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January 18, 2023 10:53 AM A whistleblower from the Orange County Supervisor of Elections (SOE) in Orlando, Florida, is alleging the elections office lacks sufficient supervision of its ballots. Brian Freid, the whistleblower who was terminated from his post as Information Systems Director last year, further alleges tha... | US Local Elections |
GOP fails to elect a speaker. This time it’s not due to hard-liners.
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Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan came into Tuesday’s speakership election projecting confidence that he would win, telling reporters “we need to get a speaker today.”
But in the initial vote on the House floor, 20 ... | US Congress |
The Biden administration will end both the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency on May 11, the White House informed Congress on Monday night.
The current public health emergency is in place through April, while the national emergency is in place until March. They began in 2020, soon after the onset o... | US Federal Policies |
Joanna WaltersTom Barrack, a onetime private equity executive and fundraiser for former US president Donald Trump, was found not guilty by a jury on Friday of unlawfully acting as an agent of the United Arab Emirates, dealing a setback to the US Justice Department, Reuters writes. Barrack was also acquitted of obstruct... | US Political Corruption |
A Democratic House member is asking Palm Beach County, Florida, to tax Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property at the rate the former president claims it is worth amid his ongoing civil fraud trial in New York.
In a letter provided exclusively to NBC News, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., issued the request to Dorothy Jacks, P... | US Political Corruption |
Trump FCC Pick Nathan Simington Wants You To Think Net Neutrality Is A Secret Cabal By Big Tech To ‘Censor Conservatives’
from the things-just-keep-getting-dumber dept
The modern authoritarian GOP knows its radical policies are widely unpopular, which is why it increasingly needs to rely on propaganda. That’s also why ... | US Federal Policies |
Capitol Hill is breathing a sigh of relief as lawmakers jet back to their home states for the Thanksgiving holiday after a grueling 10 weeks full of late-night votes and, toward the end, increasingly testy exchanges.
It’s tested the mettle of newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., whose leadership victory temporaril... | US Congress |
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 24, 2023. The U.S. government will soon run out of cash to pay its bills unless it can raise or suspend its debt ceiling.
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, pledged to unite the GOP conference and give members without leadership roles a louder voice in party discussions in a letter to colleagues sent Monday.
"The principles that unite us as Republicans are far greater than the disagreements that divide us. And the diff... | US Congress |
The IRS used National Small Business Week to tout President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which critics argue will allow the IRS to target small businesses for more tax money.
National Small Business Week runs from April 30 through May 6. To mark the occasion, the IRS sent out a news release giving "advice" on how s... | US Federal Policies |
President Joe Biden announced that his efforts to provide millions of student loan borrowers with debt relief were not over on Friday after a Supreme Court decision blocked his current debt relief program.
Biden said his next move would be through the use of the 1965 Higher Education Act, which gives Education Secretar... | US Federal Policies |
January 09, 2023 01:08 PM The Postal Service is touting its improved speed for getting mail-in ballots to election officials in the 2022 midterm elections. Nearly all mailed ballots, 98.96%, for both the Nov. 8, 2022 election and the Georgia runoff were delivered to officials within three days — an improvement from 202... | US Federal Elections |
WASHINGTON -- The unprecedented ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has left no consensus among Republicans about whether his removal was the right move as the party struggles to coalesce around a new leader, according to a new poll.
Only one-quarter of Republicans say they approve of the stunning decision by a smal... | US Congress |
House GOP members are preparing a motion to expel Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., amid his renewed threat to pursue a motion to vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
The House Republican members will seek to expel Gaetz if the ethics committee report comes back with findings of guilt, Fox News has learned. One member told Fox ... | US Congress |
JEFFERSON CITY — The top Republican in the Missouri Senate on Wednesday cast doubt on GOP efforts to raise the threshold for constitutional amendments after voters killed a similar effort in Ohio.
Ohio voters, by a 57%-43% margin, on Tuesday soundly rejected a plan that would’ve required constitutional amendments to re... | US Local Elections |
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) blasted Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Thursday for allegedly blocking her request to file a subpoena for sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs, accusing Democrats of “hiding” something.
