During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of CBS’ “Late Show,” incoming Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that Congress will likely have to tackle long-term issues like climate change and guaranteeing health care for all in the
During a speech on Thursday, President-Elect Joe Biden said his coronavirus relief proposal “will finish the job of getting a total of $2,000 in cash relief to people who need it the most.
During a speech on Thursday, President-Elect Joe Biden stated that he will work towards safely reopening the “majority of our K-8 schools by the end of the first 100 days.
On Wednesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) stated that voting to impeach President Donald Trump wasn’t a difficult decision for him to make, and that “the evidence was not something we had to go discover.
While speaking with Austin’s KXAN on Wednesday, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said he believes President Donald Trump did commit an “impeachable act” by trying to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the election and Democrats should have drafted impeachment
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” NRSC Chair Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said that President Donald Trump should and could have had a faster response to the riot that took place at the U.S.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Breitbart News senior contributor Peter Schweizer stated that President-Elect Joe Biden is the most “commercially linked to our chief adversary, which is China” of any president.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” acting Deputy DHS Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said that President Donald Trump’s statement on Thursday about the riot at the U.S.
On Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) said he opposes impeaching President Donald Trump because he thinks doing so would divide the country further and also because incitement to violence is “a very hard legal standard to prove.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) reiterated his promise to oppose packing the court or ending the filibuster. After viewing a clip of his earlier vow, Manchin responded, “It’s all the same.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) stated that there are not the votes to convict President Donald Trump in the Senate, and an impeachment effort now would be “so ill-advised for Joe
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) argued against expelling members of the Senate who voted against certifying the Electoral College or talked about doing so by saying that while they engaged in
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) discussed the riot at the Capitol and stated that despite the violence, America’s Constitution held and there will be a peaceful transfer of power.
On Friday's "PBS NewsHour,"New York Timescolumnist David Brooks stated that while he supports impeaching President Donald Trump, he is against the 25th Amendment. Because "That's for incapacitation.
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” acting Deputy DHS Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said that Capitol Police should have asked for support sooner than they did and they are the only law enforcement entity responsible for
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) reacted to President Donald Trump being kicked off Twitter by stating, “if you can say it on a street corner, you ought to be able
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” FNC host Howard Kurtz stated that while Twitter might have had a case to temporarily suspend President Donald Trump’s account during the Capitol riot, a permanent ban “seems like
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) stated that President Donald Trump should have made an “unequivocal calling out of what was going on at the time, when people were storming
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Evening Edit,” Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) stated that President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Wednesday was “utterly irresponsible,” and that while he didn’t tell people to break into the Capitol, he “betrayed” the
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said that some senators “were giving false hope to their supporters, misleading them into thinking that somehow yesterday’s actions in Congress could reverse the results
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) stated that “many members of Congress” and members of the media hyped January 6 as a time to fight and were “lying to people” in doing
During a press conference on Thursday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said that approval to send the Maryland National Guard to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday was “repeatedly denied” and it took an hour and a half before they received
During a press conference on Thursday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that those charged with defending the U.S. Capitol “failed in their duties” by allowing “domestic terrorists” to take over the Capitol.
While speaking withUSA Todayon Wednesday, Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) stated that President Donald Trump “does bear some responsibility” for “inciting” with his rhetoric, “But, it’s not his fault” that people chose to break into the Capitol.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) reacted to the riots at the Capitol and said that “so many people said this would be the last stand, the last fight, the last effort
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) stated that conservatives should support the Electoral College and not want it overturned by Congress and “that this heightened tension that everything’s been stolen, just has
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) reacted to the riot at the U.S. Capitol by saying “the president formed the mob.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “After the Bell,” Rep. French Hill (R-AR) said President Donald Trump “has to bear some responsibility” for the riots at the Capitol and that his “tweets and his one-minute video were late
During a statement on Wednesday, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) slammed the riots at the Capitol as “a coup attempt,” and stated that President Donald Trump “incited this coup, encouraged it, and did little to protect the Capitol and the Constitution.
During a statement on Wednesday, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) denounced the riots at the Capitol as “banana republic crap” and “the cost of countenancing an effort by Congress to overturn the election and telling thousands of people that there is
During an interview on the Fox News Channel on Wednesday, Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) denounced the riots at the U.S. Capitol as “unacceptable and a sad day for the country.
On Wednesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) stated that the “relentless message of, oh, it’s rigged. It’s stolen” hurt Republicans in the Georgia Senate race.
