Monday 02.06.23
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) says he and other GOP senators have written to DirecTV asking it to carry Newsmax again.
Fox News hosts attack Madonna for how she looked at the Grammys.
Sec.-Gen. Guterres says the UN is "mobilizing to support emergency response” for the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Sen. Daines (R-MT) says Biden should've ignored the Pentagon and ordered the suspected Chinese spy balloon be shot down.
Prospective staffer accuses Rep. George Santos (R-NY) of sexual misconduct and sent a letter to House Ethics Committee.
Democrats approved change to party's primaries: Out go Iowa caucuses first; in comes SC, then NH & NV, then GA & MI."
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL): "It's not a coincidence that this happens leading up to the SOTU address ..."
"What about this contention these balloons have gone over the U.S. under previous administrations ..."
Sen. Cotton (R): "What began as spy balloon has become a trial balloon, testing president Biden strength and resolve."
Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg: "I'm sure there's a similar presumption about what spy satellites do ..."
Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg breaks down why President Biden waited to shoot down the China spy balloon.
"Others were spotted near Texas & Florida, dating back to the Trump admin, but never previously acknowledged publicly."
Pentagon spokesman Gen. Ryder says the suspected Chinese spy balloon “does not present a military or physical threat.”
Donald Trump: “I want to make it so that Ukraine and Russia have to fight, and fight for the last time.”
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) calls the Biden administration's climate policy "deranged."
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer: "I want to be a substantive committee."
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President Biden touts job growth during the first two years of his administration.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR): "Is there gonna be another 9/11 in this country because of our open borders?"
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) says migrants are taking “jobs ... that are gonna harm working class Americans.”
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel says after "a lot of misinformation" the GOP needs to focus more on early voting.
NYC Mayor Adams on the Scorpion unit in Memphis: "Units don't create abuse. Abusive behavior creates abuse."
Rep. Chuck Fleishmann (R-TN) on President Biden's Wednesday meeting with Speaker McCarthy on debt ceiling/govt spending.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on how he thinks we can save Social Security "for the next 75 years."
Trump tries to trash potential 2024 opponents Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis while aboard his plane.