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January 6 Committee takeaways

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 AdminArizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, can vice president overturn election, letter written by Jeffrey Clark, irregularities in the 20200 election, most secure election in history, former White House officials, White House aide Sarah Matthews, Roger Stone declare victory0 comment

On July 21, the committee heard testimony from former White House officials who said Trump was unmoved for hours by the many pleas from aides, lawmakers, friends and family members to intervene during the Capitol attack. Two White House aides, Sarah Matthews and Matthew Pottinger, said that they argued with colleagues and Trump that he should condemn the violence. White House counsel Pat Cipollone told the committee that Trump was alone in refusing to take action to send the rioters home. Testimony and documents show that Donald Trump and his…

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Ten things to know about voting

August 20, 2021October 12, 2022 Adminelection checklist, issues and candidates, election information, voter registration status, before I vote0 comment

An election checklist for voters before and as they vote Study the issues and candidates using nonpartisan resources: Make use of fact check organizations who seek to offset inaccurate, misleading, or false claims by politicians and partisan political groups. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, is a good source for election information. Know your rights and responsibilities before heading out to the polls: To vote in many states, voters must provide a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows the name…

Biden returns early from weekend trip to meet over Middle East concerns

April 13, 2024 weekend, concerns, Over, Early, Biden, from, trip, Middle, East, Meet, Returns0 comment

President Biden scuttled his weekend plans in Delaware to return to Washington a day early to deal with rising tensions in the Middle East. The Washington Times stories: White House

GOP senators seek IG review to see if SBA office space remains underutilized

April 13, 2024 Review, seek, senators, remains, Office, Space, underutilized0 comment

Republicans on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee are calling for a watchdog review of the Small Business Administration’s office space use, over concerns its offices remain underutilized. In a letter to SBA’s inspector general, committee ranking member Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led committee members Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) in asking the watchdog office for a report on SBA’s current office space utilization. “We request your office assess the SBA’s office space utilization as part of your role in providing independent, objective, and timely oversight of the…

Right-Wing Media Are in Trouble

April 13, 2024 media, Trouble, RightWing0 comment

As you may have heard, mainstream news organizations are facing a financial crisis. Many liberal publications have taken an even more severe beating. But the most dramatic declines over the past few years belong to conservative and right-wing sites. The flow of traffic to Donald Trump’s most loyal digital-media boosters isn’t just slowing, as in the rest of the industry; it’s utterly collapsing. This past February, readership of the 10 largest conservative websites was down 40 percent compared with the same month in 2020, according to The Righting, a newsletter…

As Fentanyl Streams Over Wide-Open Border, Students Lead Effort to Combat Campus Overdoses

April 13, 2024 Combat, lead, Students, border, effort, Campus, fentanyl, Streams, WideOpen, Overdoses, Over0 comment

Ten years ago, I had never heard the word “fentanyl.” Now, every sorority and fraternity on my college campus is equipped with Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, a lifesaving medication used to treat opioid overdoses. The fentanyl crisis is acutely felt on college campuses. Oftentimes, college students will take a pill that they thought was Xanax or Ritalin and end up dead. According to federal data, the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 45 is fentanyl overdose. In the last three years alone, examples…

ROUNDUP: Kennedy Presidential Campaign in Shambles

April 13, 2024 Campaign, Presidential, Kennedy, Roundup, Shambles0 comment

Unstrategic Third-Party Bid Can’t Win, Will Only Hurt Biden WASHINGTON, D.C. – In only the last few days, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign has faced a slew of challenges underscoring their deeply unstrategic and reckless third-party spoiler bid. From campaign officials admitting their primary goal is to reelect Trump to Kennedy’s vice presidential pick Nicole Shanahan failing to attend any public events, it’s clear that this disastrous campaign has no chance to win and could only serve as a spoiler. Here is a roundup of the latest chaos facing…

Steak, cherry blossoms and Paul Simon will be featured at the White House state dinner for Japan

April 9, 2024 cherry, blossoms, state, Paul, House, White, Featured, Japan, Simon, Dinner, steak0 comment

Dry-aged rib eye steak, cherry blossoms and the music of Paul Simon are on tap for more than 200 guests who are expected to attend a swanky White House state dinner on Wednesday to celebrate the relationship between the United States and Japan. The Washington Times stories: White House