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Arizona Lawmakers Pass Mississippi-Style Heartbeat Law; Arkansas Rejects
(Headline USA) Republicans who control the Arizona Senate voted Tuesday to outlaw abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, revising state rules ahead of a highly anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision that could bring seismic changes to abortion in the United States.
Meanwhile, the GOP-led Senate in Arkansas rejected a similar...
Texas Receives Border Wall Materials Abandoned By Biden Admin
(Headline USA) Texas has received millions of dollars worth of border wall material that was originally slotted for former President Donald Trump’s wall, but was later abandoned by the Biden administration.
Texas announced last year that it would build and repair its own border wall after President Joe Biden pulled the...
Trump Calls on DOJ to Declassify Remaining Russia Hoax Materials
(Headline USA) Former President Donald Trump called on the Justice Department to declassify all remaining records related to the Russia hoax, arguing the public deserves to know the truth about the witch hunt, “especially in light” of revelations made by special counsel John Durham.
Durham, who has been investigating the origins...
Amid Rampant Abuse, Biden Begs for $30B More in COVID Relief Funds
(Headline USA) Despite having watched billions of dollars of COVID relief funds being misallocated under a system ripe with fraud, the Biden administration is telling Congress that it needs an additional $30 billion to press ahead with the fight against COVID-19, officials said.
Two people familiar with the administration’s plan...
Disheveled Hillary Evades Media Questions on Spying Scandal
(John Ransom, Headline USA) Giving her best “what-difference-does-it-make” shrug, a rumpled Hillary Clinton avoided questions, as she arrived to speak at the New York Democrat convention, about whether she paid to have people spy on Donald Trump in order to falsely accuse Trump of collusion with Russia in the 2016...
Va. Gov. Youngkin Set to Sign Legislation Banning School Mask Mandates
(Headline USA) Virginia's new Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin planned a ceremonious signing Wednesday afternoon of SB739, a bill that "keeps schools open five days a week for in-person instruction and provides a parental opt-out from school mask mandates," according to a press release from the governor's office.
The bipartisan victory---a...
Va. Gov. Youngkin Set to Sign Bill Banning School Mask Mandates
(Headline USA) Virginia's new Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin planned a ceremonious signing Wednesday afternoon of SB739, a bill that "keeps schools open five days a week for in-person instruction and provides a parental opt-out from school mask mandates," according to a press release from the governor's office.
The bipartisan victory---a...
Is Biden Plotting Another Billion Dollar Quid Pro Quo Deal in Ukraine?
(Tony Sifert, Headline USA) President Joe Biden has once again flexed money muscle in the Ukraine, instructing Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to make $1 billion available to the struggling eastern European nation.
7.5% inflation and a supply chain crisis in the United States? No problem!
"The U.S. government is offering a...
Eric Adams Fires More Than 1,000 Unvaxxed NYC Workers
(Headline USA) Despite promising to be different from his predecessor, New York City’s new Mayor Eric Adams took a page from former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s book and fired more than 1,000 city workers this week because they were not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Right before he left office, de Blasio implemented...
Winsome Sears Gavels Va. Senate to Order w/ High-Heeled Shoe, Frees Students From Masking
(Tony Sifert, Headline USA) Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears used one of her high-heeled shoes to call the Virginia Senate to order "after an unknown prankster hid her gavel," according to Washington Post reporter Laura Vozzella.
"@WinsomeSears gaveled Virginia Senate to order with high-heeled patent leather pump," Vozzella wrote in a...
Pressure Mounts on Congress to Curb Lawmaker Stock-Trading
(Headline USA) Amid a steady drip of damaging headlines, pressure is building for Congress to pass legislation that would curtail lawmakers' ability to speculate on the stock market.
Trading in Congress has long been criticized by government watchdogs, who say the access to nonpublic information creates a temptation for lawmakers...
GOP Sens. Put Up Roadblocks on Bills Funding Crack Pipes, Postal Service
(Headline USA) No, the word “Senate” is not Latin for “It's never easy.” But sometimes it seems that way.
The House easily approved two bills last Tuesday with broad bipartisan support. There's no doubt Senate approval is inevitable, sooner rather than later.
But each is encountering problems---for now, let’s call them...
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