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Liberals have been busy not losing and have forgotten how to win
US President Joe Biden on Friday said he was “very interested” in running for re-election in 2020 but had no decision to make yet. “At this point, I think it would be a mistake for me to say that I would run,” he added. The US elections are scheduled to be held on November 6…
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Trump and DeSantis are previewing a potential GOP presidential primary
Former President Donald Trump has said he’d make sure Joe Biden does not receive “four more years” in the Oval Office. This comes after US Senator Lindsey Graham stated that he’d support Trump if he decides to run for President again. Trump also said that he’d be “proud” to defeat Biden in the 2020 presidential…
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Texas is accused of being judge-shopping in cases against Biden
Texas is “judge-shopping” in its lawsuits against US President Joe Biden’s administration, said the US Justice Department. Texas can “circumvent the random assignment system by never filing in Divisions where they have a non-trivial chance of not knowing what judge they are likely to be assigned,” it added. This comes after Texas filed a lawsuit…
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Michigan AG says she was threatened to kill Jewish state government employees
US state Michigan’s Democratic Secretary of State, Dana Nessel, said that she was threatened with death in a voicemail message. “It was directed at me and other state officials who worked to safeguard our democracy,” Nessel added. This comes after ex-US President Donald Trump called Michigan’s Jewish election officials “evil people” and “racist”, calling them…
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Tennessee became the first state to ban public drag shows
A bill in US’ Tennessee would ban children from attending drag shows, similar to laws that prohibit children from going to strip clubs. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Senator Dustin Johnson, said the bill is aimed at protecting children from being exposed to “sexy drag shows” in front of them. He added that the legislation was…
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The GOP will likely prevail over Joe Manchin’s opposition to the DC crime law
The US Senate has passed a resolution to repeal a local law that bars the local police from sharing any information with federal immigration authorities, including arrest warrants. The resolution will be voted on in the Senate this week. Democrats have opposed the legislation saying that it would put Democrats on the spot about crime.
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The Quiet Insurrection missed the January 6 Committee
US Republican Representative Jim Jordan, who leads the House Oversight Committee, said on Thursday that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is “the right guy to lead” the committee. The committee has held hearings on Biden’s policies and federal COVID-19 spending, and the handling of allegations surrounding Hunter Biden’s laptop. In October, Jordan had said that…
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Dozens of expenses are under the FEC threshold to keep receipts
US Representative-elect George Santos has called a New York Times investigation into his career “deceitful” and said it was “politically motivated”. The New York Times had reported that Santos did not have a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, an MBA or even a law degree from a New York college, as he claimed on his…
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The Justice Dept. says that a lawsuit should be filed against Trump
US President Donald Trump’s team has filed a motion for a recount of the 2019 presidential election. “The recount will be a waste of taxpayer money,” it said. It asked the DC Circuit to issue a “narrow” ruling based on Trump’s attorneys’ assertion that he should be immune to civil lawsuits for presidential speech even…
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Missiles that can be fired from the air could protect the Ukrainian power grid
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday announced that around 40,000 sq km of eastern and southern Ukraine will be annexed by Russia. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his country is “certain” that it will win the war against Russia. The annexation of the area, which is home to a large population of Russian-speaking Ukrainians,…
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What can we learn about the Republican Party from Haley?
Former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has become the first Republican to officially announce her intentions to challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination for the 2024 US presidential election. Haley, who was running for South Carolina governor at the time, said she was “triggered” by the 2015 massacre of nine parishioners…
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The G.O.P. had an attack on Trans Rights that could cause trouble for the party
Utah’s state legislature has passed a bill that will allow people with gender dysphoria to undergo gender reassignment surgery and hormones. The bill was introduced by state Sen Mike Kennedy, a Republican family doctor. Last year, Utah became the first state to allow students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity.
