What Politicians and Pundits Are Saying About the No Labels Heist

From left: Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Mehdi Hasan, Rep. Gregory Meeks, and James Carville   The dark-money political party No Labels has made headlines this summer by qualifying for the ballot in a number of states. While they try to pitch themselves as a bipartisan third-party alternative to voters who aren’t interested in either Biden or Trump, the reality is their misleading and misguided presidential effort will only help put Donald Trump back into the White House. No Labels has no candidates on its slate, no math or path to get…

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California Library Silences Speaker for Saying Men Shouldn’t Be Allowed in Women’s Sports

A California librarian kicked out female rights advocate Sophia Lorey for “misgendering” biological men who identify as transgender during a speech Sunday, according to a video of the incident. Lorey, a member of the California Family Council, an organization that advocates fairness in women’s sports and parental rights, was speaking at an event entitled “Forum on Fair and Safe Sports for Girls” at the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library in Davis, California. Her topic was fairness in the context of biological males who compete in girls’ or women’s sports. During Lorey’s…

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What the ones who actually have a say in next year’s budget are saying

<p><em>Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on </em><a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″><em><span style=”color: #0070c0;”>Apple Podcast</span></em><span style=”color: #0070c0;”>s</span></a><em> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>.</em></p> <p>The Biden administration&#8217;s budget proposal for 2023 would give magnificent, double-digit increases to some large agencies, notably Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services and Commerce. But can Congress deal with it in any meaningful way by Oct. 1? The <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”><strong><em>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</em></strong></a> got analysis from Bloomberg Government congress reporter Jack Fitzpatrick.</p> <p><em>Interview transcript:</em></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Tom Temin:</strong> Jack, good to have you back.</p> <p><strong>Jack Fitzpatrick: </strong>Thanks…

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US President Biden, Xi Jinping Speak by Phone, With Beijing Saying US ‘Needs Cooperation’ – Radio Free Asia

US President Biden, Xi Jinping Speak by Phone, With Beijing Saying US ‘Needs Cooperation’  Radio Free Asia White House says Biden, Xi discussed origins of COVID probe  Reuters White House: US President Biden and China’s Xi speak by phone for first time since February  FXStreet In a first, US President Joe Biden talks to Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, discusses COVID origins  DNA India View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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