All posts tagged "Dan Kildee"

WASHINGTON — Democrats are asking who’s the treasonous one now that pictures have surfaced of an upside American flag flying at the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) — the Somali-born congresswoman who some Republicans have called “treasonous” and accused of being “a foreign agent” — is in disbelief that the GOP is defending Alito after his wife allegedly disrespected the American flag.

The upside-down flag that flew at the Alitos’ home in Virginia in the days after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was a well-known symbol of Donald Trump’s “stop the steal” effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. A separate “Appeal to Heaven” flag — a banner carried by some January 6 rioters — flew at the Alitos’ vacation home in New Jersey less than two weeks after the riot, the Associated Press reported....

WASHINGTON – Rep. George Santos (R-NY) – pathological liar turned pay-to-play politician, if federal prosecutors are to be believed – has treated the nation’s capital as his political playpen since becoming a congressman in January. Playtime seems to be over though.

The credibly accused fraudster could be hitting the proverbial exits as soon as 8 a.m. Thursday, when he’s scheduled to conduct a press conference on the Capitol steps.

Some will cheer, but if anything, Santos’ departure is primarily leaving confusion, chaos and in-fighting in his wake. In this town, that means he’ll be missed, whether he resigns or whether his House colleagues formally boot him, which the House appears set to do Friday, with or without his assistance. Democrats love to hate him, as do some Republicans. Other GOPers simply love what he offers, despite his troubles. ...