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Several GOP state legislatures want to criminalize drag shows
North Dakota has passed a bill to make drag performances in front of children a criminal offence. The bill was originally introduced last year but was watered-down after a number of lawmakers objected to the provision making drag shows in front of children a crime. North Dakota is among at least 10 US states that…
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Dozens of expenses are less than the FEC threshold to keep receipts
New York Representative George Santos, who is facing allegations of campaign fraud, has been warned by the US Federal Election Commission. Santos’ campaign committee “has no debts from the previous election cycle and has accepted contributions and/or made expenditures in support of your 2024 candidacy…thus meeting the definition of ‘candidate’ per Federal Election Campaign Laws,”…
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Even as the U.S. pushes for more oil drilling, Biden tightens methane emissions rules
US President Joe Biden’s administration is ramping up efforts to reduce methane emissions, targeting the oil and gas industry for its role in global warming. According to ex-US Vice President Al Gore, a two to 3% methane leak is equivalent to the climate advantage of methane gas. However, Biden has pressed energy producers for more…
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The opinion is Ron DeSantis abandons his previous First Amendment defense
Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis, who is running against former US President Donald Trump for the state’s governorship, has said that he’s not “going to lead based on polls”. “I am not going to lead…based on polls,” DeSantis added. DeSantis claimed that he signed the most restrictive abortion law in Florida’s modern history despite consistent support…
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Fox News could be in trouble because of the election fraud revelations
Fox News chief executive officer Suzanne Scott should be removed from her role by the board if it’s going to act soon, former US House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Wednesday. He added that board members had failed to act to prevent misconduct by Fox executives. This comes after reports claimed Murdoch asked Scott to…
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Chicago votes for change
The US’ second-biggest city Chicago will go to a runoff election in April after the top two finishers on Tuesday failed to secure over 50% of votes. Ex- schools chief Paul Vallas, who ran on a “tough-on-crime message”, advanced to the head-to-head match-up against Brandon Johnson, a Cook County commissioner. Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot…
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Murdoch said it was not an accident that the GOP was celebrated as a future of the party
Fox News’ owner Rupert Murdoch said that he’d prefer former President Donald Trump to be the leader of the Republican party instead of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. “We don’t want to see our party being like the Democratic Party,” Murdoch added. Trump, who is expected to run for the Republican presidential nomination, has been under…
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There is an opinion on the political mistake ofLori Lightfoot
The first round of voting in Chicago, the US’ third-largest city, has concluded with Paul Vallas, a former congressman, and Brandon Johnson, a former police officer, leading the race. Lightfoot, who is Chicago’s incumbent mayor, had called Vallas and Johnson to concede. The winner of the first round of voting will face Lightfoot’s opponent Eric…
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Pelosi and McCarthy have a toxic relationship
The US House of Representatives Speaker-designate Kevin McCarthy has said that the next speaker of the House will have a “great opportunity” to ensure that Donald Trump’s supporters are “highly visible”. “By ensuring that hardline Trump allies like Jordan and Greene will be highly visible, we’ll be allowing them to pursue conservative grievances like the…
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The slogan was hurting Democrats election chances
Democratic candidate Eric Adams in New York City has claimed that he “validated” a ‘hysteria’ over crime that is “uninformed and debunked”. Adams, who won the Mayor’s race in 2021 by focusing on crime, said that he helped make the attacks seem less partisan. However, a former aide of ex-New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg…
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Girls high school basketball team are not going to play in a tournament
Several transgender students and advocates have attended a Virginia school board meeting to voice their concerns about its decision to allow Gavin Grimm to use the bathroom of the gender he identifies with. “I think it’s a very important issue,” one of the speakers said. Gavin’s mother said the decision was “outrageous”, adding, “This is…
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During his State of the Union address, Biden should have said something about immigration
During his State of the Union address, US President Joe Biden named Julie Su, the nominee for Labor Secretary, as his partner in his bid to appoint the next leader of the US Labor Department. Su is an international labour lawyer and former head of the US Council of Carpenters and Joiners. She previously served…
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It is time to endemic food assistance that held back hunger
US Congress has decided to end food stamps and reduce benefits by at least $95 (nearly 6,000) for every household in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, as food stamps are formally known. With this, nearly half of the country’s poorest households will no longer be able to afford to feed themselves. The food…