Freshman Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) seemed to endorse the idea that black Americans should be exempt from paying taxes as a form of reparations for the injustices of slavery. During an interview with The Black Lawyers’ Podcast, Crockett said she heard the idea of exempting taxes for black Americans from a celebrity. She said it […]
Hard-line House Republicans tanked a procedural rule vote that would begin debate on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, effectively leaving the House at a standstill just nine days before the key surveillance law expires. Republican leaders hoped to advance the FISA reform on Wednesday, but the measure failed after 19 Republicans […]
The cast of the film Civil War claimed that this new movie is a political one, but not one adhering to a specific agenda. Directed by Alex Garland, the plot is centered on a Civil War taking place within the United States in the near future, during which four journalists travel to Washington, D.C. to […]
Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) vetoed a comprehensive crime bill, citing the increased cost of incarceration as one of the key reasons for disapproving of the legislation. “The legislature chose to include these good policies with dozens of other measures in one unwieldy bill that would criminalize homelessness and significantly increase incarceration costs without any additional […]
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas relented for the first time while under oath before Congress that the southern border was in a state of “crisis,” an admission that shocked even Republicans. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) asked Mayorkas about the border during Mayorkas’s first appearance on Capitol Hill since being impeached in February and appeared stunned […]
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will hold a press conference with former President Donald Trump focusing on “election integrity,” a source familiar with the planning told the Washington Examiner. CNN reported the news of Johnson’s press conference, which has yet to be formally announced. The event will take place on Friday at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s private club […]
Federal prosecutors asked a federal judge to delay the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and his wife by at least two months on Wednesday, one day after attorneys for Nadine Menendez said she requires surgery for a serious medical condition. Prosecutors told U.S. District Court Judge Sidney Stein in Manhattan that the May […]
President Joe Biden’s campaign is launching a new initiative to court LGBT voters ahead of the 2024 election, whom the campaign manager called “a force to be reckoned with.” The campaign cited how almost 11,000 LGBTQ volunteers helped Biden win the 2020 presidential election, and that this new initiative seeks to work with these people […]
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and other leaders condemned the “Death to America” chants that were said in the Michigan city on Friday. Last week, a group, Al Quds Committee Detroit, held a protest in support of Palestinians in which chants commonly used in Iran or by Iranian-backed groups were heard, protesting against U.S. foreign policy. […]
Impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced an infuriated panel of House lawmakers on Capitol Hill, during which Republicans led a charge against the Biden administration Cabinet official for failing to deport more than a million illegal immigrants who have been ordered to leave. A defiant Mayorkas fielded fiery remarks before the House Appropriations Committee […]
