Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star The campaign of U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) paid ousted Congressman George Santos of New York to record a video taunting Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ). The video appeared on the Cameo platform, where celebrities record short videos for a fee, typically for fans. “I thought my …
Read More »New York City Mayor Eric Adams Faces Sexual Assault Allegations Stemming from 1993, Denies Accusations
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been confronted with accusations of sexual assault dating back to 1993, as disclosed in a legal summons filed in New York Supreme Court on Wednesday. The plaintiff, who asserts she was a city employee at the time of the alleged incident, is pursuing …
Read More »House Speaker Mike Johnson Has Long Opposed Abortion And LGBTQ+ Rights
Amanda Becker Originally published by The 19th Before the newly elected U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson was in public office, the Louisiana Republican’s restrictive stances on gender identity, abortion and sexuality were honed at the conservative Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, where he served as a senior spokesperson and …
Read More »Senator Menendez Pleads Not Guilty In Second Arraignment On Corruption Charges
Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty — for the second time — when he appeared in court Monday to respond to new federal corruption charges in a superseding indictment federal authorities filed two weeks ago. Investigators say Menendez, a Democrat, acted as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government …
Read More »House Gripped By Paralysis Again After GOP Punts Proposal For Speaker Pro Tempore
Ariana Figueroa, Michigan Advance A resolution meant to temporarily allow U.S. House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry of North Carolina to move critical legislation won’t be acted on and there is no new floor vote scheduled for speaker nominee Jim Jordan, House Republicans said following a tense, closed-door meeting on …
Read More »Laphonza Butler Tapped To Fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Seat
Grace Panetta, Mel Leonor Barclay, Terri Rupar Originally published by The 19th California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday named Laphonza Butler, the first Black woman to lead EMILY’s List, to fill the Senate vacancy created by the death of longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The news of Newsom’s expected move was …
Read More »Government Shutdown Nears: House GOP Fails To Pass One-Month Spending Plan
Jennifer Shutt, Nebraska Examiner A sweeping government shutdown appeared inevitable on Friday, with the U.S. Senate stuck in a procedural holding pattern on its bipartisan stopgap bill and divided U.S. House Republicans unable to pass their short-term spending bill. Both chambers of Congress must approve and President Joe Biden must …
Read More »House GOP Slammed Over Shutdown Prevention Plan That Is ‘Doomed to Fail’
Two weeks out from a U.S. government shutdown, some House Republicans on Sunday evening reached a potential deal—one which Democrats on Capitol Hill and other critics across the country warn is a dangerous proposal that is “doomed to fail.” The GOP’s continuing resolution (CR) would avert a government shutdown on …
Read More »Biden, Harris To Meet With King Family On 60th Anniversary Of March on Washington
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington by meeting with organizers of the 1963 event and the relatives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial during the …
Read More »All Eyes On Fulton County Thursday As Trump Is Set To Surrender On RICO Charges
Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder Ten defendants in the Fulton County election interference case are still due at the county jail this week, but Thursday will be all about one of them: former President Donald Trump. Trump, who has agreed to a $200,000 bond, posted on Truth Social that he “will …
Read More »Trump’s bond in Georgia election interference case set at $200,000
Former President Donald Trump has agreed to a $200,000 bond in the Georgia criminal case against him, where he faces charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. This development is part of a broader legal battle surrounding Trump’s actions following his …
Read More »Ohio Voters Reject Measure Aimed At Blocking Abortion Rights Amendment
Grace Panetta Originally published by The 19th Ohio voters rejected an effort that would have made it harder to pass citizen-led ballot initiatives, in a rebuke of Republican efforts to block an expansion of abortion rights that’s on the ballot in November. Issue 1, which would have raised the threshold …
Read More »Biden Welcomes 2022 World Series Champion Houston Astros To White House
President Joe Biden warmly welcomed the Houston Astros on Monday to honor their 2022 World Series victory. The team, including players, coaches, manager Dusty Baker, and owner Jim Crane, joined the president at the White House to celebrate their achievement. During the event in the East Room, President Biden praised …
Read More »More Than 100 Advocacy Groups Urge Congress To Denounce Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
Ariana Figueroa, Idaho Capital Sun On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, in which 23 people were murdered, more than 160 religious, civil rights and immigrant advocacy groups called on congressional leaders to denounce lawmakers who use white supremacist, anti-immigrant rhetoric, arguing …
Read More »Both Expelled Members Of ‘Tennessee Three’ Win Back State House Seats
Tennessee Representatives Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who along with state Rep. Gloria Johnson were dubbed the “Tennessee Three,” regained their seats in the state legislature after being expelled for participating in a gun control protest on the House floor. They were previously reinstated on an interim basis by local …
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