The Latest Breaking News from Adam Kinzinger

Sen. Mitch McConnell denounces censure of 2 House Republicans; Rep. Kevin McCarthy dodges the question

WASHINGTON — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said it was “not the job” of the Republican National Committee to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the House investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, which he described as a “violent insurrection” in contrast to…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 8, 2022

Republican leader rebukes RNC for censure of Jan 6 investigators

Senior US senator rejects RNC claim January 6 was ‘legitimate political discourse’; calls it ‘a violent insurrection’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 8, 2022

McConnell: It is "not the job" of the RNC to single out GOP lawmakers

"Traditionally, the view of the national party committee is that we support all members of our party."

Axios · Feb 8, 2022

Mike Pence finally speaks up — too late

Pence's performance may reassure the media — but RNC pronounces Jan. 6 riot "legitimate political discourse"

Salon · Feb 7, 2022

Editorial: Republicans censure 2 true conservatives — and confirm their party is a cult

When future historians seek to pinpoint exactly when it was that the Republican Party stopped being a legitimate political entity promoting a coherent set of principles and was transformed fully into a cult of personality organized around a would-be autocrat, Feb. 4, 2022, might be in contention. That date —…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 7, 2022

GOP finally stands up — for terrorism

GOP censure of Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger got little attention — but it's a pivot point in American history

Salon · Feb 7, 2022

RNC censure of Kinzinger, Cheney could backfire for Illinois Republicans

The conservative National Review found the censure wording "political malpractice of the highest order coming from people whose entire job is politics."

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 7, 2022

Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former president

As officials gathered in Utah this week for the Republican National Committee's winter meeting, party leaders left no doubt that the GOP is choosing to serve former President Donald Trump and his political interests before the next presidential election

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022

RNC votes to censure GOP members of Jan. 6 probe, moves closer to debate withdrawal

Republican National Committee members passed a resolution on Friday to formally censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois over their work on a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an unprecedented rebuke of sitting members of Congress.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 4, 2022

Mike Pence: 'Trump Is Wrong. I Had No Right To Overturn the Election.'

Republican party officials voted earlier on Friday to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, the only two Republicans participating in the investigation of the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol

Reason · Feb 4, 2022