Meet The Former Lawmakers Who Helped Spearhead TikTok’s Multi-Million Dollar Lobbying Effort On Capitol Hill
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a bill with provisions banning TikTok in the United States, pouring cold water on the platform’s multimillion-dollar lobbying effort that has tapped former members of Congress to try to influence policy on Capitol Hill. showered TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance spent $3.1 million on lobbying […]
Arizona grand jury indicts Republicans over effort to overturn 2020 election, including Giuliani, Meadows, and Jenna Ellis
arizona grand jury prosecuted the group It gathered opinions from Republican officials, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, regarding efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “Arizona’s election was free and fair. Arizonans elected President Biden,” Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays, a Democrat, said Wednesday. […]
Democrats Could Save Speaker Johnson from Potential GOP Ouster Effort
According to reports, Congressional Democrats are prepared to save House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) from a motion to resign if it is invoked. If Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) moves forward with a motion to abstain against her, the media’s Nicholas Wu, and the newspaper’s Nicholas Wu, “more than 20 Democrats will join Politico. “I […]
USDA raises school nutrition standards in effort to combat diet-related disease
The Biden administration announced new rules Wednesday that will limit the sugar and sodium content of meals served to millions of children in U.S. public schools. The standards released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture are part of President Joe Biden’s broader effort to combat childhood obesity and other diet-related diseases. “We all share the […]
Musk speaks out against effort to ban TikTok: ‘Not what America stands for’
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has opposed efforts to ban TikTok in the United States, saying it violates the First Amendment and is “not what America represents.” Musk added that the ban would likely benefit social media platform X, which he acquired in October 2022, but that he does not support the ban. “In my […]
Arizona GOP Again Blocks Effort to Repeal 1864 Abortion Law
Arizona House Republicans on Wednesday fended off a new attempt to repeal an 1864 law that restricts nearly all abortions. This law was recently upheld by the Arizona Supreme Court with a new 15-week abortion limit. However, the Arizona Senate left the door open to repealing the 1864 law after two Senate Republicans voted with […]
GOP rep on effort to oust Speaker Johnson: ‘I don’t know who would want the job at this point’
Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-La.) on Wednesday slammed Republican lawmakers seeking to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), saying the Louisiana Republican “very admirably” given the circumstances. He claimed to be working. “I stand with the Speaker of the House because I actually consider him a friend, and I think the Speaker is trying to do […]
Second GOP House Representative Backs Effort To Oust Speaker Johnson
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) OAN’s Avril Elfie11:17am – Tuesday, April 16, 2024 A second House Republican supports replacing House Speaker Mike Johnson. advertisement On Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) threatened to vote to oust Mr. Johnson (R-Louisiana) unless he did so first. He is the second Republican to file a motion against Johnson, after […]
Maine joins effort to elect president by popular vote with new law
Maine will become the latest state to join an interstate effort to elect the president by popular vote, Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Monday. mills said she forgives law Law enacted without her signature, paving the way for Maine to join. National Popular Vote Interstate Compacta proposal designed to guarantee the presidency to the candidate […]
White House rejects House GOP effort for Biden to testify in Oversight impeachment inquiry
The White House rejected an invitation by the House Oversight Committee for President Joe Biden to testify as part of the House GOP’s impeachment inquiry. In a letter sent on Monday, Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, declined the committee’s invitation and decried the GOP’s impeachment inquiry, which has stalled in recent months, as […]