November 13, 2024

Speaker Mike Johnson’s Spending Bill Fails After Republican Opposition

Tom Williams/Pool via AP Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) gambit to attach the SAVE Act to a stop-gap spending bill failed in the House on Wednesday after Republicans opposed the bill. The six-month stop-gap spending bill, otherwise known as a continuing resolution (CR), failed 202-220. Fourteen Republicans voted against the legislation and two voted “present,” while

Opinion: JD Vance Epically Fails to Understand How Inflation Works

“So he’s an idiot, right?” The New Abnormal co-host Danielle Moodie asks after the GOP vice presidential nominee’s bungled explanation. Published  Sep. 01, 2024  5:00AM EDT  opinion Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon , and Stitcher .

Johnson’s speakership win fails to end House GOP infighting

Speaker Mike Johnson will now have to deal with the kind of nasty infighting that Kevin McCarthy couldn’t control. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Republicans hoped Mike Johnson’s ascension marked a detente from the personal vitriol of a three-week speaker fight. That ceasefire appears to be over already. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), the architect of ousting Kevin

Feinstein’s return fails to unstick controversial judicial nominee

Dianne Feinstein showed up late to a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday, missing the panel’s first votes on judges since her heavily scrutinized return and causing a bit of a jumble as senators shuffled the agenda to accommodate her. And despite Democrats’ growing irritation during the 89-year-old senator’s absence over the need to delay certain

Woman Accused of Decapitating Lover Attacks Lawyer in Court After Witness Fails to Show

A woman in Wisconsin accused of decapitating her lover during a drug-laden sex romp suddenly attacked her lawyer in court after a witness failed to show up in her defense. Last year, police arrested 25-year-old Taylor Schabusiness for allegedly murdering her former lover, Shad Thyrion, during sex. She then allegedly proceeded to give his dead

Buckhead City Bill Fails in Georgia Senate, Delivering Blow to Grassroots Movement

Facebook/Buckhead City, Georgia The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate rejected a bill Thursday that would have paved the way for residents of the wealthy Buckhead neighborhood to vote by ballot referendum on whether to deannex from Atlanta and create their own city. The measure, SB 114, was shot down by all Democrats and ten Republicans in a

CEO of Massive Publisher Penguin Random House Steps Down After Simon & Schuster Merger Fails

NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, is stepping down. Markus Dohle’s decision, effective at the end of the year, comes just weeks after a federal judge blocked the company’s attempt to buy rival Simon & Schuster. “Following the antitrust decision in the U.S. against the merger

Rev. Franklin Graham: Same-Sex Marriage Bill ‘Fails to Protect Those’ with Traditional Marriage Views

Rev. Franklin Graham said Saturday that the same-sex marriage bill called the “Respect for Marriage Act” (RFMA) “fails to protect those of us who believe marriage is between a man and a woman” and expressed his support for an amendment proposed by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT).  “The Respect for Marriage Act is coming before the

Biden’s National Archives Nominee Fails to Move Past Senate Committee amid Mar-a-Lago Raid Controversy

President Joe Biden’s 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 FBI’s raid on Mar-a-Lago. Republican senators focused on the Mar-a-Lago raid during Colleen Shogan’s testimony last Wednesday. Although former President Donald…

Harvard Poll: VP Harris Fails on Immigration, Voters Want Return of Trump Border Policies

Registered voters believe Vice President Kamala Harris has failed at her task of addressing the root causes of migration from Central America to the United States, a recent Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll reveals. The results are based on online surveys of 2,006 registered voters between June 15 and 17. The pollsters asked, “Do you think vice…

Biden Fails to Condemn Antisemitic Attacks by Pro-Palestinian Activists Nationwide

Jewish groups wrote to President Joe Biden on Friday as he failed to speak out against a wave of antisemitic violence across the nation, as pro-Palestinian activists targeted a synagogue, attacked pro-Israel protesters, and assaulted innocent bystanders. On Sunday, a synagogue near Chicago was vandalized, and a “Freedom for Palestine” poster was found on the…

Dave Brat: $850B Spending Bill ‘Good for the Swamp,’ Fails to Fund Wall.

Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA) says the more than $850 billion funding package that increases military spending is “good for the swamp” while failing to fund President Trump’s key campaign promise: A border wall on the United States-Mexico border. As President Trump signals that he will sign the $852 billion funding package, which expands spending for […]

GUN CONTROL FAIL: Terrorists Use BANNED Guns To Murder 235 Egyptians, Media Fails To Report

Islamic terrorists ruthlessly murdered at least 235 Egyptians at a mosque on Friday when they detonated a bomb which forced mosque-goers to run outside where the terrorists were waiting with automatic rifles. Terrorists tried to prevent people from fleeing the area by blowing up cars and using them as roadblocks, Sky News reported. Officials suspect […]

Watch: Hillary Clinton Fails Miserably In Explaining Why A Small Business Owner’s Healthcare Costs Rose $500

In December of 2015, Hillary Clinton admitted that Obamacare is turning America into a nation of part-time workers. Moreover, she said the law incentivizes people and businesses not to find full-time employment. The statement was spurred by a questioner at a town hall, who was asking why there is discrimination against part-time workers when it […]

CNN Fails To Mention Jerusalem Bus Bomb Was Terror Attack

TEL AVIV – Pro-Israel groups slammed CNN over a headline that failed to mention that a bus explosion in Jerusalem was a terrorist attack. “Bus fire in Jerusalem injures at least 21, police say,” the headline read. Dexter Van Zile, a fellow at the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), said, “It’s universally […]

Surprise: Taxpayer Funded PBS Fails to Ask Hillary a Single Question About FBI Investigation

Well, in case you didn’t watch PBS’ Democratic debate last night, a possible felon and a disheveled 74-year-old senior citizen held another debate, where they found agreement, but also yelled at each other over how to drag America to the left on certain areas of public policy. As taxpayers, it’s a friendly reminder that throughout […]

Media Assassination Of Ben Carson Fails, Campaign Explodes With Millions In Donations

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson pulled in $3.5 million in campaign donations this week after furiously fighting off media reports Friday that he lied about his childhood and admission into West Point. The $3.5 million was accompanied by 100,000 new followers on Facebook. “What I have always said about the media is being proven for everyone […]

Planned Parenthood Defund Bill Fails in Senate; Democrats Claim Baby Parts Harvesting Group Aids Women’s Health

The U.S. Senate has rejected a bill to defund Planned Parenthood and transfer its estimated $500 million in federal funds to other women’s health sources. Senate Bill 1881 failed to get the 60 votes required to have debate closed and a vote on the proposed legislation granted, with the results largely falling along party lines. […]

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