Seven Senate Democrats request ethics probe into Cruz and Hawley over Capitol riot

Seven Senate Democrats filed an ethics complaint on Thursday against Republican Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Ted Cruz of Texas and called for the Ethics Committee to investigate how their objections to the Electoral College votes on January 6 may have contributed to inciting the violent Capitol insurrection.
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Democratic senators formally request investigation of Hawley and Cruz after deadly Capitol insurrection

Seven Democratic senators filed a complaint urging a probe of GOP Sens. Ted Cruz's and Josh Hawley's efforts to overturn the...
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Dropped By Simon And Schuster, Josh Hawley Finds A New Publisher For His Book

Regnery will publish Hawley’s book, titled “The Tyranny of Big Tech,” in the spring, according to a news release from the publisher. – CNN
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The Latest: Hawley blocks quick confirmation of DHS nominee

The Latest on Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Joe Biden's nominees for his administration (all times local):
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Hawley delays quick confirmation of Biden's DHS nominee

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced on Tuesday he would place a hold on Alejandro Mayorkas, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead...
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Kamala Harris prepares for central role in Biden White House

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris will make history on Wednesday when she becomes the nation’s first female vice president — and the first Black woman and the first woman of South Asian descent to hold that office. But that’s only where her boundary-breaking role begins. With the confluence of crises confronting Joe Biden’s administration — and an evenly divided Senate in which she would deliver the tie-breaking vote — Harris is shaping up to be a central player in...
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What happened last week? Biden introduced a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, Parler sued Amazon, and Loews Hotels cancelled a fundraiser for a senator.

Vice President Mike Pence elbow bumps with a member of the National Guard outside the U.S. Capitol on January 14. Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters What happened last week? President-elect Joe Biden introduced a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan. Parler filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging antitrust violations. Loews Hotels said it cancelled a February fundraiser for Senator Josh Hawley. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. What happened last week?As Washington last week readied f...
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Manchin says Senate should consider using 14th Amendment to remove Hawley and Cruz over their objections to Electoral College votes

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to the press near the Senate subway following a vote in the Senate impeachment trial that acquitted President Donald Trump of all charges on February 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. After the House impeached Trump last year, the Senate voted today to acquit the President on two articles of impeachment as the trial concludes. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said the Senate should con...
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Manchin says Senate should consider removing Hawley and Cruz - Business Insider

"There's no way they cannot be complicit in this," Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin previously said on Cruz and Hawley.
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More backlash for GOP's Hawley as Loews Hotel cancels Orlando event

Loews Hotels says it has backed out of an upcoming fundraiser in Orlando for U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley.
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Politics updates: 'Horrified' Loews won't host Hawley fundraiser; Biden outlines orders planned for first 10 days

"We are horrified and opposed to the events at the Capitol and all who supported and incited the actions," the hotel chain said in a statement.         [Author: USA TODAY]
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Live politics updates: 'Horrified' Loews won't host Hawley fundraiser; Rand Paul says, 'Tell Dr. Fauci to take a leap'

"We are horrified and opposed to the events at the Capitol and all who supported and incited the actions," the hotel chain said in a statement.         [Author: USA TODAY]
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Hotel cancels Hawley fundraiser after Capitol riot: 'We are horrified'

Loews Hotels said Saturday that it is cancelling a planned fundraiser for Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) at one of its properties next month...
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'Horrified' hotel chain cancels fundraiser for GOP Senator Josh Hawley in wake of Capitol riot

Senator Josh Hawley has received severe blowback from corporate America following his efforts to overturn the results of the November election. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Loews Hotels on Saturday nixed a February fundraiser for US Senator Josh Hawley, as the lawmaker continues to receive backlash in the wake of the January 6 Capitol siege.  The hospitality chain cited the riot and concerns over "the safety of our guests and team members" in a statement announcing it wo...
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Hotel pulls plug on Hawley fundraiser

Loews Hotels announced it would not play host to an already scheduled event for the Missouri senator.
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"Given the smaller number of seditious members in the Senate, McConnell’s task is far easier: Conduct a quick Senate trial; convict Trump and..."

"... ban him from future office; expel Cruz and Hawley; and then vote to censure others who tried to deny voters the president and vice president they chose. McConnell should do these things not because it is the only moral, decent course, but because he is smarter than McCarthy and knows that to do any less would starve his members of financial support and set them up for losses from pro-democracy primary challengers or Democrats. And we know one thing: McConnell is not dumb."  From "Impeachm...
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I taught Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz in law school. Clearly they didn't pay attention.

With their phony legal arguments and pandering to Trump's baseless claims, Cruz and Hawley's bad behavior sets a bad precedent.         [Author: USA TODAY]
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Ted Cruz suffers Capitol riot backlash, with a top aide resigning and calls for him to be added to the FBI no-fly list

Getty Republican Sen. Ted Cruz faces a growing backlash from congressional colleagues who say he was partly responsible for the riots at the US Capitol last Wednesday. Democratic aides told The Hill that some Democratic senators are discussing the possibility of censuring Cruz for incitement. Cruz's communications director Lauren Blair Bianchi on Wednesday resigned in response to Cruz's efforts to overturn the election. The chair of the Committee on Homeland Security is calling for Cruz b...
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The "Constitutional Crisis" Has Finally Arrived

