#Democratic Caucus chair says shutdown is looming because ‘the far-right is battling the extreme right’

#Democratic Caucus chair says shutdown is looming because ‘the far-right is battling the extreme right’

Democratic Caucus Chair, Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), said Congress is on a “collision course” towards a government shutdown because of the power dynamics at play in the House of Representatives. Aguilar attempted to characterize two factions of the House GOP conference, the “far-right” and the “extreme-right” and blamed the internal battle taking place between the…

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#GOP leaders strike out on getting Tuberville to bend

#GOP leaders strike out on getting Tuberville to bend

Senate GOP leaders didn’t want it to get to this point. They tried and tried to get Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) to lift the holds he’s placed on hundreds of military promotions — which have opened Republicans up to attacks from the Biden administration.  But their efforts have failed, and they are now in a…

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#Ramaswamy emerges as 2024 breakout star. Where will it take him?

#Ramaswamy emerges as 2024 breakout star. Where will it take him?

Vivek Ramaswamy has emerged as something of a breakout star in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, raising speculation over his future within the party. Many Republicans have praised the 37-year-old biotech entrepreneur, calling him an effective communicator with an impressive professional resume for a political outsider.  While there’s heavy skepticism that Ramaswamy will win any…

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#Why is hazing so hard to eliminate?

#Why is hazing so hard to eliminate?

Northwestern is the latest in a long line of universities to come under public scrutiny due to a scandal over hazing, a practice that has refused to go extinct in colleges and high schools despite multiple concerted efforts to end it. Hazing, which in rare instances has proven fatal, in particular plagues sports teams and…

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#White House takes the gloves off ahead of 2024

#White House takes the gloves off ahead of 2024

The Biden White House has tried to present itself as being above fray of day-to-day squabbles, but increasingly, it’s jumping in, bashing the GOP and other critics at every opportunity. The administration didn’t miss a chance this week to hammer Republicans over Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) floating that the House would move towards an impeachment…

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#Haley on new Trump charges: ‘You shouldn’t be erasing anything unless you have something to hide’

#Haley on new Trump charges: ‘You shouldn’t be erasing anything unless you have something to hide’

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley took aim at new allegations brought against former President Trump last week, saying that no one should erase anything unless they had “something to hide.” “I mean, none of that sounds good,” Haley told Margaret Brennan on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “The same way it didn’t sound good when Hillary…

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#Judge in Hunter Biden case bans attorneys from calling clerk after bizarre accusations

#Judge in Hunter Biden case bans attorneys from calling clerk after bizarre accusations

The federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s federal criminal case on Friday ordered attorneys to raise issues with her chambers, not the court clerk, after bizarre accusations of impersonation. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika earlier in the week threatened sanctions, accusing an employee at a law firm representing Biden of apparently misrepresenting their identity to the…

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