Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More
Coalition on immigration bill clears first tests The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the nation's borders and offer eventual citizenship to millions living illegally in the United States. More
Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
GOP boycotts health care advisory board House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
NBA Cup final highlights: Bucks defeat Thunder, win in-season tournament The Bucks outscored the Thunder 51-15 on 3-pointers, with Milwaukee shooting 42.5% from 3 (17-for-40), and the Thunder making just five of their 32 3-point attempts (15.6%). It’s about impossible to ... 12/17/2024 - 3:23 pm | View Link
Does the NBA Cup Final game count toward the regular season? Here's the answer The Thunder and Bucks will face off in the final matchup for the second annual NBA Cup. Each of these teams has championship aspirations for June, so playing in this Cup Final game on Tuesday will ... 12/17/2024 - 6:47 am | View Link
Thunder, Bucks advance to NBA Cup final as superstars dominate Giannis Antetokounmpo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each finished with 32 points to lead their teams past the Hawks and Rockets, respectively. 12/14/2024 - 4:50 pm | View Link
The 2030 World Cup will be played across six countries – but where will the final be held? FIFA has published the official bid evaluation report for the 2030 World Cup — so where will the final be played? 12/11/2024 - 2:52 am | View Link
President Joe Biden has officially surpassed president-elect Donald Trump’s record of judicial appointed to federal courts—by one single judge.
On Friday, the Senate Judiciary Committee, tasked with carrying out the confirmations of Biden’s appointees, announced that it had confirmed Biden’s 235th judge—one more than Trump during his term in office, when he blitzed the courts with white, male, right-wing judicial activists.
Elections matter! Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced this week that nearly 23,000 Connecticut residents who have medical debt will have some or all of it wiped away under the first round of a major initiative through a partnership with the national nonprofit organization Undue Medical Debt.
The nonprofit contracts with state and local governments and leverages public investments to negotiate with hospitals and other providers on the elimination of large, bundled portfolios of qualifying medical debt owed by patients whose income is at or below four times (400%) the federal poverty level or who have medical debt that is 5% or more of their income.
Sahil Kapur of NBC News caught up with Rep. Drunken Van Orden (MAGA-Nearest corner bar) and asked him about the chaos and mayhem the Republicans are causing with passing a budget bill in order to comply with President Musk's and his puppet, Orange Felon's, demands. Needless to say, DVO was more than bit confused:
KAPUR: Congressman, do you think President-elect Trump should have made his demand earlier, earlier than one or two days before the deadline?
DVO: President Trump didn't make a demand, But to be very clear, President Trump is the leader of the Republican Party.
Constant Commoner - Sandy Hook and the promises we never kept;
emptywheel - NYT buries its own role in Trump's attacks on the rule of law;
First Draft - can a president also be House speaker?
Left Jabs - was Obamacare saved when we weren't looking?
Will Tell Stories for Food - gifts for people you hate.
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