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Sep 26 2023
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House committee in Chicago to hold meeting on violent crime
CHICAGO — The Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee is in Chicago Tuesday to talk about violent crime. Democrats call the move a political stunt and say Republicans should be in Washington to avoid a government shutdown. The meeting is scheduled to start Tuesday morning with three witnesses — two of which are retired Chicago police — the third had a family member who was killed. A
WGNOct 02 2023
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Supreme Court Gives Trump Big Win, Shoots Down Case Aiming to Disqualify Him from Ballot
It seems that the theme of the 2024 presidential election is “Get Trump!” Democrats and Republican primary candidates alike have made the entire conversation about the former President of the United States. It really is astounding how intimidated the competition is by him. They continue to show their hand by refusing to extradite him from the center of every attack and conversation relating to
Western JournalOct 03 2023
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California Rep. Doug LaMalfa speaks on Kevin McCarthy being ousted as House Speaker
SACRAMENTO — California Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa is speaking out about the removal of Congressman Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. He did not hold back in describing the divide right now in his Republican party. "It's a debacle, really," LaMalfa said. "We had the opportunity to get a lot done." He added, "On our side, the infighting is just really destructive, and for anybody
CBS News (Online)Sep 27 2023
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5 men shot, two critically, in Northeast D.C.
Five men were shot — at least two of them critically — Wednesday night in the Brentwood area of Northeast Washington, D.C. police said. Officers found two victims unconscious and not breathing and a third conscious and breathing at 14th Street and Saratoga Avenue. Police responded to the incident shortly before 10 p.m., said Officer Sean Hickman, a police spokesman. A short while later, two
Washington PostOct 05 2023
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Watch Eric Trump Gush Over Plan To Install His Father As Speaker Of The House
Eric Trump is all in on a far-right and far-fetched effort to make his father, Donald Trump, the next speaker of the House. (Watch the video below.) “I think it would be the coolest damn thing in the entire world,” the ex-president’s middle son said Wednesday on Newsmax. “I think he would bring the party together in a great way. He has tremendous respect among that body.” Right-wing House
HuffPostSep 24 2023
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Report: Derek Carr avoids serious injury after leaving Week 3 vs. Packers early
The Saints were holding their breath after Derek Carr went down with a shoulder injury in the third quarter of New Orleans’ eventual loss to the Green Bay Packers. But it appears it’s not as serious as originally thought. Carr was sacked by Rashan Gary and was taken down hard. The quarterback remained down and was in obvious pain for a few minutes. Carr was able to walk off the field on his
MassLive.comOct 01 2023
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Jamaal Bowman: Democrat denies setting off fire alarm to stall spending vote
An investigation has been launched after a congressman in the US House of Representatives triggered a fire alarm as his party was trying to delay a crucial budget vote on Saturday. But his opponents have accused him of trying to disrupt the vote designed to avoid a US federal government shutdown. The alarm went off as Democrats were attempting to delay the vote as they sought more time to read
BBC NewsJun 30 2023
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Arkansas Sued Over Social Media Age Verification Law - Joe.My.God.
A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas on Thursday challenging a new state law that requires parental permission for minors to create social media accounts. NetChoice, a group whose members include Facebook parent Meta, TikTok and Twitter, filed a federal lawsuit over the measure signed by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in April. The law requires social media companies to contract
JoeMyGodOct 06 2023
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U.S. Downs Turkish Drone Over Syria as Turkey Escalates Attacks on Kurdish Fighters
Kurdish fighters say recent Turkish airstrikes have killed at least 11 people across Kurdish-controlled parts of northeastern Syria, with five civilians among the dead. Turkey has intensified cross-border raids since Sunday, when a pair of attackers detonated a bomb outside government buildings in Ankara. Turkey blamed the attack on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party and the closely
Democracy Now!Sep 05 2023
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The Frozen Political Battlefield
On the menu today: I’m back in the U.S., and the American political scene is . . . not all that different from when I left. A new Wall Street Journal survey finds that Americans still overwhelmingly think President Biden is too old to serve another four years, still believe the economy is doing poorly, still feel bedeviled by inflation and high prices, and are not itching to sign up for
National Review (News)