Follow RT on US Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) has apologized for a joke portraying Democrat colleague Ilhan Omar (Minnesota) as a potential terrorist, saying she created an “unnecessary distraction.” “I apologize to anyone in the Muslim community I offended with my comment about Representative Omar,” Boebert said on Friday in…
GOP senator claims Biden ‘intended’ record gas prices hike
Follow RT on Joe Biden’s administration wants Americans to switch from pickup trucks to electric compacts and is letting gas prices run rampant to coerce fans of gallon-guzzlers, Senator Tom Cotton has claimed. Speaking to conservative outlet Breitbart News, the Republican senator alleged that rising gasoline prices in the US…
GOP congresswoman mocks AOC’s ‘Tax the Rich’ dress (PHOTOS)
Follow RT on US Republican Party politician Lauren Boebert went to a social event in a “Let’s Go Brandon” dress, apparently mocking the Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s look at the Met Gala. The congresswoman from Colorado donned a red dress with the words “Let’s Go Brandon” during an event at former…
GOP senators say MEGHAN MARKLE has called to press for support on paid leave measure in Biden’s spending bill
Follow RT on British royal and former American actress Meghan Markle has called multiple Republican senators to garner support for a paid leave plan in a massive social spending bill, the lawmakers said, after Democrats revived the measure. Two GOP senators, Shelly Capito of West Virginia and Susan Collins of…
AP calls New Jersey race for Democrat governor Murphy as GOP says votes are still being counted
Follow RT on The Associated Press has called a nail-biting race for New Jersey governor for the incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy, over protests from Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli. Official results of the election are still pending. Murphy “narrowly won reelection in his reliably blue state,” AP announced on Wednesday evening,…
CNN brings Lincoln Project adviser on as ‘Republican strategist’ to comment on election after stunt against GOP candidate
Follow RT on Stuart Stevens was invited by CNN to comment on the Virginia gubernatorial race opposite veteran Democrat James Carville. His apparent take on GOP strategy was that it should join him in working against its own candidate. Carville and Stevens were touted as “Republican and Democratic strategists” by…
Trump calls 2020 presidential election ‘real insurrection’ as Democrats subpoena allies over January 6
Follow RT on Former US President Donald Trump called the 2020 presidential election the ‘real insurrection’ after the Democrat-led Capitol riot committee subpoenaed multiple officials in his administration to testify in their investigation. “The Unselect Committee of partisan Democrats, and two very weak and pathetic RINOs, should come to the…
Pelosi names ‘white supremacy’ & ‘anti-Semitism’ as root causes of Capitol riot, announcing new Congress probe into ‘insurrection’
Follow RT on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will create a select committee to investigate the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, but claimed the unrest was driven by white supremacist hate and anti-Semitism well ahead of the inquiry. Pelosi announced the new congressional committee on Thursday, saying…
Bill Clinton claims GOP used cancel culture before Left adopted it, and Twitter won’t take it
Follow RT on Former US President Bill Clinton claims he suffered from a ‘cancel culture’ attack perpetrated by the Republican Party, before the tactics became popular with the liberals. The question of how social media propagation is enabling cancel culture today, often not in a helpful way, was brought up…
Biden nominates John McCain’s widow Cindy for ambassador as mainstream media hail ‘bipartisan’ move
Follow RT on Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Senator John McCain (R-Arizona), has been tapped to be ambassador to the UN’s World Food Programme, in what media reports described as “bipartisan” outreach from the Joe Biden administration. The nomination was announced by the White House on Wednesday alongside…
Senate Republicans shoot down sweeping voting reform bill as Democrats prepare for battle to end filibuster
Follow RT on A major Democrat-backed voting reform bill has failed to advance through the Senate, with Republicans closing ranks to block debate on the far-reaching measure as opponents across the aisle gear up for a fight over the filibuster. Dubbed the ‘For the People Act,’ the huge 800-page legislation…
Biden administration ‘refuses’ to clamp down on ‘left-wing political violence’ in Portland, GOP lawmakers claim
Follow RT on A group of Republican lawmakers has called on the DOJ to ensure that Andy Ngo and other journalists are able to report safely from Portland, claiming that the government has turned a blind eye to ‘left-wing’ violence in the city. In a letter addressed to Attorney General…
Trump critics respond to fiery GOP speech by obsessing on… his pants
Follow RT on While Donald Trump had plenty to say during his speech on Saturday night, his critics instead chose to focus on his appearance, mainly his supposedly backwards pants. Footage from Trump’s North Carolina speech quickly spread across social media over the weekend, but much of this content did…
WaPo columnist likens GOP maverick queen Greene to Disney’s puppy-skinning villainess Cruella, infuriating both left and right
Follow RT on Cruella de Vil, the heartless puppy-pelt enthusiast reinvented as a rebellious fashion challenger in a new Disney movie, is not unlike real-life, norms-breaking politician Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Washington Post column has said. The iconic ‘101 Dalmatians’ villainess was given a sympathetic live-action backstory, with Emma Stone…
Biden defends Fauci after Senator Hawley joins GOP calls for White House medical chief to resign or be fired
Follow RT on President Joe Biden went out of his way to defend Dr. Anthony Fauci, giving his chief medical adviser a vote of confidence as the White House shot down the prospect of firing him amid increasing Republican demands for his ouster. “Yes, I’m very confident in Dr. Fauci,”…
GOP reps. demand Fauci testify on Covid-19 origins & request briefing on controversial ‘gain of function’ research
Follow RT on A group of Republican lawmakers have called on White House Covid-19 advisor Anthony Fauci to testify on the origins of the pandemic, also demanding a briefing on US funding for potentially dangerous research into coronaviruses. Reps. Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) and James Comer (R-Kentucky) penned a letter to…
