{"id":597521,"date":"2023-01-13T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/one-of-the-deals-mccarthy-made-to-become-speaker-could-create-another-january-6\/"},"modified":"2023-01-13T12:40:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T18:40:00","slug":"one-of-the-deals-mccarthy-made-to-become-speaker-could-create-another-january-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/one-of-the-deals-mccarthy-made-to-become-speaker-could-create-another-january-6\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the Deals McCarthy Made to Become Speaker Could Create Another January 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"app-root\">\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/#main\">Skip Navigation<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<nav><span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The New Republic<\/p>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/\"><svg id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 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id=\"main\"><\/p>\n<article itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<div>\n<article itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Kevin McCarthy made <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169907\/concessions-kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-rules-package\"><span>countless concessions<\/span><\/a><span> to become speaker of the House, but one of those deals could pose a major risk to security in the Capitol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Matt Gaetz, who <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169848\/matt-gaetz-votes-donald-trump-house-speaker\"><span>staunchly opposed<\/span><\/a><span> the California Republican\u2019s bid for the speakership, revealed Thursday evening to CNN that McCarthy had agreed to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MZanona\/status\/1613692382393794560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>release<\/span><\/a><span> all the security camera footage from the Capitol on the day of the January 6 insurrection. McCarthy also indicated Thursday he was open to releasing the video footage.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Capitol Police Board <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/minutes\/congress\/01-12-2023\/mccarthy-jan6-footage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>says<\/span><\/a><span> the final decision isn\u2019t even up to McCarthy. The board, which is made up of the House and Senate sergeants at arms and the architect of the Capitol, opposes making the footage public because doing so could inadvertently help the people who <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/169648\/january-6-committee-charges-trump-infamy\"><span>overran the Capitol<\/span><\/a><span> two years ago\u2014as well as people who might want to do it again.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Capitol Police cannot like this. It will be easy to determine the location of security cameras, safe room locations, etc. They reportedly didn&#8217;t want to even share the footage with the J6 committee because of fears it would all be released <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ROwBYUA12S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/ROwBYUA12S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah D. Wire (@sarahdwire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahdwire\/status\/1613942701342298117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span>Releasing the footage could reveal strategic locations in the Capitol, such as safe rooms and security cameras. It could also help give people a better sense of the building\u2019s layout, thus jeopardizing Capitol security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Justice Department and Capitol Police have previously pushed back on releasing the more than 14,000 hours of footage from January 6. USCP Chief Sean Gallagher said in a court affidavit from July that his department \u201ccontinues to consider any interior footage of the U.S. Capitol to be highly sensitive information, and that access to it should be strictly limited.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Justice Department also argued that releasing the footage could reveal sensitive information pertaining to the cases of people arrested in connection to the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169666\/government-funding-bill-prevent-another-january-6\"><span>insurrection<\/span><\/a><span>. The FBI has arrested about 900 people connected to the insurrection and has the identities of hundreds more. A total of about 3,000 people could be charged over storming the Capitol, when all is said and done.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s not clear what Republicans think they will gain by releasing the footage. Many GOP lawmakers, including <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169803\/matt-gaetz-more-outraged-mccarthy-speaker-office-rioters-capitol\"><span>Gaetz<\/span><\/a><span>, Andy Biggs, and Louie Gohmert have previously called for the videos to be made public in an effort to exonerate people connected to the riot. House Republicans have also formed a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/01\/07\/gop-panel-criminal-investigations-00076890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>House Judiciary subcommittee<\/span><\/a><span> dedicated to investigating ongoing criminal investigations, such as the ones into January 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There is also a chance, which Republicans do not seem to have considered, that releasing the footage will <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/kevin-mccarthy-security-footage-jan6-gaetz-1773569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>backfire spectacularly<\/span><\/a><span>. The videos could reveal even more damaging information about the Republicans already under scrutiny for their actions before and during the attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>New York Governor Kathy Hochul barely held onto her seat in the last election, and now she\u2019s alienating her own <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169636\/george-santos-story-indictment-new-york-democrats\"><span>party<\/span><\/a><span> by nominating Hector LaSalle as chief judge for the state Court of Appeals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>LaSalle, an appellate court judge, is set to have a hearing next Wednesday before the state Senate Judiciary Committee, which will then vote either to advance or tank his nomination. <\/span><span>A majority of the committee has expressed skepticism thus far. Hochul for her part has said she will do \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealjsolo\/status\/1613574788928397319?s=46&#038;t=F3sf2JLaTXfBwNRI4mOwZw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>everything<\/span><\/a><span>\u201d to get LaSalle through the committee, arguing the whole Senate should be the one to vote.