On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Fox News Contributor and former Representative Trey Gowdy (R-SC) stated that former FBI Director James Comey is not going to be indicted. Co-host Bill Hemmer asked, “Do you believe James
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said that President Trump is handling recent tensions with Iran “as well as you can do in this circumstance.” Brooks stated, “Trump is actually playing it reasonably well. I mean, it’s a
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has fallen and is engaging in “mob behavior.” Brooks said, “[T]he fall of Giuliani is one of the great stories of our age. I covered him
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month and stated that the Latino community has been “a target” of the “prejudice” of President Trump. Transcript as Follows: “Hello, I’m Joaquin Castro, Congressman from
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Government Accountability Institute President and Breitbart News Senior Contributor Peter Schweizer stated that the fact that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter landed “huge
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that the Ukraine whistleblower story has the political appearance of “a roadshow version of Russia.” Maher said, “I wouldn’t get my hopes up. Is this going to turn —
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) stated that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wants President Trump “in jail,” and that putting President Trump in jail is the only way to show that the rule of
While speaking with NBC News on Friday, 2020 presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) stated that the “implications of” the intelligence community whistleblower’s statement “should be crippling Washington right now” and the accusations by the whistleblower are “stunning.” Booker said,
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani stated that he asked Ukraine to investigate 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, before claiming “I didn’t ask them to look into Joe Biden. I asked
During an MSNBC climate change forum on Thursday, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that he believes he “would be positively disposed to” expanding asylum categories to include people who are pushed out of their homes due to climate change.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” 2020 presidential candidate South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) stated that fellow 2020 candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has been “extremely evasive” on whether her Medicare for all plan will raise taxes for
During an interview with ABC News released on Thursday, Acting ICE Director Matthew Albence stated that rhetoric like saying that ICE runs concentration camps or puts kids in cages, “results in people who may not be of sound mind” engaging
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-ID) stated that while President Trump doesn’t want war with Iran, “sometimes you get pulled into something and have to do something that you
On Wednesday’s “MSNBC Live,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that the White House is “slowly” moving on expanding background checks, but cautioned that “We’re not close to there yet. … I don’t know whether we’ll get there.” Murphy said, “We
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” House Judiciary Committee member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) stated that “there are several instances” where former Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski “can be held in contempt.” Jackson Lee said, “[W]e believe that there
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) stated that if she was in charge of the House Judiciary Committee, she would issue an inherent contempt order against former Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski. Speier said, “I
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) expressed opposition to impeaching Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, arguing that the Democrats can’t just be about impeachment, and that impeachment proceedings against Kavanaugh have no
On Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live,” Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) stated his opposition to impeaching Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Host Hallie Jackson asked, “Should lawmakers move forward with impeaching Justice Kavanaugh?” Jones responded, “No. … I don’t think you move forward
While speaking with CNN on Monday, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), the only Senate Democrat to vote in favor of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, stated that he voted for Kavanaugh based on the facts available to him at the
During an interview with WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on Monday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) reacted to pushes to impeach Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by stating that the Judiciary Committee is busy “with impeaching the president
On Monday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) stated that he agrees with 2020 presidential candidate former Representative Beto O’Rourke’s (D-TX) call for mandatory buybacks of certain guns. Espaillat said, “I agree with Beto. I think that we should not
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Assistant House Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) stated that he supports an impeachment inquiry into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. MSNBC Contributor and Commentary Associate Editor Noah Rothman asked, “Congressman, over the weekend, there was
While speaking to reporters on Friday, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden stated that it’s fair for his rival presidential candidates to discuss age. Biden was asked, “Is it fair for your rivals to play the age
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” House Judiciary Committee member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) stated that the Judiciary Committee is “investigating so that we can educate the public, but as well, find all the facts that may be relevant
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks reacted to the departure of National Security Adviser John Bolton by stating that “the scary thing” is that President Trump is making foreign policy by himself while watching TV. Brooks said, “I
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks praised red flag laws and argued that on guns “it’s important to at least crack the wall of inaction.” Brooks stated, “I think the smart thing to do would be to…withhold weapons
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to bring the Bipartisan Background Checks Act up for a vote in the Senate, and stated that “when more than 90% of Americans support it…we
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) stated that he believes there is “very strong” evidence on a “dozen” impeachable offenses by President Trump. Nadler said, “You may have personal opinions, but
During a portion of an interview aired on Friday’s edition of PBS’ “Firing Line,” former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stated that the Trump administration’s commitment to human rights and democracy isn’t “as strong as I would like” but there have
On Friday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), who has endorsed 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, stated that 2020 presidential candidate former Representative Beto O’Rourke’s (D-TX) statement that he will take away certain guns “will be