Blackburn is a member of the Democrat-led Senate Judiciary Committee, on which Durbin serves as chair, g... | US Congress |
Reps. Jamie Raskin and Dan Goldman, the two primary Democratic voices on the House Oversight Committee, apparently have decided to play for keeps. They've sent a letter to committee chairman James Comer that essentially asks Comer if he bought a bag of magic beans from Gal Luft, Comer's beloved "whistleblower" who seem... | US Political Corruption |
White House officials had previously attacked House Committee on Oversight and Government Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and other Republican lawmakers for scheduling the hearing just days ahead of the deadline to fund the government for the coming fiscal year.
"In the two weeks since Speaker McCarthy unila... | US Congress |
The threat of fraud and cyber scams is a 365-days-a-year problem when it comes to online shopping.
But just as the rate at which retailers hit you with promo emails scales up at this time of year, so too does the risk of falling foul of criminals trying to access your bank account.
According to the National Cyber Sec... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Former President Donald Trump expects to attend at least the first day of thepitting him and his company against New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources with knowledge of Trump's plan say. The trial begins Monday.
Trump's plan was first revealed in a court filing related to a separate court case,against his fo... | US Political Corruption |
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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump stands on the field during halftime in an NCAA college football game between the University of South Carolina and Clemson Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Columbia, S.C.
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Republican presidential candidate and form... | US Federal Elections |
In a late-night court filing, former President Donald Trump's attorneys are asking the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay District Judge Tanya Chutkan's limited gag order in the D.C. 2020 election interference case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Chutkan's order, Trump's lawyers allege, is "muzzling President... | US Circuit and Appeals Courts |
- At least 18 people are dead and 13 injured after a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine.
- The suspect in the shooting, Robert Card, remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous, police said.
- Card is a firearms instructor and Army reservist who was committed to a mental healt... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
The NYPD urged residents of New York City to be on the lookout for potential domestic terror attacks on Wednesday, saying the Oct. 7 assault on Israel may "resonate" with some in the U.S.
The police released the public statement Wednesday afternoon and added that they have canceled all in-service training for new polic... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
The agency, which was established in 1980, has long been a favorite punching bag of Republicans, with President Ronald Reagan among the first Republican standard-bearers to declare the department unnecessary and call for its elimination.
Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who led the department during the Trump... | US Federal Policies |
Brett Kavanaugh says he's hopeful the Supreme Court will take 'concrete steps' to address ethics scandals
WASHINGTON — Justice Brett Kavanaugh signaled Thursday that the Supreme Court may take steps "soon" to address ethics scandals that have eroded confidence and sparked a partisan fight in Congress over whether lawma... | SCOTUS |
Washington — Rep. Tim Burchett accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him in the back in retaliation for voting to oust him from the role last month.
"Kevin McCarthy walked by and he elbowed me in the kidneys as he walked by," Burchett told reporters Tuesday. "Kind of caught me off guard."
The Tennesse... | US Congress |
14th Amendment emerges as last-ditch fix to ward off default
Top political figures are swirling the possibility that President Biden could use the powers of a clause in the 14th Amendment as a last-ditch effort to ward off the looming threat that the U.S. could default on its debt as soon as next month.
When asked abou... | US Federal Policies |
Borrowers saddled with unmanageable student debt may wonder if they should have avoided college altogether.
Don't have second thoughts, one expert said — but with caveats.
"Higher education is absolutely worth it," Natalia Abrams, founder and president of the Student Debt Crisis Center, recently told Yahoo Finance Live... | US Federal Policies |
ATLANTA — Channel 2 Action News has learned that Jenna Ellis, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, has reached a plea deal in the Georgia election interference case.
Ellis pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements, according to Fulton County court documents. The documents do not reve... | US Political Corruption |
What does the FBI want from the Pennsylvania lawmakers its agents visited and handed subpoenas to this week? That has not been publicly released yet, but their visit makes clear federal investigators’ probe into attempts to tamper with the 2020 election continues to sprawl.In June, they raided the home of Jeffrey Clark... | US Political Corruption |
The thrice-indicted, twice-impeached, once-defeated, politically toxic Republican standard-bearer has a real shot at the presidency again.
By every conventional standard, Donald Trump should long ago have resigned himself to a pleasant retirement playing golf at his clubs, but instead he is marching toward the Republic... | US Federal Elections |
The gunman who killed three people Saturday at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, in what authorities said was a racist attack against Black people had earlier been turned away from the campus of a nearby historically Black university.