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>LaSalle has built a reputation as a generally experienced, knowledgeable judge. Proponents cite things like the New York State Bar Association <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/state\/article\/Hochul-nominates-Hector-LaSalle-as-New-York-s-17671935.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>deeming<\/span><\/a><span> him \u201cwell qualified.\u201d They also point to the history to be made upon his appointment: LaSalle would be the court\u2019s first Latino chief judge, if confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, opponents\u2014progressives, moderates, and, yes, Latinos, among others\u2014find parts of his record contrary to the kinds of liberal ideals Hochul would presumably stand for. LaSalle\u2019s record on issues including abortion, criminal justice, and labor would have massive implications on the already-conservative court. And Democrats are still reeling from the impacts of an antagonistic court. During the midterms, the party <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/168717\/democrats-new-york-maloney-lose-house\"><span>suffered<\/span><\/a><span> in part due to unfavorable district maps drawn by the state\u2019s highest court, whose conservative majority was constructed by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/163345\/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-cuomo-cautious-successor\"><span>Andrew Cuomo<\/span><\/a><span>. So scrutiny on any appointment is warranted, especially one whose record is like LaSalle\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Over a decade ago, the New York state attorney general launched an investigation into potential fraudulent practices being carried out by an organization that ran so-called \u201ccrisis pregnancy centers,\u201d which pose as real health clinics but are actually run by anti-abortion activists. LaSalle voted to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jezebel.com\/kathy-hochul-judge-new-york-crisis-pregnancy-centers-1849924982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>intervene<\/span><\/a><span>, hindering the probe by preventing investigators from reviewing even promotional materials from the centers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>In 2014, LaSalle joined an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/people-v-corbin-42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>opinion<\/span><\/a><span> holding that a criminal defendant could not appeal his conviction of a weapons possession charge because he knowingly waived the right to appeal when he entered a guilty plea. However, when the defendant entered the guilty plea, he was told by the trial judge that he could still appeal \u201ccertain constitutional issues.\u201d And he was indeed seeking to appeal his conviction on the basis of a constitutional issue: He claimed he was subject to an illegal police search. Nevertheless, LaSalle signed onto the majority opinion that denied the appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In 2015, LaSalle <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/cablevision-sys-corp-v-commcns-workers-of-am-dist-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>voted<\/span><\/a><span> alongside a majority opinion allowing cable television company Cablevision to sue union officials who were criticizing the company\u2014contrary to legal precedent that protected organizing workers from such corporate lawsuits. In other words, LaSalle upended state legal precedent in favor of a company, and against workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Court of Appeals\u2014which LaSalle is now nominated to\u2014overturned the latter two decisions that LaSalle joined.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>These are just some of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/opinion\/2023\/01\/its-not-just-3-cases-broader-record-shows-lasalle-is-wrong-for-chief-judge-guest-opinion-by-gautam-hans.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>troubling<\/span><\/a><span> opinions LaSalle has joined. Others include preventing a victim of vicious domestic abuse from filing suit against the police for repeatedly ignoring her pleas for help, and that a 15-year-old who could only read at a fourth-grade level needed no special protection during interrogation. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That Hochul had many other options and still chose LaSalle shows either a lack of conviction in her purported beliefs or severe political ineptitude. At least 14 of the 42 Democrats in the state Senate have come out against LaSalle, with even more expressing uncertainty. That leaves Hochul with maybe 28 Democrats and 21 Republicans to work with; she\u2019ll likely need Republican support to help push the nomination through. Meanwhile, a massive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jfMEW5khyAdtqCAKimXFTy7EIuGvfj4VydgFLjZrep8\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>array<\/span><\/a><span> of unions, reproductive rights and immigrant advocacy organizations, local and state elected officials, and political organizing groups have all similarly come out against LaSalle. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And yet Hochul has held fast\u2014to an impressive extent. