minted radio replacements for the deceased Rush Limbaugh. “He’s a great guy. He’s a patriot. He’s a very loyal person. They love him in Georgia, I’ll tell you.”
A frequent presence at Maga rallies over the years, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner and ex-Celebrity Apprentice contestant has been teasing out a new career in elected office for a while. In April, Walker told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that “if I run, I’m running to win” against incumbent Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock. Just a few days ago, the Texas-based University...
- 6/29/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Second Update, 3:36 Pm Pt: The Q&a session of the trial has ended, but one of the most perplexing moments came when Donald Trump’s legal team was asked when the then-president was made aware that Vice President Mike Pence in danger.
The question from Sen. Mitt Romney (R-ut) is one that has been on the minds of many at the trial.
On the day of the siege, Trump send out a tweet at 2:24 p.m., as the Capitol siege was in full swing, attacking Pence for not “having the courage” to overturn the results of the electoral vote. But Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-al) has told reporters that he talked to Trump that afternoon and informed him that Pence had just been evacuated from the Senate chamber. Pence was evacuated at about 2:15 p.m.
Trump’s lawyer Michael van der Veen said that Trump did not know...
The question from Sen. Mitt Romney (R-ut) is one that has been on the minds of many at the trial.
On the day of the siege, Trump send out a tweet at 2:24 p.m., as the Capitol siege was in full swing, attacking Pence for not “having the courage” to overturn the results of the electoral vote. But Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-al) has told reporters that he talked to Trump that afternoon and informed him that Pence had just been evacuated from the Senate chamber. Pence was evacuated at about 2:15 p.m.
Trump’s lawyer Michael van der Veen said that Trump did not know...
- 2/12/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Maher dove headfirst into ripping Trump supporters who are evangelical Christians on the latest episode of HBO’s “Real Time.”
During his weekly “New Rules” segment, Maher eviscerated Christians and the Book of Revelations, which he argued was just as unhinged as the conspiracy theories spread by QAnon. Maher also said Trump-supporting conservatives who are still convinced the 2020 election was rigged in favor of President Biden are part of a “mass delusion.”
“There’s a lot of talk now about how Republicans should tell their base who still believe the election was rigged that they need to grow up and move on and stop asking the rest of us to respect their mass delusion,” Maher said Friday. “Of course it is a mass delusion. But the inconvenient truth here is that if you accord religious faith the kind of exalted respect we do here in America, you’ve already...
During his weekly “New Rules” segment, Maher eviscerated Christians and the Book of Revelations, which he argued was just as unhinged as the conspiracy theories spread by QAnon. Maher also said Trump-supporting conservatives who are still convinced the 2020 election was rigged in favor of President Biden are part of a “mass delusion.”
“There’s a lot of talk now about how Republicans should tell their base who still believe the election was rigged that they need to grow up and move on and stop asking the rest of us to respect their mass delusion,” Maher said Friday. “Of course it is a mass delusion. But the inconvenient truth here is that if you accord religious faith the kind of exalted respect we do here in America, you’ve already...
- 2/6/2021
- by Samson Amore
- The Wrap
It was not a good day for Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) Or, as Trevor Noah calls her, “The one everyone ignores in the group text.”
“Democrats can’t stop her from serving in Congress, and they really can’t stop her from saying crazy shit,” said Noah. But today, they voted to punish her for past conspiracy theory statements by stripping her of committee assignments. Eleven Republicans joined the Democrats to pass the motion by 230-199.
Before the vote, the new Georgia congresswoman expressed regret for her views, which included claims that school shootings and 9/11 were staged.
“Yes, she has been kicked off her committees. Her punishment is to do less work for the same amount of money,” Noah said, noting, “The last thing you want to do with a crazy person is to give them more time to be crazy.”
Not everyone was convinced. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy...