On Wednesday’s “MSNBC Live,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) stated that Democrats will “study and look at” eliminating the filibuster if they take the majority in the Senate and stated that “we do need to reform the Senate so it is
During a speech on Wednesday, Democratic senatorial candidate Jon Ossoff declared victory in his race against Sen. David Perdue (R-GA). Ossoff said, “It is with humility that I thank the people of Georgia for electing me to serve you in
During a press conference on Tuesday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) slammed the State of New York’s threats to fine vaccine distributors and said that threatening to fine people if they move too fast or if they
During CNN’s election coverage, CNN Political Commentator Bakari Sellers stated that if Democrats control the Senate, it’s “going to push an agenda. This actually puts more pressure on the Biden administration” to “go big.
During an election night speech, Democratic senatorial candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock declared victory in his race against Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA). Warnock said, “I am going to the Senate to work for all of Georgia.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said he’s fine with being criticized by news networks that are interested in “narratives” over facts if Florida has in-person education, people can work,
On Tuesday, CNN host Brianna Keilar commented on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) exchange with CNN Correspondent Rosa Flores by stating that DeSantis might have been “such an ass,” because Flores has been a “tireless” reporter “as Florida has had
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) said that House rules that eliminate gendered language do “the very opposite” of empowering women and it’s the “height of hypocrisy for people who
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered Overtime,” Rep. NicoleMalliotakis (R-NY) criticized Democrats and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for ignoring social distancing rules on the House floor and allowing COVID-positive members on the floor and said that
On Monday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) stated that Democrats made a mistake by objecting to the certification of the Electoral College in the 2004 election and that while the action was “totally different in major respects” from
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar told governors they “can’t over micromanage these prioritized groups” on administering the coronavirus vaccine.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,”HHS Secretary Alex Azar reacted to White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci leaving open the possibility of a nationwide lockdown by saying that a nationwide lockdown is
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said that the coronavirus relief package that was recently passed isn’t enough, and specifically mentioned the lack of state and local funding and $2,000 relief payments as shortcomings in the bill.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks said he thinks there are more bipartisan coalitions like the agreement between Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on increasing direct payments that can be made.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks said that $2,000 direct payments should be reserved for people making under $60,000 and giving people who earn more isn’t a smart use of federal money.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks stated that Americans “failed each other” because “We never shut down the way other countries did, and we certainly are not doing it now.
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) reacted to Facebook suspending a Republican ad campaign by stating that the action “continues to highlight the absolute, essential nature of reforming Section 230.
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) reacted to declassified intelligence suggesting China placed bounties on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan by stating that during his service in Afghanistan, “We regularly saw brand
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) said he’s amazed “that you can have the Eric Swalwell crisis, the Hunter Biden crisis, and ignore the Jon Ossoff crisis” when it comes to
On Thursday’s “CNN Newsroom,” former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) defended objecting to the certification of the Electoral College in the 2004 election by stating that “there’s no comparison” to what she did and what Republicans are planning to do with
During an interview with NPR’s “Morning Edition” on Friday, incoming White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said she “can’t get ahead of” how any national security leaks during the Biden administration will be handled and whether the Biden administration will
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) said he supports all the provisions of the combined package to increase direct payments, repeal Section 230, and establish an election commission.
On Wednesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) stated that he’ll only support Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s package to increase direct payments, repeal Section 230, and establish an election commission “if we target the $2,000 payments.
On Wednesday's broadcast of the Fox News Channel's "The Story," Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) responded to criticisms of his plan to object to Electoral College certification by stating Democrats have done so before "in order to raise concerns about election integrity.
During a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that “There is no other game in town” but the House bill to increase direct payments to $2,000, and that if the House bill
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight,” Sen.-Designate Alex Padilla (D-CA) stated that the large amount of coronavirus cases in California is due to “COVID fatigue,” people “getting a little too comfortable,” in addition to people traveling to and from states
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of attaching “poison pills” to $2,000 direct payments to try to discourage people from passing $2,000 payments.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) disagreed with the push by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to block the vote on the veto override for the National Defense Authorization Act unless there is a
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said he agrees with President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 direct payments, that while Section 230 should be looked at, it shouldn’t be done now, and that Section 230
On Monday's broadcast of the Fox News Channel's "Ingraham Angle," Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) stated that Democratic senatorial candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock owes voters more of an explanation about the video of his ex-wife's allegations against him.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) stated that his opponent, Democratic senatorial candidate Jon Ossoff, has a “huge China scandal” that “really makes Eric Swalwell and Hunter Biden’s situation small in comparison.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) reacted to the push to raise direct payments to $2,000 by stating that more than $2,000 could have gotten out if unemployment benefits had been
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks stated that the expectation is that President Donald Trump’s criticisms of the coronavirus relief bill were “just more noise,” and that, when all is said and done, Trump will ultimately end up
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks predicted that President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will be overridden by Congress and that Republicans who voted for the bill will join in overriding the veto.
