Where Was Kevin McCarthy?  —  The GOP leader was MIA from critical discussion as the Capitol was under siege and VP Pence was giving “unambiguous orders.”  —  Around 4 p.m. on January 6, 2021, staffers inside the White House were “emotionally drained,” according to new testimony revealed by the House Jan. 6th Committee.

A radical plan for Trump's second term … The impact could go well beyond typical conservative targets such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Internal Revenue Service.  Trump allies are working on plans that would potentially strip layers at the Justice Department …

Alleged Lee Zeldin attempted attacker charged with felony, immediately released just as congressman predicted  —  Rep. Zeldin took to Twitter to say be believed his suspected attacker would be 'instantly released under NY's laws'  —  Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked at campaign rally

Service Service Asked to Stop Investigating Jan. 6 Texts Amid Criminal Inquiry  —  The Homeland Security Department's inspector general told the Secret Service to halt its internal investigation into how phone records from around Jan. 6 were purged.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Tammy Baldwin, who is gay, confronted Marco Rubio about calling same-sex marriage vote a ‘stupid waste of time’  —  (CNN)As he was walking on an elevator on Wednesday, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida told CNN that a vote on a bill to codify same-sex marriage was a “stupid waste of time.”

There's a Reason Trump Could Try to Overturn the Results of the 2020 Election  —  Sometimes, it seems, the Senate isn't entirely useless.  —  On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of 16 senators, led by Susan Collins of Maine and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, released the text of a new bill intended …

Georgia Governors Race Shifts From Toss Up To Lean Republican  —  At the outset of the 2022 cycle, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp looked like the most vulnerable Republican incumbent on the map.  He was staring down a bruising primary challenge, egged on by former President Donald Trump …

GOP Support Among Seniors, a Key Trump Base, Drops Dramatically: Poll  —  The Republican Party has suffered a heavy loss of support from senior voters in recent months, a key demographic for the party in November's midterms and for Donald Trump's presidential ambitions, according to polls.

GOP leaders won't get in the way of Trump 2024  —  Congressional Republican leaders have no apparent plans to keep Donald Trump from a third presidential run.  Some are even encouraging it.  —  “I support President Trump running in 2024,” said Rep. Elise Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican …

Midterm Ballot Tightens As Abortion Access Motivates Voters; Plurality of Voters Disapprove of Biden's Handling of Brittney Griner Detainment  —  Home Polls Midterm Ballot Tightens As Abortion Access Motivates Voters; Plurality of Voters Disapprove of Biden's Handling of Brittney Griner Detainment

White House clash with Pelosi over Taiwan spills into the open  —  The Biden administration's dispute with Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her planned trip to Taiwan next month spilled into public view this week when the president himself asserted that the military “thinks it's not a good idea right now.”

Crist stripped of personal pen, fan before Fried debate faceoff  —  Personal fan and Sharpie pen were not allowed in Thursday's Democratic gubernatorial debate in Florida.  —  Before the Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary debate even started Thursday, Rep. Charlie Crist already lost ... his pen and personal fan, that is.

S.F. Mayor Breed vetoes law to end single-family zoning, arguing it will actually hurt housing production  —  Mayor London Breed vetoed legislation that would have eliminated single-family zoning in San Francisco to allow fourplexes everywhere and six-unit homes on all corner lots …

Inside the Woke Meltdown at One Domestic Violence Organization  —  Women Against Abuse discouraged black domestic abuse victims from calling the police.  Yes, you read that right.  —  It was just two months after the death of George Floyd that one of the largest domestic violence nonprofits …