Tag: politics
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Kevin McCarthy loses 2 votes for speaker, vows to keep battling
Kevin McCarthy lost in two rounds to become House speaker on Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, ugly start to the new Congress. McCarthy garnered 203 votes in both rounds in the GOP-controlled House, fewer than Democrat Hakeem Jeffries. McCarthy planned a “floor war”…
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Who is Jack Smith, the designated special counsel in the Trump inquiries?
Jack Smith, a longtime Justice Department prosecutor, has been named as the special counsel that Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday to lead the criminal investigations into the storage of classified documents at the Mar-a-Lago resort owned by former President Donald Trump and portions of the January 6, 2021 uprising. Following his announcement, Smith…
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Nancy Pelosi will resign down after 20 years as party leader.
Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to lead the U.S. House, announced her resignation Thursday. “I won’t seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress. For me, a new generation must lead the Democratic caucus I respect “House Speaker Pelosi remarked. “I’m thankful so many are willing to carry this duty.” Pelosi says she’ll continue…
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Derek Schmidt concedes to Laura Kelly in Kansas governor’s race
Derek Schmidt’s campaign congratulated Gov. Kelly Wednesday. The campaign argued that while vote totals may still change, there aren’t enough to influence the race’s conclusion. Schmidt congratulated Kelly on her re-election and wished the best for the state in the coming four years. 1:00 p.m. | Kansas Attorney Governor Derek Schmidt or his campaign has…
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Voters in Michigan approve Amendment 3 on Abortion Rights
Unofficial election night results show that Michigan voters adopted an amendment to include abortion rights in the state constitution after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The right to get an abortion is one of the “basic rights to reproductive freedom” that are established under Proposal 3. Additionally, it safeguards rights to care…
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A crucial win for the Republican’s in the House of Representatives
According to reports from the Associated Press, Republican Virginia state Senator Jen Kiggans defeated two-term Democratic Representative Elaine Luria on Tuesday evening in one of the most closely contested contests for the United States House of Representatives in the whole country. Why it is significant: • The district that is anchored by Virginia Beach, which…
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Alleged assailant of Nancy Pelosi’s Husband posted a number of conspiracies.
An acquaintance told the press that the man who allegedly attacked the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi early on Friday seemed “out of touch with reality.” The man who allegedly attacked the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election, and the attack…
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Where is Nancy? screamed the home invader. A source alleges that someone attacked Pelosi’s spouse.
According to a statement from Drew Hammill, the speaker’s spokesman, a burglar entered House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home early on Friday and “violently beat” her husband, Paul Pelosi. Where is Nancy, where is Nancy? the attacker said as she approached Speaker Pelosi’s husband, according to a person briefed on the event and quoted…
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Trump associate Steve Bannon is facing sentence for contempt of court.
Steve Bannon, a longstanding ally of former President Donald Trump, is due to be sentenced on Friday after being found guilty of ignoring a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurgency at the United States Capitol. On Friday morning, he appeared at the federal courthouse in Washington for the sentencing hearing. In…
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Tulsi Gabbard, a 2020 Democratic candidate, has announced her departure from the party.
Tulsi Gabbard, a former lawmaker and potential presidential candidate in 2020, declared her departure from the Democratic Party on Tuesday. The announcement marks the end of a period of time during which Gabbard has grown increasingly critical of the Democratic Party and its positions. “I am no longer able to support the Democratic Party of…