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A corrupt and seditious president has constructed a system of impunity. But there are still ways to punish those who helped him.

Former Sen. John Danforth, a key backer of fellow GOP Missourian Sen. Josh Hawley “Supporting Josh and trying so hard to get him elected to the Senate was the worst mistake I ever made in my life,” Danforth told St. Louis Today in an interview published Thursday. “Yesterday was the physical culmination of the long attempt … to foment a lack of public confidence in our democratic system,” he added. “It is very dangerous to America to continue pushing this idea that government doesn�...

Former Sen. John Danforth calls supporting Josh Hawleys senate campaign the worst mistake I ever made in my life insider@insider.com (John L. Dorman,Grace Panetta) © AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File Former Sen. John Danforth (R-Missouri). AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File Former Republican Sen. John Danforth said on Thursday that supporting Missouri Sen. Josh Hawleys 2018 campaign was "the worst mistake I ever made in my life." On Wednesday, a violent mob of pro-Trump insurrectionists...

Warnock to keep preaching as senator so he doesnt accidentally become a politician Print this article ATLANTA — Georgia Democratic Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock will still preach from Martin Luther King Jr.s pulpit after hes sworn in as his states first black senator. "The last thing I want to do is become disconnected from the community and just spend all of my time talking to the politicians. I might accidentally become one," Warnock told CNN on Wednesday. Warnock isnt the first preacher to k...

Jan 6, 2021 President Donald Trump arrives at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga., before heading to speak at a campaign rally for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., at Dalton Regional Airport, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Dalton, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) DALTON, Ga. (AP) — With mounting desperation, Donald Trump declared Monday night he would “fight like hell” to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe B...

Wagner objects to fellow Missouri Republicans’ objections to Electoral College vote by John Haughey, The Center Square  | January 06, 2021 03:00 PM Print this article A day after four of Missouri’s six Republican congressional representatives said they will object to certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory during Wednesday’s Joint Congressional Session, one of the two remaining GOP reps has broken party ranks while the other remains mum. “Whi...

When Missouris House begins its 2021 session, it may face a fascinating issue of residency which has a long history. The issue arises from a St. Louis Post Dispatch report that Rep. Nick Schroer, R-St. Charles County, purchased a home for his family outside of his House district — while claiming residency in his district via a lease to live in the basement of another persons home. I was not surprised that a lawsuit by his Democratic opponent challenging his residency was rejected. Five dec...

Posted by Scott Lucas | Dec 11, 2020 | The Attorneys General of 18 states and 106 Republican House members seek to overturn November’s Presidential election, in filings for the US Supreme Court. The lawsuit was launched by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday, as the Supreme Court was issuing a brusque, one-sentence rejection of a Trump camp appeal to toss out mail-in ballots from Pennsylvania — and as all 50 states and the District of Columbia completed the certification of Presid...

Divided Republicans lined up with and against President Trump on Thursday in a high-stakes Supreme Court case challenging presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden's election in four swing states, as the president echoed a supporter's view that the country stands at "a dangerous moment."

Pennsylvania GOP State Legislators Urge SCOTUS to Side Against Their State in Trump Election Fight William Bredderman © Provided by The Daily Beast Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn The post-election pile-up in the Supreme Court docket continued Thursday as Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania called on the highest bench to throw out their own state’s election procedures—a seeming reversal on earlier commitments to leave President Donald Trump’s 81,000-vote defea...