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Abbott Quietly Signs Bill with More Abortion Restrictions
“A bill adding more restrictions and raising criminal penalties for the use of abortion-inducing medication in Texas goes into effect in December after being signed with no fanfare by Gov….
Tucker Carlson Rails Against Military Vaccine Mandate
Fox News host Tucker Carlson continued his relentless anti-vaccine crusade by bizarrely claiming that the military’s new vaccination mandate was an effort by the Biden administration to weed out Christians…
Gun-Waving Senate Candidate Could Lose Law License
“Missouri’s legal ethics watchdog has asked the state Supreme Court to suspend U.S. Senate candidate Mark McCloskey’s (R) law license for six months after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault in…
GOP Lawmaker Slams Use of Parasite Drug for Covid-19
Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) denounced the Horry County Republican Party’s promotion of ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug, to treat Covid-19, the Columbia State reports. Said Rice: “That the leaders of the…
Biden’s Approval Tanks In Iowa
A new Des Moines Register poll finds just 31% of Iowans approve of how President Biden is handling his job, while 62% disapprove and 7% are not sure. “That’s a…
Memo Outlined Plan for Pence to Overturn Election
“A conservative lawyer working with then-President Donald Trump’s legal team tried to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence that he could overturn the election results on January 6 when Congress counted…
House Democrats Move to Curtail Presidential Powers
“House Democrats plan to press forward with legislation aimed at preventing abuses of presidential power, strengthening Congress’ ability to enforce subpoenas and boosting protections for whistleblowers in what supporters of…
Mayorkas ‘Horrified’ by Border Agents Whipping Migrants
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that he was “horrified” by images of horse-mounted Border Patrol agents attempting to grab Haitian migrants and use their animals to push them back…
Phony Election Fraud Claims Infect Midterms
Politico: “Trump may have started the election-truther movement. But what was once the province of an aggrieved former president has spread far beyond him, infecting elections at every level with…
Putin’s Party Maintains Big Majority
“President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party maintained its tight grip on the nation’s parliament in three-day elections criticized by opposition parties and independent observers for ballot stuffing and tampering,” the…
White House Rules Out Concessions Over Debt Limit
Washington Post: “Inside the White House, there is a deepening sense of anger over McConnell’s refusal to help Democrats raise the debt ceiling given the potential financial calamity that would…
Progressives Worry About Voting Rights Bill
New York Times: “Privately, White House officials have been trying to assure activists that they plan to turn their attention in earnest to voting rights after their push on infrastructure…
Quote of the Day
“If any member of Congress is not concerned that this could fall apart, they need treatment.” — Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), quoted by Politico, warning his party “will pay for…
Biden Faces Skeptical Audience at United Nations
Washington Post: “He is not likely to be openly mocked, as Trump was, but the global reception is already cooler than Biden might have expected.” Save to Favorites
Xi Jinping Aims to Rein In Chinese Capitalism
“Xi Jinping’s campaign against private enterprise, it is increasingly clear, is far more ambitious than meets the eye,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The Chinese President is not just trying…
Foreign Investors Prop Up Treasury Market
“Foreign investors cannot get enough US government debt, which analysts say could help soften the blow when the Federal Reserve starts to cut back its own bond-buying program this year,”…
Biden’s Legislative Agenda at Serious Risk
“President Biden’s governing agenda is at risk of unraveling on Capitol Hill after a mounting series of delays, clashes and setbacks that have sapped momentum from an ambitious and intricate…
Johnson Urges Bolsonaro to Get Vaccinated
Boris Johnson told Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro to “get the AstraZeneca vaccine” in an awkward exchange with the unvaccinated South American leader, Sky News reports. Bolsonaro has previously made claims…
Aide to CIA Chief Reported Havana Syndrome Symptoms
“When CIA Director Bill Burns traveled to India earlier this month a member of his team reported symptoms consistent with Havana syndrome and had to receive medical attention,“ CNN reports….
Could Gavin Newsom Run for President?
Mark Barabak writes that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a “hot commodity” right now after defeating the recall against him and would be a natural presidential candidate. “But one thing…
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