Mayor Of Town Where Laken Riley Was Murdered Is Trying To Quash Recall Effort Against Him
The mayor of a Georgia town where Laken Riley was brutally murdered is trying to derail a recall effort against him. Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz filed a petition with the county’s superior court on Wednesday, requesting the court suspend a recall effort organized against him, according to the Athens Banner-Herald. In the petition, Girtz argues […]
China-Tied Solar Trade Group Reportedly Lobbied White House In Effort To Forestall New Tariffs
A major green energy industry group, whose members include Chinese companies, has lobbied the White House to avoid potential tougher tariffs targeting Chinese solar companies. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has pressed the White House to increase support for domestic solar power producers in a bid to weaken even tougher tariff demands from U.S. […]
Giants made one last-ditch effort with Patriots to move up in NFL draft
The Patriots held the No. 3 pick to select quarterback Drake Maye in Thursday’s NFL Draft, but the Giants tried to wrest the pick in a last-ditch effort. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Giants, along with the Vikings, tried to convince the Patriots to accept their option, but it’s unclear what offers either […]
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 […]