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) stated that he believes Americans should receive $2,000 direct payments, and that if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) removes the pork from the spending package,
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” House Majority Senior Whip Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) said that Democrats will vote to increase direct payments to $2,000 on Monday, and believes that the vote will pass in the House.
During a press conference to provide updates on the explosion in Nashville on Friday, Nashville Police Chief John Drake stated that police responded to a shots fired call, and then “encountered an RV that had a recording saying that a
On Thursday’s “MSNBC Live,” Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) commented on a video of a large church service tweeted by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) by saying that he applauds“those who want to share, as I do, their faith here at
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Rep. James Comer (R-KY) stated that if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) isn’t willing to “reduce all that wasteful spending” in the coronavirus relief bill, President Donald Trump should veto
During a press conference on Thursday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) stated that while he agrees withPresident Donald Trump that $600 direct payments are too small, the president still needs to sign the coronavirus relief bill.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Daily Briefing,” Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) urged President Donald Trump to sign the coronavirus relief bill and then have a debate on additional direct payments and that he is “not a fan
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) stated that we should have “targeted relief” and not “one size fits all” direct payments in the coronavirus relief bill.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kennedy,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) slammed the coronavirus relief bill and stated that the bill “is what happens when we reward leadership by continuing to support these bad bills.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) stated that the coronavirus relief bill “should be vetoed” by President Donald Trump via a pocket veto, “and I’m hoping it will be.
On Tuesday’s “CNN Tonight,” Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff said that President Donald Trump’s criticism of the direct payments in the coronavirus relief bill is correct and Congress “should send $2,000 checks to the American people right now.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reacted to President Donald Trump’s criticism of the coronavirus relief bill by stating that “he should not be doing this right now,” and that there are the needed
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered Overtime,” Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) said that both she and Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) “have been helping deliver relief under this pandemic, relief that the Democrats have blocked time and again.
During a press conference on Monday, Attorney General Bill Barr agreed with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s assessment that the cyberattack on the federal government was carried out by the Russians and that the culprit in the attack “certainly appears
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Brian Morgenstern said that the United States has “had very stringent travel restrictions in place” on the United Kingdom since March and that there isn’t
On Monday's broadcast of the Fox News Channel's "Your World," House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) responded to questions on whether he thinks Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) should leave the House Intelligence Committee by stating that he's "not going to pass judgment on what Swalwell should or should not do when I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) said that Americans “can all be proud of the investments our country has made in lifesaving medical research, and of our scientists and doctors who have worked tirelessly and carefully to
During a speech on the Senate floor on Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that Congress should “conclude our talks, draft legislation,” and pass another round of coronavirus relief and warned that every day of delay can cost
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep.-Elect Darrell Issa (R-CA) stated that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) “has to have a wake-up call” or he will end up like former Gov.
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep.-Elect Burgess Owens (R-UT) reacted to debatesoverwhether essential workers should receive the coronavirus vaccine ahead of the elderly because elderly populations are disproportionately white by stating that racism is
On Friday’s “Mark Levin Show,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeocommented on the cyberattack on the federal government and said that “we can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity.
On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)stated that he believes the cyberattack on the federal government will make the OPM hack “pale in comparison” and “is the biggest story of the year, probably,
On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Fox Across America,” Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) said that Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) should testify before a congressional committee about his involvement with a suspected Chinese spy.
While speaking to reporters after receiving an FBI briefing on Friday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stated that the briefing made it clear that Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) should not be on the House Intelligence Committee.
During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of CBS’ “Late Show,” President-Elect Joe Biden stated that while he can still work with Republicans, that “doesn’t mean I’m not angry” about the attacks on his son, Hunter.
During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of CBS’ “Late Show,” President-Elect Joe Biden stated that we are “going to get to the place we can open schools.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,”Breitbart News senior contributor Peter Schweizer stated that Hunter Biden’s emails make it clear “he’s also paying a lot of the family’s bills, including his father’s and his mother’s, with these foreign
During a portion of an interview set to air on Thursday’s broadcast of CBS’ “Late Show,” President-Elect Joe Biden stated that he doesn’t have any concerns about “any accusations” against his son Hunter, and that the charges are “used to
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) reacted to the FBI canceling multiple briefings with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Rep.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) stated that the cyberattack on the federal government is “bad” and we don’t know how bad it was.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) stated that given how China “groomed” Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) it’s not “farfetched to think they were grooming Hunter Biden” and his
While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) reacted to calls for a special counsel to investigate President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter by stating that it is time to “turn the page and move on.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar stated that the coronavirus vaccines “don’t appear to be impacted by some of these modifications” in the virus and “they seem to be still spot on
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) stated that “big tech is going to run this administration,” and “tech companies are calling the tune, and Joe Biden is going to do whatever they