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Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill in Doubt as ‘Vast Differences’ Remain

(Headline USA) Prospects for an ambitious infrastructure deal were thrown into serious doubt late Friday after the White House reduced President Joe Biden's sweeping proposal to $1.7 trillion. Republican senators rejected the compromise as disappointing, saying "vast differences" remain. While talks have not collapsed, the downbeat assessment is certain to mean...

Cheney Challenger Impregnated 14-Year-Old When He was 18

(Associated Press) Wyoming state Sen. Anthony Bouchard, a Republican trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney next year, disclosed that he impregnated a 14-year-old girl when he was 18, describing the relationship as “like the Romeo and Juliet” story and saying it was coming to light because of "dirty politics." Bouchard...

Pence’s Brother Claims Pelosi Wanted to Flee After US Capitol Siege

Indiana Republican Rep. Greg Pence, brother of former Vice President Mike Pence, claimed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wanted to leave the U.S. Capitol after the Jan. 6 riot. “Nancy Pelosi said we can’t come back for two or three days,” Pence said. “He said as soon as the Capitol...

Arizona SOS & Dominion Fear ‘Malicious Hardware’ After GOP Audit

(Headline USA) Voting machines from Arizona's most populous county should not be used in the future after state Senate Republicans forced officials to give them access for an audit of 2020 election results, the state's top elections official said Thursday. Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, said in a...

Report: Republicans Likely to Trounce Democrats in 2022

(Headline USA)  After the latest Census data and the effects of coming redistricting, Democrats are in for a difficult 2022 election cycle, political analysts say. The University of Virginia Center of Politics released a report Thursday analyzing the electoral map in light of redistricting, and it doesn’t look good for...

Is Va. Lt. Gov., Accused of Sex Assault, Rehabbing His Reputation by Running for Governor?

(Headline USA) Virginia's lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has long had lofty political ambitions, and even after being accused by two women of sexual assault he's pressing forward with a bid for governor. The women’s allegations, which he’s spent two years trying to refute, are a dark cloud over what might have...

GOP Defectors Help House Approve 9/11-Style Commission to Investigate Capitol Siege

(Headline USA) The House voted Wednesday to create an independent commission for the mostly peaceful protest on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. The House sends the legislation to an uncertain future in the Senate as Republican leaders work to stop a bipartisan investigation that is opposed by former President...

Biden to Relax Asylum Restrictions as Border Crisis Continues

The Biden administration plans to ease asylum restrictions and admit up to 7,750 refugees into the U.S. each month, even as the border crisis continues to overwhelm immigration facilities. Under a new agreement struck as part of a federal court case, President Joe Biden committed to processing up to 250...

Stacey Abrams Says Biden Was Right to Choose Kamala For VP Over Her

Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said President Joe Biden was right to pass over her for his vice presidential nomination and choose then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., instead. "Not getting that job is not a mark against me. It's not a mark against ambition. It was Joe Biden's decision about...

Republicans Rebel Against Mask Requirement in House Chamber

(Associated Press) Republicans are rebelling against the requirement that they wear a mask on the House floor, stoking tensions with majority Democrats who are refusing to change the rules despite updated guidance from federal health officials. The GOP lawmakers opted to keep their mask off during votes Tuesday, with some taking...

Pa. Voters Impose New Constitutional Limits on Governor’s Powers

(Headline USA) Pennsylvania voters became the first in the nation to impose restrictions on a governor's authority under an emergency disaster declaration, approving constitutional amendments offered in a statewide referendum by Republican lawmakers angry over how Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf handled the pandemic response. The vote on Tuesday's statewide primary ballot...

Congressman Rebukes Leftist DOJ Lawyer for Intrusion Into Ariz. Election Audit

Congressman Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., admonished Acting Assistant Attorney General Pamela Karlan in respect to Justice Department efforts to disenfranchise Arizona voters by preventing the 2020 election audit in Maricopa County. Karlan, the radical leftist head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, had warned in a letter to state Senate President Karen...
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