Georgia lawmaker who claims she was silenced when she switched political parties spotlights social media companies’ censorship
(The Center Square) A Georgia lawmaker who claims she was silenced when she switched parties last year has convened a hearing to show social media companies can deplatform people for manipulating their messaging. Rep. Mesha Minor (R-Atlanta) said her call for a “First Amendment, free speech rally” at the Georgia Capitol was intended to demonstrate […]
Conaway wins Dem primary to succeed lawmaker challenging Bob Menendez for Senate
Longtime New Jersey state representative Herb Conaway won the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday, setting him up to face off against a Republican challenger in November. Conaway has served in the Garden State Congress since 1998. A late April poll found: Public Policy Opinion Surveys Conaway was deemed the overwhelming […]
Meet The Pennsylvania Lawmaker Leading The United States’ ‘Most Important Election Integrity Case’
Rep. Dawn Keefer and the Pennsylvania State Freedom Caucus are leading a nationally watched lawsuit against Bidenbucks. Pennsylvania State Rep. Dawn Keefer has become the go-to legislator on election law over her four terms in office. The York County Republican with more than 20 years of public- and private-sector experience brings a passion to election […]
Michigan lawmaker wants to pay reporters, news organizations to uncover corruption and save taxpayers cash
(The Center Square) – A Michigan lawmaker wants to pay reporters and media outlets to expose public corruption and save taxpayers money. Republican Councilman Joseph Aragona of Clinton Township came up with the idea after The Detroit News recently exposed questionable spending surrounding a $20 million grant by businesswoman Faye Beydoun, who served on the […]
DOJ can ‘force’ Alito, Thomas to recuse themselves on SCOTUS cases: Dem lawmaker
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin argued in The New York Times this week that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito could theoretically be forced to recuse themselves from cases related to the January 6 attack on the Capitol. In the guest essay The New York Times Raskin on Wednesday detailed how Thomas and Alito could be […]
NYC lawmaker blocks Steve Cohen’s $8B casino project by Mets’ Citi Field
Steve Cohen’s Mets are a loser, and for now, at least, the Queens casino bid appears to be a loser too. State Sen. Jessica Ramos, who represents the Flushing-Corona district where Cohen plans to build his $8 billion casino and entertainment complex, Metropolitan Park, has said she will not introduce legislation that would allow the […]
Taxpayers still on hook for COVID-shuttered ICE facility amid objections by blue state lawmaker
Federal officials are again extending an evaluation of a mostly shuttered California detention center that holds thousands of illegal immigrants, with one lawmaker calling for the facility to be reopened amid continuing costs. “Although the Administration ended the COVID-19 national emergency over a year ago, the Adelanto ICE facility remains prohibited from processing new detainees,” […]
GA lawmaker probing Fani Willis says more hearings to come after ‘credible’ witness testimony
The Georgia senator leading an investigation into the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office said some of District Attorney Fani Willis’ claims about her relationship with the office are “questionable” following a whistleblower’s testimony. On Thursday, the Georgia Senate Select Committee on Investigative Affairs, chaired by Republican Sen. Bill Cowsert, held its fourth hearing as part […]
Florida veteran and lawmaker brought to tears reflecting on Memorial Day
Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, military veteran Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) remembered those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, choking up as he recalled “seeing flags draped over the casket of my friends.” “When we get around Memorial Day, I think about the sacrifice of friends that I’ve lost,” Mast said during a Newsmax interview. […]
Lawmaker Who Lost Arms and Legs Returns to Parliament
A Conservative lawmaker who lost all of his limbs due to sepsis last year returned to parliament for the first time and was greeted with standing applause. British Conservative MP Craig McKinlay said he felt unwell on September 27 last year and within 24 hours his arm lost a pulse and turned “very strangely blue”. […]