How McCarthy mollified the right on his debt plan — for now Soon after House conservatives extracted enough concessions from Kevin McCarthy to let him claim the speakership, they began plotting their next move: Pushing him as far right as they possibly could on the debt ceiling. It started in late January, when a group…
Biden: I’ll meet with McCarthy — but not on debt limit President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is open to meeting again with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — but would not give in to the Republican’s demand for negotiations on the debt limit. “Happy to meet with McCarthy,” Biden said at the end of…
Transgender Montana Lawmaker Barred From House Floor For the Rest of 2023 Session Transgender Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from the House floor after protesters stormed the gallery. GOP lawmakers on Wednesday voted to ban Zooey Zephyr from the House floor for the rest of 2023. “Zephyr can vote remotely under the terms of…
Elon Musk Spotted Entering Senator Chuck Schumer’s Office CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, was spotted by several photographers at Capitol Hill late Wednesday afternoon. Musk arrived at the Capitol Building in a blacked-out Tesla and soon after arriving, he made his way to Senator Chuck Schumer’s office. Musk met with Sen. Schumer for a little…
Speaker McCarthy Challenges Biden, Schumer After House Republicans Pass US Debt Ceiling Bill (VIDEO) House Republicans on Wednesday passed a US debt ceiling bill in a 217-215 vote. The bill will raise the debt limit by $1.5 trillion. “House Republicans have a plan. The Senate does not. And the President is ignoring the debt crisis,”…
Senate still not a savior in debt crisis The Senate still isn’t ready to save the day on the debt ceiling. As the House GOP scrambles to pass its ultimately doomed bid to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, across the Capitol almost no one is working to devise legislation that can overcome a Senate filibuster,…
People Are Taking to Twitter with Stories About Tucker Carlson’s Kindness: ‘Something I Will Never Forget’ In the spotlight of Fox News primetime, Tucker Carlson in the past years has been almost as much of a story as the controversial issues he’s covered. Of course, the flame-throwing former Fox News host didn’t become a dominant…
Biden Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Supports Requiring U.S. Military to Adopt All-Electric Vehicle Fleet by 2030 Biden Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm testified today that she supports requiring the U.S. military to adapt all-electric vehicles by 2023. Senator Joni Ernst asks, “Do you support support the military adopting that EV fleet by 2030?” Granholm, ” I…
Vermont Elementary School Will Use”Person Who Produces Sperm” or “Person Who Produces Eggs” Instead of Male and Female in Health Sciences Lessons Founders Memorial School in Essex Junction, Vermont will no longer use “male” or female” in their health/science unit for fifth graders. Instead, they will use “person who produces sperm” or “person who produces eggs.”…
Chief Justice Roberts Declines to Testify Before Congress About Supreme Court Ethics as Democrats Harass Clarence Thomas Chief Justice John Roberts declined to testify before Congress about Supreme Court ethics as Democrats ramp up their harassment campaign against Clarence Thomas. Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin asked Roberts to voluntarily testify on Supreme Court ethics on…