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In a rare moment of bipartisanship, Republicans and Democrats shared some common ground this weekend as an unlikely collaboration of lawmakers joined in calls from Iranian dissidents for a democratic Iran and for the regime to be removed. Republican Sens. Ted Cruz, Kevin McCarthy, Rick Scott and Thom Tillis, alongside Democrat Sens. Cory Booker, Bob…
In a scorching address Tuesday, President Biden called on Republican lawmakers to protect voting rights and stop supporting laws that tighten rules for voting. “I’m asking my Republican friends in Congress and states and cities and counties to stand up for God’s sake and help prevent this concerted effort to undermine our election and the…
A Texas Democrat lawmaker on Tuesday said she is not worried about Gov. Greg Abbott’s promise to arrest her and other Democrat lawmakers who left Texas to prevent a special legislative session. “I don’t worry—probably because I know the law, and the governor knows the law, as well. I’m a criminal defense attorney, and so…
Democrats in the House moved an amendment on Tuesday that would make visas available to individuals who had previously been rejected or denied entry to the U.S. due to travel bans implemented by the Trump administration. The amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Homeland Security funding bill passed the Appropriations Committee by voice vote…
Senate Republicans on Monday introduced a measure to provide $600 million to reimburse the National Guard for its deployment after the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said $632 million would be provided via a supplemental appropriations bill (pdf) to fund the National Guard and the U.S. Capitol Police…
First Lady Jill Biden waves as she walks off the plane as she arrives in Savannah, Ga., on July 8, 2021. (Jim Watson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON—First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state…
Democratic Texas state legislators were slammed on social media for a photo showing them maskless and smiling on a flight to Washington, D.C., in an effort to block a Republican voting bill. “Rules for thee but not for me strikes the Democrats, again. Hey, @TSA, if these Democrat lawmakers are allowed to fly without masks,…
Good morning, it’s Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Major League Baseball holds its All-Star Game tonight, an event that usually distracts Americans from their partisan bickering. Not this year. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s rash decision to move the game from Atlanta to Denver officially put organized baseball on the side of Democrats in their ongoing dispute…
Former Rep. Harley Rouda, D-Calif., singled out supporters of former President Trump by calling them “morons” during a campaign event last week. Rouda, who is challenging Republican Rep. Michelle Steel for his old House seat, made the comment during a town hall hosted by the Laguna Beach Democratic Club. “The fact that 6 million more…