The shooter, described by police as a White man in his early 20s, firs... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
Senate US Border-Ukraine Aid Talks Stall, Whispers of Working Through Christmas Begin
Schumer says talks have 'been on ice for weeks,' while McConnell warns Democrats against 'wasting time with bizarre public scoldings'
Senate border negotiations needed to unlock votes for foreign aid to Israel and Ukraine were on life... | US Federal Policies |
Ex-Goldman Associate Charged With Insider Trading
Federal prosecutors charged a former employee who worked at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Blackstone Inc. with securities fraud for allegedly tipping his friends to upcoming deals.
(Bloomberg) -- Federal prosecutors charged a former employee at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. a... | US Political Corruption |
Biden’s 81st Birthday Highlights Biggest Liability For 2024
Birthdays can be bittersweet — particularly when you’re the oldest president in US history.
(Bloomberg) -- Birthdays can be bittersweet — particularly when you’re the oldest president in US history.
As Joe Biden celebrates turning 81 on Monday, the occasion wi... | US Federal Elections |
Washington — In a major reversal, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine called on Congress to ban assault weapons in the wake of the.
"I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war, like the assault rifle used to carry out this crime," Golden said at a news conference Thursday. "The time has now come for me to ta... | US Federal Policies |
Several Senate Republicans are uniting in support of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's move to initiate an impeachment inquiry against President Biden despite a growing number of skeptical GOP leaders in the upper chamber.
The inquiry will determine whether there are grounds to bring formal charges (articles of impeachmen... | US Congress |
For the first time in American history, a Speaker of the House has been stripped of the gavel.
A small group of Republican hardliners led by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida provided the pivotal votes on Tuesday needed to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership position, marking a dramatic but expected end to McCar... | US Congress |
Santos calls Ethics Committee report a ‘dirty biased act’ that ‘tramples over all of my rights’
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) took to social media Thursday evening after the House Ethics Committee released a scathing report about his potential federal crimes, calling politics and the report “dirty.”
“What the ‘ethics com... | US Political Corruption |
Political rhetoric changes views on democratic principles, study finds
Most people will agree that over the past several years, American political leaders have been saying—and sharing on social media—unusual things that politicians would never have said a decade or two ago. At times, their words can seem out of charact... | US Federal Elections |
A group of six Republican and unaffiliated voters in Colorado, represented by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), have filed a lawsuit requesting former President Donald Trump be removed from the state's 2024 presidential ballot for violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
"While it is unprec... | US Federal Elections |
Oct 4 (Reuters) - New Mexico's attorney general has charged a police officer with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a Black nurse during a struggle last year in which police say the nurse took an officer's taser.
Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford allegedly shot Presley Eze, a 36-year-old Connecticut... | US Police Misconduct |
Black man’s decapitated remains found after he warned his mom he was targeted by ‘truckloads of white guys’
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) – A Mississippi family is searching for answers about what happened to their son after his remains were found in three separate places.
Attorney Ben Crump is now involved, as he an... | Civil Rights Activism |
A group of Republican senators went to the Senate floor Wednesday night to push Alabama GOP Sen.to drop his hold on more than 370 military nominations.
For more than four hours, Republican Senators Dan Sullivan, Joni Ernst, Lindsey Graham, Mitt Romney and Todd Young spoke on the floor to ask for unanimous consent to co... | US Congress |
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday reposted a Truth Social post calling for a "citizen's arrest" of New York Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing his fraud trial. Trump shared a post by a user describing his "fantasy": "I WOULD LIKE TO SEE LITITIA JAMES AND JUDGE ENGORON PLAC... | US Political Corruption |
Each day, you leave digital traces of what you did, where you went, who you communicated with, what you bought, what you’re thinking of buying, and much more. This mass of data serves as a library of clues for personalized ads, which are sent to you by a sophisticated network – an automated marketplace of advertisers, ... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
About three hours before a midnight deadline, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill Saturday evening to keep the government funded for 45 days, on a vote of 88 to 9, just before awas to go into effect.
The bill now goes to President Biden's desk for his signature.
No Democratic senators voted against the m... | US Federal Policies |
The FBI has arrested an Arizona man over a religiously-motivated terror attack on a remote Australian property last year that left six dead.
The 58-year-old US citizen faces two charges, one of which relates to the incitement of violence online.