In 2009, Jack Balkin and I published an article in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review on “constitutional crises.”  Drawing on Machiavelli’s analysis of the ancient Roman constitution, we identified two basic forms of crisis.  The first occurred when a political leader openly defied the law; the second, on the other hand, was typified by an almost thoughtless adherence to the law even when catastrophe threatened. As a matter of fact, American presidents—our main interest—have rarely...
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'I thought I was going to die': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rips GOP lawmakers, shares experience during Capitol riots on Instagram Live

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) leaves the U.S. Capitol on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images During a candid Instagram Live on Tuesday night, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that she had a "very close encounter," where she thought she "was going to die," at the Capitol as it was stormed by a violent mob on January 6. In a wide-ranging commentary, Ocasio-Cortez briefly described some of the traumatizing events and added that Rep. Jamie Raskin who had lost hi...
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Walmart, Amazon and other US corporate giants in cutting off donations to Republican lawmakers who opposed Biden's certification as president

Supporters of US President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Walmart will halt political donations to lawmakers that opposed certifying president-elect Joe Biden's victory. It joins Amazon, Morgan Stanley, Dow, and AT&T in deciding to cut funding to specific Republicans. Separately, JP Morgan, Citibank, Microsoft, and Facebook said they will temporarily pause all political donations to both Republicans and Democrats...
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Democracy Is Fragile. Do You Feel Lucky?

Tom Standage, editor of “The World in 2021“, a feature of The Economist published on November 16, 2020 asked: Do you feel lucky? The number 21 is connected with luck, risk, taking chances and rolling the dice. It’s the number of spots on a standard die, and the number of shillings in a guinea, the currency of wagers and horse-racing. It’s the minimum age at which you can enter a casino in America, and the name of a family of card games, including blackjack, that are popular with gamblers. All of...
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The American Bankers Association is among the top donors to Republicans who objected to the election result. The group says it will re-evaluate all future donations.

US Capitol police officers try to stop supporters of US President Donald Trump entering the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Unlike many of the US' largest companies and trade groups, the American Bankers Association (ABA) hasn't cut off funding to Republican lawmakers who objected to Joe Biden's certification as president. Instead, the trade group will consider the "troubling events of the last week" when making donations, it told The New York ...
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The American Bankers Association is among the top donors to Republicans who objected to the election result. The group says it will continue making donations.

US Capitol police officers try to stop supporters of US President Donald Trump entering the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Unlike many of the US' largest companies and trade groups, the American Bankers Association (ABA) hasn't cut off funding to Republican lawmakers who objected to Joe Biden's certification as president. Instead, the trade group will consider the "troubling events of the last week" when making donations, it told The New York ...
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Free Speech Tuesday: Regulating Internet “Tyranny”

by Dennis Crouch July 4, 1776, the “united States of America” met and declared independence from Britain and its King who had worked to establish “an absolute Tyranny” over the thirteen colonies.  Ever since, in the American mindset, tyranny demands revolution. “[W]henever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.” My Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley grabs hold of this rhetoric in his new book – Ty...
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Hallmark asks Republican Senators Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall to refund its political donations after they voted against Biden's certification

Senators Roger Marshall of Kansas and Josh Hawley of Missouri Larry French/Getty Images for SiriusXM, Ken Cedeno-Pool/Getty Images Greeting card company Hallmark has asked two Republican senators to return its political donations after they voted against certifying Joe Biden as president on Wednesday. It had donated $12,000 to Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas during the 2020 election cycle through its Political Action Committee (PAC), Popular Information repor...
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Amazon joins Airbnb, Marriott, and other US corporate giants in cutting off donations to Republican lawmakers who opposed Biden's certification as president

Supporters of US President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Amazon has become the latest US corporate giant to cut off donations to GOP lawmakers who objected to certifying Democrat Joe Biden as president. It joins Morgan Stanley, Dow, and AT&T in deciding to cut funding to specific Republicans. Separately, JP Morgan, Citibank, Microsoft, and Facebook said they will temporarily pause all political donations to both...
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Josh Hawley fanned the flames for diehard Trump voters. Will his gambit pay off?

Republican senator who positioned himself as a political heir to the president is now facing fierce backlash after pro-Trump mob stormed the CapitolJosh Hawley, a 41-year-old US senator from Missouri, has spent the last four years positioning himself as one of the political heirs to Donald Trump – a more polished successor who can unite rightwing nationalism with populist economic policies. He is widely expected to run for president in 2024.Hawley was the first Republican senator – soon joined b...
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Samberg, Siara, Hawley & Stiller Unite for Apple Sci-Fi Comedy

Samberg, Siara, Hawley & Stiller unite for Apple sci-fi comedy After teaming for the highly-acclaimed time looping rom-com Palm Springs, Andy Samberg and writer Andy Siara are reuniting and partnering with Fargo creator Noah Hawley and Emmy winner Ben Stiller (Escape at Dannemora) for an untitled sci-fi comedy drama at Apple, according to The Hollywood Reporter. RELATED: The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey: Samuel L. Jackson Leads New Apple TV+ Miniseries PB ...
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Progressive Rep. Ro Khanna on holding Trump accountable for the Capitol siege, ending the 'forever wars,' and working with conservatives to bridge America's cultural divide

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks with reporters after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the Capitol on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Rep. Ro Khanna of California is a second-term Democrat who wants to end America's "forever wars," help bridge the country's cultural and political divides, and fight for progressive causes.  Khanna also wants to hold Trump and Sen. Josh Hawley accountable for their roles in inciting the deadly insurrecti...
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