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Just this week, Ironworkers Vice President James Mahoney criticized Hochul\u2019s nomination at a press conference, saying the nomination felt like being put \u201con the menu,\u201d especially after he and other labor organizers worked so hard to elect Hochul in the first place. Afterward, Hochul allegedly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZackFinkNews\/status\/1612559759823065091?s=20&#038;t=8K82sSf6Wwp5lnWamcWo1A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>revoked<\/span><\/a><span> Mahoney\u2019s invite to her State of the State speech the following day (a speech with prepared remarks that did <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/remarks-prepared-governor-hochul-delivers-2023-state-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>not<\/span><\/a><span> mention LaSalle or even utter the word \u201cunion\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hochul\u2019s decision to nominate LaSalle at all is questionable. Her resolve in sticking by it is remarkable. As seems evident, again and again, a certain ineptitude or simple lack of conviction is almost a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/168717\/democrats-new-york-maloney-lose-house\"><span>sufficient condition<\/span><\/a><span><\/span><span> for powerful New York Democrats.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Laura Ingraham tried to use the discovery of classified documents in Joe Biden\u2019s home as proof the president is corrupt, but she ended up calling out <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/169643\/january-6-committee-republican-party-donald-trump\"><span>someone else<\/span><\/a><span> entirely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Fox News host argued that Biden was more focused on his family\u2019s \u201ccorrupt business interests\u201d than being president.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ingraham: If only we had a president who cared more about what was good for the country and less about how to protect his family\u2019s corrupt business interests. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Ls5R77HPQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/0Ls5R77HPQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1613735544495783937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span>Her Thursday night comments demonstrate both a staggering lack of self-awareness and excellent ironic timing, as they came the day before the Trump organization was <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/170014\/trump-organization-fined-16-million-tax-fraud-conspiracy\"><span>sentenced<\/span><\/a><span> for a 15-year tax fraud scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Former President Donald Trump repeatedly showed more interest in protecting his <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/169800\/january-6-donald-trumps-successful-business-venture-40-years\"><span>business interests<\/span><\/a><span> than actually leading the country. An <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169768\/three-takeaways-trump-tax-returns\"><span>analysis of his tax returns<\/span><\/a><span> by the Joint Committee on Taxation appears to indicate that Trump used his office to steer federal business to his own companies. He and other government officials would stay at his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2019\/9\/3\/20847247\/mike-pence-ireland-doonbeg-trip-180-miles-away-trump-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>hotels<\/span><\/a><span> while traveling abroad. Foreign officials spent more than $750,000 at the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to curry favor with the president. And at one point, Kellyanne Conway said on television people should \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/business\/wp\/2017\/03\/10\/go-buy-ivankas-stuff-kellyanne-conway-said-then-the-first-daughters-fashion-sales-exploded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>go buy Ivanka\u2019s stuff<\/span><\/a><span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump\u2019s tax returns also show that he paid little to no income tax in the past few years and may have withheld details about certain payments and sales to avoid paying tax on those funds.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>When it comes to caring for the country, as Ingraham said, the record is equally clear: Trump was impeached the first time for trying to pressure Ukraine into secretly investigating Biden and his family. The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/169648\/january-6-committee-charges-trump-infamy\"><span>January 6 investigative committee<\/span><\/a><span> unanimously recommended <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169634\/january-6-committee-urges-doj-charge-donald-trump-insurrection\"><span>criminal charges<\/span><\/a><span> against Trump for his role in the insurrection, and he is under investigation by the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/169290\/trump-aileen-cannon-eleventh-circuit\"><span>FBI<\/span><\/a><span> for taking classified documents to Mar-a-Lago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Biden, on the other hand, has sought to pass major legislation that would massively benefit the United States, such as the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. When his lawyers discovered the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169924\/biden-classified-documents-nothing-like-trump?utm_source=newsletter&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=the_ticker_rss\"><span>classified documents<\/span><\/a><span> at his former office and private residence, they immediately returned them to the National Archives and have been cooperating with the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169994\/attorney-general-merrick-garland-appoints-special-counsel-investigate-biden-classified-documents\"><span>investigation<\/span><\/a><span>. Biden is not perfect, but at least he actually seems <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/169986\/biden-anita-dunn-middle-class-2024\"><span>invested<\/span><\/a><span> in his job.