He "repeatedly" sent online messages containing "Christian end of days ide... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Democrats say the vote was held improperly and that lawmakers don’t have the authority to oust Wisconsin Elections Commission Admini... | US Local Elections |
There were a lot of choice words flying around the stage at the final GOP primary debate tonight, but the candidates’ body language said much more than any of their canned remarks.
I’ve been decoding nonverbal communication for over 50 years, 25 as an FBI agent. My work taught me that people lie all the time, but their... | US Federal Elections |
Kari Lake, the Arizona Republican running for the U.S. Senate, described America as a country with "high crime" while calling for a change in asylum laws.
Speaking at a recent press conference in Nogales, Arizona, she called for a reform of current legislation to prevent people seeking asylum in the U.S. if they are le... | US Federal Elections |
President Joe Biden has warned that conservative rebels "will be back again" to try thwart the next funding deal after Congress voted to pass a stop-gap bill to keep the government funded, avoiding a shutdown with just hours left until the deadline.
“The last few days and weeks extreme MAGA Republicans tried to walk aw... | US Congress |
'He NEEDS a decent haircut!' Prince Harry's 'scruffy' mop, 'nasty' beard and 'crumpled' clothing during his UN speech in New York leaves royal fans stunnedPrince Harry's appearance for UN speech during visit to New York shocked fansMany were stunned by his 'scruffy' hair and 'crumpled' suit during the outingDuke of Sus... | SCOTUS |
State lawmakers find America’s medical debt problem ‘can no longer be ignored’
About 100 million Americans deal with medical debt, late notices, threatening voicemails and credit score declines.
Personal medical debt has reached startling heights — and state lawmakers are taking notice.
In the absence of federal consen... | US Local Policies |
The White House issued an urgent warning to Congress on Monday, predicting that Ukraine will soon lose ground in its war against Russia without another infusion of financial aid from the US.
“I want to be clear: without congressional action, by the end of the year we will run out of resources to procure more weapons an... | US Federal Policies |
A judge is set Friday to make public a report, for months shrouded in secrecy, on alleged efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.
Most of the report, by ain Fulton County, Georgia, was ordered to be withheld from the public as the district attorney there cons... | US Political Corruption |
Good morning US politics blog readers! Wednesday begins with another extraordinary development in the saga of Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents at his Florida residence.Among the papers found by the FBI during a search last month was one describing a foreign government’s nuclear capabilities, the Washingt... | US Political Corruption |
It would appear that MGM Resorts—one of the largest entertainment and hospitality venues in the world (and the largest casino operator on the Las Vegas strip)—just got hacked.
On Monday, local news outlets in Las Vegas caught wind of various complaints from patrons of MGM businesses; some said ATMs at associated hotels... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
You can put lipstick on a pig, but…
If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck…
What’s in a name? That which we would call a rose…
Don’t spit on cupcakes and call it frosting…
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., faces his first true test this week. The newly elected House speaker is offering something he’s character... | US Congress |
Years after their lives were turned upside down by conspiracy theorists, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea ArShaye "Shaye" Moss, were officially cleared by Georgia authorities on Tuesday.
Georgia’s State Election Board dismissed its yearslong investigation into alleged election fraud at the State Farm Arena in Atl... | US Federal Elections |
The shootings took place at two different locations in Lewiston, Maine, on Thursday night, according to police. The suspect has been on the run ever since.
Here is how the mass shootings unfolded:
Wednesday, Oct. 26
6:56 p.m.
Emergency dispatchers begin to receive 911 calls detailing a male shooting at Just-In-Time Rec... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
For most losing political candidates, the months that follow defeat can be a time for reflection and dissection—time to pick apart what went wrong, to write a book, to secure a cushy gig as a cable-news contributor, or even to plot a comeback.
But for Mehmet Oz, it’s been a time to pretend his disappointing Senate camp... | US Federal Elections |
For yet another example of how out-of-control federal bureaucrats think they can stretch the law beyond recognition to meet their policy preferences, look no further than a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The F-1 student visa program that allows foreigners to enter the... | US Circuit and Appeals Courts |
Fetterman discharged from hospital, will return to Senate after recess
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday, after spending several weeks receiving in-patient treatment for depression.
