Marsha Blackburn

WASHINGTON — Contests for Senate majority leader and the suddenly open House Republican conference chair position headline GOP leadership elections on Capitol Hill this week, with open jockeying for both posts.

The Senate majority leader had not extended invitations to two candidates in close races.

Microsoft said Russian operatives are doubling down on fake videos to smear Harris’ campaign, while Chinese-linked social media campaigns are maligning down-ballot candidates critical of China.

'They are sacrificing girls at the altar of wokeness'

Former Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., arrives for a hearing when he was in office in 2019.

Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Lankford is pictured in the Capitol during votes on July 31. Lankford on Tuesday blocked a resolution expressing a sense of the Senate that every patient should have the right to emergency health care, including abortion, regardless of where they live, saying that “there is no state in America where a woman faces prosecution for having an abortion.”

The politician has praised the singer's looks & disparaged her political views.

CHICAGO – Former President Barack Obama’s first Democratic convention speech 20 years ago propelled him first to the Senate and then the White House. His return to the stage this week nearly eight years removed from office was a reminder of how a speech can inject unexpected contenders into the national political chatter. For ambitious politicians, a highly-coveted speaking slot at a national ...

A Harris advertising campaign that uses Google search is prompting some concerns among news outlets about their work being co-opted for political purposes.

WASHINGTON — If you’re not looking too closely, some recent Kamala Harris ads may give the false impression that some leading news organizations are taking sides in the campaign for president. The advertisements, which have turned up in some Google search feeds, include links to legitimate news stories but feature — in words that appear [...]The post They Look Like — and Link to — Real News Articles. But They’re Actually Ads From the Harris Campaign appeared first on GV Wire.

Violence and horror continue to haunt Black Americans.

'Swifties' could well decide the outcome of the election.

'This is election interference- there must be accountability'

The Senate passed a bill by a 91-3 vote, designed to protect kids from dangerous online content; it forces companies to take steps to prevent harm on online platforms frequently by minors.

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. said he is committed to changing the work culture and listening to agents’ concerns, while testifying to Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Tuesday over what happened leading up to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

'Passed the Senate in a 91-3 vote'

NBC News' Julie Tsirkin spoke to Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., about the Kids Online Safety Act and the bipartisan support their legislation is receiving in the Senate.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to pass legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online content, pushing forward with what would be the first major effort by Congress in decades to hold tech companies more accountable for the harm that they cause.

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said the vote was a step in "the most important update in decades to federal laws to protecting kids on the internet."

Former U.S. alpine skiing champion Lindsey Vonn speaks during the Salt Lake City bid for the 2034 Winter Games during the 142nd session of the International Olympic Committee on July 24.

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said social media “can do a lot of good things, but it also can lead to serious health risks that we cannot ignore.”

Sen. Tom Cotton introduced a bill to strip noncitizens of applicable visas if they're convicted of participating in violent or destructive protests.

The Senate plans to vote this week on a pair of children’s online safety bills, KOSA and COPPA 2.0, though the tech bills' future in the House is less clear.

The American Civil Liberties Union and some LGBTQ+ groups oppose the bill, saying it will result in unconstitutional clampdowns on free speech.

Former Vice President Mike Pence sent letters to pro-life RNC delegates on Tuesday thanking them for working to amplify pro-life issues on the GOP platform.

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle will step down from her role after facing calls to resign after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

The last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 — before Facebook, before the iPhone and long before today’s oldest teenagers were born

‘No, no, no. We’re going with you'

