President Joe Bidenâs nominee to lead the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) failed to make it out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday amid the controversy surrounding the FBIâs raid on Mar-a-Lago. Republican senators focused on the Mar-a-Lago raid during Colleen Shoganâs testimony last Wednesday. Although former President Donald…
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Bidenâs National Archives Nominee Fails to Move Past Senate Committee amid Mar-a-Lago Raid Controversy
September 30, 2022 by
Trevor Noah Quits Daily Show; Latest to Depart in Humorless Post-Trump Era
September 30, 2022 by
Trevor Noah, the host of Comedy Centralâs The Daily Show for the past seven years, announced Thursday night that he will be leaving the show. He is the latest late-night comedian to depart amid a general ratings slump in the post-Donald Trump era. The 38-year-old Noah surprised fans and the studio audience by announcing his departure…
FACT CHECK: Did Florida Ban To âKilling A Mockingbirdâ From Its Schools?
September 30, 2022 by
A post shared on Facebook claims Florida banned âTo Kill A Mockingbirdâ from its schools.Verdict: False There is no evidence to suggest that Florida has banned âTo Kill A Mockingbird.â The Florida Department of Education currently recommends the book for eighth graders. Fact Check: Harper Leeâs 1960 novel âTo Kill A Mockingbirdâ is widely considered an…
McCarthy downplays calls for Biden impeachment: ‘We will not play politics’
September 30, 2022 by
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Watch the throne: Race for 2024’s House GOP campaign king is already on
September 30, 2022 by
Adding to the upward climb, the next NRCC chair may have to respond to the unpredictable whims of Donald Trump during a third White House bid, while also pivoting around other candidates who might join a Republican primary. Both Hudson and LaHood say they are up for all aspects of the job. âTom Emmer has…
Police: Car Drives into Crowd Killing 1, Injuring 17 During Fundraiser for Fire Victims in Pennsylvania â Suspect in Custody
September 30, 2022 by
One person is dead, and 17 others are injured after a driver crashed his vehicle into a crowd of people during a fundraiser for victims of a recent house fire, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Authorities received a report of a crash in Berwick on West 2nd Street at the Intoxicology Department bar at approximately…
At Least 14 Shot Friday Evening into Saturday in Lightfoot’s Chicago
September 30, 2022 by
At least 14 people were shot, four of them fatally, Friday evening into Saturday in Mayor Lori Lightfootâs (D) Chicago. The first fatal shooting occurred at 10:40 p.m. Friday, when a 38-year-old driver was shot was traveling âin the 500 block of West 95th Street in Washington Heights.â The driver was taken to a hospital…
GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick: FBI Raid ‘Unprecedented Action,’ Requires ‘Unprecedented Justification’
September 30, 2022 by
Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) said Sunday on CBSâs âFace the Nationâ that the FBI raid on former President Donald Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago home is an âunprecedented action that needs to be supported by unprecedented justification.â Partial transcript as follows: MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick. Heâs a former FBI agent and…
Demings: We Must ‘Acknowledge Climate Change and Take it Extremely Seriously’
September 29, 2022 by
U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) said Wednesday on MSNBCâs âAll Inâ that Americans needed to âacknowledge climate change and take it extremely seriouslyâ with a federal response. Demings said, âWe are not going to be where we need to be until we acknowledge climate change and take it extremely seriously. It is something we…
Coolio, Grammy-Winning âGangstaâs Paradiseâ Rapper, Dies at 59
September 29, 2022 by
Iconic Grammy-winning rapper Coolio, most famous for his hit song âGangstas Paradise,â died on Wednesday while visiting his friend in Los Angeles. According to TMZ, Coolio, real name Artis Leon Ivey Jr., went into the bathroom at his friendâs house and did not come out until he was found dead lying on the floor. Coolioâs…
EXCLUSIVE: Top Biden EPA Nominee May Have âViolatedâ Key Ethics Pledge, Watchdogs Say
September 29, 2022 by
