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Former President George W. Bush appears to be backing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), one of the ten Republican House members who sided with Democrats in voting to impeach former President Trump.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a press conference on Thursday that Democrat majority in the House and Senate and Joe Biden in the White House means the stars are aligned to make the District of Columbia the 51st state.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) will allow New York City restaurants to resume indoor dining at 25 percent capacity beginning on February 14, or Valentine’s Day, he announced Friday.

Most Americans believe that the Senate impeachment trial for former President Trump will only serve to “cause more division” in the country, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Thursday found.

President Joe Biden’s tenure will likely bring a return to “the failed policies of the Obama administration” abroad, conservative foreign policy experts predicted during a webinar on Wednesday hosted by the Center of Security Policy (CSP) think tank.

Two Democrats lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday, dubbed the “Vote at Home Act,” to expand “Oregon-style” mail-in voting nationwide, contending that the move is necessary to “make real progress” in the country.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told reporters Thursday the upcoming impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump is about the “protection of the constitution and the preservation of our republic.”

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) said Thursday that President Joe Biden’s harmful executive orders will make Democrats run into “real trouble” ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. 

The White House reportedly feels “blessed” by Twitter’s move to permanently ban former President Trump’s personal account from the platform, Politico reported on Thursday.

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain is defending President Joe Biden, who in his first week in office signed more executive orders than any of his predecessors, contending that such excessive, unilateral actions are necessary as the administration is trying to “fix what Trump broke in the executive branch.”

A group of Republican attorneys general sent a letter to President Biden on Wednesday as the president continues signing executive orders at a record pace, warning that they are willing to take legal action if the administration or federal agencies overstep the bounds of their authority in any capacity.

Hunter Biden, the youngest son of President Joe Biden, appears to have kept his ten percent stake in an international private equity firm with ties to the Chinese government, despite promising to sell his share in the venture.

Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) during an online forum presented by the Economic Club of Chicago on Tuesday said Republicans must publicly announce President Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election legitimately to achieve national unity.

The progressive National Catholic Reporter has called for an investigation into the U.S. bishops for their criticisms of Joe Biden and their failure to sufficiently excoriate Donald Trump.

House GOP Conference Chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) has seen her political support completely collapse in Wyoming as solid majorities of both Republicans and all voters in the state want her out of office, a new poll shows.

An analysis of West Wing offices shows that President Joe Biden’s innermost circle of aides with prized real estate in the White House is, thus far, mostly white.

An increasing number of Republican voters believe former President Donald Trump should play a “major role” in forging the future of the GOP, representing a 9-point swing in his favor following the January 6 Capitol riot, a Politico/Morning Consult survey released Wednesday revealed.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) will not back former President Trump if he chooses to run for office again in 2024 and will instead remain neutral, RNC chair Ronna McDaniel indicated in a Wednesday interview with the Associated Press.

Approximately 39 members of the Democratic conference within the United States Senate—more than half of the party’s overall majority within the chamber—are backing an effort to grant statehood to Washington, D.C.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) told reporters Monday that the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump may “not the right prioritization of our time” considering that the Senate will likely not convict the 46th president.

DHS released a bulletin from the acting secretary warning of a “heightened threat environment” in the weeks after the inauguration.

A majority of Republican voters have expressed the belief that former President Donald Trump should run for president again in 2024, a recent Politico/Morning Consult survey revealed.

A majority of GOP voters support the prospect of former President Trump forming a new party, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Tuesday found.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) warned of a “nightmare” in the Senate if Democrats end the filibuster, cautioning that a “scorched-earth Senate would hardly be able to function.”

Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) announced Wednesday he has requested a briefing from the Army on why thousands of National Guard troops will remain in Washington, DC, through mid-March.

Google-owned video platform YouTube has once again extended its suspension of former President Donald Trump’s account on the platform. In a related move, Youtube also removed Rudy Giuliani from its Partner Program, which allows creators to earn ad revenue from their videos.

On Monday, the Washington Post published an op-ed by columnist Brian Klaas whereby he expresses the near futility of attempting to “deprogram” millions of Trump supporters, claiming that many have “gone far enough down the rabbit hole of conspiratorial thinking.”

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are refusing to hold hearings on Alejandro Mayorkas, President Joe Biden’s nominee to helm the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Google announced Monday that it has suspended donations to lawmakers that objected to the certification of the 2020 presidential election.

President Joe Biden’s successful 2020 White House bid benefited from an extensive record-breaking amount of “dark money,” according to a new report.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) criticized Democrats for pursuing impeachment against former President Donald Trump, adding they should “give the man a break” after previously telling members of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Trump’s post-election actions “will be judged harshly by history.”

A Michigan prosecutor sought a life sentence Tuesday for a voter who licked shut an absentee ballot envelope during the 2020 election.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is among the 45 GOP senators who formally questioned the legitimacy of the upcoming impeachment trial against former President Trump, referring to it as both “partisan and unconstitutional.”

A group of conservative activists carried out a protest against Bed Bath & Beyond store in Larkspur, California, on Tuesday after the chain store dropped MyPillow products over founder Mike Lindell’s criticism of the 2020 election.

Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) led on Tuesday a 37-member letter condemning President Joe Biden’s anti-American energy policies, contending that those policies will eliminate millions of jobs.

Forty-five senators voted on Tuesday with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), raising constitutional concerns over the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.