Angry GOP lawmakers confronted Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday evening.The big picture: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) posted video to X of her confronting Cheatle as the federal agency has been under intense scrutiny after the assassination attempt on former President Trump. 🚨FULL VIDEO: Secret Service Director REFUSES to answer to the American people. pic.twitter.com/MPVOke5zhY— Marsha Blackburn (@VoteMarsha) July 18, 2024Republican senators were already fuming about the lack of answers following their briefing with Cheatle earlier Wednesday, a GOP aide said. Once they found out she was at the RNC, Blackburn and Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) organized a group to ask her questions in a suite at the RNC. She refused to answer and left.Also seen confronting Cheatle were Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.).Zoom in: Senate Republican Conference Chair Barrasso said in a video shared with Axios that he and Blackburn "went face to face" with the Secret Service chief to seek answers on what happened at the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally with GOP nominee Trump.Specifically, they wanted answers on "how that shooter was able to get off a clear shot when the FBI and the Secret Service knew that there was a suspicious person an hour in advance of when the shooting occurred and they identified a potential threat," he said, in reference to reports that emerged Wednesday.Blackburn said that Cheatle "would not answer our questions and wanted to say it was not the time nor place."This is after we've been through a conference call today. ... She can run but she cannot hide because the American people want to know how an assassination attempt was carried out on former President Donald Trump," Blackburn added.State of play: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) called for Cheatle's resignation and announced plans for a bipartisan task force to investigate Saturday's shooting.Cheatle told House lawmakers earlier Wednesday that the agency "failed" at its "no-fail mission" to protect GOP nominee Trump at Saturday's rally shooting in Pennsylvania that left one spectator dead. Both Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) called for Cheatle's resignation following the briefing.Lee criticized both Cheatle and the Biden administration in a series of posts to X, including one that asked "why hold the briefing if they weren't going to tell us anything?"What they're saying: A USSS spokesperson said early Thursday that continuity of operations was "paramount during a critical incident" and Cheatle "has no intentions" of stepping down. "She deeply respects members of Congress and is fiercely committed to transparency in leading the Secret Service through the internal investigation and strengthening the agency through lessons learned in these important internal and external reviews," the spokesperson added in the emailed statement.More from Axios: Donald Trump Jr. at RNC: "America is Trump tough"In photos: Trump bandage "newest fashion trend' at RNCTrump's granddaughter speaks to the GOP nominee's softer sideVance repeatedly name checks Rust Belt in VP acceptance speechEditor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.

Multiple Republican senators confronted Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle about the attempted assassination of former President Trump on Wednesday.

Republicans pressed Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle for answers about the attempt on Donald Trump's life in a heated exchange caught on camera Wednesday.

Two prominent Republicans trailed the Secret Service director at the Republican National Convention.

A video show Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) aggressively confronting the head of the Secret Service at the Republican National Convention, just days after the assassination attempt against former President Trump put the agency under intense scrutiny. “This was an assassination attempt. You owe the people answers. You owe President Trump answers,” [...]

A video show Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) aggressively confronting the head of the Secret Service at the Republican National Convention, just days after the assassination attempt against former President Trump put the agency under intense scrutiny. “This was an assassination attempt. You owe the people answers. You owe President Trump answers,” [...]

A video show Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) aggressively confronting the head of the Secret Service at the Republican National Convention, just days after the assassination attempt against former President Trump put the agency under intense scrutiny. “This was an assassination attempt. You owe the people answers. You owe President Trump answers,” [...]

A video show Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) aggressively confronting the head of the Secret Service at the Republican National Convention, just days after the assassination attempt against former President Trump put the agency under intense scrutiny. “This was an assassination attempt. You owe the people answers. You owe President Trump answers,” [...]