“Democrats can’t stop her from serving in Congress, and they really can’t stop her from saying crazy shit,” said Noah. But today, they voted to punish her for past conspiracy theory statements by stripping her of committee assignments. Eleven Republicans joined the Democrats to pass the motion by 230-199.
Before the vote, the new Georgia congresswoman expressed regret for her views, which included claims that school shootings and 9/11 were staged.
“Yes, she has been kicked off her committees. Her punishment is to do less work for the same amount of money,” Noah said, noting, “The last thing you want to do with a crazy person is to give them more time to be crazy.”
Not everyone was convinced. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy...
- 2/5/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Doug Jones, the former U.S. senator from Alabama, has joined CNN as commentator.
He debuted on Friday on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper, telling the anchor, “Happy to be part of the team.”
Jones, appearing from Birmingham, Al, said that Joe Biden’s administration needed to amplify the message that a Covid-19 relief package was important not just for healthcare but the economy.
Jones, a Democrat, was defeated last year by Republican Tommy Tuberville, after serving in the Senate since 2018. That year, he won an upset victory over Roy Moore. Jones is also a former U.S. attorney for the northern district of Alabama. During his tenure, he prosecuted two Ku Klux Klan members for the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church.
In other news on the pundit front, Fox News hired civil rights attorney Leo Terrell as a contributor on Fox News Channel and Fox Business.
He debuted on Friday on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper, telling the anchor, “Happy to be part of the team.”
Jones, appearing from Birmingham, Al, said that Joe Biden’s administration needed to amplify the message that a Covid-19 relief package was important not just for healthcare but the economy.
Jones, a Democrat, was defeated last year by Republican Tommy Tuberville, after serving in the Senate since 2018. That year, he won an upset victory over Roy Moore. Jones is also a former U.S. attorney for the northern district of Alabama. During his tenure, he prosecuted two Ku Klux Klan members for the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church.
In other news on the pundit front, Fox News hired civil rights attorney Leo Terrell as a contributor on Fox News Channel and Fox Business.
- 1/29/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with ViacomCBS statement: Nearly two weeks after the Capitol siege prompted a host of companies to suspend political contributions to those opposing the certifying of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, ViacomCBS has joined the list.
“ViacomCBS supports peaceful civic engagement and the orderly transition of power in the democratic process,” the company said in a statement. “We therefore condemn the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol, and have paused contributions from our political action committee to members of Congress who voted against certification of the 2020 U.S. Electoral College results.”
Previously, January 11 Pm: AT&T, the parent company of WarnerMedia, and Comcast, parent company of NBCUniversal, are the latest corporations to halt political contributions to lawmakers who objected to the certification of the electoral vote last week in favor of Joe Biden, an event that was at the center of the siege of the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump.
“ViacomCBS supports peaceful civic engagement and the orderly transition of power in the democratic process,” the company said in a statement. “We therefore condemn the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol, and have paused contributions from our political action committee to members of Congress who voted against certification of the 2020 U.S. Electoral College results.”
Previously, January 11 Pm: AT&T, the parent company of WarnerMedia, and Comcast, parent company of NBCUniversal, are the latest corporations to halt political contributions to lawmakers who objected to the certification of the electoral vote last week in favor of Joe Biden, an event that was at the center of the siege of the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump.
- 1/19/2021
- by Ted Johnson and Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
The Walt Disney Co. and the Motion Picture Association are joining Comcast and AT&T in halting political contributions to House and Senate lawmakers who voted to reject the certification of electoral votes for Joe Biden.
A Disney spokesperson said, “The insurrection at our nation’s Capitol was a direct assault on one of our country’s most revered tenets: the peaceful transition of power. In the immediate aftermath of that appalling siege, Members of Congress had an opportunity to unite—an opportunity that some sadly refused to embrace. In light of these events, we have decided we will not make political contributions in 2021 to lawmakers who voted to reject the certification of the Electoral College votes.”
