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Should Congress read bills it votes on? The people say yes
As Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tries to become the next House speaker, he is negotiating with his opponents on a series of demands that include plum committee positions, campaign spending and making it easier to vote the speaker out if they aren’t happy with the their performance. But there’s another demand that’s not getting as… -
South Carolina, Idaho Supreme Courts issue differing abortion rulings
The Idaho and South Carolina State Supreme Courts made opposing rulings on two similar abortion bills, a scenario that is only possible because of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. In Idaho, justices upheld a nearly total ban, while justices in South Carolina struck down a heartbeat bill. The Idaho Supreme Court upheld a near total… -
Kevin McCarthy gains new votes in quest for House speaker
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., made progress in his quest to become the next House speaker, but he’s still four votes short. McCarthy needed 217 votes to receive an overall majority, and he received 213. The threshold has been lowered from 218 votes because some members are absent, including Rep.-Elect Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, who went home… -
Biden announces immigration program, will deport those who don’t use it
President Biden announced his administration is expanding an immigrant parole program for immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti. Effective immediately, citizens from those countries who cross the border illegally or arrive at a port of entry unannounced will be deported to Mexico, which has agreed to accept returns of 30,000 people per month. Under… -
Former Rep. Reid Ribble: House speaker vote ‘has gotten personal’
The House of Representatives entered its third day of voting to select its next speaker on Thursday. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., made fresh concessions overnight to the group of House Republicans who have kept him from securing the position in hopes of hitting the 218-vote threshold. McCarthy agreed to reduce the number of House members needed… -
Celebrity endorsements lead to diabetes medicine Ozempic shortage
There’s a shortage of the diabetes drug Ozempic due to people using it for weight loss. The shortage is making it harder for diabetics to find the important medicine. Ozempic helps people with type two diabetes lower their blood sugar and A1C. Ozempic is the brand name for semaglutide, which stimulates insulin secretion and helps… -
Republicans want to prioritize China, taxes, abortion in new Congress
When a new party takes a majority in Congress, like Republicans are doing today, the first bills they introduce are meant to set their priorities for the next two years. In this case, it is also meant to send a message to the Biden administration as to where it can expect push back. Here’s a… -
McCarthy: Some demanded House committee positions for Speaker vote
The House of Representatives failed to elect a Speaker during its initial vote Tuesday. This is the first time since 1923 that the House did not select a leader on the first ballot. The final count was 203 for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., 212 for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., 10 for Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.… -
Trump holding company reported $313 million in losses from 2015-2020
Former President Donald Trump’s holding company, DJT Holdings LLC, reported a combined $313 million in losses from 2015 to 2020. DJT Holdings LLC losses by year are broken out below. $34,146,723 (2015) Trump’s 1065 form from 2020. $64,497,128 (2016) $57,865,495 (2017) $53,474,978 (2018) $43,637,968 (2019) $59,945,432 (2020) The returns also show the company had well… -
Donald Trump paid as little as $0 in federal taxes while president
The House Ways and Means Committee released thousands of pages of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns spanning six years. That includes 1040 forms which reveal how much money he made and where he made it. According to the returns, Trump paid $0 in federal taxes in 2020 and $750 in both 2016 and 2017. The… -
New York City removes 441,038 names from voter rolls
New York City removed 441,083 names from its voter rolls and will enter into a settlement with the conservative legal group Judicial Watch. The organization filed a federal lawsuit in July under the National Voter Registration Act which said the city had removed only 22 names over the last six years, a number the group… -
Battle for RNC chair intensifies ahead of January election
The Republican Party is about to elect its leader in January, and the race has intensified. Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is running for her fourth term. She’s being challenged by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, and Harmeet Dhillon, a lawyer from California who worked as a Trump campaign legal adviser. McDaniel was handpicked by the newly elected… -
President Biden’s judicial appointments outpace Trump’s
The Senate has confirmed 97 judges to lifetime appointments on the federal bench during President Biden’s first two years in office. That includes Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, 68 judges to District Courts and 28 judges to circuit courts where appeals are heard. U.S Courts of Appeals nominations are crucial because those…
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