More than 100 House Democrats have reportedly signed a letter from Reps. Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) to President Joe Biden urging him to expand the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA) to include the gun used in the Boulder, Colorado shooting.
Texas Looks To Give Camera-Toting Poll Watchers Free Rein Of Election Sites
As the Black election judge in a majority white Texas County, Anita Phillips is used to tense situations at her polling place, an early voting site on the former campus of a historically Black college.
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Biden To Envision $2 Trillion Plan To Transform America In Pittsburgh Speech
The infrastructure plan that President Biden is set to announce in a speech in Pittsburgh on Wednesday aims to transform the country at its roots, renovating its transportation network while committing the U.S. to providing universal access to broadband internet and clean water.
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Gaetz Implodes In Surreal Tucker Carlson Appearance
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) further nuked himself on Tuesday night in a bizarre interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
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GOP Rep Roasted For Being ‘Happy’ To Praise COVID Relief Plan He Voted Against
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) on Tuesday was suddenly “happy” to tout that community health centers in his district will receive grants from the Department of Health and Human Services — which were made possible through the passage of the COVID-19 relief package that he voted against earlier this month. Continue reading “GOP Rep Roasted For Being ‘Happy’ To Praise COVID Relief Plan He Voted Against”
Bill To Gut TN Commission That Voted Out Nathan Bedford Forrest Bust Fizzles In Legislature
A bill to gut a commission that approved the removal of the first Ku Klux Klan grand wizard’s bust from the Tennessee state capitol fizzled out on Tuesday.
NYT: Matt Gaetz Investigated For Possible Relationship With 17-Year-Old
The Justice Department is investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to determine whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and paid for her to travel with him, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing three unnamed people briefed on the matter.
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Trump Pushes Aside His Own ‘Big Lie’ Lawyer To Endorse Rival For SC GOP Chair
It appears that Lin Wood, one of the lawyers who unsuccessfully pushed former President Trump’s election fraud falsehoods, has suffered another loss: his former boss passed him over to endorse the incumbent for the chairmanship of the South Carolina Republican Party. Continue reading “Trump Pushes Aside His Own ‘Big Lie’ Lawyer To Endorse Rival For SC GOP Chair”
Dems Are Running Out Of Time To Quickly Strip Damaging Trump Rules From The Books. Here’s What They Can Do This Week
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It’s been over two months since Donald Trump left office, yet his impact lingers. Thanks to a surge in regulatory action as the last administration was packing its things, measures that facilitate discrimination in health care and greenlight pollution (among many others) are on the books. And due to the cumbersome realities of administrative procedure, it could be months or years more before they’re gone. In the meantime, the country could be forced to endure many of these rules’ damaging effects while the Biden administration will be obligated to dedicate scarce resources to administrative procedures like notice and comment — resources that would be better spent developing new initiatives to use the executive branch’s vast powers for good.
Civil Rights Groups File Third Legal Challenge Against New GA Voting Law
Several civil rights groups on Tuesday announced that they have filed a third legal challenge against the new Georgia elections overhaul law. Continue reading “Civil Rights Groups File Third Legal Challenge Against New GA Voting Law”