New York Judge Juan Merchan — who's presiding over Donald Trump's hush money case — imposed a gag order on the ex-president last week which included banning him from attacking witnesses, prosecutors and jurors.However, it left out the judge and his family — and Trump has taken advantage of that.On Saturday night, Trump launched into his fourth attack on the judge’s daughter Loren Merchan for her ties to a political consultancy, which he claims makes the case against him biased.He wrote, “This is a disgrace to our Legal System. Judge Merchan should be immediately sanctioned and recused, and this fake 'case,' only kept alive by the Highly Conflicted Judge, should be completely dismissed right away - THERE IS NO CASE, THERE IS NO CRIME."Andy McCarthy, Jonathan Turley, and all Legal Experts and Scholars universally agree that this is a case that should have never been brought. IT IS A POLITICAL, ELECTION-INTERFERING WITCH HUNT, JUST LIKE ALL OF THE OTHER HOAXES, HEADED UP AND COORDINATED BY THE DOJ, AGAINST THE POLITICAL OPPONENT OF CROOKED JOE BIDEN IN ORDER TO HELP GET THE WORST PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES RE-ELECTED!”0Trump added a link to a New York Post article entitled, Dem clients of daughter of NY judge in Trump hush money trial raised $93M off the case.The Guardian's Hugo Lowell responded to the former president's post via X, saying, "Trump did not post a photo of Judge Merchan’s daughter — he posted a link to a NY Post story and the link preview included a photo of the daughter. But it’s just not credible at this point to say that Trump doesn’t know what he’s doing."However, MSNBC's Katie Phang quickly replied to Lowell, tweeting, "He knows exactly what he's doing."Legal analyst and University of Alabama law professor Joyce Vance shared a screenshot of Trump's post via X, writing, "You can't have a legal system with integrity & the ability to counteract you if you're a wannabe dictator. That's why Trump is trying to delegitimize our institutions."READ MORE: 'Hater': Trump attacks Judge Merchan’s daughter again — this time by nameVance's fellow legal analyst and former FBI counsel Andrew Weissmann also reacted to Trump's post by suggesting that the court, "1. tighten the bail release conditions ASAP. 2. Warn that jail will result from threatening ANYONE while out on bail, or posting about witnesses, jurors, court or prosecution families. 3. Enforce- that is what it means to treat likes alike. The foundation of the rule of law."Former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks added, "Tighten the gag order to cover judge's daughter and enforce that."READ MORE: Why 'timing' of the judge’s gag on Trump is unusual but 'not accidental': legal expert

New York Judge Juan Merchan — who's presiding over Donald Trump's hush money case — imposed a gag order on the ex-president last week which included banning him from attacking witnesses, prosecutors and jurors.However, it left out the judge and his family — and Trump has taken advantage of that.On Saturday night, Trump launched into his fourth attack on the judge’s daughter Loren Merchan for her ties to a political consultancy, which he claims makes the case against him biased.He wrote, “This is a disgrace to our Legal System. Judge Merchan should be immediately sanctioned and recused, and this fake 'case,' only kept alive by the Highly Conflicted Judge, should be completely dismissed right away - THERE IS NO CASE, THERE IS NO CRIME."Andy McCarthy, Jonathan Turley, and all Legal Experts and Scholars universally agree that this is a case that should have never been brought. IT IS A POLITICAL, ELECTION-INTERFERING WITCH HUNT, JUST LIKE ALL OF THE OTHER HOAXES, HEADED UP AND COORDINATED BY THE DOJ, AGAINST THE POLITICAL OPPONENT OF CROOKED JOE BIDEN IN ORDER TO HELP GET THE WORST PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES RE-ELECTED!”0Trump added a link to a New York Post article entitled, Dem clients of daughter of NY judge in Trump hush money trial raised $93M off the case.The Guardian's Hugo Lowell responded to the former president's post via X, saying, "Trump did not post a photo of Judge Merchan’s daughter — he posted a link to a NY Post story and the link preview included a photo of the daughter. But it’s just not credible at this point to say that Trump doesn’t know what he’s doing."However, MSNBC's Katie Phang quickly replied to Lowell, tweeting, "He knows exactly what he's doing."Legal analyst and University of Alabama law professor Joyce Vance shared a screenshot of Trump's post via X, writing, "You can't have a legal system with integrity & the ability to counteract you if you're a wannabe dictator. That's why Trump is trying to delegitimize our institutions."READ MORE: 'Hater': Trump attacks Judge Merchan’s daughter again — this time by nameVance's fellow legal analyst and former FBI counsel Andrew Weissmann also reacted to Trump's post by suggesting that the court, "1. tighten the bail release conditions ASAP. 2. Warn that jail will result from threatening ANYONE while out on bail, or posting about witnesses, jurors, court or prosecution families. 3. Enforce- that is what it means to treat likes alike. The foundation of the rule of law."Former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks added, "Tighten the gag order to cover judge's daughter and enforce that."READ MORE: Why 'timing' of the judge’s gag on Trump is unusual but 'not accidental': legal expert