“I am extremely grateful to the incredible team at Walter Reed,” Fett... | US Congress |
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ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge who rejected efforts by former Trump White House chief of sta... | US Political Corruption |
Donald Trump has long attacked Joe Biden, his likely opponent at the polls next year, as “Sleepy Joe”, portraying the 80-year-old president as too old and too mentally fogged to occupy the Oval Office. As recently as Friday, the former president attacked his successor for being unfit to deal with Russia and the threat ... | US Federal Elections |
Welcome to the 2024 Republican primary field, Nikki Haley! Here’s who else you will probably be up against in your quest for the White House:
First of all, there’s Donald Trump. Not only has he already declared his run, but poll after poll indicate he’s the frontrunner among potential GOP contenders. Consider him the f... | US Federal Elections |
Many Republicans have stood against Donald Trump. Few have succeeded.Liz Cheney will now be the latest to try, looking to capitalize on her conservative voting record, her vice-chairmanship of the January 6 committee and of course her father’s time as vice-president under Republican George W. Bush.Trump remains the fav... | US Federal Elections |
‘Shocked and sickened’: Biden condemns killing of 6-year-old Muslim boy
“This horrific act of hate has no place in America,” Biden said.
President Joe Biden said he was “shocked and sickened” by the killing of a 6-year-old Muslim boy in Illinois on Sunday that the Department of Justice is investigating as a federal hat... | US Federal Policies |
On Thursday, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes asked McCaskill about new surveys of New Jersey Democratic voters. Just 5% of respondents in one poll said they would vote for Menendez in a future primary contest; 9% said they would in another poll.
“This is the way it’s supposed to work,” said McCaskill, a political analyst for MSNBC... | US Federal Elections |
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have restricted tuition increases at public universities and colleges in the state without the approval of the General Assembly.
House Bill 319 was amended by senators on the final day of the legislative session to prohibit the University System of ... | US Local Policies |
Last week, after helping foment the eight-person coup that ended Kevin McCarthy’s 269-day reign as speaker of the United States House of Representatives Matt Gaetz’s signature smirk was everywhere. The 41-year-old Floridia congressman peacocked through a slew of must-see Beltway cable news shows, dancing on McCarthy’s ... | US Congress |
Donald Trump, the president, may well be immune from any civil action for allegedly inciting an attack against the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. But Donald Trump, the candidate, is not, an appellate court in the District of Columbia says.“When a first-term President opts to seek a second term, his campaign to win re-e... | US Political Corruption |
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A person wearing a mask walks past a sign encouraging people to complete the 2020 census in Los Angeles.
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If Joe Biden wants to hold onto the White House in 2024, Dorien Dudley is the man he has to convince.
At 19, Mr Dudley is voting for the first time next year at his home in Baldwin County, Georgia – one of the most reliable bellwether areas in the country.
Since 1984, voters there have chosen the successful presidentia... | US Federal Elections |
That should do it for George Santos, the fabulist lawmaker who has best embodied the embarrassing emptiness at the heart of the GOP majority since it took the House this year. The New York Republican—who is already facing more than a dozen criminal charges, including for wire fraud and money laundering—announced Thursd... | US Congress |
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland told a House committee on Wednesday that Republican threats to defund the FBI would be "catastrophic" if carried out and that the Justice Department did not exist to do anyone's political bidding.
Garland pushed back against Republican lawmakers who ... | US Federal Policies |
Fulton County prosecutors rebutted claims that three so-called "alternate electors" amounted to federal officials during a hearing Wednesday in District Attorney Fani Willis' Georgia election interference case.
Judge Steve Jones, for a third time, heard arguments during an evidentiary hearing in Atlanta on the issue of... | US Federal Elections |
There’s a decent chance that, come January 2025, Donald Trump will either be in the White House or in a prison cell. Last November, my money was on the prison cell. The Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, was the Republicans’ golden boy and Trump was experiencing a major slump; for one thing, he had a mindboggling number o... | US Federal Elections |
House panel prepares to share Trump tax secretsIf Monday was a day of reckoning for Donald Trump in Congress, Tuesday is likely to be another when a House committee meets this afternoon to vote on whether to release six years of his tax returns to the public.A Supreme Court ruling last month cleared the treasury depart... | US Congress |
The US House of Representatives has approved a temporary funding bill aimed at avoiding a government shutdown due to start at midnight (05:00 GMT).
It includes disaster funds, but no US aid for Ukraine.
The 45-day resolution was proposed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after a rebellion by hard-line fellow Republicans ... | US Federal Policies |
Borrowers stare down student loan repayments after years of high inflation
Student loan borrowers are frustrated and anxious only three months away from being forced to resume payments after a three-year hiatus.
