by Jim Heath | Dec 20, 2019 | Headlines, Impeachment
Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake called on current GOP senators to put “country over party” when President Trump’s impeachment trial begins. Flake, in a new op-ed for The Washington Post published today, told senators not to be...
by Jim Heath | Dec 5, 2019 | Headlines, Impeachment
The White House signaled today it is ready to aggressively defend President Trump in a near-certain Senate impeachment trial in the coming weeks, as legal experts called by House Democrats testified in a contentious hearing that Trump’s Ukraine dealings constitute an...
by Jim Heath | Dec 4, 2019 | 2020, Headlines
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appointed financial executive Kelly Loeffler to the U.S. Senate today, selecting the co-owner of Atlanta’s WNBA franchise over a congressman that President Trump repeatedly urged the Republican to pick. During remarks in Kemp’s ceremonial...
by Jim Heath | Nov 29, 2019 | Headlines
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) warned Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) today that he could face a primary challenger when running for reelection if he doesn’t select President Trump’s favored candidate for the Senate seat soon to be vacated by Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.). Gaetz’s...
by Jim Heath | Nov 21, 2019 | Headlines, Impeachment
A group of Republican senators and senior White House officials met privately today to map out a strategy for a likely impeachment trial of President Trump, including proceedings in the Senate that could be limited to about two weeks. Republican Sens. Mike Lee (Utah),...