After almost one month of the wild, raucous White House of President Donald Trump, Republicans in Congress are still certain they will get the many policies he promised — even if they are a little worn out from the rollercoaster ride. “It’s been four weeks so it’s not like we’re talking about four months — I know it might feel like four months — but it’s been four weeks,” said Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who dined with Trump Wednesday night.
Category: Jeff Flake
Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread
Clearly, Propaganda Barbie and Lyin’ Spicy Spice have been benched this Sunday. Either Trump is tired of giving SNL more material or the sheer cognitive dissonance of having to catapult the propaganda is so exhausting that even those two camera hogs needed a rest.
Judges’ response to Trump criticism: Silence
Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch meets with Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch meets with Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Arizona lawmakers again push for split of 9th Circuit Court
Republican members of Arizona’s congressional delegation are again trying to split up the federal appeals court whose nine-state territory includes Arizona. A bill introduced Thursday by Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake would put Arizona in a new 12th Circuit with Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Washington while leaving California, Hawaii and Oregon plus Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in the 9th Circuit.
Arizona’s Rep. Gosar won’t challenge Republican Sen. Flake
A congressman from Arizona has announced that he won’t challenge U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake during his Republican primary next year. The Arizona Capitol Times reports that Gosar told reporters this weekend that he was considering challenging Flake, who has upset some Republicans by clashing with President Donald Trump.
January 11: Wastebook: Taxpayers Billed for Computers to Binge Watch…
The federal government spent millions of taxpayer dollars studying if women can pick Barbie out of a lineup, creating robot flowers, and building a computer that binge watches Desperate Housewives , according to a new report on wasteful spending. Sen. Jeff Flake on Tuesday released Wastebook: PORKemon Go , the latest chronicle of waste in a series started by former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn .
Congressman: Obama not creating Grand Canyon monument
President Barack Obama has decided against creating a national monument covering areas of public land around Grand Canyon National Park, an Arizona congressman said Friday. Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva said White House Council on Environmental Quality officials told him of the decision during a meeting earlier this week.