In a January 2020, then-candidate Joe Biden was asked if he, like his Democratic primary opponents, supported any of expanding the Supreme Court, abolishing the filibuster, abolishing the Electoral College or setting term limits for Supreme Court justices. Biden responded to the question, asked by The New York Times Editorial Board, with an …
Read More »Sen. Tammy Duckworth profusely tweeted about unproven Russian bounty report
executive said this week it did not have sufficient evidence to support a report repeatedly mentioned by some Democrats, like Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., who alleged that Russian agents had offered bounties to the Taliban to attack U.S troops in Afghanistan – and that President Donald Trump did nothing about it. …
Read More »Ted Cruz says he is done with wearing a mask at the Capitol
Sen. ted-cruz” target=”_blank”>Ted Cruz< Cruz joined his Republican colleagues Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Ky., in ditching face coverings. In the House, members and aides are required to wear masks, but the Senate has no such rule. “At this point, I’ve been vaccinated. Everybody working in the …
Read More »McCarthy issues apparent rebuke of GOP caucus platform promoting 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions'
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said that the Republican party is not the party of “nativist dog whistles,” in an apparent rebuke of the leaked platform of a new caucus reportedly being formed by several Republicans. “America is built on the idea that we are all created equal and success …
Read More »Psaki says police ‘too often’ use ‘unnecessary force’ that results in ‘Black and brown deaths’
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a daily briefing Friday that “too often” law enforcement uses “unnecessary force” that results in the death of “Black and brown Americans.” Psaki had been asked if President Biden had watched footage of the police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. “I have …
Read More »Montana's judicial branch at center of power struggle
Power over us-regions judicial branch is at the center of a debate over the constitutionality of a new law that gives the governor more options to fill midterm vacancies on the state bench. Senate Bill 140, which Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law last month, eliminated the Judicial Nominating Commission, an unelected body that greatly …
Read More »Mike Pompeo, wife misused State Department resources for personal needs, federal watchdog says
Former foreign-policy Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan, violated ethics rules by misusing federal resources for personal benefit, according to the findings of an investigation by the foreign-policy internal watchdog. The report compiled by the Inspector General’s office in response to a whistleblower complaint found the Pompeos made more than …
Read More »Democratic Sen. Menendez rips Biden for keeping Trump's 15K refugee admissions limit
Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez ripped joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< for fiscal 2021, warning in a letter that the move “threatens U.S. leadership on forced migration.” The White House said Friday that Biden would sign an emergency determination to keep the 15,000 refugee cap first imposed by former President Trump …
Read More »Russia bars entry to DNI Haines, FBI Director Wray, DHS Secretary Mayorkas, others, in response to sanctions
Russia barred top U.S. security officials from entering the country, just one day after President Biden launched sweeping sanctions and expelled 10 Russian diplomats. The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed the move was not in reaction to Thursday’s sanctions, but rather sanctions instated on March 2 for the poisoning and imprisonment of Aleksey …
Read More »Rep. Jim Jordan slams Democrat court-packing attempts as 'quest for power'
Congressman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, joined ‘America Reports’ Friday to discuss the elections attempt to pack the judiciary for ‘raw political power.’ REP. JIM JORDAN: Well, this is about raw political power. I mean, John, why pick four seats? Why go from nine to 13? Why not just one, two, three? Why four? …
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