Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)
ABC Chief Political Analyst Tweets Attack at GOP Rep Elise Stefanik
ABC chief political analyst Matthew Dowd on Wednesday tweeted, then deleted an attack at Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) after she questioned witnesses during the House impeachment hearing. “Elise stefanik is a perfect example of why just electing someone because they are a woman or a millennial doesn’t necessarily get you the leaders...
PBS Correspondent: Dems Hoping for Tearful Impeachment Hearings
PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor said congressional Democrats are looking for emotional witnesses to get viewers invested in impeachment proceedings. Alcindor told MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell that Democrats are hoping to make viewers “emotionally attached” to this week’s impeachment hearings by bringing...
Dem Sen: All Dems Want Universal Coverage, But at ‘Different Speeds and on Different Paths’
This week on the Sunday news shows: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) explains that all Democrats want universal health care, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) says Hunter Biden should not testify in the House impeachment inquiry, and Rep. Jackie Speier (D., Calif.) expresses fear for the whistleblower’s life. Dem Sen: All Dems Want Universal...
Senators Ask State Dept. for Docs on Hunter Biden
Leading Republican senators are asking the State Department to turn over all information relating to Hunter Biden and his business associates after newly released documents revealed that foreign companies attempted to leverage their ties to former vice president Joe Biden’s son. Sens. Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) and Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa),...
Continetti: Impeachment Like a Sporting Event Where You Know the Final Score
Washington Free Beacon founding editor Matthew Continetti on Wednesday said the impeachment process is predictable because House Democrats have agreed to impeach President Donald Trump while the Republican-controlled Senate will likely acquit. “Watching this impeachment unfold is like watching a sporting event where you already know the...
Buttigieg Hits Warren Over Health Care Plan, But Continues to Face Polling Issues
This week on the Sunday news shows: South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg (D.) criticizes the “controversial” math in Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D., Mass.) Medicare for All plan, Rep. James Clyburn (D., S.C.) says Buttigieg’s sexuality is an issue with older African-American voters, and Rep. Jackie Speier (D., Calif.) says...
Exclusive: State Dept. Launches Investigation of ‘Deep State’ Targeting Top Trump Iran Official
The State Department has opened an investigation into a campaign of leaks targeting the Trump administration’s top Iran official, including leaks of a non-public inspector general report, according to multiple sources inside the Trump administration and on Capitol Hill who have been briefed on the investigation and the report. Brian Hook,...
Hunter Biden’s China Entanglements Spark Concern in Senate
It wasn’t just Ukraine. A U.S. senator is now investigating whether Hunter Biden improperly benefited from his business ties to a Chinese investment firm that has partnered with a Chinese-backed aviation company keen on stealing U.S. national security secrets. Senate Finance Committee chairman Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) received a classified...
Axelrod: Biden in ‘Candidate-Protection Program’
Former Obama White House adviser David Axelrod knocked Joe Biden, saying he is in the “candidate-protection program” and criticizing Biden’s “bewildering” treatment of the controversy surrounding his son. Interviewed for a new profile of the Biden campaign, Axelrod told New York magazine that the protective cocoon...
MSNBC Anchor: Zuckerberg Looks Like He’s Hiding Something
MSNBC host Katie Tur said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks like he’s withholding information related to Facebook’s handling of political ads. “They are having a hard time not coming off as pretty shady, frankly,” Tur said on Wednesday. “And Zuckerberg is having a hard time not coming off as if he’s hiding...
