Embattled British PM Sunak Gets a Break, as Parliament Approves ‘Emergency Bill’ on His Plan to Send Illegal Migrants to Rwanda British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has survived a crunch vote today (12), and gained a little room for maneuver while facing the revolt by dozens of his own Tory lawmakers. Read: As Many as…
House GOP’s latest stumble: An internal war over government surveillance House Republicans are reeling after punting yet another high-priority bill until next year, wracked by bicameral and intraparty divisions over how to rein in controversial government surveillance powers. Speaker Mike Johnson has officially delayed votes on competing proposals to reauthorize and overhaul a foreign intelligence…
Amid doubt on Ukraine-border deal, Johnson holds firm on GOP asks Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t plan to hold the House in session close to Christmas, despite dissatisfaction with how plans to tie together border security support and aid to Ukraine are shaping up. “I think the American people agree with us that national security begins…
Zelenskyy knows border security is holding up Ukraine aid. He’s not addressing it. The southern border has become a third rail of congressional politics, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy isn’t touching it. Speaking to all senators during a closed-door Tuesday morning meeting, Zelenskyy made his case for more Ukraine aid before a bloc of skeptical…
Shock Video: Polish Parliamentarian Uses Fire Extinguisher on Menorah at Hanukkah Ceremony Grzegorz Braun, e pro-Russia member of the Confederation of the Polish Crown party in the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish parliament) used a fire extinguisher on a menorah at a Hanukkah ceremony at the parliament on Tuesday. Video posted online shows…
Chinese Exchange Student Allegedly Breaks Into NBA Star Steph Curry’s Home, Bench Warrant Issued An 18-year-old exchange student from China has been issued an arrest warrant after he allegedly broke into the home of NBA star Steph Curry’s California home. District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe’s office reported that 18-year-old Sheng Gao was scheduled to appear before…
Techno Fog: Special Counsel Smith’s Desperate Plea to the Supreme Court – A Hail Mary to Preserve a Pre-Election Trial Date Via Techno Fog Substack: It’s safe to say that Special Counsel Jack Smith’s District of Columbia case against Donald Trump, which alleges “four felony indictments of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election”, will not…
Johnson’s surveillance program strategy hits conservative hurdles Conservatives are throwing a curveball into Speaker Mike Johnson’s strategy for navigating a bitter spy powers fight. The Louisiana Republican had been expected to bring two competing bills — one each from the Judiciary and Intelligence committees — to the floor Tuesday, with an unusual procedural gambit where…
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem Says it’s Time for Republicans to Unite Behind Trump South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem thinks it’s time for Republicans to unite and back Donald Trump for president. Noem has been a strong supporter of Trump for years and has even been floated as a possible running mate for Trump. She…
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Now Trying to Stop the Flow of Illegals Into the City by Suing Bus Companies Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has thought up a new plan to stop the flow of illegal border crossers into the city. He is suing the bus companies that are transporting them. He cannot simply call out…