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Some heroes don’t wear capes, but maybe they should.
Leadership
Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., may not have an uncontested path to becoming majority leader in the next Congress, sources close to a Maryland senator popular with the upper chamber’s progressive wing told Politico.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who said Schumer should not “get a blank check” to become Senate majority leader, has a groundswell of support to challenge Schumer.
Sources close to Van Hollen say he has “received an outpouring of calls and is now in active listening mode. The door is not shut.”
Another MAGA-Loving Rapist Convicted and Sentenced
Russell Brand, 51, the British actor and comedian, has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after he was found guilty of rape and sexual assault.
The judge, Joel Bennathan, said in a sentencing hearing at London’s Southwark Crown Court on Monday Brand had become a sexual predator and had “a casual and arrogant disregard for a woman’s right to say no.”
Brand will serve at least two-thirds of his sentence and then be released on license, the judge said, which is in line with sentencing guidelines for England and Wales.
MAGA On Brand
Under the Bus You Go
Lost and Found
Better late than never, Trump now claims the election might have been rigged — without evidence.
Politico reports:
President Donald Trump said he has accepted the shellacking his party took in the midterms and would consider dealmaking with Democrats going forward.
Then he retreated to his Truth Social bubble to stoke fact-free claims about election fraud.
Trump made his most full-throated claim yet questioning the results on Monday, saying rigged election machines may have cost Republicans their congressional majority.