Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) on Wednesday said the campaign opposed to the redistricting referendum in the Old Dominion sought to “trick people” into voting against the ballot measure allowing congressional maps to be redrawn to favor Democrats. “You know, certainly we were out and about encouraging people to vote ‘yes,’ but the ‘no’ campaign…
The approval rating for Congress fell to just 10 percent in new polling data released on Wednesday. The Gallup poll found that 86 percent of respondents disapprove of the job performances by federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The 10 percent approval rating is just above the poll’s all-time record low of 9…
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.) said that FBI Director Kash Patel is “really on the run now” after accusations that he has been difficult to contact at times due to excessive drinking during his time helming the bureau. The Atlantic published accounts from Justice Department and FBI officials last week attesting that Patel’s alcohol consumption…
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday again added to the chorus of lawmakers raising questions about potential sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFO), days after President Trump teased a release of government files on the topic. “These people are seeing something out there,” Burchett told host Elizabeth Vargas on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” referring to…
House Minority Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that Democrats will “make sure” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and FBI Director Kash Patel are next to depart the Trump administration. During an interview MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell, Jeffries pointed to the recent departures of former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday celebrated the passage of a referendum redrawing congressional lines in Virginia while issuing a stern warning to Republicans in Florida, the next front in the redistricting battle. Old Dominion State voters approved a measure that could help Democrats notch four more House seats in the midterms, an…
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday cast blame on President Trump and the GOP for Virginia voters approving a mid-decade redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ hopes of reclaiming the House in November. “A once red state is turning into one of the bluest states because people don’t want to support Republicans now,”…