Nothing changes: House GOP greenlights $1.5 trillion inflation bomb
After handing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris everything they wanted in terms of budget proposals over the past two years, the duplicitous Republican-controlled House is still not done with expanding inflationary spending. Currently, more than half of the House Republican Conference letter He urged House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and other House Republican leaders to […]
White House: Biden is not holding Harris back, has been ‘really clear about passing the torch’
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that President Biden is “not holding back Vice President Kamala Harris at all,” adding that Biden, who has decided to withdraw from the 2024 campaign, is “very concerned about passing on the torch.” “We have made it clear that Jean-Pierre's comments came after Biden said last night […]
Rep. Mike Lawler, Mondaire Jones spar over Hudson Valley House seat
First-term Republican Rep. Mike Lawler and former Rep. Mondaire Jones accused each other of extremism Wednesday in a heated debate over a lower Hudson Valley House seat. They repeatedly accused each other of lying about his background. Lawler described Jones as a Democratic socialist, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, during his time in the House, supporting Biden […]
House Democrats launch $3M ad campaign focused on Project 2025
The House Democratic Campaign Committee on Wednesday launched a multimillion-dollar ad focused on Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for a Republican president-elect that Democrats have sought to link to former President Trump and Republican lawmakers. Blitz operation started. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's (DCCC) digital “Let's Vote” ads feature a variety of issues that Democrats […]
Typo brings backlash in tight Michigan House race
No good deed goes unpunished. Tom Barrett calls this an “unfortunate mistake”. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office called this “extremely concerning.” The media is portraying this as an attempt at voter suppression. At issue is Barrett's Oct. 2 ad in the Michigan Bulletin, a black newspaper in Lansing. Barrett, a Republican, is in a […]
Ex-NYPD cop kills wife in murder-suicide with 3 children in the house: police
A former NYPD detective shot and killed his wife while caring for their three children at their Westchester County home, then turned the gun on himself and killed himself, police said Wednesday. Sean O'Neal, 54, fired multiple shots at his wife, Arlene O'Neal, a fifth-grade teacher in Tuckahoe, before shooting himself in the head after […]
Dr. Jill Biden Snipes at Trump, Says His Return to White House Promises ‘More Chaos, More Greed, More Division’
First Lady Jill Biden left her twice-weekly community college teaching job to work on Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign. In the process, she used the platform provided to attack former President Donald Trump for posing a clear and present danger to the very fabric of American life. AP report She toured battleground states in Arizona, […]
Secret Service trained at mock White House that Tyler Perry built as stage
Secret Service agents lacked the funds to set up an adequate facility, so Hollywood producer Tyler Perry used a mock White House in Atlanta for a 2023 training scenario. The admission was made on a New York Times podcast. ”The DailyIn “, investigative reporter Eric Lipton examines the poor conditions of the bureau's training facilities […]
Speaker Johnson blitzes Pa. swing districts to boost GOP House hopefuls underperforming Trump: ‘All-star candidates’
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) traveled to the Keystone State last week to boost two Republican House members in battleground districts who are trailing former President Donald Trump in the polls. He told the Post he was confident in “everything.” Star candidate. ” Johnson's journey begins Thursday in the Lehigh Valley, where […]
Lobbying World: House Appropriations Chair chief joins Baker Donelson
stephen ruhrenmost recently joined by House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-Texas), chief of staff. baker donelson as a senior policy advisor in the firm's Washington, DC office. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) graduate carolyn welshans I participated Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP As a partner. Mr. Welshans most recently served as the SEC's Deputy […]