Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is reportedly not allowing newly-elected Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) to attend Senate orientation for new members. Although some outlets, such as the Associated Press, declared McCormick the projected winner, Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) has refused to concede. “I am honored and excited to represent EVERY Pennsylvanian as our next Senator. We are so grateful. Thank you!” McCormick said Thursday evening. WATCH: I am honored and excited to represent EVERY Pennsylvanian as our next Senator. We are so grateful. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/aFvJcsB6sd — Dave McCormick (@DaveMcCormickPA) November 8, 2024 “I have dedicated my life to making sure Pennsylvanians’ voices are heard, whether on the floor of the Senate or in a free and fair election. It has been made clear there are more than 100,000 votes still to be counted. Pennsylvania is where our democratic process was born. We must allow that process to play out and ensure that every vote that is eligible to be counted will be counted. That is what Pennsylvania deserves,” Casey Jr. said. I have dedicated my life to making sure Pennsylvanians’ voices are heard, whether on the floor of the Senate or in a free and fair election. It has been made clear there are more than 100,000 votes still to be counted. Pennsylvania is where our democratic process was born. We… — Bob Casey Jr. (@Bob_Casey) November 8, 2024 From the Associated Press: Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat, as the former CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund beat three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Tuesday’s election after accusing the incumbent of supporting policies that led to inflation, domestic turmoil and war. The victory pads Republicans’ majority in the Senate, which they wrested from Democratic control this week, and clocked in as the nation’s second-most expensive race while playing out alongside the presidential contest won by Republican Donald Trump in the nation’s premier battleground state. McCormick, 59, recaptured a GOP seat in Pennsylvania after Republicans lost one in 2022, paying off a bet that party brass made when they urged McCormick to run and consolidated support behind him. In an interview on Fox News shortly after The Associated Press called the race Thursday, the Trump-endorsed McCormick said “people want change.” Multiple Republican senators said Schumer is refusing to let McCormick attend new-senator orientation since his opponent has not conceded the race. New: Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is not allowing Senator-elect Dave McCormick to participate in Senate orientation this week because Bob Casey has not conceded the race. Is Chuck Schumer undermining Democracy? pic.twitter.com/1xNj8Lr8no — The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) November 10, 2024 “Dave McCormick is the senator-elect & @SenSchumer’s move to not allow him to participate in orientation this week is disgusting. They did the same thing to me after I beat a Democrat in 2018. We have to fight this! AP called it. Dave won, Casey must concede NOW,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said. Dave McCormick is the senator-elect & @SenSchumer’s move to not allow him to participate in orientation this week is disgusting. They did the same thing to me after I beat a Democrat in 2018. We have to fight this! AP called it. Dave won, Casey must concede NOW. — Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) November 10, 2024 “I can’t think of another time when a senator-elect has been excluded from the Senate’s week-long orientation for new senators—which is set to occur this week,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) commented. .@SenSchumer, let @DaveMcCormickPA into new-member orientation! I can’t think of another time when a senator-elect has been excluded from the Senate’s week-long orientation for new senators—which is set to occur this week https://t.co/UXxaaFU21R — Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) November 10, 2024 Lee offered to escort McCormick into the U.S. Capitol for new-senator orientation. “I’m willing to personally escort @DaveMcCormickPA into the Capitol for new-senator orientation. I’d like to see how they’d keep him out if he literally walked into ‘the room where it happens,'” Lee said. I’m willing to personally escort @DaveMcCormickPA into the Capitol for new-senator orientation I’d like to see how they’d keep him out if he literally walked into “the room where it happens” https://t.co/6grLl0eUcf — Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) November 10, 2024 Meanwhile, Democrat election lawyers are allegedly attempting to overturn the results in Pennsylvania’s Senate race. Shady Dem lawyer behind Steele Dossier looking to overturn Pennsylvania Senate results https://t.co/rmBBKCb2qB pic.twitter.com/AT6fbmBO3i — New York Post (@nypost) November 9, 2024 The New York Post reports: A shady Democratic attorney who once loudly attacked President-elect Trump’s refusal to accept the 2020 presidential results is now at the heart of a desperate legal effort to snatch Pennsylvania’s Senate race away from its rightful winner — Republican Dave McCormick, campaign insiders say. Marc Elias, a longtime Democratic election attorney and dirty trickster, is attempting to force the Pennsylvania Senate race into a recount, even though it was called for McCormick by the Associated Press on Thursday, with even the state’s most liberal news outlets echoing the call since. Despite the race being called, incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey has refused to concede — blasting out a fundraising email Saturday urging supporters to pony up and make sure “every last vote in this PA Senate race is counted.” The keystone state requires an automatic recount if the margin of victory is less than 0.5%. With 99% of the ballots counted, McCormick leads Casey by more than 41,000 votes — just above the threshold triggering such a count. Even if a recount takes place it is unlikely that Casey will be able to find enough votes to change the outcome — but the legal fight could leave state taxpayers on the hook for a seven-figure bill.

