Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of New York blasted Democratic Mayor Eric Adams of New York City over his plan to house migrants in private residences. âItâs absolutely outrageous. Not only does New York City have a housing crisis, we have an affordability crisis,â Malliotakis told Fox Business host Ashley Webster on âVarney and Company.â âPeople
âWhat Planet Are We Living On?â: NYC GOP Rep Rips Adams Over Latest Migrant Housing Plan
June 6, 2023 by
How McCarthy mollified the right on his debt plan â for now
April 27, 2023 by
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) walks to a press conference after the House passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act (H.R. 2811) at the U.S. Capitol on April 26, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Soon after House conservatives extracted enough concessions from Kevin McCarthy to let him claim the speakership, they began plotting their next move: Pushing
Debt-limit plan won’t be changed, House GOP leaders tell holdouts
April 25, 2023 by
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said that Republicans are already âon record voting against many of these tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act,â as part of the GOPâs energy bill. | Francis Chung/POLITICO House GOP leaders are waving off calls from rank-and-file Republicans for changes to their debt-limit proposal. Instead, theyâre plowing ahead toward
House GOP plows ahead on risky immigration plan
April 19, 2023 by
Republicans are quietly laying the groundwork to potentially impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. | Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo House Republicans dug in Wednesday on a two-track strategy to project commitment to border security. Both tracks seem headed toward failure. On one side, Judiciary Committee Republicans are in the midst of an hourslong debate on a
Eagles plan to release Pro Bowl CB Darius Slay after three seasons: reports
April 18, 2023 by
The Philadelphia Eagles are set to part ways with five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay, according to multiple reports. The Eagles and Slay had been trying to come to an agreement on a restructured contract after the team gave his agent permission to seek a possible trade. Since the two sides could not work out […]
âSNLâ Trump Reveals Master Plan to Capitalize on Indictment
April 3, 2023 by
Less than 72 hours before Donald Trump is reportedly scheduled to turn himself in to the Manhattan DAâs office following his historic indictment, Saturday Night Liveâs Trump (James Austin Johnson) opened the showâs April Foolsâ Day episode by pushing one last money grab on his unsuspecting supporters: A bangers-only album of covers.âSome are saying Iâm
Inside Trumpâs Risky Plan to Fight the Stormy Daniels Hush-Money Case
April 1, 2023 by
Finally faced with an actual criminal indictment, former President Donald Trump is settling on a familiarâif contradictoryâdefense strategy: Blame his previous lawyer, and say he would have done it anyway.Thereâs just one problem: The indictment might be more sprawling than just the Stormy Daniels hush money payments that Trumpâs team has claimed it was expecting
This is their plan to ELIMINATE cash
March 15, 2023 by
Biden Under Secretary of the Treasury Nellie Liang asked about reaching out to Twitter and Facebook to ‘”monitor misinformation and âbad actors’” President Biden spoke on Monday about the two major U.S. bank failures saying that Americans can be assured that their money is safe. For some anyway. Small banks seem to be bearing the […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Announces ‘Security Plan’ to Prohibit TikTok on State Government-Issued Devices, State Networks
March 9, 2023 by
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images // Inset: LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced a âstatewide model security planâ for state employees and contractors to follow that prohibits TikTok and other software on government-issued devices as well as the use of prohibited technology-enabled personal devices on government networks. Abbottâs statewide model security plan would address the âvulnerabilitiesâ presented by using TikTok and
Ford, Chinese Firm Plan $3.5B Electric Vehicle Battery Plant in Michigan
March 7, 2023 by
Ford Motor Company and Chinaâs Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL) are planning a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan. The plant, celebrated by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), will be owned by Ford through a subsidiary while collaborating with CATL â Chinaâs premier electric vehicle battery supplier. Ford hopes to open the plant in
Congress Braces for Long, Cold Winter Night to Pass Omnibus Spending Plan Before Christmas
February 15, 2023 by
Update: After the publication of this story, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced the House will vote on the omnibus package on Friday: Congress is bracing for a long, cold winter night in Washington, DC, as outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is determined to pass the Democratsâ $1.7 trillion omnibus spending plan before lawmakers
Iranian-American Man Pleads Guilty to Texas School Bombing Plan
February 1, 2023 by
A naturalized U.S. citizen born in Iran planned to blow up a school in Amarillo, Texas, federal authorities revealed this week. At the time of his arrest, the man had several explosive devices and a suicide vest in his possession. This week, 33-year-old Erfan Salmanzadeh went before a U.S. district judge in Texas where he
Child shooting deaths in New York reignite debate over criminal justice reform plan
January 31, 2023 by
An 11-year-old was shot and killed on Jan. 16 while buying a gallon of milk in Syracuse, N.Y. Brexialee Torres-Ortiz, the Blodgett Middle School class president, was caught in the crossfire of a suspected gang-related shooting in a disturbing trend that the cityâs mayor called “senseless” and “brutal.” In 2022, nearly 150 shooting victims younger […]
Dems plot their own government funding plan as talks stall
January 13, 2023 by
The Democratic funding plan from Senate Appropriations Chair Patrick Leahy and House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro will come just days before federal cash expires Dec. 16. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images As bipartisan negotiations on a sprawling year-end package to fund the government remain mired in gridlock, Democrats have a new negotiation plan: publicly releasing their
Joe Biden’s 2023 Border Plan: Two Migrants for Every American Birth
January 13, 2023 by
President Joe Bidenâs border agency expects 9,srcsrcsrc to 14,srcsrcsrc economic migrants per day after officials remove the Title 42 legal barrier in late December, says CNN. The predicted inflow adds up to roughly 4.5 million migrants per year or more than one extra southern migrant for every American birth in the United States. The southern
Russiaâs New âLarge-Scale Warâ Plan Is Already Doomed to Fail
January 13, 2023 by
Russia appears to be laying the groundwork to summon hundreds of thousands more men across the country to take part in the war against Ukraine.Lawmaker Andrei Kartapolov, the head of the State Dumaâs Defense Committee, lamented in an interview with RBK on Wednesday that the country doesnât have enough mobilized reserve forces for a âlarge-scale
Term-limit plan sparks generational battle among House Dems
January 12, 2023 by
âI understand thereâs a need to share, particularly with a much younger caucus that we have. But I think that penalizing members for being ranking members while theyâre in the minority at the expense of an opportunity to be a chairman â I donât think thatâs fair either,â said Natural Resources Committee Chair Rep. RaĂșl
Biden Finalizes Plan to Import 65K More Foreign Workers for Blue-Collar Jobs
January 12, 2023 by
President Joe Biden will import nearly 65,srcsrcsrc H-2B foreign visa workers to take blue-collar jobs as 11.6 million Americans are jobless and another 3.7 million are underemployed. In October, Bidenâs Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced that the administration would be allowing businesses to import close to 65,srcsrcsrc additional H-2B foreign visa
MTG Torches McCarthyâs Opposers for âRisking the Gavelâ: âThey Do Not Have a Planâ for Speaker
January 11, 2023 by
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) issued a lengthy statement Tuesday criticizing House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthyâs (R-CA) detractors, saying they were âlying to the baseâ about having plans for the upcoming speaker vote. Greene, a vocal supporter of McCarthyâs bid for speaker, took aim at those she described as âNever Kevin Caucusâ members in a
Larger squad? How the Hillâs newest progressives plan to wield power.
