Father Thomas Reese on Biden/Pontiff meeting: "For the Pope to spend over an hour with a head of state, a president, is very unusual. Usually these meetings are shorter than that. So I think they are getting into a lot of issues that are of concern to both the pres & the Pope."
“The actions of the January 6th committee, I believe, are a complete assault on Americans’ liberty.”
— Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who is more upset over subpoenas than an actual attempted insurrection
(Surely Jordan's opinion on this matter has nothing to do with the fact that he spoke to Donald Trump on January 6th.)
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) pivots to immigration during hearing about 1/6 and Steve Bannon’s obstruction, saying committee is investigating the insurrection because “they got nothing else to talk about.”
Major breaking news: Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has died from COVID complications, according to his family. He was 84 and fully vaccinated.
The Powell family: "We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American."
“What is happening in Texas...is driven by the marketplace in politics, particularly on the Republican side, where ideological point scoring is the way you achieve...success within your party.”
Have you listened to this week’s deep dives from The Recount Daily Pod with @reenaninan?
Test your knowledge and catch up on the stories 👇
Q1: True or False: President Biden is the first president to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Listen to Monday’s episode of #RDP with @NickA_Martin of @highcountrynews where he discusses Indigenous Peoples' Day and the fight over the Line 3 oil pipeline.