The US military has reached out to Republican Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia, a current Air Force Reserves officer, to ensure that he was aware of its regulations on campaigning using images of himself wearing a uniform, an Air Force spokesperson told Insider on Thursday. “Members may include photographs of […]
Republican Rep. Doug Collins’ Senate campaign ads have attracted scrutiny for featuring images of himself wearing the US Air Force uniform – particularly in the absence of any disclaimers. At least a dozen images and videos of Collins wearing different variations of the Air Force uniform have appeared on his […]
Just hours after the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Rep. Doug Collins attacked the late justice’s position on abortion on Twitter. Collins tweeted Friday, “RIP to the more than 30 million innocent babies that have been murdered during the decades that Ruth Bader Ginsburg defended pro-abortion […]
Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock will compete for a Georgia Senate seat in a runoff election on January 5. Neither candidate was able to secure more than 50% of the vote in November 3’s jungle special election, where candidates of all parties ran on the same ballot. […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he doesn’t “feel any reason” to be tested for coronavirus, but also signalled he’d be open to it. “I don’t think it is a big deal. I don’t feel any reason – I feel extremely good. I feel very good, but I guess it’s […]
Rep. Doug Collins announced Monday that he is quarantining himself after interacting with a person infected by the novel coronavirus at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference. Collins shook hands with President Donald Trump last Friday during a tour of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R) announced on Sunday that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Two of his colleagues, Utah Republican Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, had to self-quarantine as a result. Four congressmen have tested positive so far. Rep. Joe Cunningham (D) and Rep. Mike Kelly (R) […]
Republican Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia apologised Friday for saying earlier this week that Democrats “are in love with terrorists.” “Let me be clear: I do not believe Democrats are in love with terrorists, and I apologise for what I said earlier this week,” Collins wrote on Twitter. “I remain […]
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois didn’t hesitate to hit back Thursday at Republican Rep. Doug Collins, who earlier accused Democrats of being “in love with terrorists.” “I left parts of my body behind fighting terrorists in Iraq,” Duckworth, who was a lieutenant colonel in the US Army, told CNN […]
Republican Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia, fired back at a Democratic colleague after being accused of downplaying the casualties from the ongoing conflict between US-backed Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists. Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California referenced Collins’s statements earlier in the day, in which the ranking member said the […]
Republicans took a victory lap after the former special counsel Robert Mueller’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning. Since news of the hearing first emerged, it was billed as a high-stakes opportunity for congressional Democrats to bring Mueller’s report to life and drum up public support for […]
US Attorney General William Barr failed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. The hearing was short-lived, with Republicans and Democrats engaging in a heated back and forth before abruptly adjourning. Democrats will likely compel Barr to appear before the committee – or he’ll run the risk of […]