‘NOT an official statement’: Capitol Police deny issuing unsigned letter blasting GOP leaders for opposing probe into Jan. 6 riot
Follow RT on The US Capitol Police have denied penning a letter criticizing Republican leaders for refusing to support a 9/11-style probe into the January 6 riot in Washington, DC, insisting the anonymous message is not its official stance. Obtained by media outlets on Wednesday afternoon after it was circulated…
‘Just a mention please!’ Trump demands credit for US vaccination plan as media report 100% of House Dems got the jab, unlike GOP
Follow RT on Donald Trump ripped Joe Biden and others for taking credit for Covid-19 mask mandates being lifted, while his party is stirring outrage after a report showed Republican lawmakers are lagging behind Democrats on getting vaccinated. In a Friday statement, Trump once again took credit for the quick…
Trump-baiting fail: Ex-House speaker Paul Ryan joins Republican pariah Liz Cheney to ramp up division within GOP
Follow RT on Helen Buyniski is an American journalist and political commentator at RT. Follow her on Twitter @velocirapture23 and on Telegram Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, whose father helped push the Bush administration into 2 catastrophic, expensive wars, seems anxious to return to a “rules-based international order” in which the US starts more…
Going easy on Joe: WaPo drops presidential fact-checking database they maintained under Trump after Biden’s 100 days
Follow RT on By Nebojsa Malic, senior writer at RT The Washington Post, which obsessively “fact-checked” every utterance by former president Donald Trump for years, is discontinuing its presidential database only 100 days into Joe Biden’s tenure, saying it’s just too much work. The Post’s chief fact-checker Glenn Kessler announced…
‘This never happened’: John Kerry denies telling Iran FM of Israeli strikes on Syria after GOP demands he resign over leaked audio
Follow RT on US climate envoy John Kerry has denied passing information on Israeli military ops in Syria to his one-time Iranian counterpart, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who made the claim in leaked audio, enraging GOP critics. A controversial recording leaked to the New York Times on Sunday captured…
Joy Behar tries to shame GOP senator for fearing ‘fictitious’ Antifa instead of ‘real’ Capitol lynch mob & cop killers
Follow RT on Co-host of ABC’s ‘The View’ talk show, Joy Behar, lobbied for the removal of a Republican senator by repeating misinformation about the US Capitol riot and arguing that Antifa is a “fictitious idea.” On Monday’s episode, Behar called out recent comments by Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), who…
GOP senator ridiculed for taking credit for provision of Covid-19 relief bill he did NOT vote for, says he’s ‘entirely consistent’
Follow RT on Republican Senator Roger Wicker has taken heat online after he took credit for championing direct aid to the restaurant industry. The problem is, the assistance is included in a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 package that he opposed. Wicker has been accused of trying to score political points on…
McConnell says he’d ‘absolutely’ back Trump as 2024 GOP nominee, as poll shows 46% of Republicans would ditch party for ex-POTUS
Follow RT on Senator Mitch McConnell said he would “absolutely” support Donald Trump as his party’s next presidential pick, taking a more friendly tone after a recent poll found nearly half of the GOP would dump the party for the former POTUS. Asked whether he would support Trump as the…
GOP censures Sen. Cassidy for voting to impeach Trump, as more Republicans face retribution from party faithful at home
Follow RT on Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) became the first lawmaker censured by party officials back home for voting to convict in former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, but he is likely won’t be the last to get rebuke. The Louisiana GOP’s executive committee announced its censure of Cassidy just…
Biden throws weight behind Newsom as campaign to recall California governor says it nears 1.5mn signatures needed to trigger vote
Follow RT on US President Joe Biden is “clearly” opposed to the drive to oust California Governor Gavin Newsom from office, the White House said, as more than 1.4 million people have reportedly signed a petition to recall the governor. Biden’s spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, took to Twitter on Tuesday to…
Marjorie Greene Taylor hits back after Mitch McConnell dubs her ‘GOP cancer,’ says ‘weak Republicans’ will doom party & country
Follow RT on Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has responded to a scathing attack by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell – who dubbed her a “cancer” for the GOP – insisting that “weak” Republicans would be the country’s downfall. “The real cancer for the Republican Party is weak Republicans who…
Democrats seek to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of House committee assignments to negate ‘future harm’ from ‘QAnon Congresswoman’
Follow RT on Democrats are demanding the GOP purge Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from two House committees over her supposed “inflammatory and false statements,” apparently with support of some Republicans. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida), Ted Deutch (D-Florida) and Jahana Hayes (D-Connecticut) submitted a resolution on Monday demanding Greene…
‘Loud & unmasked’: Democratic rep moves office citing ‘safety’ concerns after accusing GOP upstart Taylor Greene of ‘berating’ her
Follow RT on Democratic Rep. Cori Bush said she was forced to move her office for her own safety after Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene allegedly “berated” her on Capitol Hill, a charge the GOP upstart has emphatically denied. Bush (Missouri) said in a Friday Twitter post that Taylor Greene…
Protesters call to ‘IMPEACH Liz Cheney’ at Wyoming rally as hawkish rep faces GOP backlash over vote to oust Trump
Follow RT on Hundreds of protesters convened at the Wyoming State Capitol to voice rage at GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney, blasting the war-loving rep in her home state after she backed the impeachment of ex-president Donald Trump. A sizable crowd gathered at the state house in Cheyenne on Thursday –…