Sean Hannity, the Fox News opinion host and erstwhile purveyor of Donald Trump’s “Big Lie,” did not believe the disgraced former president’s 2020 election fraud claims “for one second,” details from a sworn deposition revealed Wednesday. Hannity, who was deposed as part of Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion lawsuit against …
Read More »Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis Under Investigation For Alleged Misconduct
Quentin Young, Colorado Newsline Jenna Ellis, the Colorado attorney who represented former President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn the 2020 election, is under investigation by the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. Ellis has been the target of formal complaints regarding what critics characterized as her professional misconduct …
Read More »Congress Passes Legislation That Will Close Off Presidential Election Mischief
Derek T. Muller, University of Iowa Presidential elections are complicated. But in a move aimed at warding off future crises like the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Senate and House have passed legislation to clarify ambiguous and trouble-prone aspects of the process. Currently, all 50 states …
Read More »House Jan. 6 Panel Report Finds Trump Incited Insurrection, Demands Accountability
Jacob Fischler, Arkansas Advocate The U.S. House Jan. 6 committee late Thursday published its findings in a nearly 850-page report that accused former President Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection and recommended Congress consider how to determine whether those found to be insurrectionists should be barred from holding office ever …
Read More »House Approves $1.7 Trillion Funding Package And Sends It To Biden
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The U.S. House voted Friday to approve a sweeping $1.7 trillion government spending package that carries along with it dozens of new initiatives, including an update to how Congress certifies electoral votes for president and new protections for pregnant workers. The 225-201 bipartisan vote, with one member voting present, sends …
Read More »Record Number of US Cities, Counties, and States to Raise Minimum Wage in 2023
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams After a decade since the launch of the Fight for $15 movement in New York City, a record number of U.S. states and communities are set to raise the minimum wage in the new year. From New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day, the minimum wage …
Read More »$1.7 Trillion Bipartisan Spending Package Passes In Senate
Jennifer Shutt, Florida Phoenix U.S. Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion funding package Thursday that carries emergency aid for natural disaster recovery and the Ukrainian war effort, pushing past disputes over immigration policy and barely meeting a Friday deadline when current funding runs out. The bill, supported by both Democrats and Republicans, …
Read More »Biden Admin Opens First-of-Its-Kind Civil Rights Probe Into Book Banning in Texas Schools
Julia Conley, Common Dreams The Biden administration is conducting a first-of-its-kind federal investigation into book banning by a school district, stepping up its response to nationwide right-wing attacks on LGBTQ+ people and the libraries and schools that seek to create a welcoming environment for the community. The Office for Civil …
Read More »Report: Trump Tax Audits Required by IRS Were Delayed
The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, a congressional panel found on Tuesday, raising questions about statements by the former president and leading members of his administration who claimed he could not release his tax filings because of the ongoing …
Read More »Zelenskyy Pledges A Fight For ‘common victory’ Against Russian Tyranny In Visit To U.S.
by Ashley Murray, Iowa Capital Dispatch President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that Ukraine will “never stand alone” as he welcomed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for an historic U.S. visit — a rare departure from Zelenskyy’s months-long fight to defend his country from deadly Russian shelling and targeting of civilian infrastructure. The …
Read More »Child Tax Credit Expansion Left Out Of Congressional Omnibus Package
Ashley Murray, Michigan Advance Any last hopes of resurrecting the expanded child tax credit as part of Congress’ massive spending package were dashed early Tuesday when the 4,155-page bill was released without a mention of the tax benefit. The temporary expanded child tax credit, part of a COVID-19 relief deal …
Read More »Report: Jan. 6 Panel ‘Extensively Cooperating’ With DOJ Trump Investigation
A federal investigation into former President Donald Trump appeared to enter a new phase this month, according to reporting Tuesday that the U.S. House panel probing the January 6 attack on the Capitol is “extensively cooperating” with Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to lead Trump investigations. Punchbowl News reported …
Read More »After Months of Pressure, Postal Service Vows to Ramp Up EV Purchases
Climate campaigners welcomed the U.S. Postal Service’s announcement Tuesday that it plans to buy at least 66,000 electric vehicles in the coming years to replace its aging, gas-guzzling fleet, a move that comes after months of pressure from environmental groups and the Biden White House. In a statement, the USPS—led …
Read More »Congress Rolls Out $1.7 Trillion Spending Deal In Race To Friday Deadline
Congress unveiled a $1.7 trillion spending package early Tuesday that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, completing the annual process that began this spring when President Joe Biden sent lawmakers his budget request. Biden’s chief budget official in a statement urged Congress to speedily …
Read More »Lake Election Suit Will Go To Trial: Judge Dismisses Seven Of Nine Counts
by Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror A judge dismissed seven of nine counts in Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s lawsuit that challenges the outcome of her race, setting a high bar for what she’ll have to prove at trial to win the suit. The case is set for a two-day trial, …
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