Senate Democrats Vote Down Rand Paul’s Effort to Condition Palestinian Aid
Senate Democrats on Thursday rejected an amendment proposed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that would block future aid to the Palestinians, recognizing Israel, rejecting terrorism and abducted in the Oct. 7 attacks. A condition was the release of all Israeli hostages. all republicans I voted About the proposed amendment. All Democrats voted against it, including […]
Washington state judge denies effort to remove Trump from ballot
A Washington state judge has denied an effort to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential primary ballot. After a hearing that lasted just under two hours, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Mary Sue Wilson denied eight registered voters who petitioned the court to remove Trump's name from Washington's ballots. According to a […]
McConnell, Senate Republicans sign brief supporting Trump effort to stay on ballot
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and other Senate Republicans signed on to Brief supporting former President Trump in Colorado voting case before Supreme Court. The brief argues that the Colorado Supreme Court's decision last month to exclude the former president from voting under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment “violates the privileges of members […]
Effort to end odd-year elections for governor, other state offices wins Kentucky Senate approval
A long-running effort to change elections for Kentucky governor and other statewide offices to coincide with the presidential election won approval in the state Senate on Wednesday. A bigger test for supporters will be whether they can muster enough votes to pass the House. The measure aims to amend the Kentucky Constitution to end the […]
Islanders’ slide continues with loss to Jets despite better effort
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — All but two points were missing for the Islanders on Tuesday after their worst game of the year. No, it doesn't mean much if the Isles put together a better, more competitive effort against the Jets than they did the night before in Minnesota. The 4-2 loss to Winnipeg was the Islanders' […]
Contempt effort on hold as Hunter Biden negotiates with House on future appearance
House Republicans' efforts to pursue Hunter Biden's contempt of Congress charges are on hold as the eldest son negotiates with a congressional committee about potentially providing testimony related to his father's impeachment inquiry into President Biden. The House Rules Committee on Tuesday held the 53-year-old son in contempt for ignoring a subpoena to testify amid […]