#Tuberville blocks Warren’s attempt to begin advancing 184 military promotions 

#Tuberville blocks Warren’s attempt to begin advancing 184 military promotions 

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) on Tuesday blocked a request by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to allow 184 military promotions to move forward over his objection to the Pentagon’s recently enacted abortion policy. Tuberville’s protest of the Defense Department’s policy of providing leave and reimbursing some expenses for service members who must travel to obtain…

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#Progressive stars square off in California Senate primary

#Progressive stars square off in California Senate primary

Battle lines are forming between progressives as they look to take down the more establishment-aligned Rep. Adam Schiff in California’s Democratic Senate primary. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) was the latest high-profile progressive to weigh in on the race, endorsing Rep. Barbara Lee (D), who along with Schiff and Rep. Katie Porter (D) is seeking to…

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#Democrats defend deregulation vote amid banking blame game

#Democrats defend deregulation vote amid banking blame game

Democrats defend deregulation vote amid banking blame game Democrats on Capitol Hill are defending their vote for a 2018 banking deregulation bill that President Biden and other members of the party are blaming for last week’s stunning collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Forty-nine Democrats — 33 in the House and 16 in…

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#Bipartisan dinner soothes Harris-Warren tensions

#Bipartisan dinner soothes Harris-Warren tensions

Bipartisan dinner soothes Harris-Warren tensions Tensions have grown heated over the past month between Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). First, Warren offended Harris and her team after she was asked in a January interview if President Biden should keep Harris as his vice president.   “I really want to defer to what makes…

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#Walgreens gets dragged into abortion war

#Walgreens gets dragged into abortion war

Walgreens gets dragged into abortion war Walgreens, the nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain, has found itself embroiled in the abortion battle after confirming that they will not dispense abortion pills in certain states, even in some where it’s still legal to do so. The move has churned up a storm of political outrage in Congress and…

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