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James Comer
August 7, 2023
Michael Tomasky
McCarthy, Comer, and Jordan: The All-Time Congressional Clown Show
The House GOP’s crank caucus have been historically unproductive at governing—but that doesn’t mean they’ve done nothing.
August 3, 2023
Tori Otten
New Transcript: Star Hunter Biden Witness Refuted Every GOP Talking Point
Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Devon Archer, undermined all of Republicans’ claims in his testimony.
July 28, 2023
Tori Otten
House Democrats Blast James Comer for Hiding “Key Evidence” in Biden Probe
Democrats say James Comer is refusing to publish a transcript that would disprove many of Republicans’ claims.
July 20, 2023
Tori Otten
Republicans Release FBI Doc at Heart of Biden Bribery Claims—And It Shows Nothing
The unverified document does nothing but quote a Rudy Giuliani conspiracy theory.
July 19, 2023
Tori Otten
Raskin: Star Hunter Biden Witnesses Have Already Undermined GOP’s Case
There are two big flaws when it comes to Republicans’ “whistleblowers.”
July 18, 2023
Tori Otten
James Comer’s New Critic: Giuliani Bud Says He Should Drop Hunter Biden Probe
Lev Parnas is warning House Republicans that their attempt to find dirt on the Bidens in Ukraine is fruitless.
July 14, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Could James Comer Possibly Get More Embarrassing? (Um, Yes.)
If the Justice Department is right, Comer’s whistleblower behaved in exactly the way Comer accuses Biden of acting.
June 20, 2023
Matt Ford
Republicans Are Smearing the Bidens Like They Did Hillary Clinton
Their Hunter Biden probe is about muddying the president, not finding actual corruption.
June 13, 2023
Tori Otten
James Comer Doesn’t Seem to Care If Biden Probe Evidence Is Legit
The House Oversight chairman acknowledged the Republican Party doesn’t have a lot.
June 12, 2023
Michael Tomasky
Inside the GOP’s Latest Desperate Attempt to Smear Joe Biden
How low will Republicans go?
June 2, 2023
Tori Otten
Is James Comer Lying About His Biden Probe Sources?
First it was four, then 10. So who knows? And naturally, he’s not telling the committee’s Democrats anything.
June 1, 2023
Michael Tomasky
What Happened to the Big, Bad Freedom Caucus? They Got Rolled, That’s What.
Yes, they made noise, and most of them voted against the debt deal. But they had zero influence. Biden White House, take note.
May 15, 2023
Tori Otten
Republicans Have Lost Their Informant in Fake Biden Corruption Investigation
Representative James Comer admitted that he can’t seem to “track down” their informant.
May 10, 2023
Tori Otten
Republicans Finally Admit They Have No Incriminating Evidence on Joe Biden
A 65-page report, a press conference, and nothing to show for it
February 13, 2023
Michael Tomasky
How Right-Wing Bullshit Created the Great Balloon Caper
The media needs to get better at halting the GOP’s evidence-free assertions in their tracks.
December 14, 2022
Grace Segers
House Republicans Gear Up to Investigate the Afghanistan Withdrawal
The GOP is planning probes next year of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal. Is there room for a real reckoning—or just partisan point-scoring?
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