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
Original ricin suspect was held despite evidence pointing to another man After keeping Elvis impersonator James Kevin Curtis in jail for a week, interrogating him while he was chained to a chair and turning his house upside down, federal authorities had no confession or physical evidence tying him to the ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama and other public officials. More
Congress Passes Bill to End Flight Delays The House gave quick and overwhelming approval Friday to legislation to give the secretary of transportation enough financial flexibility to bring the nation’s air traffic control system back up to full strength and end the mounting flight delays that had become a political headache for Congress. More
What Anthony Weiner could learn from Mark Sanford Anthony Weiner says he will soon decide whether to run for mayor of New York. As the former congressman weighs the pros and cons, he might want to keep an eye on Mark Sanford's comeback attempt in South Carolina. More
Justice Department drops some January 6 obstruction charges and retools plea deals after Supreme Court ruling Weeks after the Supreme Court narrowed how the Justice Department can pursue obstruction charges against US Capitol rioters, federal prosecutors are beginning to offer retooled plea deals or drop that ... 07/17/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Jackson mayor's chief of staff accepts plea deal in stalking case, supervised probation As the case concluded on Monday, Jackson mayor's former chief of staff accepted a plea deal for charges of stalking and electronic vehicle tracking ... 07/15/2024 - 12:35 pm | View Link
Bloomberg: “Two threads are emerging in the short time since launching her White House run: Many Harris aides have worked primarily or entirely for her, not Biden. And she’s said to be considering several veterans from the administration of Barack Obama, who on Friday endorsed her, as well as some Biden-era heavyweights.”
“Harris trusts a relatively small group of staff that she sees as loyal, and that circle can change, including when particular subjects are dominating the news.
“Tough talk is this guy’s calling card and now there’s this extraordinary show of weakness. He said anytime, anyplace, but more than that, he agreed to this specific debate, on this specific network, on this specific date, and now he’s pulling out. It shows that he’s afraid.”
— Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, on Morning Joe, discussing Donald Trump not wanting to debate Kamala Harris.
“When America witnessed a pale, hoarse and feeble Joe Biden take the debate stage on June 27, the trajectory of the campaign changed almost instantly,” Politico reports.
“Here’s a look into the 28 days that transformed the 2024 election.”
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“The longest-serving district judge on the federal bench in Washington, D. C., warned Thursday that false rhetoric about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — including the sorts of lies hurled by former President Donald Trump and some of his congressional allies — poses an ongoing danger to the nation,” Politico reports.
“Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee to the bench, said the ‘destructive’ misinformation, spread by political leaders who have downplayed and misrepresented the attack, had become pervasive.”
Said Lamberth, in a court filing: “In my thirty-seven years on the bench, I cannot recall a time when such meritless justifications of criminal activity have gone mainstream.”
USA Today: “Last September on National Voter Registration Day, Swift set a record by encouraging more than 30,000 people to register in a single day.”
“But in the first 48 hours after President Joe Biden bowed out of his bid for reelection and Harris announced she was running in his place, more than 38,500 registered, according to Vote.org, a nonpartisan platform that encourages voter registration.”
“As of Friday morning, the figure had surged past 100,000.”
“Vice President Kamala Harris is pledging not to raise taxes on anyone making under $400,000 a year if elected in November,” Politico reports.
“That extends a promise that President Joe Biden made central to his administration’s economic agenda, arguing that corporations and the wealthy should instead pay a greater share of the tax burden.