#Trump campaign not hiring far-right activist Laura Loomer

#Trump campaign not hiring far-right activist Laura Loomer

The Trump campaign is not hiring Laura Loomer, a far-right activist with a history of making incendiary anti-Muslim comments, an official confirmed to The Hill. The New York Times reported earlier Friday that former President Trump met with Loomer recently and directed advisers to give her a position supporting his candidacy for the White House in 2024….

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#Biden Title IX proposal takes aim at blanket bans on transgender athletes 

#Biden Title IX proposal takes aim at blanket bans on transgender athletes 

Blanket bans on transgender athletes participating on school sports teams consistent with their gender identity would constitute a violation of Title IX under a set of proposed changes unveiled Thursday by the Biden administration. Under the administration’s proposal, schools would be prohibited from adopting or applying a “one-size-fits-all” policy that categorically bans transgender students from…

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#Bragg hits back at House GOP over subpoena for ex-prosecutor in Trump case

#Bragg hits back at House GOP over subpoena for ex-prosecutor in Trump case

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) hit back at House Judiciary Republicans on Thursday, after Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) subpoenaed a former prosecutor involved in his investigation into former President Trump. “The House GOP continues to attempt to undermine an active investigation and ongoing New York criminal case with an unprecedented campaign of harassment…

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#Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago after arraignment

#Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago after arraignment

Former President Trump on Tuesday evening is slated to deliver remarks from his Florida home after his arraignment in New York City on charges of falsifying business records in connection with concealing hush money payments. Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges and is the first former president to be arraigned on criminal charges….

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#Trump should ‘smash some windows’ in New York

#Trump should ‘smash some windows’ in New York

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) joked on Twitter that former President Trump should “smash some windows, rob a few shops and punch a cop” on his way to the Manhattan district attorney’s office as a tactic to avoid prosecution.   Graham, the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the ironic comment to allude to Manhattan…

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#House Democrats vent frustration after Biden reversal on COVID-19 emergency measure

#House Democrats vent frustration after Biden reversal on COVID-19 emergency measure

House Democrats are sounding off against the White House after President Biden indicated he’ll sign legislation to lift the national emergency declaration surrounding COVID-19 — a move that came less than two months after Democrats had opposed the same measure en masse at the administration’s request.  Almost 200 House Democrats had voted on Feb. 1 against the…

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#Hawley, Paul clash on floor over TikTok ban 

#Hawley, Paul clash on floor over TikTok ban 

Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) clashed Wednesday afternoon over the future of TikTok in a spirited exchange on the Senate floor that shows disagreements over how to regulate the controversial app cross party lines in Congress.   The two conservative stars butted heads when Hawley attempted to gain unanimous consent to pass…

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