Jim jordan. Both ardent trump loyalists who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. As pelosi explained, the unprecedented nature of January 6th demands this unprecedented decision. But she also said she had raised up her objections with mccarthy, asking him to recommend two other members in their place. Instead mccarthy threw a tantrum and pulled all of his proposed appointees, including the three that pelosi had already approved. As he made clear in a hastily arranged press conference, republicans are literally taking their ball an going home. Its an egregious abuse of power. Pelosi has broken this institution. Pelosi has created a sham process. Unless Speaker Pelosi reverses course and seats all five republicans, we will not participate. Mccarthy claims pelosi is somehow abusing her power, but her authority was literally spelled out in the resolution the house passed to create the select committee. In fact, it was the exact same language that republicans used when they f
Subpoena committee after republicans opposed create a similar commission to do the January 6th probe. Tonight the story is it is becoming clear she was steps ahead of them. I am very proud to be able to announce some members of that committee this morning. So glad it will be bipartisan from the start. All eyes with the republican Leader Mccarthy which been trying to force any prolife just to begin with. He named five republican members, choosing several on record trying to overturn the election and oppose any probe of the insurrection. One attacking this new committee he may join calling it a sham to justify the left authoritarians agenda. He spent January 6th voting against the commission like the rioters wanted. Leader mccarthy showing his hand by letting things get out of hand. Trump favors Jim Jordan. There are so many great republicans, we have great ones. Jim jordan are out there fighting the house. Really trying to get away from a Qanon Shaming on this committee. Lets see what h
President biden, since he was sworn into office january 20th, 150 days ago. In terms of understanding whats happened since then, over the course of the 150 days, i think theres two things external to President Bidens election that have made all the difference in terms of whats happened since. Things that have been defining and determining the two sides in our politics. On the republican side, the major determining factor for them is that the former president , who Joe Biden beat in the election, is not only still around, he is agitating among his supporters and among republican elected officials across the country to promote this alternate Reality Fantasy that he didnt really lose. There was something wrong with the election. Americans shouldnt believe in the election results. Somehow it can all be undone. That is a truly weird thing. I know we have been cooking in that stew for months now. Never lose sight of how truly weird that is. Its utterly unprecedented in our country to have an
The election is not only still around. Hes agitating among his supporters and among republican elected officials across the country to promote this alternate Reality Fantasy he didnt really lose his reelection effort. There was something wrong with the election. Americans shouldnt believe in the results, and somehow it can all be undone. That is a truly weird thing. I know weve all been cooking in that stew for months now, but never understood how truly weird that is. Its unprecedented in our country to have an expresident saying the current president is a pretender and must be returned to the White House. It is truly weird. [laughs] i think its that kind of a worrying effect on the republican party and on republicanism over the course of the 150 days of the biden presidency. That has led to the violent attack on the u. S. Capital on January 6th and the aftermath of that. The elevation of quite insane conspiracies and conservative politics and media including the latest one on the Fox
there are just under 330 million people in the united states over the past 24 hours, more than 150 million of us, nearly half of us have been put under some kind of winter weather advisory. ice storm warnings, winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories. those warnings have been issued in 25 of the 50 states. for the first time ever in u.s. history, the entire state of texas has been put under a winter storm warning. that s the first time that s ever happened. winter storm warnings extending also to all of arkansas and most of louisiana and most of mississippi and, i mean, it is one thing to have snow and ice in places like minnesota and massachusetts and maine. mississippi is another thing altogether. it looks like all-time new record low temperatures will be set in some places in the united states. today and into this week, parts of the u.s. right now are 50 degrees colder than their average temperature for this time of year. 50 degrees lower than what they usually are