Tag: Demands

Republican leaders reject Trump’s demands to scrap the Senate filibuster to end the shutdown

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump threw himself into the shutdown debate, calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government, an idea swiftly rejected Friday by Republican leaders who have long opposed such a move. Trump pushed his Republican Party to get rid of the Senate rule that requires 60 votes to overcome objections and gives the minority Democrats a check on GOP power. In the chamber that’s currently split, 53-47, Democrats have had enough votes to keep the government closed…

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Fastest Growing MoveOn Petition of the Year Demands ABC and Disney Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and Resist Government Censorship

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A new MoveOn petition, on track to be MoveOn’s fastest growing of the year, is calling on ABC and Disney to immediately reinstate late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after his suspension, which came following pressure from the Trump administration and MAGA Republicans. Petition organizers say the move is a dangerous escalation of authoritarian censorship in the U.S. See the MoveOn petition here. The petition also calls for ABC and Disney to commit to standing up against government censorship and demonstrate to its audiences that they value free speech over political pressure. “Whether you are…

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‘FULL AND COMPLETE FILES’: Bondi Demands FBI Give Her Missing Epstein Documents

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Attorney General Pam Bondi is demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel turn over additional documents related to the activities of human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, after social media influencers received some documents related to his case Thursday. Saying she had requested “the full and complete files related to Jeffrey Epstein,” Bondi alleged in a letter to Patel dated Feb. 27 that she had learned she had not received all the files. “Late yesterday, I learned from a source that the FBI Field Office in New York was in possession of thousands…

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Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson had insisted Congress would “meet our obligations” and not allow federal operations to shutter ahead of the Christmas holiday season. But the day’s outcome was uncertain after Trump doubled down on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal…

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House VA Committee leader demands ‘airtight case’ for VA IT employees getting pay boost

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A top Republican on the House VA Committee is scrutinizing the number of the employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs who are receiving a pay raise meant for hard-to-keep IT and cyber experts. The VA implemented a Special Salary Rate last summer, giving more than 7,000 employees in its Office of Information Technology (OIT) a substantial boost in pay. The SSR resulted in a 17% average pay increase for VA tech and cyber workers in 2210-classified positions. VA OIT has over 7,500 employees in these positions, and they account…

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