Donald Trump’s new social media app started a gradual rollout late Sunday and should be “fully operational” by late March, potentially raising the former president’s profile more than a year after he was banned by major platforms. “This week, we will begin to roll out to people on the Apple …
Read More »Biden marks 4
Washington — President Biden on Monday marked the four-year anniversary of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that claimed the lives of 17 people with a call for the nation to “uphold the solemn obligation” to bring an end to gun violence. “We can …
Read More »DHS warns of copycat attacks after hostage standoff in Texas synagogue
Washington — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a terror threat bulletin Monday warning that supporters of foreign terrorist organizations have encouraged copycat attacks following last month’s hostage standoff crisis at Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. “The recent attack on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas highlights the continuing …
Read More »Senator Ben Ray Luján undergoes surgery after a stroke
Senator Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico is recovering in a hospital after experiencing a stroke, according to his office. Luján, 49, underwent decompressive surgery to ease swelling after he was found to have suffered a stroke in his cerebellum that affected his balance, his chief of staff Carlos Sanchez …
Read More »Clarifying the Electoral Count Act
A bipartisan group of senators is reportedly discussing clarifications to the Electoral Count Act, in the wake of the rioting at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. A large bipartisan majority of Americans feel the rule should, indeed, be that Congress must accept certified presidential electoral votes from the states. It’s …
Read More »Sotomayor and Gorsuch deny reported tensions over wearing masks at Supreme Court
Washington — Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch publicly refuted reports on Wednesday that the two were at odds over mask-wearing during proceedings at the Supreme Court, calling the reporting “false.” In a rare joint statement released through the court, the two justices said the notion that Sotomayor …
Read More »Florida sues Biden administration over vaccine mandates for federal contractors
Florida is following through on Governor Ron DeSantis’ threat to sue the the Biden administration over the federal order requiring the employees of federal contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19, arguing that the U.S. government lacks the authority to impose the order. DeSantis, who has been fighting vaccine requirements issued …
Read More »Giuliani associate Lev Parnas convicted on campaign finance charges
Lev Parnas, 49, a former business associate of Rudy Giuliani, was indicted in 2019 on charges that included violating a ban on foreign donations in elections, falsifying statements and documents, among other charges. He and co-defendant Andrey Kukushkin were found guilty on all counts. “In order to gain influence with …
Read More »Andrew Yang leaves Democratic Party to become an independent
Former presidential and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is leaving the Democratic Party, he announced this week. Yang said in a Medium post that he changed his voting registration from “Democrat” to “Independent” on Monday after being a registered Democrat for 20 years. “I have at this point dozens of …
Read More »What happens if Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling?
The debate over the debt limit — often called the debt ceiling — is heating up again on Capitol Hill. But government officials, business leaders and economists are raising the alarms, saying not addressing it in a timely manner would be disastrous. What is the debt limit, and why do …
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