March 18, 2024

Kentucky Supreme Court upholds congressional boundaries passed by GOP-led legislature

The Kentucky Capitol building, in Frankfort. | Timothy D. Easley/AP Kentucky’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts, rejecting Democratic claims that the majority party’s mapmaking amounted to gerrymandering in violation of the state’s constitution. The court noted that an alternative proposal would have resulted in nearly the same

House Democrats Want Biden to Negotiate Debt Ceiling with McCarthy After GOP-Led Bill Passed House

Two House Democrats are urging President Joe Biden to negotiate with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on the debt ceiling following the passage of the House GOP-led bill to raise the cap this past week. Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), who represents a swing Maine district, and Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), a first-term congressman who won with under 52

NYT’s Hulse: Omnibus Will Get Passed Due to ‘Pork’ in It, Retiring Top Appropriators ‘Taking Advantage of’ ‘Last Chance’ to Get Earmarks

On Friday’s edition of PBS’ “Washington Week,” New York Times Chief Washington Correspondent Carl Hulse stated that he thinks an omnibus bill will be passed due to “the oldest reason in the books, it’s pork.” He also stated that the top two members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Chairman Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) and Vice Chairman Sen.

Watch: Biden Says He Passed Student Loan Bailout ‘by a Vote or Two’ but Congress Never Voted on It

President Joe Biden falsely said he passed his much-ballyhooed student loan bailout package by a “vote or two” even though Congress has not yet voted on it. The president made his bizarre comments while outlining the details of his student loan forgiveness program at a Now This News forum that covered a range of issues.…

Reactions to House Passed Coronavirus Bill: ‘Democrats Are Living in Fantasy Land’

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus package on Wednesday with one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), voting against the measure. All House Republicans voted against the bill. The reaction to the package passing mostly towed party lines. President Joe Biden retweeted, “Help is here,” in celebration of the legislation that only allocates nine…

Report: McConnell Wanted Amy Coney Barrett Nominated Immediately — The Night Ruth Bader Ginsburg Passed

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly wanted Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett nominated immediately — and he said as much the night the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed. Josh Holmes, who served as McConnell’s chief of staff from 2010-2013, said in the Frontline documentary “Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Court” that McConnell was…

Congress Passed Lautenberg Amendment To Rescue Soviet Jews—Why Not For White South Africans? (But Trump Can Take Executive Action NOW)

South Africa’s white farmers have their collective heads on the block following the vote by the country’s parliament to expropriate their land without compensation. The plan’s main proponent, Julius Malema of the Economic Freedom Fighters party, says white farmers are “criminals” who must be driven off the land. Make no mistake, this is shorthand for […]

Message to President Obama: Dems Passed A 1960 Resolution To Prevent Supreme Court Appointment Ahead Of Election

In the wake of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, President Barack Obama said he plans on nominating a successor despite Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ‘s vow not to fill the seat until the election is over. While Democrats in the upper chamber – including Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and former Sen. Russ […]

Report: Jihadi Bride Passed 3 Visa Background Checks Despite Online Posts About Violent Jihad

Tashfeen Malik, the Pakistani woman who killed 14 people with her husband in San Bernardino earlier this month, openly advocated violent jihad on her social media accounts before coming to the U.S., but government officials approved her fiancee visa anyway, The New York Times reports.   Law enforcement officials discovered the posts, according to The […]

Carson: If CA Attacker Passed Vetting, It ‘Should End the Conversation’ About Refugees

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson argued that if one of the perpetrators of the San Bernardino attack passed background checks, that should end the conversation” about Syrian refugees and President Obama’s agenda “is not to protect the American people” on Friday’s “Sean Hannity Show.” Carson stated that if there were extensive background checks done […]

John Kerry, Iranian Leaders Passed Over for Nobel Peace Prize

There has been speculation that John Kerry and Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif would be selected for the Nobel Peace Prize. However, today it was announced that the prize will instead go to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet “for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the […]

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