Joseph Goffman, a top Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee, could have violated a key federal ethics pledge after using his government role to grant favors to former university colleagues, watchdogs say. Goffman corresponded with former colleagues at Harvard University using his government email, according to federal records, potentially violating his ethics pledge. âConsidering his several…
Poll: Majority supports reforming electoral vote count law
September 29, 2022 by
Following the Trump-fueled riot at the Capitol and the promotion of legal theories to stop Congressâ certification of the 2020 presidential election results, legislators in both chambers took up reviewing the electoral count process to remove uncertainty about how the Electoral College votes are tallied. The Senate Rules Committee on Tuesday advanced bipartisan legislation that…
Hill Dems’ hottest leadership ticket: House No. 6
September 29, 2022 by
The four vice chair hopefuls so far are Reps. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.). Between them, nearly every corner of the caucus is represented: the Congressional Black Caucus, progressives, the New Democrat Coalition and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Most of the quartet have laid the…
Exclusive–Trump-Endorsed Kelly Tshibaka Slams Sen. Murkowski Before Tuesday Primary: ‘She Doesn’t Tell Us the Truth’
September 29, 2022 by
Mark Thiessen/AP Photo, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka slammed establishment Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for being two-faced ahead of the Tuesday Republican primary in Alaska. Speaking with host Matthew Boyle on Breitbart News Saturday, Tshibaka said Murkowskiâs 21 year career has been marred by lying to voters about her Senate voting record. âShe doesnât tell us the truth.…
Exclusive â Chuck Grassley: Senate to Investigate Mar-a-Lago Raid if GOP Takes Majority
September 29, 2022 by
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) intends to investigate the Federal Bureau of Investigationâs raid of Mar-a-Lago if Republicans take back the Senate this fall, he told Breitbart News. Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, appeared on Sirius XMâs Breitbart News Saturday and shined a light on a number of angles on the raid…
Dem Rep. Titus on CBO Estimates Inflation Act Won’t Impact Inflation Much in Next Year: ‘Inflation Is Already Coming Down’Â
September 29, 2022 by
On Saturdayâs âCNN Newsroom,â Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) responded to an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that the Inflation Reduction Act wonât have much of an impact on inflation this year or next year by saying that many economists say âinflation is already coming down. Gas prices are coming down. So, I believe…
Georgia Democrats Warnock, Abrams Refuse to Oppose Atlanta Braves Name Change
September 28, 2022 by
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams are avoiding taking a stance on changing the name of the Atlanta Braves after the White House said Monday it supports having a âconversationâ about it. A Warnock aide told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Warnock âknows the Braves organization is in touch with the Native American…
Mike Franken Continues to Dismiss Allegations of Unwanted Advances Towards Women
September 28, 2022 by
In an interview reported by Politico, Mike Franken, Iowaâs Democrat U.S. Senate nominee, continued to deny the allegations from his former campaign manager that he made unwanted advances toward women, including herself. Politico reported on Monday that Franken still âdenies the incidentâ that his former campaign manager Kimberley Strope-Boggus accused him of in a police report from April.…
âRecklessâ: Obama Economist Tears Apart Bidenâs Student Loan Forgiveness
September 28, 2022 by
Former Obama administration economist Jason Furman took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon to criticize President Joe Bidenâs plan for student loan forgiveness.The White House released an announcement Wednesday declaring that individual borrowers who earned less than $125,000 per year (or $250,000 for married couples) could expect $20,000 dollars of debt relief if they were Pell Grant…
Jan. 6 panel postpones last hearing due to Hurricane Ian
September 28, 2022 by
Chair Bennie Thompson and Vice Chair Liz Cheney listen as the Jan. 6 select committee holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, July 12, 2022. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo The Jan. 6 select committeeâs Wednesday hearing has been postponed as Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida, panel leaders announced Tuesday. The hearing was…
