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Justices Request Millions for Security Upgrade
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (139+ words) “The Supreme Court is asking for millions of dollars from Congress to draft plans for a new facility to screen visitors outside the court’s home on Capitol Hill, as security threats against the justices mount,” the New York Times reports....
Maine Democrats Tell Schumer to Stay Out
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (133+ words) “Senator Chuck Schumer of New York is accustomed to getting his way in Democratic primaries for Senate,” the New York Times reports. “But even as Mr. Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate for nearly a decade, has successfully recruited…...
GOP Leaders Scramble to Unjam the House
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (320+ words) “Republican leaders on Capitol Hill have high hopes they can use the dwindling pre-midterm legislative calendar to bolster their case for reelection,” Politico reports. ”First, they’ll have to put down a weekslong internal revolt that has ground the House floor…...
In deep-red Escambia, Democrats match Republicans nearly ballot-for-ballot in mail requests
14+ min ago (318+ words) Nearly as many Democrats as Republicans have requested vote-by-mail ballots in Escambia County for the Aug. 18 Primary, despite the GOP’s nearly 20-point voter registration advantage. Through 8 a.m. July 10, Republican voters had requested 9,404 vote-by-mail ballots compared to 9,316 requests by Democrats. According…...
McConnell Breaks Silence on Hospital Mystery as Senate Faces Fresh Turmoil After Graham’s Death [WATCH]
21+ min ago (549+ words) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has finally broken his silence after weeks of speculation about his mysterious hospitalization. In a detailed...
Congress Gears Up For Cyclothon To Raise NEET-UG Exam Paper Leak; Jitu Patwari To Pedal From Indore To Bhopal On July 14 & 15 – VIDEO
27+ min ago (61+ words) The Madhya Pradesh Congress will hold a two-day cyclothon from Indore to Bhopal on July 14-15, led by state president Jitu Patwari. The rally will raise issues of NEET-UG, CBSE exam irregularities, paper leaks and unemployment. More than 2,000 cyclists are expected…...
Peru's Congress Votes on a Record Budget Top-Up Its Watchdog Fears
30+ min ago (756+ words) —The vote. Peru’s Congress returns to a final debate on a 9.6 billion sol ($2.5bn) Peru supplementary credit. —The size. It would be the largest such budget expansion in five years. —The warning. The independent Fiscal Council says the accounts should not…...
Abdul El-Sayed Wants Medicare for All ‘From Cradle to Grave.’ His Psychiatrist Wife Doesn’t Accept Medicare—or Any Insurance at All.
29+ min ago (261+ words) Jukaku’s private practice and her financial arrangement with her patients stand in stark contrast to the vision El-Sayed has articulated on the campaign trail about the way the health care system should work. Jukaku's verified profile on "Psychology Today," a…...
Ron Johnson Set to Lead Budget Committee
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (138+ words) “Sen. Ron Johnson is poised to take over the Budget Committee in the wake of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death late Saturday,” Politico reports. ”The third-term Republican is effectively next in line to wield the committee gavel. Two more senior…...
SEN RICK SCOTT: Americans work five days a week, why can’t the Senate?
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (748+ words) Florida Sen. Rick Scott urges Senate Republicans to pass the 'Save America Act' to ensure secure elections. He emphasizes widespread support for voter ID and calls for continuous effort to pass the legislation, despite current challenges. Did you know the…...