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GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to Fauci

House Republicans have kicked off an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 by issuing a series of letters to current and former Biden administration officials for documents and testimony

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

McCarthy to Lead Republican Delegation to Southern US Border

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will travel this week to the U.S. southern border with freshmen GOP lawmakers as Republicans continue to hammer the Biden administration on immigration and security.

Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2023

Florida GOP bill may "intimidate" voters

Republicans slammed for "seeking to change the law after the courts said no"

Salon · Feb 13, 2023

PTSD expert: Santos a symptom of Trump

The age of Trump: A lack of accountability coupled with the removal of the "conscience" of the GOP

Salon · Feb 13, 2023

GOP targets Dem "training wheels" in '24 messaging strategy

Pelosi opted to remain as a backbencher despite relinquishing her leadership after 20 years on the job.

Axios · Feb 13, 2023

Why Republicans dress as Batman villains

Blame Roger Stone: On the right, playing up how they're the bad guys only makes them more popular

Salon · Feb 13, 2023

Editorial: Yes, Republicans have threatened Social Security. And they're still doing it

It seems the hecklers at last week’s State of the Union speech owe President Joe Biden an apology. After some congressional Republicans tried to shout him down for saying some in the GOP want to cut Social Security and Medicare, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., stepped up to add his voice…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 13, 2023

Editorial: Republicans' Twitter-FBI conspiracy theory has finally blown up in their faces

The Republican obsession with proving Twitter conspired with Democrats and the FBI against conservatives boomeranged during a House hearing last week, exposing the wispiness of one of the new majority’s favorite made-up scandals. One ex-Twitter executive testified that the platform actually recast its moderation rules to avoid having to ban…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 13, 2023

Commentary: House Republicans launched their big investigations last week. Guess how that went

The House’s new GOP majority is ignoring a key principle I learned during my five years working for Republicans on the House Oversight Committee: Manage expectations. Its “make accusations first, get the facts never” approach to oversight is doomed to over-promise, under-deliver and fall flat with the vast majority of…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 13, 2023

Editorial: Unless he resigns, New Yorkers are stuck with George Santos

George Santos is an embarrassment to his constituents, to the Republican Party and to the U.S. Congress and should resign if he had any shame. But he is shameless. As lie after lie after lie after lie has been exposed, it’s become clear that the man who won election in…

Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2023