When Texas Representative Pete Sessions went on C-SPAN to take questions from everyday Americans on Wednesday morning, he was probably expecting something a bit more polite than what he got.Instead, the Republican lawmaker received a call from “Jack, in Silver Spring, Maryland,” who chose not to mince words:“Your party has given the power of the presidency to an insane, pedophilic serial killer. You’re evil, and this—”Jack was then cut off by the C-SPAN moderator.Amusingly, Sessions did not dispute the claim that Donald Trump is “an insane, pedophilic serial killer.” After nodding subtly as he listened to the caller, Sessions instead offered a wishy-washy statement about tolerating those with different opinions.“I would just say that I am aware, across this country, that there are people who have varying views. I would tell him that I can control myself. And I try to work on a straightforward, honest basis, with a bipartisan mission that I have with Mr. [Democratic Representative Kweisi] Mfume and the duty and responsibility of my job on Oversight. I would like for him to at least offer some credibility to—there are people who are trying to move this nation away from anything that would be a fight to fix.”Sessions is a boilerplate Republican who has served in Congress for 28 years. He’s perhaps best known for his love of magic—he introduced a bill that would recognize magic “as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure,” which has been stalled in committee for 10 years—and his passion for trading stocks while in office.C-SPAN caller to Rep. Pete Sessions: "Your party has given the power of the presidency to an insane, pedophelic serial killer" pic.twitter.com/lVe0HGTw08— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 25, 2026
The Sunrise Movement, a nine-year old climate nonprofit, is politically inseparable from the Green New Deal it promoted — except that it barely talks about the idea anymore.
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Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson was caught lying while trying to explain why President Trump rejected bipartisan plans to reopen the government and get TSA workers paid.“Mr. Speaker, it seems as if the Republicans and Democrats are talking past one another right now. Is the only person who can solve this the President of the United States, and why isn’t he involved?” Fox News’s Chad Pergram asked Johnson during a Wednesday press conference.“Well, I think he is involved,” Johnson replied. “I mean, I know he had a group of—”“He shot down the plan yesterday,” Pergram said.“Well, that’s what’s been reported, OK,” Johnson replied.“He said that in the Oval Office that he was not pleased.”“Well I actually have his exact quote somewhere … to paraphrase him, I think he said that he’s a little skeptical or cynical that a deal’s gonna come together,” Johnson said. “What we’re hearing in our chamber is that there’s discussions going on. Democrats are demanding to break off parts of Homeland [Security] and fund it separately.”FOX NEWS: Why isn't Trump involved in trying to end the government shutdown?MIKE JOHNSON: I think he is involvedFOX NEWS: He shot down the plan yesterdayJOHNSON: Well, that's what's been reportedFOX NEWS: He said it in the Oval Office pic.twitter.com/0XCgIb52y2— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 25, 2026Johnson’s long answer was actually less accurate than the “reporting” he dismissed. Earlier this week, GOP Senator Joe Kennedy stated plainly that they were prepared to work with Democrats to reopen the government by the end of this week, but Trump “said no. No deals with the Democrats.” The president himself doubled down on that, stating that he would be unhappy with virtually “any deal they make.” That sounds like the president is not involved, and does not want to be—regardless of what Johnson spews. Meanwhile, hundreds of TSA agents continue to go unpaid, and the lines at airports keep getting longer.
The unprofitable airline has tapped advisers to scenario-plan how a merger with United, Alaska, or Southwest might fare in Trump’s Washington, people familiar with the matter said.