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Trump Organization was fined $1.6 million Friday morning for tax fraud, conspiracy, and other crimes as part of a 15-year scheme that compensated top executives off the books.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Two subsidiaries of the organization, Trump Payroll Corp. and Trump Corp., were hit with the highest possible fines under New York State law at the Manhattan criminal hearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The two companies were found <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169353\/trump-organization-found-guilty-counts-tax-fraud\">guilty<\/a><span> last month\u2014just weeks after Donald Trump announced his third consecutive run for president\u2014on 17 criminal counts, including scheming to defraud, conspiracy, tax fraud, and falsifying business records.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The sentence will not dissolve the company, nor send anyone to jail. But Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was sentenced Tuesday to five months in jail for his role in leading the scheme to defraud state and federal tax authorities for over 15 years. Weisselberg himself had been accused of receiving some $1.7 million in secret compensation throughout the scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cTrump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg used his high-level position to secure lavish work perks such as a rent-free luxury Manhattan apartment, multiple Mercedes Benz automobiles and private school tuition for his grandchildren\u2014all without paying required taxes,\u201d said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Weisselberg was able to net a lighter sentence after agreeing to testify on the scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump, denying any wrongdoing even while not being a defendant in the first place, called the case \u201ca continuation of the Greatest Political Witch Hunt in the History of our Country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Numerous documents have implicated Trump to some degree. Jeff McConney, the senior vice president at Trump Corp., even implicated Trump in the scheme at first but then <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/mr-trump-became-president-trump-and-suddenly-tax-prep-changed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>walked back<\/span><\/a><span> that testimony. McConney\u2019s legal fees are paid for by the Trump Organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Trump still faces numerous other investigations\u2014on the state and federal level\u2014for his seizure of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169027\/trump-says-new-special-counsel-investigation-crimes-so-unfair\">classified documents<\/a><span> after he left the White House, his efforts to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169298\/gop-leadership-silent-trump-calls-terminate-constitution\">overturn the 2020 election<\/a><span>, and the accuracy of the Trump Organization\u2019s financial records and valuations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The New York attorney general is also pursuing a $250 million civil lawsuit into whether Trump\u2019s asset valuation statements were indicative of fraud. Last week, a judge denied Trump\u2019s appeal to dismiss the case, calling his legal team\u2019s arguments \u201cfrivolous.\u201d Among financial penalties, Trump and his family could be barred from leading business operations in New York ever again.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Among George Santos\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169751\/everything-george-santos-lied-so-far\"><span>many<\/span><\/a><span> lies and embellishments and cover-ups is how, exactly, he came into so much money so quickly. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Just a few years ago, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/169815\/george-santos-political-failure-congress\"><span>Santos<\/span><\/a><span> claimed no major assets and a $55,000 salary. Two years later, his net worth skyrocketed and he apparently boasted a nearly seven-figure salary and millions in dividends. He even loaned some $700,000 to his campaign. Santos has thus far refused to answer where this inordinate amount of money actually came from, especially so quickly. And on Thursday, while speaking on friendly territory, he still avoided the question.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>On Steve Bannon\u2019s <i>War Room<\/i> program, guest host and Santos\u2019s colleague Representative Matt Gaetz asked Santos about the $700,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ll tell you where it didn\u2019t come from. It didn\u2019t come from China, Ukraine, or Burisma,\u201d Santos quipped with a grin. \u201cHow about that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">George Santos says he has &#8220;lived an honest life&#8221; in the same breath as a refusal to answer questions about where the money he used to give himself more than 700k in campaign loans came from. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AU1fSqLvSK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/AU1fSqLvSK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nikki mccann ram\u00edrez (@NikkiMcR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiMcR\/status\/1613594594842927105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span>Santos has claimed a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/george-santos-massive-campaign-loans-may-not-be-legal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>net worth<\/span><\/a><span> as high as $11.5 million\u2014all from the newly formed Devolder Organization from which Santos claimed to receive a $750,000 salary and between $1 and $5 million in dividends. Gaetz followed up on Santos\u2019s quip, giving him an easy out to offer any simple explanation for where the money came from. Instead, Santos remained cryptic and even more dishonest.