If people are held to what they are said prior to being in this house, if Majority Party gets to decide who sits on what committees, i hope you keep that standard because we have a long list to work within your own. Paul thursdays near partyline vote came a day after House Republicans overwhelmingly chose cheney in her leadership post after she came on fire from some numbers for voting to impeach president trump. Lets bring in our panel. Deputy editorial page editor, dan henninger, Colonists Can Strassel and kyle peterson. Why did liz cheney her leadership post even after members were saying her fate was sealed. The boat wasnt even close in the end. Kim i think its because were hogans came to understand this was a symbolic vote in a way, it would send a terrible message if they were to vote her out because it would suggest they were purging her from the party were disagreeing with donald trump. The reality is, theres a lot more going on here, a lot of frustration among the ranks over t
Crimes and an insurrection and where we go from here as a nation. In fact, these two stories that i just mentioned to you tonight, theyre linked. How does President Biden work with a party that has some of its prominent leaders lying about his lawful victory and some, and to be precise and fair not all, but some elected republicans minimizing the violence that left five dead at the capitol. How do you do negotiations over the basics when you dont have any understanding on the fundamentals . There are a lot of Smart Thinkers whove studied these types of issues in different societies and a lot of progressives right now around the Biden Administration who say there can be no unity, no true democracy under the rule of law, unless there are facts and accountability first. Keep that in mind as you see this news tonight. Former President Trump wants to exploit the upcoming trial as a chance to double down on the election lie that partly fed the insurrection. He wants to take on the truth that
Said she condemned mcdonalds saying, as americans, we must acknowledge those tragic events, we cannot allow a false narrative to be created. We cannot allow the calling it legitimate political discourse is wrong. She clarified, the violence at the capitol, is not legitimate political discourse. She was talking about the bogus claims, and the fraud that had been the foundation of the republican party, since election day 2020, they are not legitimate political discourse either. Meanwhile, the New York Times has new details about the january six committee, and how it has adopted prosecution tactics, in conducting its investigation. The committee does not actually have any power, to pursue criminal charges on its own. But, it is clear that its members understand the high stakes of their work, and ultimately, want accountability. That it is why, it has been aggressive and relentless in its work. The committee has interviewed nearly 500 witnesses. It has issued more than 100 subpoenas since
Children and adults are now starving to death, and that more than half a million palestinians are on the brink of famine. Ceasefire talks between israel and hamas have stalled after initial hopes that a deal could be reached by the start of ramadan this weekend. Desperately needed aid is being hindered by Rampant Lawlessness in gaza, the uns Emergency Relief Coordinator says, as the world body pushes for additional entry points and supply routes to the territory. Meanwhile, the us has continued to air drop food to gaza. The pentagon says it delivered more than delivered more than 11,000 meals by air already an effort criticised by aid agencies as insufficient. Reports emerged that five palestinians were killed friday after being hit by a airdropped package that failed to deploy its parachute. The bbc has not been able to independently verify the claims of Civilian Casualties, which come from a gaza doctor and the hamas run health ministry. However, this social media footage, verified b
Suspect in a string of car thefts. They had a witness as describing the suspect as wearing neon shorts and a white shirt. Thats when they saw the boy deshawn and detained him since he was wearing similar clothing and was in the same Apartment Complex as where witnesses saw that Suspect Running off to. The chief here has issued an apology. Heres part of the statement he put out, saying, as the chief of police, i want to apologize this incident had such an effect on this young man and his family. Im asking the community to consider all of the facts of the situation before making a judgment. The relationship with our community has been and will continue to be a top priority for the Lansing Police department. Meanwhile, the Bernard Family Have retains an attorney. The attorney claims the boy was wearing a gray shirt, not a white shirt and that the police should have also seen there was a noticeable Age Difference between the boy, 12 years old, and their suspect. They are considering legal