Congress Not Proposing to Give Itself 40% Raise Elon Musk, who has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead a committee to ferret out government waste, wrongly posted to X that members of Congress are trying to vote themselves a 40% ... 12/21/2024 - 12:01 am | View Link
No, the proposed Congressional stopgap bill doesn't give lawmakers a 40% pay raise It's true that the proposed spending bill would give lawmakers a salary increase, but the actual raise would be 3.8%, contrary to online claims. 12/19/2024 - 9:52 am | View Link
Congress Wants to Give Itself a Raise. Is That Such a Bad Idea? Members of Congress make about $175,000. Some argue bigger salaries would cut down on corruption and Washington's revolving door. 12/19/2024 - 5:24 am | View Link
Members of Congress may be about to get a pay raise for the first time since 2009 Lawmakers could get as high as a $6,600 pay raise as part of a short-term government funding bill that's set to get a vote this week. 12/18/2024 - 3:05 am | View Link
Mysterious drones spotted across the northeast raise concerns Reports of nighttime drone sightings have now spread to more states, as residents and local officials express concerns about what's happening over their heads. The mystery is now prompting some action ... 12/14/2024 - 5:01 am | View Link
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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On Dec. 22, 1984, New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot and wounded four young Black men on a Manhattan subway, alleging they were about to rob him. (Goetz was acquitted of attempted murder and assault charges but convicted on a weapons possession charge, ultimately serving eight months of a one-year sentence.)
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In 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of antisemitism.