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cLook, I\u2019ve worked my entire life. I\u2019ve lived an honest life. I\u2019ve never been accused\u2014sued\u2014of any bad doings,\u201d Santos said, contributing yet another lie to his already massive pile. \u201cYou know, it\u2019s the equity of my hardworking self that I\u2019ve been invested inside of me,\u201d he continued, nonsensically. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLike I said, it didn\u2019t come from Burisma, it didn\u2019t come from Ukraine, Russia, China\u2014unlike some folks that we all know that get money from those sources,\u201d Santos concluded, relieved to somehow have stumbled his way to the end of his vacuous sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gaetz marched forward with the conversation, perhaps with second-hand embarrassment after watching Santos fumble even the most generous layup opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Attorney General <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/167735\/mitch-mcconnell-merrick-garland-supreme-court-abortion\"><span>Merrick Garland<\/span><\/a><span> announced Thursday he has appointed a special counsel to investigate the classified documents found in President Joe Biden\u2019s home and former private office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Biden\u2019s personal attorneys found about a dozen <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/11\/us\/politics\/biden-classified-documents.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>documents<\/span><\/a><span> in total at the two locations. It is unclear what the documents contain or how sensitive they are. The White House <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169924\/biden-classified-documents-nothing-like-trump?utm_source=newsletter&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=the_ticker_rss\"><span>immediately alerted<\/span><\/a><span> the National Archives, returned the documents the following day, and has been cooperating with the investigation into how the papers got there.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>After the initial department investigation, \u201cI concluded that under the special counsel regulations, it was in the public interest to appoint a special counsel,\u201d Garland told a press conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>He said he had picked Robert Hur, who was nominated to be U.S. attorney in Maryland by former President Donald Trump, to lead the investigation. Before serving as U.S. attorney, Hur worked with the Department of Justice in the early 2000s, focusing on counterterrorism and corporate fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While serving as the U.S. attorney for the district of Maryland, Hur supervised cases dealing with national security and public corruption, including a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/christopher-hasson-sentenced-domestic-terrorism_n_5e343ec7c5b69a19a4ae1da4?uu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>high-profile case<\/span><\/a><span> in 2020 in which a white nationalist Coast Guard lieutenant was charged with domestic terrorism.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">U.S. Attorney Robert Hur, who was in court for sentencing today, says Christopher Hasson \u201ccrossed the line into racist and violent action.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zI37YmGdhI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/zI37YmGdhI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zFES6JWGXj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/zFES6JWGXj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryanjreilly\/status\/1223400460062806017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span>Since the documents were discovered, Republicans have slammed what they consider a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/01\/10\/house-gop-trump-biden-classified-docs-00077252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>double standard<\/span><\/a><span> in treatment for Biden and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/169374\/trump-herschel-walker-mcconnell-2022\"><span>Trump<\/span><\/a><span>. Senator Lindsey Graham called for a special counsel to be appointed to lead an investigation into Biden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s worth noting that Trump\u2019s and Biden\u2019s situations are <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169924\/biden-classified-documents-nothing-like-trump\"><span>nowhere near similar<\/span><\/a><span>. Trump took hundreds of classified documents, insisted he had done nothing wrong, and resisted all federal efforts to retrieve the papers. Ultimately, the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago residence to find the documents. As for Biden, as late-night host Seth Meyers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LeSUGpufElU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>noted<\/span><\/a><span>, \u201c<\/span><span>The FBI doesn\u2019t raid someone who\u2019s already cooperating.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Garland\u2019s decision to appoint a special counsel has produced a mixed reaction. Elie Mistal, the justice correspondent for <\/span><span>The Nation<\/span><span>, criticized the attorney general\u2019s relative speed in appointing Hur, compared to the nearly two years it took him to appoint <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169028\/who-is-jack-smith-new-special-counsel-investigating-trump\"><span>Jack Smith<\/span><\/a><span> as special counsel to investigate Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>For those playing along at home, Merrick Garland knew Trump stole classified documents as early as January 2021 and&#8230; took almost 2 years to appoint a special counsel.<\/p>\n<p>With Biden, it took Garland 2 months.<\/p>\n<p>I keep trying to tell you guys that Merrick is a pathetically weak man.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElieNYC\/status\/1613602945303552001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span>But national security reporter Marcy Wheeler, who goes by the Twitter handle @emptywheel, argued that doing so would essentially throw Republicans a bone, giving Smith more <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169020\/republicans-meltdown-news-special-counsel-investigating-trump\"><span>breathing room<\/span><\/a><span> for his investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>I think this is right.