Chicago mayor creates reparations task force for ‘historical wrongs committed against’ black Chicagoans
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on Monday announced the creation of a city reparations task force to right “historic wrongs” against Black residents, and included $500,000 in the city’s 2024 budget to establish the task force. his Presidential DecreeJohnson pointed to other cities and states that have moved forward with some form of reparations for […]
Force Israel to Let Hamas Win
The New York Times Columnist Thomas L. “Tom” Friedman, a close aide to President Joe Biden, wrote in his latest column that the United States should force Israel to abandon its war with Hamas in Gaza and let the terror group claim “victory.” Friedman said,conduitThe White House’s message on Middle East policy is: POLITICOHis column […]
Chuck Schumer to Force Vote on Bump Stock Ban to Paint GOP as Pro-Murder
According to congressional sources, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is pushing for a unanimous vote to ban bump stocks in an attempt to use Republican opposition to portray Republicans as supporting mass shooters. The opposition of just one Republican could block a unanimous vote, and Democrats could use that single Republican vote to […]
Vandenberg Space Force Base conducts test launch of new reentry vehicle
Vandenberg Space Force Base test-launched a Minotaur I rocket with an unarmed reentry vehicle late Monday night. The launch was part of a test of Lockheed Martin’s new Mk21A reentry vehicle, which is designed to deploy the W87-1 warhead for the Air Force’s future Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapons system. “The Mk21A RV is crucial […]
Chicago mayor creates reparations task force
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the creation of a reparations task force and agenda aimed at addressing historical injustices against Black people in the United States, citing systemic racism and other policies that have harmed people of color. The task force will develop a definition and framework for reparations to be provided in the form […]
Why is this year's budget request cutting the Space Force?
The Department of Defense has released its fiscal year 2025 budget request, and some are calling for cuts. The Pentagon’s $825 billion request is a 1 percent increase over 2024, with budgets for all but one of the military branches increasing. The Air Force budget and intelligence pass-through both increased by 2 percent, while the […]
Rep. Andy Ogles’ Bill Would Force Disclosure of When President Takes Mind-Altering Substance
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) has introduced a bill called the “No Juicing Joe Act,” which would require the presidential administration to inform Congress if the president takes any substance “that may alter his mental state or ability to perform his duties.” Ogles’ Bill, First report Fox News reported that Trump would also be required to […]
Forthcoming Legislation Will Force SCOTUS Be Subject to $50 Gift Ban
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said on MSNBC’s “All In” on Tuesday that he and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) have a bill that would apply the ban on $50 gifts to Supreme Court justices. “Senator Raskin and I, along with every other member of Congress, will be introducing legislation to apply the same $50 gift rule […]
Durbin looks to force Supreme Court ethics bill vote amid Alito controversy
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) plans to try to force a vote Wednesday night on a Democratic-backed Supreme Court ethics bill amid the recent grilling of Justice Samuel Alito and renewed calls for conservative judges to recuse themselves from former President Trump’s immunity lawsuit. Durbin will lead the Judiciary Committee’s Democratic Senators Sheldon […]
US Air Force Ran A Social Experiment To Graduate More Minority Pilots. It Didn’t Go As Planned
The U.S. Air Force abandoned an experiment aimed at boosting pilot training graduation rates for women and minority pilots after the 2021 initiative failed to achieve the intended results and officers privately warned it could violate anti-discrimination policies, according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. As part of the larger military-wide effort […]