House Dems bristle over rubber-stamping Senate deals — again House Democrats might have to swallow whatever the Senate feeds them on two of the party’s biggest bills in order to pass either one. That doesn’t mean they’re all ready to accept the tough reality. Party leaders are racing to reach an accord on two huge,…
Republicans wince as their Ukrainian-born colleague thrashes Zelenskyy House Republicans gave Ukraine-born Rep. Victoria Spartz a coveted platform to speak out against Russia’s war. They’re coming to regret that. Spartz (R-Ind.), who has traveled to Ukraine a half-dozen times since the war began and spoken passionately about the conflict, shocked lawmakers in both parties recently…
China’s Economy Continues to Crumble Despite Biden’s Pro-China Policies There really may be no helping the China economy. A few years ago westerners touted the Chinese as the way to go and the example of world economic success. Today the country’s economy is falling apart in large part due to its dependence on the real…
Manchin rejects climate, tax elements of party-line Dem bill Joe Manchin on Thursday rejected Senate Democrats’ proposed energy and climate investments, as well as their goals of increasing taxes on the wealthy and large corporations, according to a Democrat briefed on the discussions. Instead the West Virginia senator said “unequivocally” during a meeting with Majority…
Former Owner Of Famed Studio 54 Dies By Assisted Suicide In Switzerland On Wednesday, the former owner of the infamous Studio 54 nightclub in Manhattan died by assisted suicide in Switzerland. Mark Fleischman bought and reopened the now defunct club in 1981 after the previous owners were jailed on tax evasion charges. The club was a haven of sex, drugs,…
Watchdog Claims Secret Service ‘Deleted’ January 6 Text Messages – Secret Service Responds to Absurd Accusations The Secret Service was accused of ‘deleting’ text messages from January 5 and January 6 by the agency’s watchdog. The watchdog claims the Secret Service deleted the text messages after an oversight panel probing the agency’s response to January…
REPORT: Republicans Now Favored To Win The Senate So far, most people agree that Republicans are favored to win control of the House of Representatives in the November midterms. Control of the Senate has been a different story. Until now. Political analyst Sean Trende now says Republicans are likely to win the Senate as well….
Senate eyes votes on computer chip bill that drastically slims U.S.-China competition plans Senate Democrats are planning to advance domestic computer chip production legislation as soon as next week, signaling an end to formal talks on a broader China competition bill as the White House presses for action before November. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has…