<\/p>\n<p>A Special Counsel, if one is appointed, shuts down GOP interference in this, lets Smith continue what he&#8217;s doing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fii4iFyNZE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/fii4iFyNZE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 emptywheel (@emptywheel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emptywheel\/status\/1613588776407765011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>People are getting incredibly hot under the collar over a gas stove ban that isn\u2019t even happening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced in mid-December that it was considering health regulations on gas stoves for the first time ever, following a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1660-4601\/20\/1\/75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>report<\/span><\/a><span> that gas ranges were responsible for almost 13 percent of childhood asthma cases. But the debate really boiled over this week after Richard Trumka, a CPSC commissioner, told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-01-09\/us-safety-agency-to-consider-ban-on-gas-stoves-amid-health-fears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>Bloomberg<\/span><\/a><span> the agency was considering banning gas stoves.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Trumka has since <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumkaCPSC\/status\/1612553459462721536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>clarified<\/span><\/a><span> that the agency will not forcibly take anyone\u2019s\u00a0 gas stove, but will instead seek to decrease the associated health hazards, including by implementing regulations on new products. President Joe Biden has also said that he does not support a ban on gas stoves.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Still, the reactions have been heated, to say the least, and utterly out of proportion.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t tread on Florida, and don\u2019t mess with gas stoves! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FNETzpuANe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/FNETzpuANe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1613556347488079872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span>Representative Ronny Jackson, an actual physician who opposed masking to protect against Covid-19 and said former President Donald Trump could live to be 200, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonnyJacksonTX\/status\/1612839703018934274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>tweeted that the<\/span><\/a><span> CPSC can pry his gas stove \u201cfrom my cold dead hands.\u201d He also shared a petition to \u201cSave the Stoves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">187 MILLION Americans have gas stoves in their homes, and it will cost a FORTUNE to replace them. There&#8217;s no &#8220;science&#8221; behind this. It&#8217;s just another excuse Biden is trying to use to put MORE GOVERNMENT in your lives. HANDS OFF OUR STOVES!!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2DQMkP2ZIy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/2DQMkP2ZIy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xPxM5KwbKa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/xPxM5KwbKa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonnyJacksonTX\/status\/1613200620223332358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span>Representative Mark Alford tweeted a photo of a gas stove top captioned, \u201cCOME AND TAKE IT.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ePzSGT9woQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/ePzSGT9woQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Alford ???????????????????????????????????????? (@markalfordkc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markalfordkc\/status\/1613008003510460417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span>Senator Ted Cruz <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1612488681905864704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>tweeted<\/span><\/a><span> that the Biden administration is considering banning gas stoves, which is completely <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/11\/climate\/gas-stoves-biden-administration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>untrue<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Even Democratic Senator Joe Manchin got in on the debate. Manchin represents a state that is the second-largest coal producer in the nation, and he chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources, so he has a definite interest in protecting the fossil fuel industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a recipe for disaster. The federal government has no business telling American families how to cook their dinner. I can tell you the last thing that would ever leave my house is the gas stove that we cook on. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8IEFM44UvE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/8IEFM44UvE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sen_JoeManchin\/status\/1612903995605147649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span>Looks like people need to simmer down a bit.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>There may be clowns in Congress, but <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/169815\/george-santos-political-failure-congress\"><span>George Santos<\/span><\/a><span> is every day building the case that he\u2019s the whole circus. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A growing number of Republicans are calling for the New York representative to resign, as his <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169751\/everything-george-santos-lied-so-far\"><span>pile of lies<\/span><\/a><span> (and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/169972\/kevin-mccarthy-george-santos-charge-against-him\"><span>potential crimes<\/span><\/a><span>) continues to rise. Seven Republican members of Congress have called for Santos\u2019s resignation so far.