Senate Minority Leader McConnell on proposed Jan. 6th commission: "I do not believe the additional, extraneous commission that Democratic leaders want would uncover crucial new facts, or promote healing. Frankly, I do not believe it is even designed to do that." pic.twitter.com/zJrxaSTA0e

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) May 27, 2021

Senate Republicans are ready to use the filibuster to block a bill creating a commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. It’d be this year’s first successful use of a filibuster, which blocks legislation unless 60 of the 100 members vote to advance it. https://t.co/iIYvWOyLLi

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 27, 2021

First on CNN: Bipartisan group of former DHS secretaries tell Senate to 'put politics aside' and support January 6 commission https://t.co/KwfD8CO75c

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 27, 2021

Rep. Jim Clyburn tells CNN that if Senate Republicans block the Jan. 6 commission, Speaker Pelosi should "empower certain committees" or "create a select committee, as she did with the coronavirus, to get to the bottom of it."

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 27, 2021

"This vote really is about the future as much as it's about the past… The reason this needs to be a bipartisan commission with responsible Reps sitting on it as well as Dems, is so we can have a future that looks different than Jan. 6th…" – @matthewamiller w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/7mVQXMdGxD

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 27, 2021

All due respect to Senator Manchin, but if the GOP was really a party that was able to put country before partisanship, we probably wouldn't be voting on this commission in the first place. https://t.co/LoKwltljWi

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 27, 2021

Opinion: Bipartisanship is overrated, especially with these Republicans https://t.co/klnw3sVmOP

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 27, 2021

Paul Ryan, the former Republican speaker of the House, is set to re-enter the political arena on Thursday night with a speech obliquely criticizing Donald Trump and warning Republicans not to move the party forward in his image. https://t.co/tlmMNxhGDT

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 27, 2021

Read this story and tell me if you think Tom Barrack, the billionaire investor and Trump pal, testified truthfully in the Trump inauguration scandal case.

Then think about whether there ought to be any consequences for him.https://t.co/rzM5ZHF5h7

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 27, 2021

‘This guy is a disaster’: GOP insiders terrified Trump’s rallies are going to derail midterm chances https://t.co/ZpbbbqeXgN

— The Independent (@Independent) May 27, 2021

Opinion | @chrisgeidner: The move to keep the memo secret is the path of least resistance from a DOJ that too often defaults to protecting government actions. – @MSNBCDaily https://t.co/rAMp9sK6Jg

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 27, 2021

The Trump you’ve never heard of is quietly planning a Senate campaign | Carl Gibson https://t.co/a29iG3j9Uc

— The Independent (@Independent) May 27, 2021

The first item on the agenda appears to be the split… https://t.co/tpSHSAsU1I

— Duncan Morrow (@duncan_morrow) May 27, 2021

David Trumble must have fairly snorted when he heard this. Ironically, peak DUP infighting is coming at the point where one of his tormentors is about to quit the DUP, having been toppled as leader, and another has lost the battle to succeed her. https://t.co/6CpgoptPeC

— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) May 27, 2021

Edwin Poots is confirmed as the new leader of the Democratic Unionist Party – after a vote to hold a secret ballot was rejected.https://t.co/lSw7t7JxDq

— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) May 27, 2021

Breaking: Paul Bell, member of the Fermanagh & South Tyrone DUP association for 20 years has announced he has quit the party after his disgust at treatment of Arlene Foster. Says the party will “shed tens of thousands of votes” @BBCNewsNI pic.twitter.com/HEs1EQ4FxU

— Jayne McCormack (@BBCJayneMcC) May 27, 2021

Tonight's meeting comes after the DUP Fermanagh and Tyrone association released a statement expressing their “disgust” at the treatment of outgoing leader Arlene Fosterhttps://t.co/VczBWv25oU

— The Irish News (@irish_news) May 27, 2021

Hearing others may follow in resigning from the DUP following what has happened in recent weeks, including some councillors who remain incredibly hurt by the treatment of Arlene Foster. Understand some younger members including university reps on the party executive have quit

— Jayne McCormack (@BBCJayneMcC) May 27, 2021

Poots looks like he had no plan other than to overthrow Arlene. This morning we had a report that Mervyn Storey is thinking of declining the offer to be FM because he has just realised that he would have to agree decisions with M O’N. This is laughable. No team, no plan, pathetic

— Malachi O'Doherty (@malodoherty) May 27, 2021

Roll up, Roll up. Who wants to be DUP first minister & carry the can for Poots ? pic.twitter.com/D7oABvT9Mr

— Joe Thomas (@jgtsport) May 27, 2021

These are the sort of headlines which used to dog the UUP in the 1999-03 period, at the start of its long decline—with a leader who had the support of less than half the party and relentless, merciless briefing against him. Poots and the party need to nail this down quickly. pic.twitter.com/ELnM4Tdt0I

— Alex.Kane (@AlexKane221b) May 27, 2021

"This is a disaster for the DUP. This is a disaster for Edwin Poots" – @JonTonge on @bbctheview pic.twitter.com/7FU1a6qcSR

— Planet Belfast 💙 Save lives – Wear a mask 😷 🇪🇺 (@Planet_Belfast) May 27, 2021

Arlene Foster’s switched her Twitter handle, and the big brains at the DUP didn’t snatch it up for Poots fast enough pic.twitter.com/I5cNLBVlOr

— Dawn Foster (@DawnHFoster) May 27, 2021

Interesting to note that DUP ratification of Edwin Poots was longer and messier than expected. It’s becoming more and more like one of those 1980s body-swap comedies when a shift in time continuum has caused the DUP and UUP to swap roles. A political columnist’s fantasy land : ) https://t.co/7OlYRynE1P

— Alex.Kane (@AlexKane221b) May 27, 2021

Sorry to be picky but do you have one that has not gone through a trash compactor https://t.co/T2lnvRktQy

— Rick Burin (@rickburin) May 27, 2021