The select House panel looking into the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to disrupt the congressional certification of Joe Biden’s election victory over Donald Trump has recently requested a meeting with Rep. Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican serving the state’s 10th District. The committee cites evidence that Perry had “an important role” in […]
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According to the New York Times, members of the select congressional committee investigating the Capitol attacks of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6 are looking into an overhaul a little-known law that former President Donald J. Trump and some of his allies in his administration and in congress tried to use to overturn his […]
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After Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia’s bombshell rejection of Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, Goldman Sachs’ economic outlook for the US immediately dimmed. The famed Wall Street firm told its clients over the weekend that the President’s signature legislation will not pass a divided Congress, sinking the nearly $2 trillion bill. Goldman […]
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In light of recent antisemitic statements made by Donald Trump, at least one former American Evangelical Trump backer has spoken out against the controversial former President. The Washington Post points out that many evangelical leaders in the United States have been mostly silent on Trump’s reported comments. Mike Evans, however, a Texas Pastor and former […]
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Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., recently introduced the latest Dream Act legislation as senators work toward a new immigration deal. Graham and Durbin have previously worked together on the Dream Act, which was first introduced in 2001 as a way to give some young, undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children a […]
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The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group, filed an official complaint with the Federal Election Commission that could mean a major headache for the Trump campaign. The CLC accused President Trump’s campaign of “laundering” tens of millions of dollars through companies, many which were connected to Trump’s recently ousted campaign manager […]
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Philip Alston is a professor at New York University School of Law, and co-Chair of the law school’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice. He is also a UN special rapporteur and a leading expert on global poverty. Mr. Alston spent 15 days visiting the United States in order to assess the wealth gap and American […]
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Appearing on Fox News, a Dominion Voting Systems spokesperson issued a statement addressing the many conspiracy theories that have been floating around about the company since the election and said it was “not physically possible” for its machines to change voter’s selection. The spokesman, Michael Steel, appeared on “America’s News HQ,” and said, “This is a […]
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The former White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway defied a congressional subpoena and failed to appear at a congressional hearing to give testimony about her violations of the Hatch Act. There may now be consequences. House Democrats have threatened to hold her in contempt of Congress, which carries a penalty of no less than one […]
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President Joe Biden has been busy working on climate issues, recently signing a series of executive orders that put a hold on new oil and gas leases on federal lands, working toward phasing out funding for fossil fuel projects overseas, and created a new entity called the “Civilian Climate Corps. John Kerry, who is serving […]
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