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The congressman, for his part, has said he\u2019ll only resign if <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NancyVu99\/status\/1613566143133794306?s=20&#038;t=jbzM0bm3PCd4AEQNU65F_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>142,000<\/span><\/a><span> people tell him to do so, referring to the number of votes he received in the election. Though Santos may claim he was rightfully elected by the people, voters actually elected someone now proven to be entirely fictitious. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>While Santos weathers the barrage of Democrats who have already called for his resignation, here is every Republican who has joined those calls so far:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Nassau County Republican Party<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Suffolk County Republican Party<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Representative Anthony D\u2019Esposito (New York)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Representative Nick LaLota (New York)<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Representative Nick Langworthy (New York)<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Representative Mike Lawler (New York)<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Representative Brandon Williams (New York)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Representative Max Miller (Ohio)<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Representative Nancy Mace (South Carolina)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, Representative Marcus Molinaro, also a Republican from New York, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1613553956512301057?s=20&#038;t=n5MmP-QUcbykW9zwG08LZQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>expressed<\/span><\/a><span> he doesn\u2019t believe Santos can serve his district effectively anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><i>This post has been updated.<\/i><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Isolating during the pandemic, especially earlier on when we knew so little, led many of us to share vulnerable, open conversations with others. Looking for comfort and inspiration, text messages became a haven for some. Such is the case for a pair of the most influential far-right conspiracy theorists: Infowars\u2019 Alex Jones and Fox News\u2019s Tucker Carlson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Text messages between the pair, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/huffpost.com\/entry\/exclusive-tucker-carlson-alex-jones-texts-revealed_n_63b5ad3ce4b0d6f0b9f77efa?dmk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> by HuffPost, show the duo swapping Covid-19 conspiracy theories, at least one of which later showed up on Carlson\u2019s show. It also reveals that the most watched cable news network in America is taking at least some editorial direction from Jones.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>On March 16, 2020, Jones texted Carlson a link to a now-deleted Infowars article. It detailed how Carlson drove to Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort to urge the then president to take Covid seriously. \u201cFox News Host saves America,\u201d the article\u2019s subhead proclaimed. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cI tried man,\u201d Carlson humbly responded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After the victory lap, the demonic duo quickly shifted gears by the following month. As their beloved leader chose not to take the pandemic seriously, Jones and Carlson began an ongoing exchange of Covid conspiracy theories.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>On April 27, as Trump was lauding the debunked idea of killing Covid by shining a \u201cvery powerful light\u201d inside people\u2019s bodies, Jones and Carlson were discussing YouTube removing a viral video promoting the same weird claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey\u2019re clamping down. We\u2019ll be China soon,\u201d Carlson said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On April 28, Jones sent Carlson a link to a viral video of two California doctors downplaying the virus, falsely claiming it was no worse than influenza and that death rates were low enough to reopen businesses. About 2,000 people in America were dying daily at that point.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The video had been taken down for being what the American Academy of Emergency Medicine and the American College of Emergency Physicians called \u201creckless and untested musings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is our lede tonight,\u201d Carlson texted Jones after receiving the video. That evening, the host told his massive audience that the video\u2019s removal was just another example of \u201cBig Tech\u201d censorship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The pattern would continue, though with Jones appearing to text Carlson more enthusiastically than vice versa. In earlier texts, Jones complains that The Daily Caller, a right-wing publication founded by Carlson, wasn\u2019t allowing Infowars to feature its content on the Infowars website.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cFucking crazy. I\u2019m really sorry,\u201d Carlson responded simply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The text messages come after Jones\u2019s legal team accidentally sent an entire copy of his cell phone and every text message he sent over the course of two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Read more at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/huffpost.com\/entry\/exclusive-tucker-carlson-alex-jones-texts-revealed_n_63b5ad3ce4b0d6f0b9f77efa?dmk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>HuffPost.