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Sarah Palin 'Talking to Attorneys' After NYT Correction

Palin Might
Lawyer Up
After NYT
Correction

the rundown

Jun 16, 2017 1:59 PM CDT

Palin Might Lawyer Up After NYT Correction

Newspaper apologizes after linking Gabby Giffords shooting to Palin's 2011 map

(Newser) - Sarah Palin issued a not-so-veiled warning to the New York Times on Thursday over a controversial editorial in the newspaper, one that prompted two corrections and an apology. In a tweet , Palin said she is "talking to attorneys this AM and exploring options." It all stems from an...

Hodgkinson Wife:
'I'm Sorry He Did This'

Jun 16, 2017 5:38 AM CDT

Hodgkinson Wife: 'I'm Sorry He Did This'

Scalise will be in the hospital 'for some time'

(Newser) - The wife of Alexandria shooter James Hodgkinson says he told her he was going to Washington to work on "changing the tax brackets" and she had no idea he was going to hurt anybody. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Suzanne Hodgkinson trembled and held a deputy's arm as...

Conservatives Blame Va. Shooting on Anti-Trump Rhetoric

After Va. Shooting,
Senator Slammed for
'Second Amendment' Tweet

Jun 15, 2017 8:04 AM CDT

After Va. Shooting, Senator Slammed for 'Second Amendment' Tweet

Rand Paul referred to 'tyrannical' government

(Newser) - Politicians have called for unity and prayers after Wednesday's congressional shooting in Virginia , but the incident has only deepened controversies including the Second Amendment debate. After Sen. Rand Paul—who was in the batting cage when James Hodgkinson opened fire on the baseball field—spoke about the shooting, critics...

Trump Visits Critically Injured Congressman

Trump Says Scalise
Is 'in Very Tough Shape'

Jun 15, 2017 6:33 AM CDT

Trump Says Scalise Is 'in Very Tough Shape'

'But he is a real fighter,' continues the president

(Newser) - President Trump urged the nation to pray for Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday night after he visited the critically injured congressman at a hospital in Washington, DC. "Just left hospital. Rep. Steve Scalise, one of the truly great people, is in very tough shape - but he is a...

'You Guys Are Next': Reps
Receive Threats After Shooting

Jun 14, 2017 6:29 PM CDT

'You Guys Are Next': Reps Receive Threats After Shooting

'In the past we’ve always sort of just sucked it up'

(Newser) - Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers report an increase in threats following Wednesday's shooting at a GOP baseball practice in Virginia. Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney of New York tells CNN she received an email with the subject line "One down, 216 to go." The body of the email...

Sanders Condemns Shooter
Who Volunteered on Campaign

The Rundown

Jun 14, 2017 1:27 PM CDT

Sanders Condemns Shooter Who Volunteered on Campaign

James Hodgkinson was an ardent Sanders supporter

(Newser) - James Hodgkinson, the 66-year-old Illinois man police say shot and wounded multiple people during a GOP congressional baseball practice Wednesday, was a former volunteer for the Bernie Sanders campaign, Politico reports. Sanders condemned the shooting "in the strongest possible terms," calling it a "despicable act." "...

Congressman at Shooting:
We Were 'Sitting Ducks'

Jun 14, 2017 9:23 AM CDT

Congressman at Shooting: We Were 'Sitting Ducks'

Mike Bishop: 'By the grace of God, one of the folks here had a weapon to fire back'

(Newser) - One of the GOP lawmakers present at Wednesday morning's attack on a congressional baseball practice says he and others were "sitting ducks" for the gunman. Michigan Rep. Mike Bishop says the still-unidentified shooter walked up to a fence surrounding the field and opened fire. "He had a...

Congressman Steve Scalise
Is Shot in Virginia

UPDATED

Jun 14, 2017 7:11 AM CDT

Congressman Steve Scalise Is Shot in Virginia

House majority whip's injury not life-threatening; 5 shot, including gunman

(Newser) - Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the GOP House majority whip, has been shot while at baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., reports Fox News . He is expected to survive, and the gunman is in custody. Police say a total of five people were wounded, with the other four believed to be...

GOP Leaders Back Scalise
in White Supremacy Gaffe

Dec 30, 2014 7:38 PM CST

GOP Leaders Back Scalise in White Supremacy Gaffe

Boehner, others issue statements of support for House majority whip

(Newser) - Majority Whip Steve Scalise is still taking heat after admitting that he spoke to a white supremacy group years ago, but it looks like the No. 3 GOP leader in the House will be sticking around: That's because Nos. 1 and 2 gave him their support today. "More...

House Majority Whip Spoke to White Supremacist Group

Dec 30, 2014 3:02 AM CST

House Majority Whip Spoke to White Supremacist Group

Scalise says he detests group he spoke to in 2002

(Newser) - The third-ranking House Republican has admitted that he addressed a gathering of white supremacists in 2002—but House Majority Whip Steve Scalise says he didn't know the group's beliefs and it is "insulting and ludicrous" to suggest he shared them, the Hill reports. Scalise, who was a...

Only One
Candidate Left
for Cantor's Job

Jun 13, 2014 5:07 AM CDT

Only One Candidate Left for Cantor's Job

Sessions drops out, race to replace Kevin McCarthy heats up

(Newser) - Unless a surprise challenger emerges at the last minute, the race to replace Eric Cantor as the House's second-ranking Republican is already over. House Rules Committee chief Pete Sessions says he has dropped his bid to become majority leader "after thoughtful consideration and discussion" with colleagues, leaving Majority...

Here's Who's
in the Running
for Cantor's Job

analysis

Jun 11, 2014 10:49 AM CDT

Here's Who's in the Running for Cantor's Job

Reps. Kevin McCarthy, Pete Sessions likely contenders

(Newser) - Now that majority leader Eric Cantor is out of the running for the next Congress, who will take his place in the GOP leadership? Politico identifies a number of potential frontrunners, starting with current majority whip Kevin McCarthy of California, who is pretty much guaranteed to seek Cantor's old...

Most Conservative,
Liberal Members
of Last Congress

Feb 19, 2013 7:33 PM CST

Most Conservative, Liberal Members of Last Congress

Todd Akin was No. 1 on the right

(Newser) - Todd Akin may have cost himself a Senate seat with his views on "legitimate rape" last fall, but he gets a consolation prize: the title of most conservative member of the last Congress, as bestowed by the National Journal . Akin had a nearly perfect score of 97 when it...

GOP Blasts Obama for Fox News Snub

Sep 17, 2009 12:53 PM CDT

GOP Blasts Obama for Fox News Snub

President will appear on every other network Sunday

(Newser) - Republican lawmakers are peeved because President Obama is—try not to laugh—snubbing Fox News. Obama will appear on every political Sunday talk show this week, except Fox News Sunday. “If people are going to be on the Sunday talk shows, they should be on all of them,”...