Senate Saves Mayorkas From Impeachment Threat Senate Democrats pulled DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas's ass out of the fire on Wednesday, voting to dismiss two articles of impeachment and shutting down the possibility of a lengthy Senate trial which would shine a spotlight on the border crisis he helped to create. Wednesday's decision marked the first time in 225 years since the Senate voted to immediately dismiss impeachment charges approved by the House vs. holding a floor...
The final game of the season is here as the Boston Bruins wrap it up against the Ottawa Senators! It’s been an unexpected season to say the least, but now the team will have just three more periods to get in, maybe work on the power play, maybe not, and try to stay healthy for playoffs. Discuss!
A state senator from Massachusetts made a stop in Erie tonight to get to know the community a little better. Liz Miranda of the second suffolk district in Massachusetts spoke to a room of about 50 local political leaders and elected officials at the Historical Institute of Culture and the African American experience. She said []
Sen. Francis Escudero will invite the Bureau of Immigration in the upcoming investigation to shed light on the enrollment of Chinese students in schools in Cagayan province.
Nathan Wesenberg, who's researched wolves for the DNR, says the population has grown to where it threatens not only cattle and deer, but potentially people. "Wolves are losing fear of humans," he said.
In what could have been initially viewed as an act of partisanship in Minnesota's Senate, a Rochester Republican legislator voted for a DFL-backed elections bill last week. However, it turns out that the vote was by accident.
The Senate approved a measure that will require ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban, in a vote of 79 to 18. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act next goes to President Biden. The president has already said he’ll sign the bill into law. (Yes, as predicted, I'm writing about this again.) TikTok has faced the ire of US politicians for a few years now, but this bill has picked up support across both political parties. It sailed through the House of...
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(1st UPDATE) Saguisag's family says Rene's spirit 'will continue to inspire us to strive for a more just world'
Businessman David McCormick has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Pennsylvania, setting him up to face Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in what will be a closely watched race, Decision Desk HQ projects. McCormick was unopposed for the nomination and coalesced GOP support around his candidacy to try to unseat the three-term incumbent Casey. The
A Minnesota state senator has been charged with first-degree burglary after being arrested in the city of Detroit Lakes early Monday morning. Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, was arrested
MINNEAPOLIS — A state senator and former broadcast meteorologist was arrested on suspicion of burglary early Monday in the northwestern Minnesota city of Detroit Lakes, police said. Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, of Woodbury, was being held in the Becker County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary. Formal charges were still pending Monday afternoon, Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steve Todd said. Mitchell did not immediately return a call left on the jail’s voicemail system for inmates....