Manchin appeals for ’15 or 20′ Republicans to save energy bill
September 28, 2022 by
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Chinese Media: âPartisan Infightingâ Turned U.S. into âBanana Republicâ
September 28, 2022 by
Chinaâs state-run Global Times on Thursday declared the âpartisan infighting dramaâ over the FBI raid on former President Donald Trumpâs residence was proof the United States has degenerated into a âbanana republic.â As usual, the Chinese propagandists were merely riffing on verbiage they skimmed from American social media â they even dropped scare quotes around…
India Taunts Beijing by Flying Dalai Lama to Region near China Border
September 28, 2022 by
The Indian Air Force recently deployed a helicopter to fly the 14th Dalai Lama from his place of exile in northern India to a Buddhist festival near the countryâs disputed Himalayan border with China, the Deccan Herald reported on Thursday, noting that the action likely served as a âsnubâ to Beijing, âwhich in the past…
Al Gore on Mar-a-Lago Raid: I’m Sure AG Garland, DOJ, FBI ‘Acted Entirely Properly’
September 28, 2022 by
Former Vice President Al Gore said Friday on CNNâs âAnderson Cooper 360â that he is âsureâ Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Department of Justice, and the FBI acted totally appropriately in the investigation and raid of former President Donald Trumpâs Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, FL. Copper asked, âI do briefly want to ask you about…
Premiering at 7:30 PM ET: Verdi Gala: International Opera Arias Festival âTino Pattieraâ
September 26, 2022 by
The 12th International Opera Arias Festival âTino PattieraââVerdi Gala at Rectorâs Palace in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on July 5, 2019 Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra Marc Tardue, conductor Katarzyna Holysz, soprano Dubravka Ĺ eparoviÄ MuĹĄoviÄ, mezzosoprano Paulo Ferreira, tenor Melih Tepretmez, baritone Credit: Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra Youtube:Â https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj_VHC9xDWDkhEuRKRzEdBw Website: www.dso.hr FB: @dubrovniksymphony â https://www.facebook.com/dubrovniksymphony/ IG: @dubrovniksymphony â https://www.instagram.com/dubrovniksymphony/ _ Follow…
Conservative Giorgia Meloni Set to Become Italy’s First Female Prime Minister
September 26, 2022 by
The coalition led by Giorgia Meloniâs Brothers of Italy (FdI) party won Italyâs election on Sunday, meaning the countryâs first national-conservative government is set to take power. Additionally, the victory is set to make Meloni the first female prime minister in Italian history. The coalition, known as Centro Destra, is an alliance between Meloniâs Brothers of…
âRecklessâ: Obama Economist Tears Apart Bidenâs Student Loan Forgiveness
September 26, 2022 by
Former Obama administration economist Jason Furman took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon to criticize President Joe Bidenâs plan for student loan forgiveness.The White House released an announcement Wednesday declaring that individual borrowers who earned less than $125,000 per year (or $250,000 for married couples) could expect $20,000 dollars of debt relief if they were Pell Grant…
Pelosi dodges question on Biden’s run for reelection
September 26, 2022 by
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Donald Trump: I Am âEncouragingâ DOJ to Release Search Warrant that Led to Mar-a-Lago RaidÂ
September 26, 2022 by
Former President Donald Trump said he is âENCOURAGING the immediate releaseâ of the search warrant and related documents that led to Mondayâs FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago in a statement released late Thursday night. Trump said: Not only will I not oppose the release of documents related to the unAmerican, unwarranted, and unnecessary raid and break-in…
CDC Ends Differentiation of Unvaccinated Under Coronavirus Guidelines
September 26, 2022 by
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its coronavirus guidelines to end the differentiation of the unvaccinated. Released Thursday, the new guidelines make a variety of changes that would have been unthinkable a year or even six months ago, including a lift on mandatory quarantines for individuals exposed to the virus, an…