Patrick Kilcur, executive vice president for U.S. government affairs for the MPA, said in a statement, “The Motion Picture Association is shocked and saddened by the horrific events at the U.S. Capitol last week.
A Disney spokesperson said, “The insurrection at our nation’s Capitol was a direct assault on one of our country’s most revered tenets: the peaceful transition of power. In the immediate aftermath of that appalling siege, Members of Congress had an opportunity to unite—an opportunity that some sadly refused to embrace. In light of these events, we have decided we will not make political contributions in 2021 to lawmakers who voted to reject the certification of the Electoral College votes.”
Patrick Kilcur, executive vice president for U.S. government affairs for the MPA, said in a statement, “The Motion Picture Association is shocked and saddened by the horrific events at the U.S. Capitol last week.
- 1/13/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Comcast, AT&T, Hallmark and Facebook are joining the list of companies that are rearranging their political contributions and business relationships to distance themselves from President Trump and the G.O.P. the week after supporters of the president rioted at the U.S. Capitol.
Several companies said that they had decided to withhold political contributions from the group of senators that voted to object to certifying the 2020 president election results last week. Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Sen. Roger Marshall, Sen. John Kennedy, Sen. Rick Scott and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who ...
Several companies said that they had decided to withhold political contributions from the group of senators that voted to object to certifying the 2020 president election results last week. Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Sen. Roger Marshall, Sen. John Kennedy, Sen. Rick Scott and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who ...
- 1/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Comcast, AT&T, Hallmark and Facebook are joining the list of companies that are rearranging their political contributions and business relationships to distance themselves from President Trump and the G.O.P. the week after supporters of the president rioted at the U.S. Capitol.
Several companies said that they had decided to withhold political contributions from the group of senators that voted to object to certifying the 2020 president election results last week. Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Sen. Roger Marshall, Sen. John Kennedy, Sen. Rick Scott and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who ...
Several companies said that they had decided to withhold political contributions from the group of senators that voted to object to certifying the 2020 president election results last week. Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Sen. Roger Marshall, Sen. John Kennedy, Sen. Rick Scott and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who ...
- 1/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Update, 9:17 Pm Pt: The counting of electoral votes has stopped again, after an objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes garnered support from Rep. Scott Perry (R-pa) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-mo) signed on to the challenge.
The House and Senate now are breaking to their separate chambers to debate the objections for a maximum of two hours.
Update, 8:52 Pm Pt: The counting of electoral votes resumed in a joint session of Congress, with GOP senators dropping their objections to at least one state.
Rep. Jody Hice (R-ga) objected to Georgia’s electoral votes for Joe Biden, but he said that in light of the unrest on Wednesday, “It appears some senators have withdrawn their objections.” Members then broke into applause.
For an objection to proceed to a debate, at least one member from the House and Senate have to sign on to it. That didn’t happen.
Update, 9:17 Pm Pt: The counting of electoral votes has stopped again, after an objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes garnered support from Rep. Scott Perry (R-pa) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-mo) signed on to the challenge.
The House and Senate now are breaking to their separate chambers to debate the objections for a maximum of two hours.
Update, 8:52 Pm Pt: The counting of electoral votes resumed in a joint session of Congress, with GOP senators dropping their objections to at least one state.
Rep. Jody Hice (R-ga) objected to Georgia’s electoral votes for Joe Biden, but he said that in light of the unrest on Wednesday, “It appears some senators have withdrawn their objections.” Members then broke into applause.
For an objection to proceed to a debate, at least one member from the House and Senate have to sign on to it. That didn’t happen.
- 1/7/2021
- by Ted Johnson, Erik Pedersen, Tom Tapp and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
A number of Republican congressional elected officials announced their intent to vote against certifying the results of the Electoral College on January 6th. While this will not change the results of the election, it will lengthen the process of certifying them.
The group of Republicans who released a joint statement Saturday includes Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Senators-elect Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.
The group of Republicans who released a joint statement Saturday includes Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Senators-elect Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.
- 1/2/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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