Hunter Walker

3 days ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Hunter Walker

President Donald Trump is not being impeached again (for now). On Tuesday, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) brought a resolution to the House floor calling for Trump to be impeached for launching military strikes against Iran without congressional approval. The House tabled Green’s resolution with a bipartisan vote that saw 128 Democrats vote with Republicans, while 78 of Green’s colleagues joined him in voting to move impeachment forward.

4 days ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Hunter Walker

President Trump’s decision to bring the U.S. into Israel’s war with Iran has exploded rifts on the right. On Monday, those conflicts spilled into view as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) ripped Fox News host Mark Levin, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and other “neocon suckups” who she blamed for advocating for military action that is a clear break with Trump’s campaign promises.

1 week ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Hunter Walker

Reverend Clementa Pinckney knew the Bible from back to front. But according to a close spiritual colleague, one of Pinckney’s most treasured passages was the “Parable of the Sower.” The scripture tells the story of a teaching Jesus Christ delivered from a boat in the Sea of Galilee where he spoke of a man who scattered seeds along the ground. Some fell on rocks or among thorns where they failed to take root.

1 week ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Hunter Walker

WASHINGTON, DC—President Trump’s big birthday parade was met by protests and scenes in the nation’s capital that showed how split the country has become in his second term. Saturday’s event — which came with an estimated cost of $25 million to $45 million — was mired in controversy before it began, with concerns about tanks damaging the streets around the National Mall and polls showing nearly two thirds of American adults did not approve of spending public funds on the spectacle.

3 weeks ago | talkingpointsmemo.com | Hunter Walker

It’s not quite clear what is happening with former Missouri Congressman Billy Long and his associates at the federal Office of Personnel Management, where he has been a senior advisor to the director since March. And Long’s internal OPM calendar, which was obtained and reviewed by TPM, doesn’t exactly shed light on the situation.