US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.House Minority Leader (R-Calif.) was called out on social media for former President ’s failure to rein in his supporters as they attacked the U.S. Capitol during the .McCarthy initially said Trump “bears responsibility” for the riot and admitted the then-president was too slow to respond. “He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding,” McCarthy said a week after the...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.House Minority Leader (R-Calif.) was called out on social media for former President ’s failure to rein in his supporters as they attacked the U.S. Capitol during the .McCarthy initially said Trump “bears responsibility” for the riot and admitted the then-president was too slow to respond. “He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding,” McCarthy said a week after the...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.The New York Times dropped another bombshell report about Rep. (R-Fla.) on Thursday night containing  about alleged criminal activity at the heart of a federal investigation. The newspaper reported that Gaetz and his , Joel Greenberg, who was indicted last year on federal sex trafficking charges, recruited women online for sex and sent them money via Cash App and Apple Pay. Although Times reporters...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.The New York Times dropped another bombshell report about Rep. (R-Fla.) on Thursday night containing  about alleged criminal activity at the heart of a federal investigation. The newspaper reported that Gaetz and his , Joel Greenberg, who was indicted last year on federal sex trafficking charges, recruited women online for sex and sent them money via Cash App and Apple Pay. Although Times reporters...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Three siblings of Rep. (R-Ariz.) say he’s one the key instigators of the on the U.S. Capitol carried out by pro- insurrectionists ― and they want him held accountable.  “He should have criminal consequences,” one of his brothers, Tim Gosar, said in a video from the conservative group Republican Accountability Project. “And if he’s found guilty, he should go to jail.” The video shows how Gosar after the...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Three siblings of Rep. (R-Ariz.) say he’s one the key instigators of the on the U.S. Capitol carried out by pro- insurrectionists ― and they want him held accountable.  “He should have criminal consequences,” one of his brothers, Tim Gosar, said in a video from the conservative group Republican Accountability Project. “And if he’s found guilty, he should go to jail.” The video shows how Gosar after the...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Former President is in “serious trouble” as a result of a by two police officers injured in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a former top government lawyer said. “If you could short Donald Trump right now, it would be a good time to do so,” former acting Solicitor General said on on Wednesday. The federal lawsuit filed this week blames Trump for the physical and emotional injuries the officers incurred during the...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Former President is in “serious trouble” as a result of a by two police officers injured in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a former top government lawyer said. “If you could short Donald Trump right now, it would be a good time to do so,” former acting Solicitor General said on on Wednesday. The federal lawsuit filed this week blames Trump for the physical and emotional injuries the officers incurred during the...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.A former federal prosecutor is warning Rep.  (R-Fla.) that he might want to keep quiet about the  he’s reportedly facing into allegations of sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old girl. “The one thing that’s clear, the only certain takeaway I have from this, is that the congressman needs a lawyer,” former U.S. Attorney said Wednesday on ’s “The ReidOut.”Vance’s comments come one day after Gaetz delivered a...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.A former federal prosecutor is warning Rep.  (R-Fla.) that he might want to keep quiet about the  he’s reportedly facing into allegations of sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old girl. “The one thing that’s clear, the only certain takeaway I have from this, is that the congressman needs a lawyer,” former U.S. Attorney said Wednesday on ’s “The ReidOut.”Vance’s comments come one day after Gaetz delivered a...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Rep. (R-Ga.) spun a new conspiracy theory this week that combines capitalism, communism, fascism, corporations, the vaccine, the biblical apocalypse and President in one extremely hard-to-follow narrative. Greene, who is known as the “QAnon Congresswoman” for her embrace of wild conspiracy theories, railed against the notion of “.” That’s a proposal for a form of ID to prove that someone has been...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Rep. (R-Ga.) spun a new conspiracy theory this week that combines capitalism, communism, fascism, corporations, the vaccine, the biblical apocalypse and President in one extremely hard-to-follow narrative. Greene, who is known as the “QAnon Congresswoman” for her embrace of wild conspiracy theories, railed against the notion of “.” That’s a proposal for a form of ID to prove that someone has been...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.could be feeling the heat, legally, from several directions at once. ’s on Monday featured  about  the former president’s attempts to interfere in the 2020 election by pressuring state officials into changing the results. “He certainly is looking at criminal exposure,” former acting Solicitor General told Melber. “Donald Trump is the only president to have more open grand juries than election wins.”Katyal...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.could be feeling the heat, legally, from several directions at once. ’s on Monday featured  about  the former president’s attempts to interfere in the 2020 election by pressuring state officials into changing the results. “He certainly is looking at criminal exposure,” former acting Solicitor General told Melber. “Donald Trump is the only president to have more open grand juries than election wins.”Katyal...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Sen. (R-S.D.) on Monday tried to make the case against for Washington D.C. But given his own state’s history, it didn’t go well. Rounds tweeted: The Founding Fathers never intended for Washington D.C. to be a state. is really about packing the Senate with Democrats in order to pass a left-wing agenda.Just look at the DC voter registration data: 🔵 76.4% Democrat🔴 5.7% Republican— Senator Mike Rounds...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Sen. (R-S.D.) on Monday tried to make the case against for Washington D.C. But given his own state’s history, it didn’t go well. Rounds tweeted: The Founding Fathers never intended for Washington D.C. to be a state. is really about packing the Senate with Democrats in order to pass a left-wing agenda.Just look at the DC voter registration data: 🔵 76.4% Democrat🔴 5.7% Republican— Senator Mike Rounds...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Dr. said one of then-President ’s moves last year early in the pandemic left him shocked.“The thing that hit me like a punch to the chest was then all of a sudden he got up and said ‘Liberate Virginia, Liberate Michigan,’” . “And I said to myself, ‘Oh my goodness. What is going on here?’”Fauci was referring to a series of Trump tweets against measures meant to stop the spread of the virus, including...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Dr. said one of then-President ’s moves last year early in the pandemic left him shocked.“The thing that hit me like a punch to the chest was then all of a sudden he got up and said ‘Liberate Virginia, Liberate Michigan,’” . “And I said to myself, ‘Oh my goodness. What is going on here?’”Fauci was referring to a series of Trump tweets against measures meant to stop the spread of the virus, including...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.A D.C. police officer who was captured by the Jan. 6 mob at the U.S. Capitol and nearly beaten to death is calling out Republican lawmakers who are  the violence that happened that day. Officer Michael Fanone told ’s Don Lemon: “I’m not interested in getting into political squabbles. I’m not a politician. I’m not an elected official. I don’t expect anybody to give two shits about my opinions. But I will...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.A D.C. police officer who was captured by the Jan. 6 mob at the U.S. Capitol and nearly beaten to death is calling out Republican lawmakers who are  the violence that happened that day. Officer Michael Fanone told ’s Don Lemon: “I’m not interested in getting into political squabbles. I’m not a politician. I’m not an elected official. I don’t expect anybody to give two shits about my opinions. But I will...WW…