Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks during a session called "The New Congress" at the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council meeting in Washington December 2, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on Wednesday denounced his colleague Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) for making a last-ditch attempt to delay President-elect Joe Biden from taking office.
During an appearance on CNN, Van Hollen was asked what he made of Hawley's plan to object to the certification of Biden's electoral college win in the Senate next week.
"This is just grossly irresponsible by Sen. Hawley, going and undermining even more public confidence in our democratic process, siding with the false Trump narrative that somehow the election was fraudulently won by Joe Biden," the senator said.
He went on to predict that Hawley's stunt "will fail" in both the Senate and the House and that Biden will be certified -- yet again -- as the winner of the election.
"I can tell you Senate Republicans did not want to have this vote in the Senate," he said. "Either they're going to have to show their loyalty by Donald Trump by voting against reality -- because we know Joe Biden won these states -- or they're going to have to support the outcome of the democratic process and get Donald Trump upset."
Two high school students in Texas have been shot and a suspect has been taken into custody, Crime Online reported.
Lamar High School was on lockdown after the incident, and police have not said whether the suspect was a student. There is also no information as to the condition of the victims.
WFAA reported that two students were wounded and are now receiving medical care.
Police say they do not believe there is an active threat to the public.
The Arlington Independent School District said that once police clear the building, students will be sent home for the day.
Right-wing broadcaster Pete Santilli recently argued that the U.S. military should execute former President Barack Obama, former Attorney General Eric Holder, and former National Security Advisor Susan Rice if former President Donald Trump is arrested.
In a video clip obtained by Right Wing Watch, Santilli pleaded with members of the military to take action.
"Get the military, whatever few are left that are gonna side with the people," he said. "That you military personnel and you people with guns and badges and law enforcement will succumb to the will of the people."
"And ultimately, we demand, we absolutely demand that the criminals, the criminals in this country, if you want them held accountable, the criminals are Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Susan Rice," he continued, "this entire criminal cabal that came about as a result of the murder of John F. Kennedy, the people that perpetrated the murder of John F. Kennedy, rise up to that."
"Military, join us and put all of them up against a concrete wall... and do what we must do to save not just our country, the entire world," he implored.
After the 2022 midterms gave Republicans a narrow single-digit majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, the reelected Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California) made a major announcement: She would be remaining in Congress but stepping down as Democratic House leader. Pelosi, now 82, was ready to pass the torch, and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) was chosen as House minority leader. Jeffries now finds himself frequently butting heads with conservative House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California).
Journalist Nolan D. McCaskill takes a look at Pelosi's post-speaker life in an article published by the Los Angeles Times on March 20. Pelosi still has the duties of a congresswoman, but Jeffries now handles the Democratic House leadership responsibilities.
According to McCaskill, Pelosi's "new role" is a "mixed bag" because she is "able to speak her mind more freely, but she still wants to pick and choose her moments because she no longer speaks for the House Democratic Caucus."
Pelosi humorously told the Times, "I'm emancipated now! Liberated! Freedom! Free at last!" And she revealed that when she has the time, she plans to start writing a book.
The former House speaker revealed, "I probably will be saying some things about our democracy and what the Republicans and the court have done to narrow it."
Pelosi lambasted her successor McCarthy for giving surveillance footage of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol Building to Fox News host Tucker Carlson and told the Times, "That was in keeping with their home address: reckless. That's what all roads lead to with the Republicans: reckless."
The California Democrat also weighed in on Democratic President Joe Biden referring to Republican Donald Trump as "the former president, and maybe future president."
