Featuring Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen LIVE from abroad about today's breaking news; plus Marvin Kalb, Liz Shuler (interview), Michael de Adder, Josh Levs, and Robert T. Jones (interview)
The BIG news is that Don Bacon, R NE, is the first Republican member of Congress to ask for Hegseth's removal from office.Bacon is the chair of a House Armed Services subcommittee and one of just a handful of House Republicans in districts that Kamala Harris carried last year. He first made his comments to Politico. https://www.axios.com/2025/04/21/don-bacon-pete-hegseth-signal
So excited about the Voice of America TRO! And to see Norm traveling to Prague, where the Voice of America/Radio Free Europe were so important for the Czechs during those dark years of communist regime (and still are important today to express the voice of democracy in any number of countries in the world). Vaclav Havel would be horrified at what’s happening in America today, but he didn’t lose hope during those years when he was jailed for his dissident voice, and neither should we!
The BIG news is that Don Bacon, R NE, is the first Republican member of Congress to ask for Hegseth's removal from office.Bacon is the chair of a House Armed Services subcommittee and one of just a handful of House Republicans in districts that Kamala Harris carried last year. He first made his comments to Politico. https://www.axios.com/2025/04/21/don-bacon-pete-hegseth-signal
Hopefully, this is the start of the Feathers of Hope scenario. https://jerryweiss.substack.com/
Where do the others on the committees stand? Meanwhile there is pushback on tariffs, on Musk and his Muskovites, by Congressional Republicans.
Every time I phone the offices of Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, IA-1), I urge her to join with Representative Bacon.
If he can understand that his self-interests lie in breaking with tRump, she — who won in November by only 800 votes— should be able to!
Woo hoo!
So excited about the Voice of America TRO! And to see Norm traveling to Prague, where the Voice of America/Radio Free Europe were so important for the Czechs during those dark years of communist regime (and still are important today to express the voice of democracy in any number of countries in the world). Vaclav Havel would be horrified at what’s happening in America today, but he didn’t lose hope during those years when he was jailed for his dissident voice, and neither should we!
VOTE EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN OUT OF OFFICE!!!!!
SEMATE: John Husted-OH, John Cornyn-TX, Susan Collins-ME, Thom Tillis-NC,
Dan Sullivan-AL, Joni Ernst-IA
Rep Dale Strong R-AL and Rep Robert Aderholt R-AL district 5 and 4 respectively in North Alabama need to be voted out.