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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) told reporters on Tuesday that he believes a white nationalist is simply “an American,” rejecting any assertions that white nationalists are inherently racist. In an interview on CNN’s The Source, Tuberville was asked to explain a statement that he made back in May when he said that white nationalists should not be banned from serving in the military. “If you’re going to do away with most white people in this country out of the military, we got huge problems,” Tuberville argued, going on to explain that white supremacists “have a few, probably different belief...
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The federal government is preparing to give $6.88 billion for the construction of a second rail tunnel under the Hudson River to New York City. This will mark the biggest investment ever put into a mass-transit project. The investment is part of the infrastructure project Gateway. The new tunnel would offer an improved method of transportation, in comparison to the single-track tunnels that opened in 1910 and have since deteriorated. Though the pandemic has reduced the number of New Jersey commuters arriving at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, travel has been increasing since 2020, and offic...
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) is traveling back to Washington, D.C. for the first time in months, following a bout with severe shingles. The senator has been recovering in California since she came down with the illness in February. The travel plans are welcome news to Democrats hoping to pass legislation to raise the debt ceiling this month. Party unity began to unravel as they grappled with the senator’s illness. Feinstein’s absence left Democrats, who hold a one-seat majority in the Senate, a single vote away from approving multiple judicial nominees in the past three months. House D...
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) and other top Republicans amended their bill to limit the national debt late Tuesday night. The overnight changes came after several statements by McCarthy suggested that the legislation was already in its final form. A looming default crisis threatens to ensue if Republicans and Democrats don’t agree to raise the debt limit in the next few weeks. “Last-minute changes are no way to run a railroad,” Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), one of the members that the changes attempted to satisfy, told reporters on Wednesday. The changes include a new work require...
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Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-California) asked to temporarily step down from her post on the Senate judiciary committee as the 89-year-old recovers from a severe bout of shingles. “I understand that my absence could delay the important work of the Judiciary Committee,” Feinstein said in a statement on Wednesday. “So I’ve asked Leader Schumer to ask the Senate to allow another Democratic senator to temporarily serve until I’m able to resume my committee work.” Schumer agreed to rally Democratic support to temporarily remove the committee assignment. Feinstein’s absence has held up judicial appointme...
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In a joint letter to Fox News chairman Rupert Murdoch, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) asked the conservative media tycoon to stop “spreading false election narratives.” The letter warned Fox News hosts may incite “further acts of political violence.” The letter focused on Fox host Tucker Carlson, who has been granted exclusive access to the security footage of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) handed the footage to the popular host. “We demand that you direct Tucker ...
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The United States hit its debt ceiling on January 19, and Congress must raise the debt ceiling in the next few months to avoid economic catastrophe. Until then, the federal government will rely on “extraordinary measures” to pay its bills. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has indicated a desire to raise the debt ceiling and has directly called out the Republican-controlled House for plotting to obstruct his efforts. “The plan is to get our Republican colleagues in the House to understand they’re flirting with disaster and hurting the American people. And to let the American people understa...
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The Senate came to an agreement on Thursday morning setting up a vote to pass the $1.7 trillion omnibus government spending bill. The bill is expected to be passed on Thursday and voted on in the House on Friday in an effort to avoid a shutdown that kicks in on Friday night. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has Sen. Kyrsten Sinema(I-Arizona) to thank for the final push-through as she introduced an amendment to a Covid-era Trump administration immigration policy, which is an issue that had been holding up the legislation as Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) fought to tie Homeland Security...
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A hot mic caught Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) speaking with President Joe Biden about the Democrats’ strategy for the midterm elections. In the recording, Schumer said the party is going downhill in Georgia. “The state where we’re going downhill is Georgia,” the senator said to Biden, unaware he was being recorded. “It’s hard to believe that they will go for [the Republican Senate nominee] Herschel Walker].” Schumer made the remarks when he met Biden at an airport in Syracuse on Thursday. Walker, a former football player endorsed by former President Donald Trump, faces Sen...
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D- New York) announced that the Senate will hold a vote on a bill aimed at codifying same-sex marriage before the midterm elections. A bipartisan effort from Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) has the goal of gaining 10 Republican votes to avoid the filibuster in the evenly split upper chamber. “We are listening carefully to the concerns that have been raised by some of our colleagues,” Collins said on Wednesday. “And we’re looking at an amendment that would strengthen the language in the bill to make crystal clear that it does n...
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