January 4, 2023 by
The group of new members, which includes Maxwell Frost has a text thread in which they discuss everything from news articles and policy ideas to memes and puppies. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Even as House Democrats shrink into the minority, the voices of progressive lawmakers â inspired by the so-called squad â are set to
Senate moves forward to fund government despite snags over Manchin’s energy plan
November 9, 2022 by
That vote to advance the stopgap, likely to occur on Tuesday or Wednesday, would require 6src senators. The New York Democrat is determined to attach the energy permitting provisions to the funding patch, stemming from a deal with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin that cemented the West Virginia centristâs support for the partyâs health care, tax
Revenge? Republicans weigh tanking Manchin’s permitting plan
November 8, 2022 by
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said that âI donât think you can count on any Republicans to vote for something they havenât seen.â But thereâs another factor: Manchinâs agreement with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to pass their party-line domestic policy centerpiece this summer â with permitting reform as a side agreement, requiring votes from both parties
House passes plan to head off future Trumpian election challenges
November 8, 2022 by
Itâs a sign that Democrats view the MAGA moniker, and the fallout from Trump supportersâ violent attack on the Capitol, as a potent path to persuade voters of the former presidentâs connection to this Novemberâs crop of Republican candidates. While Democrats have struggled to counter GOP economic attacks, theyâre hoping democracy protection can join abortion
Parents Demand Resignations, Pull Donations After All-Girls School Announces Plan to Admit M2F Trans Students
October 8, 2022 by
Parents, donors, and alumni of Harpeth Hall, an all-girls school in Nashville, Tennessee, are pulling donations and calling for the resignations of several school officials who they believe have been âenablers of political activism and division.â The call from parents, alumni, and donors comes shortly after the all-girls school announced that they would be allowing…
Senate advances funding bill after Manchin punts his energy plan
October 6, 2022 by
Before the vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the floor that he and Manchin would âcontinue to have conversations about the best wayâ to move forward on the permitting effort before the end of the year. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had encouraged Senate Republicans to take down Manchinâs effort in a floor…
Democrats Block Plan Requiring Biden to Keep Title 42 at Southern Border
September 21, 2022 by
Senate Democrats blocked a measure to include in their âInflation Reduction Actâ which required President Joe Biden to preserve the Center for Disease Control and Preventionâs (CDC) Title 42 authority at the United States-Mexico border. In April, CDC officials announced that the Biden administration would end Title 42 authority at the southern border by May 23.…
DOJ Refuses to Release Biden Administration Plan to Intervene in 2022 Election
September 13, 2022 by
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is refusing to release 15 pages of documents explaining the Biden administrationâs strategy to implement a âvoter accessâ policy that is being coordinated with left-wing groups just weeks before the 2022 election. In March 2021, President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14019, âPromoting Access to Voting.â As Breitbart News noted:…
âThere Are Always Going To Be Waysâ: Activists Reportedly Plan To Defy Pro-Life Laws If Roe Is Overturned
July 7, 2021 by
Abortion activists are reportedly strategizing underground ways to defy pro-life laws in the event that Roe v. Wade is overturned. The Supreme Court will take up a major abortion case in October â one that advocates on both sides of the aisle say could directly challenge Roe v. Wade. âIf Roe goes down â we hope…
Republican Senators Threaten To Sink Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan After Bidenâs Ultimatum
June 28, 2021 by
Republican senators are threatening to sink a recently negotiated bipartisan infrastructure compromise after President Joe Biden said that its adoption was conditioned on the passage of a complementary bill containing top Democratic priorities. Multiple senators who took part in bipartisan negotiations during the billâs creation have already said that they may now withhold their support,…
Labor Union: Biden ‘Devastating’ Union Workers with Plan to Close Prisons
May 23, 2021 by
A labor union with more than 600,000 active and retired members is blasting President Joe Bidenâs ending federal contracts with privately-operated prisons that hold mostly foreign nationals convicted of felonies. After taking office, Biden requested that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) not renew any of its contracts with 11 privately-operated prisons that nearly all hold…