For the roughly 40 million Americans who owe the federal government student loans, interest will begin acrru... | US Federal Policies |
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s former attorney general suppressed findings by his investigators who concluded there was no basis for allegations that the 2020 election was marred by widespread fraud, according to documents released Wednesday by his successor.
Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, who took office last month... | US Federal Elections |
The Kraken has been released—on probation.
Sidney Powell, the attorney who used that catchphrase for her work to overturn the 2020 presidential election, pleaded guilty today to six misdemeanors in Fulton County, Georgia, as part of a sweeping racketeering case against Donald Trump and 16 others. Under the terms of the... | US Political Corruption |
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Once again, the debt ceiling is in the news and is a cause for concern. If the debt ceiling binds, and the U.S. Treasury does not have the ability to pay its obligations, the negative economic effects would quickl... | US Federal Policies |
Raskin says second Trump term would ‘look a lot like Vladimir Putin in Russia’
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Sunday compared a hypothetical second Trump White House term to that of President Vladimir Putin’s Russia and other authoritarian leaders in response to Trump’s veiled threats that he would go after his political... | US Federal Elections |
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The late-night hosts have been having a lot of fun with the struggles in Washington D.C. to select a new speaker of the House the past few weeks, and now that the j... | US Congress |
“People are going to vote for him even if he is in jail,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said.
In an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV, Greene expressed confidence that Trump is headed for a big win less than a year from today.
Morgan tackled a few questions about the 2024 election, asking Greene if she expects... | US Federal Elections |
Key events45m agoSummary and welcomeShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureDavid SmithIf you missed it earlier, the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief David Smith offered this analysis, saying that Republicans have dusted off a familiar playbook to weaponise the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search:Republi... | US Political Corruption |
- Rep. Rosa DeLauro asked all federal agency heads how GOP spending cut proposals would impact them.
- The agencies responded on Monday, with Education Sec. Miguel Cardona outlining the "devastating" impact the cuts would have on student-loan borrowers.
- He said the cuts would delay student-debt relief and make it eve... | US Federal Policies |
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, with Israeli troops moving into the Gaza Strip and encircling Gaza City, one piece of technology is having an outsized impact on how we see and understand the war. Messaging app Telegram, which has a history of lax moderation, has been used by Hamas to share gruesome images and videos... | US Political Corruption |
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Judges Halt Rule Offering Student Debt Relief for Those Alleging Colleges Misled Them
A federal appeals court on Monday halted a rule from President Joe Biden's administration that could make it easier to obtain student loan debt relief for borrowers who say they were victims of misleading information abo... | US Federal Policies |
President Joe Biden is building the wall, even if he doesn't want to.
"These funds were appropriated in fiscal 2019 under Republican leadership," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. "We believe there are better, more effective ways of moving forward to secure our border, and we have continuously asked for Congress... | US Federal Policies |
The United States government is barreling towards a shutdown at the end of the month as the deadline approaches without a firm funding deal in sight. The process of approving a new government spending bill has been held up considerably by the further-right MAGA-aligned members of the House GOP, who have refused to supp... | US Federal Policies |
California Governor Gavin Newsom has come under fire after after admitting that San Francisco was cleaned up ahead of the arrival of "fancy leaders" for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit.
San Francisco is hosting the summit, which opened Saturday and runs through Friday. The main event is a p... | US Local Policies |
NYSP: Horseheads Man Charged After Potential Explosive Found, Search Warrant Discovers Hazardous Materials
UPDATE 3:15PM -- New York State Police held a press conference at 3PM to announce the arrest of a suspect in the investigation into a possible explosive and hazardous materials found in Chemung County.
According t... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of additional students in schools serving low-income communities will be el... | US Federal Policies |
A kilogram of fentanyl was found under nap mats at a nursery in New York where one child died and three others were taken to hospital, police say.
Police believe the children, ranging in age from 8 months to two years old, inhaled the powerful narcotic drug at the Bronx nursery last week.
Three children were given Narc... | US Crime, Violence, Terrorism & cybercrime |
SAN FRANCISCO — President Joe Biden ripped former President Donald Trump for describing his political opponents as "vermin," reminding donors it is not the first time his likely 2024 challenger has referenced Nazi Germany.
"In just the last few days, Trump has said [if he] returns office he's gonna go after all those w... | US Federal Elections |
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