Posts Tagged ‘lawmakers’

Pro-Palestine orgs and lawmakers react to Biden dropping out

In the wake of Joe Biden’s historic decision to step down, Palestine solidarity groups highlighting his complicity in the Gaza genocide and calling on Kamala Harris to embrace a permanent ceasefire and an end to U.S. weapons shipments to Israel. Source

From ‘devastating’ to ‘reassured’: Lawmakers split over Trump verdict

From ‘devastating’ to ‘reassured’: Lawmakers split over Trump verdict lead image Source

Lawmakers tell all! The Senate’s secret group comes out in the open

With help from Shawn Ness THE SENATE’S JUICY SECRET: It’s been around for decades, yet some lawmakers said they had never even heard of it. The backroom nature of the state Senate’s Working Rules group was chronicled in a New York Focus story published this morning. And while the existence of the group (WRG, for […]

Videos show growing pro-Palestinian campus protests as lawmakers speak out

Police arresting students. Helicopters buzzing over New York City. Demonstrators shouting and lawmakers condemning university officials. Videos of the campus protests, shared widely on TikTok, X and elsewhere, are spreading on social media and show the most visceral aspects of the demonstrations. Much like the war in the Middle East itself, the images can inform […]

Pro-Israel groups target progressive lawmakers in primaries

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and other pro-Israel groups are ramping up their efforts to target incumbent progressive lawmakers in their primaries as the fallout surrounding the Israel-Hamas war seeps further into U.S. politics. AIPAC, the most influential pro-Israel group, has said it plans to spend $100 million to target progressive candidates, while… […]

‘The 401(k) industry owns Congress’: How lawmakers quietly passed a $300 billion windfall to the wealthy

Five months before Congress faced a near-catastrophic standoff over the debt ceiling, with Republicans demanding restrictions to food and Medicaid programs to rein in spending, a bill that raised the cost of private retirement savings accounts to $282 billion per year was quietly signed into law. In this era of deeply divided politics, the 2022 […]

UK Lawmakers Demand COVID Vaccine Danger Data, and No BS

Three months after police in New Zealand raided the home of health ministry whistleblower who leaked anonymized data on COVID vaccine, seven UK Ministers of Parliament have formally demanded that the UK Office of National Statistics (ONS) answer specific, on-going questions about the high number of deaths apparently linked to COVID vaccines. Then letter was […]

Louisiana lawmakers advance bill allowing concealed carry without permit

Republican state Senators in Louisiana advanced legislation Thursday that allows adults 18 years and older to carry concealed weapons without a permit. The Senate approved that bill, along with another that would provide a level of immunity from civil liability for a person who uses a concealed gun to shoot a person in self-defense, The… […]

New York Lawmakers Pushing To Vaccinate Children Without Parental Consent

New York State lawmakers are weighing legislation that will allow children of any age to be vaccinated without parental consent in cases where parents object to immunization. Assembly Bill A6761, introduced by New York Assemblymember […] The post New York Lawmakers Pushing To Vaccinate Children Without Parental Consent appeared first on The People's Voice. Source

Israeli Lawmakers Move to Punish ‘Denying’ or ‘Downplaying’ October 7th With 5 Years in Prison

Israeli lawmakers are moving forward with a bill to punish those accused of “denying” or “downplaying” Israel’s narrative of October 7th with five years in prison. Source

Former RNC chair urges lawmakers in both parties to ‘take the win’ on tentative border deal

Michael Steele, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, urged lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to “take the win” in the tentative border deal as negotiations continue and uncertainty remains on whether it will pass. “Take the win. Take the win. This is a moment that, you know, when you stop and… […]

Oregon lawmakers move to undo part of drug decriminalization law

A group of Oregon Democrats will introduce a bill in the upcoming state legislative session to undo parts of a landmark drug decriminalization law, citing rising overdoses. Measure 110, passed by a ballot referendum in 2020, eliminated criminal charges for possessing small amounts of any drug. Possessing less than a gram of heroin, for example,… […]

Lawmakers reflect on third anniversary of Jan. 6 insurrection

Saturday marks the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol when thousands of protestors marched from the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., to the Capitol at the direction of former President Trump and participated in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election. Lawmakers on both… […]

TIT FOR TAT: Republican lawmakers move to exclude Biden’s name from the ballots of 3 swing states

(NaturalNews) Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Georgia have made a bold and attention-grabbing move by proposing legislation aimed at excluding… Source

Lawmakers ‘encouraged’ by border security talks, but timing of deal uncertain

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle said Sunday they were “encouraged” with the direction the border security talks were going but that the timing of the potential deal remained uncertain.  Senate negotiators have been huddled together for weeks as they attempt to reach a deal on border security provisions that could unlock additional aid… […]

American Moses: Mike Johnson at the National Association of Christian Lawmakers Gala

Christian nationalists gathered Tuesday night at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C, for a National Association of Christian Lawmakers gala at which House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered the keynote address and received the NACL’s American Patriot Award for Christian Honor and Courage. The tenor of the evening was set by far-right anti-LGBTQ pastor […]

House GOP lawmakers uncover evidence of coordination between Democrat J6 panel, Georgia prosecutor

Reported by: Just The News Two key House GOP lawmakers on Tuesday launched an investigation into possible collusion between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the Democrats’ Jan. 6 committee after uncovering evidence the prosecutor pursuing criminal charges against Donald Trump asked for evidence from Congress. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., […]

Here Are The 38 Lawmakers Leaving Congress In 2024 (Twice As Many Democrats As Republicans)

Authored by Mark Tapscott via The Epoch Times, Nearly 40 Congressional lawmakers aren’t seeking reelection in 2024… and most of them are Democrats… Twenty-one House Democrats are opting out of another term compared to 11 Republicans. On the Senate side, six senators, four Democrat and two Republican, said they’re leaving public office, and one has […]

Philippines Lawmakers Vote to Investigate ‘Shocking’ Post-Vaccine Unexplained Deaths

The Canadian Independent: “The House of Representatives of the Philippines has voted in favour of passing a resolution to investigate over 260,000 unexplained excess deaths in 2021 and 67,000 unexplained excess deaths in 2022. Chairperson Rep. Dan S. Fernandez while explaining the statistical findings to the rest of the committee says he “was shocked” when […]

Republican Lawmakers Call CDC Attention To “Suspicious” Virus Outbreak In China

Authored by Eva Fu via The Epoch Times, Top Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are calling for attention from U.S. health authorities on the “suspicious” clusters of viral infections and reports of pneumonia affecting Chinese children, warning that it would be “an abdication” of their duty for allowing the Chinese regime to […]

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