Donald Trump, the ‘shadow president’
About four months ago — Dec. 6 to be exact — Sen. Lindsey Graham made a noteworthy comment about then-President Donald Trump.
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Ron Wyden pushing to block the export of Americans’ data to foreign adversaries
Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, is proposing new data privacy legislation that would restrict the export of Americans’ data to certain countries where that information poses a national security risk to the United States.
Pelosi pumps brakes on liberals’ rush to pack Supreme Court
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said she has “no plans” to allow the chamber to vote on a Democratic bill that would add four seats to the Supreme Court, dampening hopes of liberals who want to pack the court with Democratic appointees.
‘Fed up’ conservatives fight corporations’ woke activism: ‘Just get the hell out of politics’
Steny Hoyer prods Biden on reparations for Black Americans: ‘He can do it on his own’
DNI Avril Haines knocks WHO report that dismissed theory COVID-19 escaped from lab
Pence has pacemaker implanted to correct slow heart rate
Senate postpones vote on controversial DOJ nominee Vanita Gupta
Democrats push for broad ‘environmental justice’ funding in Biden’s infrastructure package
AOC backs court packing, says court shouldn’t overturn laws backed by thousands of advocates
Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday threw her weight behind expanding the Supreme Court.
Jim Jordan rips Anthony Fauci after dismissal of the ‘liberty thing’ revealed: ‘That’s obvious!’
Dr. Anthony Fauci wants Americans — particularly Rep. Jim Jordan — to know that the “liberty thing” does not concern him during discussions on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp draws GOP challenger in Trump ally Vernon Jones
Former Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones is set to announce he’s running for governor.
Scalise: Two sets of COVID-19 rules for migrants, citizens
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise highlighted the disconnect Thursday between stringent rules on Americans who attempt to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic and conditions at the southern border, where migrants are crossing the border illegally and traveling deeper into the country without being tested.
McConnell: Democrats using ‘court packing’ to ‘threaten’ justices into supporting ‘liberal agenda’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats on Thursday of wanting to “threaten” the Supreme Court by introducing legislation to expand the institution’s number of justices.
Biden administration frees up $39 billion in child care funding from relief package
The Biden administration on Thursday announced it is releasing $39 billion to go toward child care from President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
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Public wary of passing new gun laws, poll finds
The calls for tighter gun restrictions face stiff opposition in the court of public opinion, according to a new survey that found a clear majority of Americans back the Second Amendment and that voters are wary of more gun control laws.
Housing for migrant kids currently unneeded in Connecticut
Federal authorities have told Gov. Ned Lamont's administration they do not, for the moment, need sites in Connecticut to house unaccompanied migrant children who have been arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers, state officials confirmed Friday.
Hunger-striking Navalny describes threats to force-feed him
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has been on hunger strike since March 31, described threats to force-feed him, using “straitjacket and other pleasures,” in a message from behind bars Friday.
Germany's Merkel urges lawmakers to support pandemic bill
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged parliament Friday to pass a bill that would mandate a nationwide “emergency brake” when the spread of the coronavirus becomes too rapid, saying that it was needed to prevent the health care system from becoming overwhelmed.
Pakistan briefly blocks social media amid anti-France rally
Pakistan briefly blocked access to all social media on Friday after days of violent anti-French protests across the country by radical Islamists opposed to cartoons they consider blasphemous.
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data files until they pay up. Law enforcement has been largely powerless to stop it.
'Mortal threat': Communist China gaming free market to gain world domination, economists warn
China is exploiting access to the capitalist economic system to achieve global dominance and ultimately seeks to control the world economy, two former Trump administration China experts warned a congressional commission on Thursday.
Texas House OKs dropping permit to carry handgun in public
Texas handgun owners would no longer need a license or training to carry their weapon in public under a bill that cleared a major vote Thursday over Democrats who railed against loosening gun laws after the 2019 mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart.
Nevada statehouse reopens to public with little fanfare
The Nevada Legislature reopened its doors to the public on Thursday after months of only allowing lawmakers, staff and a limited number of reporters into the building.
RBG and other liberal justices opposed Supreme Court expansion
Only a handful of Supreme Court justices have publicly commented on proposals to add seats to the court, but those who have spoken out are fiercely opposed.
Changes to bill bans guns in state buildings, Capitol Square
Virginia legislators recently accepted the governor’s substitute to a bill banning firearms on and near Capitol Square, as well as in state buildings. Lawmakers voted last year to ban firearms from the state Capitol.
Bill would ban state enforcement of federal gun laws
The Alabama Senate on Thursday backed legislation to make it a crime for local police officers to enforce any new federal gun restrictions, part of a wave of GOP nullification proposals to try to resist any new gun control measures.
Biden says U.S. doesn't want 'cycle of escalation' with Russia
President Biden said Thursday that the U.S. doesn't seek "a cycle of escalation and conflict with Russia" after the administration slapped dozens of sanctions on Moscow over its interference in the 2020 presidential election and a massive cyberattack.
Republicans renew bill to ban TikTok on government devices
Republicans concerned with TikTok over the popular video-sharing application's connections to China reintroduced legislation Thursday that would prohibit it from being installed on government devices.
