Supreme Court Seeks Security Budget Boost
The Supreme Court submitted a budget request to Congress that includes $5.9 million for an “expansion of protective activities” and another $6.5 million for building security reinforcements That combined funding would cover security measures for the Supreme Court police to protect the Justices and care of the Court building which sits across from the U.S. […]
Former Trump Attorney Censured for Election Falsehoods
Jenna Ellis, former attorney for then-President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, has been censured in Colorado after admitting she repeated false statements about the election. Ellis acknowledged making 10 of what she called “misrepresentations” on television and Twitter after Trump lost the 2020 election to now-President Biden. The office of attorney regulation counsel in Colorado, where […]
Report: Apology Letter from Mexican Cartel Confesses to Americans’ Kidnapping
The Associated Press reported Thursday it had obtained a letter of apology from the Mexican drug cartel that’s blamed for the deadly kidnapping of four Americans. In the letter, the Scorpions faction of the Gulf cartel reportedly condemn the violence, adding that the gang had turned in to authorities its own members who were responsible […]
Norfolk Southern CEO Testifies Before Senate
The CEO of Norfolk Southern, the company whose train derailed February 3 in East Palestine, Ohio sparking a fire and a miles-wide toxic chemical spill, testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday. Alan Shaw told the committee that he is “deeply sorry” for the derailment’s impact upon the East Palestine community. […]
West Virginia Defeats Bill to Ban Child Marriage
A bill to ban child marriage in West Virginia was defeated Wednesday in the state Senate by one vote. The Republican-majority state Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the bill on a 9-8 vote, a week after it passed the House of Delegates. Child marriage—when one or both parties are below the age of 18—is currently legal […]
Report: White Supremacist Propaganda Hit Record High Last Year
The spread of white supremacist propaganda reached record levels in 2022, the Anti-Defamation League said in a report published Wednesday. The ADL’s Center on Extremism uncovered 6,751 cases of white supremacist groups distributed “racist, antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ+” materials last year, including graffiti, banners, stickers and fliers—a 38% increase over 2021 that the report says is the […]
Israeli Protesters Block Netanyahu’s Airport Route
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed on a trip to Rome Thursday—but not before protesters attempted to obstruct his departure by blocking Tel Aviv roads to the Ben Gurion International Airport. Netanyahu reached the airport by helicopter on Thursday rather than traveling by convoy on the highway. He met with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin […]
House GOP to Investigate January 6 Committee
The GOP-led House Administration’s new subcommittee on oversight was set to open an investigation into the former House Select January 6 Committee on Thursday. The January 6 Committee, which was comprised of seven Democrats and two Republicans, released its final report into its 18-month probe into the January 6, 2021 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol just […]
Biden to Tout his Budget Proposal at a Union Hall
President Biden is set to tout his proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year at a union hall in Philadelphia on Thursday. The White House estimates that the President’s proposed budget would cut the deficit by nearly $3 trillion over 10 years through savings and tax increases on those earning more than $400,000. It also […]
Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Fall
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was hospitalized Wednesday evening after tripping and falling at a hotel in Washington. McConnell had been attending a private dinner when he suffered the spill, according to his spokesperson Doug Andres. The office of the 81-year-old Senator did not provide additional details on his condition or how long he […]
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