Commentators have been going for months debating the merits of the New York/“hush money" prosecution of Donald Trump. Is it “serious"? Is it serious enough? How does it match up against the three
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by
Chris Lehmann The vote to reauthorize section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act rose and fell and rose again on the whims of one Donald J. Trump.
Democrats Commit Vastly More Dark Money Than Republicans For 2024 Authored by Austin Alonzo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock) Democratic dark money groups, megadonors, and unions are funding a massive spending effort aimed at reelecting President Joe Biden and advancing the Democratic Party’s power in Washington. So far, nine major outside spending groups say they will together spend nearly $800 million to support the reelection...
It’s been difficult to keep up with the number of Republican efforts in recent years to roll back child labor laws. The Guardian reported in the fall that GOP policymakers at the state level “have led efforts to roll back child labor protections, with bills introduced in at least 16 states.” To be sure, not all of the measures are identical. In some states, Republicans want to scrap age verification requirements for employers. In other states, they want minors to be able to serve alcohol. A...
Republican Rep. Jake LaTurner of Kansas, who has been serving as a House lawmaker since early 2021, has announced that he will not seek re-election this year."I will proudly serve the remainder of the 118th Congress, but after much prayer and consideration, I will not seek reelection this Fall. The people of Kansas who elected me to serve in the United States House of Representatives have given me the professional honor of my life, but it is time to pursue other opportunities and have the...
(The Center Square) – Communities in Wisconsin dealing with PFAS pollution are again waiting on the finger pointing at the State Capitol to end. Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday held a news conference to blast Republican lawmakers for skipping a meeting he called to talk about a clean water plan that he vetoed. Evers accused Republicans of ignoring PFAS pollution and leaving people to suffer with contaminated water. "Think about the people of French...
On today's Morning Brew, the Rising team discusses how they handle rejection and if they would give money back to a friend that bailed on a trip.
Lansing Police have blocked parts of I-96 west at Martin Luther King Jr. exit 101 due to a crash.
Despite facing backlash from civil rights activists and Democratic lawmakers, Republicans in conservative-leaning Nassau County, New York, are moving forward with a plan to form an armed, civilian militia that the local government could operate as a de facto police force during “emergencies.” The plan, proposed by County Executive Bruce Blakeman, has local opponents comparing the "special deputies" to other government-backed militias throughout history, including some Ku Klux Klan chapters and...
Three Republican senators introduced a bill on Tuesday challenging the elite status of Qatar as a "major non-NATO ally" of the United States, citing the Islamist state's close relationship with Hamas and its failure to use those ties to help free hostages taken in the unprecedented October 7 siege of Israel.
A Missouri judge found no “compelling justification” to seal a congressional candidate’s lawsuit against a political opponent who published 14-year-old court records of a domestic violence incident. On Friday, Circuit Judge Christopher McDonough unsealed state Rep. Justin Hicks’ lawsuit against Max Calfo, who is running for Hicks’ seat in the Missouri House, and Lindi Williford, Calfo’s campaign treasurer. Hicks sued Calfo in September, when he was preparing to seek re-election in the...