New York Judge Juan Merchan — who's presiding over Donald Trump's hush money case — imposed a gag order on the ex-president last week which included banning him from attacking witnesses, prosecutors and jurors.However, it left out the judge and his family — and Trump has taken advantage of that.On Saturday night, Trump launched into his fourth attack on the judge’s daughter Loren Merchan for her ties to a political consultancy, which he claims makes the case against him biased.He wrote, “This is a disgrace to our Legal System. Judge Merchan should be immediately sanctioned and recused, and this fake 'case,' only kept alive by the Highly Conflicted Judge, should be completely dismissed right away - THERE IS NO CASE, THERE IS NO CRIME."Andy McCarthy, Jonathan Turley, and all Legal Experts and Scholars universally agree that this is a case that should have never been brought. IT IS A POLITICAL, ELECTION-INTERFERING WITCH HUNT, JUST LIKE ALL OF THE OTHER HOAXES, HEADED UP AND COORDINATED BY THE DOJ, AGAINST THE POLITICAL OPPONENT OF CROOKED JOE BIDEN IN ORDER TO HELP GET THE WORST PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES RE-ELECTED!”0Trump added a link to a New York Post article entitled, Dem clients of daughter of NY judge in Trump hush money trial raised $93M off the case.The Guardian's Hugo Lowell responded to the former president's post via X, saying, "Trump did not post a photo of Judge Merchan’s daughter — he posted a link to a NY Post story and the link preview included a photo of the daughter. But it’s just not credible at this point to say that Trump doesn’t know what he’s doing."However, MSNBC's Katie Phang quickly replied to Lowell, tweeting, "He knows exactly what he's doing."Legal analyst and University of Alabama law professor Joyce Vance shared a screenshot of Trump's post via X, writing, "You can't have a legal system with integrity & the ability to counteract you if you're a wannabe dictator. That's why Trump is trying to delegitimize our institutions."READ MORE: 'Hater': Trump attacks Judge Merchan’s daughter again — this time by nameVance's fellow legal analyst and former FBI counsel Andrew Weissmann also reacted to Trump's post by suggesting that the court, "1. tighten the bail release conditions ASAP. 2. Warn that jail will result from threatening ANYONE while out on bail, or posting about witnesses, jurors, court or prosecution families. 3. Enforce- that is what it means to treat likes alike. The foundation of the rule of law."Former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks added, "Tighten the gag order to cover judge's daughter and enforce that."READ MORE: Why 'timing' of the judge’s gag on Trump is unusual but 'not accidental': legal expert

Last November, Arizona Republican State Senator John Kavanagh was fuming in front of a television. Hundreds of miles away, more than 70 people had stopped their cars on the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland. They turned off their engines, stepped out of their vehicles, and a few of them even purposefully threw their car […]

Last November, Arizona Republican State Senator John Kavanagh was fuming in front of a television. Hundreds of miles away, more than 70 people had stopped their cars on the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland. They turned off their engines, stepped out of their vehicles, and a few of them even purposefully threw their car […]

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is offering her support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has fought with the Biden administration on his efforts to secure the border.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is offering her support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has fought with the Biden administration on his efforts to secure the border.

'It is critically important that the American people, especially TikTok users, understand the national security issues at stake.'

'It is critically important that the American people, especially TikTok users, understand the national security issues at stake.'

Senate Republicans introduced a bill cracking down on the use of a mobile app to identify illegal immigrants traveling via airplane to the United States.

'illegal aliens will see commercial airports as an appealing alternative to city facilities'