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Fox News’s coverage of President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial saw a dramatic rise in viewership when it was time for the president’s legal team to start its defense. Trump’s team began a three-day defense of the president on Saturday, and 4.2 million people tuned in to watch it on Fox News, according to Nielsen MediaContinue reading “Fox News impeachment ratings skyrocket for Trump legal team defense”

Republicans’ Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) and American Action Network (AAN) raised $68 million combined in 2019 — a record for an off-year. The fundraising haul is significant, particularly for an off-year where the GOP holds a minority in the House. As the Politico Playbook reports, the amount raised comes as a surprise “because House RepublicansContinue reading “Outside Groups for House Republicans Raise Off-Year Record of $68 Million”

Satisfaction with race relations in the United States has jumped under President Trump, the latest indication that the Republican is making significant inroads with blacks and other minorities in advance of the 2020 presidential election. New details from a Gallup survey on satisfaction said race relations and the “position” of minorities under Trump are farContinue reading “Race relations and ‘position’ of minorities better under Trump than Obama”

Week 3 Session is really picking up as Legislators submit their bills to be heard in Committee and on the House Floor. As bills are submitted, we are always working to address the concerns of our constituents on the Eastern Shore. We have a few bills in the drafting process and have especially been working toContinue reading “Legislative Session- January”

China’s northern neighbor Mongolia has decided to close border crossings and all universities across the country, in a bid to stop the rapid spread of the previously-unknown coronavirus that has killed more than 80 people. All border crossings with China will remain closed for vehicles and pedestrians from Monday until March 2, the state-run MontsameContinue reading “Mongolia closes border with China, shuts down ALL universities & training centers to stop coronavirus spread”

When you get CNN to make statements like this, you know you've won. Congrats especially to @PamBondi and Eric Herschmann. #ImpeachmentTrial #Impeachment pic.twitter.com/LozEjNzUi5 — Raheem Kassam (@RaheemKassam) January 27, 2020

A top Republican called attention to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s warning to President Trump about crossing the intelligence community. Rep. Andy Biggs recalled a quote by Schumer after details of former national security adviser John Bolton’s book, a draft of which was submitted to the National Security Council for a review, leaked to theContinue reading “Trump ally invokes Schumer’s intelligence ‘revenge’ warning after Bolton manuscript leaks”

A defense attorney for President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial slammed Hunter Biden’s employment with Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings, saying the former vice president’s son lacked the experience necessary to land the job and its salary. “Hunter Biden is paid over $83,000 a month, while the average American family of four during that time, eachContinue reading “‘No experience’: Trump impeachment lawyer rips Hunter Biden Burisma employment”

After months of hand-wringing over how it would cover its boss, Bloomberg News ran a story questioning how 2020 Democrat Michael Bloomberg would pay for campaign spending promises. Bloomberg News reported over the weekend that the billionaire co-founder and CEO of Bloomberg LP’s delay in putting out his tax plan was fueling uncertainty regarding howContinue reading “Bloomberg News runs first investigative story on company owner and presidential candidate”

A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to put in place a policy connecting the use of public benefits with whether immigrants could become permanent residents. The new policy can be used to deny green cards to immigrants over their use of public benefits including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers, asContinue reading “Justices Allow Enforcement of New Green Card Rule”