Wednesday 04.02.25
“I rise ... for as long as I am physically able”: Cory Booker speaks for 25 hours, a Senate record, to protest Trump.
“I don’t want a Disneyfication of our history”: Sen. Cory Booker rails against “whitewashed” history in marathon speech.
9 Republicans join Dems to defeat Speaker Johnson’s effort to kill Rep. Luna’s push for proxy voting for new parents.
"Convenient now": Rep. Neguse objects to Gingrich not calling "judicial coup d'état" on judges blocking Biden's agenda.
Karoline Leavitt defends deportation of Maryland man with protected legal status, which ICE admitted was an “error.”
“I’m not sure that there’s a move about to amend the Constitution”: Speaker Johnson responds to Trump third term talk.
Trump says he’s “not joking” about a potential third term. Here are all the times he’s publicly talked about it.
“Should be arrested and interrogated”: Ukrainian man at Washington Square Park blasts Trump’s relationship with Putin.
“The real villains”: Elon Musk suggests Trump admin will “go after” those on the left pushing “propaganda” about Tesla.
One of the Democrats’ new strategies? Cursing.
MAGA on Hillary Clinton’s emails vs. Signalgate.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses Signalgate: “Obviously, someone made a mistake. Someone made a big mistake.”
“If they’re made in the United States, there’s absolutely no tariff”: Trump announces a 25% tariff on all foreign cars.
Rep. Gomez has heated exchange with CIA Dir. Ratcliffe after asking if Def. Sec. Hegseth was drinking during Signalgate.
“Always use fire emojis when I see terrorists getting killed”: Crenshaw after colleague stresses gravity of Signalgate.
“Is Elmo a member of the Communist Party?”: Rep. Robert Garcia questions PBS at DOGE Subcommittee hearing
His number got “sucked in” to my phone: Mike Waltz tries to explain how a journalist ended up in Signal group chat.
“There’s talk about that”: Trump, when asked about the possibility of a “compensation fund” for Jan. 6 rioters.
“Goldberg’s a loser, his magazine’s a big loser”: Trump responds to admin.’s Signal group chat leak in The Atlantic.
"Most transparent White House": How Fox News and conservative lawmakers are grappling with the Yemen group chat leak.
“Governor Hot Wheels”: Rep. Jasmine Crockett makes derogatory remark about TX Gov. Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair.
“A lie”: Journalist included in Houthi strikes group chat calls out Hegseth for saying “nobody was texting war plans.”
“Maybe Jeff Goldblum”: Jeffrey Goldberg, Atlantic editor on Yemen group chat, theorizes whom Trump admin. meant to add.
“That wasn't a huge mistake?”: Sen. Ossoff and CIA Director Ratcliffe argue over Yemen military plan chat leak.