ABC News so-called reporter Jonathan Karl interviewed Charlamagne on the election. He asked him about President Trump winning 33% of the minority vote. He’s with the Clown News network so he wasn’t looking for real answers. Charlagmagne tha god was shocked at first when he thought Karl was talking about African Americans. Karl included every […] The post Charlamagne Explains Why 1 out of 3 People of Color Voted DJT appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on the race for Senate leader, declaring on Sunday he wants whoever takes on the role — now that the GOP has won back control of the upper chamber — to allow recess appointments. If his demand is met, it would break with what has become the routine under both parties for years: Scheduling pro forma sessions during extended off-periods, essentially keeping the Senate from entering a recess and thus preventing the president from making appointments in their absence. “Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner,” Trump said in a post to X. Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner. Sometimes the votes can take two years, or more. This is… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2024 “Sometimes the votes can take two years, or more,” he added. “This is what they did four years ago, and we cannot let it happen again. We need positions filled IMMEDIATELY! Additionally, no Judges should be approved during this period of time because the Democrats are looking to ram through their Judges as the Republicans fight over Leadership. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THANK YOU!” RELATED: Now Schumer Demands Senate Act ‘Bipartisan.’ Here’s His ‘Bipartisan’ History. Trump has not publicly endorsed any candidate for the role as of press time, but multiple GOP lawmakers are vying for the spot in the upcoming leadership elections. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who is the current leader of the Senate GOP, is not competing this time. Three other Republicans are running: Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL), John Cornyn (R-TX), and John Thune (R-SD). Scott responded to Trump’s post on X, saying he agreed with the president-elect’s demand. “100% agree. I will do whatever it takes to get your nominations through as quickly as possible,” Scott said. Thune, the sitting Senate Republican whip, said in a statement obtained by The Daily Wire: “I’ve spent eight months carefully listening to my colleagues about their vision for the next chapter of the Senate Republican Conference, especially as we hit the ground running with President Trump. One thing is clear: We must act quickly and decisively to get the president’s Cabinet and other nominees in place as soon as possible to start delivering on the mandate we’ve been sent to execute, and all options are on the table to make that happen, including recess appointments. We cannot let Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats block the will of the American people.” On Saturday, before Trump called for allowing recess appointments, Cornyn said in posts to X that he would keep the Senate in session until Trump’s Cabinet is filled if elected majority leader. “The first order of business in the new Senate should be confirming President Trump’s cabinet. If I am the majority leader, I will keep the Senate in session until those confirmations occur,” Cornyn said. “No weekends, no breaks. Democrats can cooperate in the best interest of the country, or continue the resistance, which will eventually be ground down. Take your pick.” In a post to X on Sunday, after Trump expressed his position, Cornyn said: “It is unacceptable for Senate Ds to blockade President @realDonaldTrump‘s cabinet appointments. If they do, we will stay in session, including weekends, until they relent. Additionally, the Constitution expressly confers the power on the President to make recess appointments.” He added: “Article II, Section 2, Clause 3: The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.” RELATED: Mike Johnson Running Again For Speaker, Readies GOP’s ‘Biggest Offense Of Our Lives’ Democrats still control the Senate for now, with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as majority leader. They can move forward with confirming judges, although their narrow majority could make a final blitz difficult. President Joe Biden has continued to announce judicial nominees after his vice president, Kamala Harris, lost the 2024 presidential contest to Trump. Tech executive Elon Musk, who owns X and supported Trump’s 2024 campaign, also replied to Trump with an explanation for why he supports the call for recess appointments. “Without recess appointments, it will take two years or more to confirm the new administration!” Musk said. “This would make it impossible to enact the change demanded by the American people, which is utterly unacceptable.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said during an interview over the weekend that Democrats were blown out in last week’s elections because they abandoned the working class. Sanders made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” with host Dana Bash while discussing criticism he has faced from Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the former speaker of the House. When asked if he stood by what he said, Sanders responded: “Oh, absolutely.” “Look, Joe Biden is a friend of mine,” he said. “I have been proud to work with him on an agenda which has been very strongly in favor of the working class. Biden promised to be the most progressive president since FDR. In many ways, on domestic issues, I think he kept his word.” “But here is the reality,” he continued. “The working class of this country is angry, and they have a reason to be angry. We are living in an economy today, Dana, where the people on top are doing phenomenally well, while 60 percent of our people are living paycheck to paycheck, 25 percent of elderly people are trying to get by on $15,000 a year or less.” WATCH: CNN: “You said that ‘Democrats abandoned the working class.’ Do you stand by what you said?” Bernie Sanders: “Oh, absolutely.” pic.twitter.com/KbHkXGLnjs — Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) November 10, 2024

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said during an interview over the weekend that some of President-elect Donald Trump’s top supporters, who in the past were not Republicans, came together to support him over the issue of free speech. Jordan made the remarks during a Sunday CNN interview with Dana Bash on “State of the Union” while discussing what actions Trump might take in his second term in office. “He’s going to secure the border,” Jordan said. “I think he’s going to get rid of this crazy inflation that’s hurting middle-class and working-class families, hurting our economy. I think he’s going to get back to commonsense energy policy. I think he’s going to focus on protecting the First Amendment.” “I mean, think about this: Did you ever think you would see Donald Trump, Elon Musk, RFK Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard on the same team?” he asked. “They’re on the same team because people — because of the attack on free speech, the attack on the First Amendment. He’s going to focus on those things that the American people elected him to do.” “It’s no accident that those four people came together,” he added. “All because of the attacks on the First Amendment, on free speech.” WATCH: NEW: Jim Jordan torches a highly combative Dana Bash over Trump’s mission to protect free speech — cites the “Dream Team” — JORDAN: He’s going to focus on protecting the First Amendment. I mean, think about this. Did you ever think you would see Donald Trump, @elonmusk, RFK Jr… pic.twitter.com/wdQBNOHJja — Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) November 10, 2024