The Old Guard is being destroyed as President Donald Trump continues to press ahead, putting an end to the endless lies. The Texas primaries proved decisive on the Democratic side — as leftist Jasmine Crockett went down in a blistering defeat.
The Republican battle was less conclusive. Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn will have to face each other again in a runoff election in May.
One Republican who has been a thorn to Trump-loving conservatives — Dan Crenshaw — was roundly defeated in his primary battle to stay in the U.S. House. Steve Toth, a state representative who had the backing of Ted Cruz, ousted Crenshaw in the race for Texas’ second House seat. Pray. Here’s more from And We Know.
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, the loud-mouthed leftist from Texas, got turned out in her race to advance to the U.S. Senate. In Tuesday’s primary election, Crockett only gathered about 46 percent of the vote, while James Talarico took 53 percent to become the Democratic nominee.
The Republican race advanced to a runoff as the totals were too close to call between sitting U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and his opponent, Attorney General Ken Paxton. The runoff race will happen in May.
Also battling to a runoff in Texas’ primary: U.S. Rep. Al Green, the Texas Democrat who tried six different times to impeach President Donald Trump. Green was beat by a much younger Democrat – 38-year-iold Christian Menefee — but Menefee fell short of 50 percent of the vote, so the two contestants will square off once more in a May runoff. Here’s more from Benny Johnson.
The U.S. Senate voted late Sunday night to end the federal government shutdown. The vote was 60-40 with Republicans largely voting to reopen the government, joined by 8 moderate Democrats.
The Senators have been slow as molasses through the entire 40-day shutdown, drawing anger from many of the largest blocs of constituents within the Democratic Party most affected by the withdrawal of federal support. Notable rancor has arisen from federal government workers as well as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients.
Movement toward a resolution came as it appeared the shutdown might significantly disrupt Thanksgiving air traffic. The vote Sunday night dragged on for hours, because Texas Senator John Cornyn, a Republican, was absent. He finally sauntered in around 11 p.m. to finalize the deal.
The government will presumably reopen on Tuesday although it could be Wednesday if there are more snags like we saw Sunday night. On Monday, the Senate will need to send its revised bill over to the House. Then, the House will need need to sign off before it can go to President Donald Trump for his approval. In the end, the shutdown will run 41 or 42 days, the longest in history and really a dismal mark for this putrid and divided Congress.
It’s not clear yet how the Senate will address the ACA (Affordable Care Act) differences that led to the prolonged shutdown. So far, there were rumblings about sidelining the explosive ACA talks for a subsequent debate to follow in December. Here’s more from the Liberal Hivemind, covering the acrimony over the weekend.
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, has announced he will step down as Minority Leader of the Senate Republicans after the 2024 presidential election in November. McConnell will not abandon his Senate seat until 2027, so he’s simply relinquishing his leadership role. Here, Styxhexenhammer666 suggests that declining health as well as the rising fortunes of MAGA pretty much sealed McMcConnell’s fate.
Who will take his place? Styx is rooting for Rand Paul, but much of the early speculation is focusing on a trio of Johns holding key leadership positions beneath McConnell, including John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and John Barrasso of Wyoming. Florida’s Rick Scott challenged McConnell for the past last year, so Scott could also re-emerge.
The picture should become much clearer after the November election, especially if Trump wins and prevails upon the Senate to adopt an approach more favorable to MAGA. Also, let’s hope the next head of the Republicans in the Senate is Majority Leader, leaving the leftist dingbats in the dust.
Matt Taibbi publishes Twitter Files 15 and Hamilton 68 responds. Taibbi releases a supplemental response.
Jim Jordan battles it out with NBC’s Chuck Todd over the Trump vs. Biden Documents double-standard. Alina Habba weighs in on Trump’s battles. Mike Pence takes full responsibility and we check in with Senators Joe Manchin, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan sends letters to ex-FBI Agent Timothy Thibault, former candidate for the Disinformation Governance Board Nina Jankowicz and others demanding information relating to GOP investigations. More from Robert Gouveia, Esquire, on Watching the Watchers.
What was the Hamilton 68 dashboard? Says Lee Fang, journalist at The Intercept, “The Hamilton 68 dashboard was a high-level scam to falsely accuse Russian influence behind everything. Their entire opaque system was a fraud, and virtually every media outlet fell for it. Everyone from the New York Times to Mother Jones should post a correction.” We can thank douchebag criminal leftists like John Podesta and lying, rightwing zealots like Bill Kristol for this travesty. More from Steve Turley,