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>House Republicans passed the first post\u2013<\/span><i><span>Roe v. Wade<\/span><\/i><span> abortion bill, which would criminalize doctors for doing their job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The so-called <\/span><span>Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act passed the House Wednesday afternoon 220\u2013210, largely along party lines. Though the bill is unlikely to pass the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats, it reveals Republicans\u2019 priority now that they have control of the House.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The bill would require medical care be given to infants born alive during or after an attempted abortion, something that rarely happens, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/health_policy\/mortality-records-mentioning-termination-of-pregnancy.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>according<\/span><\/a><span> to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health care providers who fail to comply would face fines or up to five years in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Abortion rights advocates argue that such a measure is both <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/04\/29\/politics\/fact-check-trump-abortion\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>unnecessary<\/span><\/a><span>\u2014intentionally killing a living newborn is already classified as a homicide\u2014and harmful, as it could negatively affect care for babies born prematurely or with fatal abnormalities by preventing doctors from helping relieve any pain those babies might be in or by punishing medical professionals who let families hold such newborns before they die.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the clearest sign that Republicans simply cannot (or will not) read the room when it comes to abortion, Montana residents voted solidly to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/168688\/five-states-abortion-ballot-voted-increase-access-ca-mi-vt-ky-mo\"><span>reject<\/span><\/a><span> a similar measure at the state level during the November midterms.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Abortion rights group NARAL Pro Choice America slammed the bill as part of the Republicans\u2019 \u201cdishonest and out-of-touch crusade against reproductive freedom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cDespite the irrefutably clear message sent by voters last November in support of abortion rights, Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the House GOP are undeterred from moving to further restrict abortion for all Americans,\u201d NARAL said in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prochoiceamerica.org\/2023\/01\/11\/naral-pro-choice-america-condemns-house-gops-passage-of-assault-on-abortion-as-democrats-close-rank-around-reproductive-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The House also passed a bill condemning <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/3809428-house-passes-resolution-condemning-attacks-on-antiabortion-facilities-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>attacks<\/span><\/a><span> on anti-abortion centers in the wake of <\/span><i><span>Roe<\/span><\/i><span> being overturned\u2014but made no mention of the fact that reproductive health centers and care providers have been victims of often deadly attacks for decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrats oppose all forms of political violence, but <br \/>GOP refuses to denounce deadly violence against abortion clinics while denouncing vandalism of pregnancy crisis centers. Telling contrast.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRaskin\/status\/1613297690074402821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span>Voters have made their stance on abortion <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/169594\/political-earthquake-year-2022-fall-roe\"><span>abundantly clear<\/span><\/a><span>: The overwhelming majority of the population supports legalizing the procedure. Democrats ran on aggressively pro-abortion platforms during the midterms and achieved <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/168736\/red-wave-greeted-with-period-jokes\"><span>historic victories<\/span><\/a><span> as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Representative Nancy Mace <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/minutes\/congress\/01-10-2023\/mace-breaks-on-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>criticized<\/span><\/a><span> her fellow Republicans Monday for introducing the abortion bills, saying, \u201cWe learned nothing from the midterms if this is how we\u2019re going to operate in the first week.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The House is \u201cpaying lip service to life\u201d because \u201cnothing that we\u2019re doing this week on protecting life is ever going to make it through the Senate,\u201d she argued.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>But when push came to shove, Mace still voted \u201cyes\u201d on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/202329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>both<\/span><\/a><span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/202330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>bills<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/170018\/kevin-mccarthy-january-6-footage\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Tori Otten<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skip Navigation The New Republic The New Republic The New Republic The New Republic Kevin McCarthy made countless concessions to become speaker of the House, but one of those deals could pose a major risk to security in the Capitol. Matt Gaetz, who staunchly opposed the California Republican\u2019s bid for the speakership, revealed Thursday evening [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":597522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3377,534,29114],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-597521","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-deals","8":"category-financial","9":"category-mccarthy"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}