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May 29 2023
Opinion
Don’t call the debt-ceiling deal a success. It shouldn’t have been a crisis at all
The arsonists are taking credit for putting out the fire.
Late Saturday night and again Sunday morning, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and two of his lieutenants were providing self-congratulatory spin to scrums of reporters at the Capitol on a holiday weekend, declaring their success at ending an economic crisis Republicans unnecessarily provoked.
They didn’t describe their deal
Guest Writer - LeftMar 03 2023
News
Joe Biden sabotages Democrats' D.C. statehood dream
President Joe Biden may have sabotaged Democrats' ambition for statehood for the District of Columbia (D.C.) by saying he will approve a congressional resolution to veto reforms to the district's criminal code. Biden made the announcement on Twitter on Thursday, saying he would sign a resolution that appears set to pass the Senate as early as next week after it was passed by the House of
NewsweekMar 09 2023
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Dems Get Burned by Biden’s Reluctant Embrace of D.C. Crime Legislation
When the House voted to repeal a batch of D.C. criminal justice reforms last month, 173 of 204 voting Democrats—85 percent—opposed the Republican-led push. When the measure came up in the Senate Wednesday night, all but 14 of the Senate’s 51 Democrats joined Republicans to overrule the D.C. Council. What changed in the last four weeks is a case study in bad politics, bad communication, and a
Daily BeastMar 10 2023
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'This Can't Be Real': Twitter Users Can't Believe What the IRS Wants Reported
With tax season upon us, Twitter users had a field day joking about parts of the IRS Publication 525 that look as though they belong on the pages of the Babylon Bee.
“If you steal property, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you steal it unless you return it to its rightful owner in the same year,” a portion of the 2022 tax guide states.
What about
TownhallMar 08 2023
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Senate Passes Resolution To Overturn Controversial DC Crime Bill
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Feb. 24, 2023.(Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times) The U.S. Senate on March 8 overwhelmingly approved a House-passed bill that would overturn a city ordinance reducing penalties for crime within the federal district. The chamber passed the measure in an 81–14 vote. The resolution would block the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCC), a law passed by the D.C.
The Epoch TimesMar 08 2023
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs Arkansas universal school choice bill
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed an education reform bill into law Wednesday that makes Arkansas the third state this year to enact a universal school choice program. The governor signed the bill at a signing ceremony on Wednesday, the day after the bill cleared the state legislature. The bill phases in a universal school choice program and raises teacher pay while restricting
Washington ExaminerMar 08 2023
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'Absolute nightmare': State votes down recreational pot after years of cannabis chaos
Oklahoma voters Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in the state amid turmoil caused by the introduction of medical dispensaries. The initiative, State Question 820, would have legalized marijuana in Oklahoma, which is already saturated with numerous, often unregulated medical dispensaries; however, residents voted against the initiative by roughly 63% to 38
WNDMar 08 2023
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Louisville Police Department practices violated Constitution, DOJ finds
The Louisville, Kentucky, city government and police department conducted practices that violated the Constitution, according to a new investigation released Wednesday by the Department of Justice. The Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and the Louisville Metro Police Department had patterns of unlawful practices, Attorney General Merrick Garland said during a press conference in
PoliticoMar 08 2023
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Red State Votes Down Recreational Weed After Years Of Cannabis Chaos
Oklahoma voters Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in the state amid turmoil caused by the introduction of medical dispensaries. The initiative, State Question 820, would have legalized marijuana in Oklahoma, which is already saturated with numerous, often unregulated medical dispensaries; however, residents voted against the initiative by roughly 63% to 38
The Daily CallerMar 09 2023
News
Biden’s Budget Sets Up Battle With GOP, Would Cut Deficits by $3 Trillion Over 10 Years
President Biden proposed a $6.9 trillion budget that calls for reducing deficits and raising taxes on wealthy people and large corporations, detailing a policy vision that isn’t expected to gain momentum in Congress, but is an opening salvo in spending talks with Republicans.
Mr. Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget plan, released Thursday, calls for an increase over the roughly $6.4
Wall Street Journal (News)