Sen. Mark Warner rallying fellow Dems to urge Biden to drop out: report
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is reportedly trying to organize a delegation of Democratic senators to urge President Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. Warner, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, has reportedly told colleagues he fears the 81-year-old Trump will lose to former President Donald Trump, 78, in a November debate following his […]
Bipartisan lawmakers urge Biden to declare July as ‘American Patriotism Month’
First appeared on FOX: A bipartisan group of House members plans to introduce a resolution urging President Biden to declare July “American Patriotism Month.” The resolution, which aims to recognize the United States as the “greatest nation on earth” and affirm the House’s support for July’s special designation, is expected to be introduced Friday by […]
Republicans urge Trump to avoid 2020 debate pitfalls: 'Don't take the bait'
Senate Republicans are urging former President Trump to avoid a repeat of his heavily criticized performance in a debate with President Biden four years ago, as the two men take to the stage on Thursday for a key moment in the rematch. Trump’s 2020 debate performance is remembered for his interruptions, constant pestering and bullying […]
NYC Council members urge city to provide IVF coverage for gay male employees
In response to the lawsuit, the New York City Council is calling on Mayor Eric Adams to take action and expand in vitro fertilization (IVF) coverage to gay male city employees. The Assembly’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus wrote Adams last week saying gay men are denied the benefits given to heterosexual couples and single women. They argue […]
Colorado lawmakers urge EPA to review pollution permits at controversial Utah oil facilities
Two Colorado lawmakers are pressuring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to scrutinize existing and proposed pollution permits for three oil-transportation facilities in Utah, where they worry the expansion could endanger residents and wildlife across state lines. The expansion of Wildcat Loadout, Price River Terminal and Savage Energy Terminal will increase oil export capacity in Utah’s […]
Civil liberty, whistleblower protection groups urge Congress to allow vote on Espionage Act reform amendment
Nineteen civil rights, press freedom, human rights and whistleblower protection groups have asked the House Rules Committee to allow a vote on the espionage reform amendments on the floor. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has introduced Amendment 759 to the Military Quality of Life and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 to amend espionage […]
Manhattan prosecutors oppose Trump request to lift gag order, urge court to ‘protect the integrity’ of case
Manhattan prosecutors opposed former President Trump’s request to lift a gag order imposed on him now that his criminal trial is over, saying the court has an “obligation to protect the integrity of the trial.” The former president and presumptive Republican presidential candidate was convicted last week on all 34 counts of first-degree falsifying business […]
Extend success of UK sugar tax to cakes, biscuits and chocolate, experts urge | Sugar
Health experts say the sugar tax has been so effective in improving people’s diets that it should be extended to include cakes, biscuits and chocolate. The World Health Organisation has called on the next UK government to expand the tax to tackle tooth decay, obesity, diabetes and other diseases. The plea, published in the WHO’s […]
Attorneys general urge federal probe of Black Lives Matter protest killing after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardon
A coalition of state attorneys general Urged The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced it will open a civil rights investigation into the 2020 killing of a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protester, following Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s (Republican) pardon of the killer two weeks ago. The group of attorneys general, all Democrats, said protester Garrett […]
Chris Murphy and Tony Gonzales urge Congress to take action on southern border to keep migrant decline
Lawmakers from both parties warned Sunday that the drop in migrant numbers at the U.S. southern border is unlikely to be permanent and called for congressional action to maintain the decline. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), in two separate interviews with CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” agreed that illegal border crossings […]