House Democrats introduce legislation to block promised Trump tariffs A group of House Democrats have introduced legislation that would take away the ability of President-elect Donald Trump from imposing import tariffs. 11/20/2024 - 9:49 am | View Link
L.A. sanctuary city law won't prevent deportations. But 'we are hardening our defenses' The law would not stop the federal government from carrying out mass deportations. Still, it is intended to signal that City Hall is standing with its large immigrant population in a deep blue city ... 11/19/2024 - 2:27 pm | View Link
Beyer And Lieu Introduce Legislation to Prevent Presidential Exploitation of the Security Clearance Approval Process Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) today introduced the Security Clearance Review Act to reform the process by which security clearances are approved for political appointees in the Executive ... 11/19/2024 - 1:39 pm | View Link
Considering ID Theft Protection? A Cybersecurity Expert Breaks Down the Facts Identity theft protection services still offer identity protection, but with a greater focus on your online safety and credit monitoring. 11/19/2024 - 6:02 am | View Link
“Outgoing North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R), who lost his bid for governor this month, said he is still deciding what his next step will be,” WRAL reports.
“But the Republican said another run for office — including the U. S. Senate in 2026 — is unlikely.”
Said Robinson: “That is not on my radar at all.
Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Hawaii this week with her husband Doug Emhoff for a nearly weeklong stay, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reports.
“Antiabortion advocates are moving aggressively in the wake of the election to devise new measures to punish people and organizations that help women get abortions, feeling emboldened to crack down on the flow of abortion pills into states with bans and no longer burdened by fear of political backlash,” the Washington Post reports.
“Antiabortion leaders are particularly energized by the prospect of their allies filling key posts in a Trump administration.”
“President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday instructed congressional Republicans to block the passage of a bipartisan federal shield bill intended to strengthen the ability of reporters to protect confidential sources, dealing a potentially fatal political blow to the measure — even though the Republican-controlled House had already passed it unanimously,” the New York Times reports.
“A Tennessee man who was among the first wave of rioters to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on Wednesday of separate charges of plotting to kill the FBI agents who investigated his role in the attack,” the New York Times reports.