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11 months ago
Real estate

Lawmakers introduce bill to assist renters with security deposits

A group of Democratic lawmakers in the United States Senate have introduced a bill designed to assist low-income renters with their security deposit payments.The Delivering Essential Protection, Opportunity, and Security for Tenants (DEPOSIT) Act was introduced into the Senate this week by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.).
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1 year ago
SF LGBT

Joe Scarborough Steps on Landmine While Talking Unnamed Gay South Carolina Republicans

Joe Scarborough nearly sent Morning Joe off the rails cracking jokes about gay Republicans in the Senate supporting so-called Don't Say Gay bills.Morning Joe on Wednesday discussed the story of Jenna Barbee, the Florida teacher who is currently being investigated by the state's Department of Education for showing her students a Disney movie with a gay character in it.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

Gallego officially launches bid for Sinema's seat

Sinema has not yet said whether she'll run for reelection, but a three-way general election clash with Gallego and a to-be-determined Republican candidate could become one of the most high-profile races across the country.No Republican has yet announced a bid to unseat Sinema, though top contenders include former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and former Senate candidate Blake Masters.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine updates: Russia launches 'massive' missile attack DW 12/16/2022

19 minutes ago19 minutes ago A wave of explosions and missile strikes were reported across Ukraine knocking out power and forcing people to flee to shelters, including in the capital Kyiv.Russia launched a fresh missiles attack on Ukraine on Friday, hitting critical infrastructure in several cities accross the country.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

Late Night Celebrates Raphael Warnock's Win in the Georgia Runoff

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night's highlights that lets you sleep  and lets us get paid to watch comedy.Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now.Late night hosts had taped their Tuesday shows before the results from the Georgia Senate runoff were in, so they shared their reactions to Raphael Warnock's win on Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US politics

Libertarian Candidate Drops Out of Arizona Senate Race and Endorses Masters

The Libertarian candidate running for Senate in Arizona  who had threatened to play spoiler in the closely watched race  is dropping out and endorsing Blake Masters, the Republican nominee.The decision, announced on Tuesday, gives Mr. Masters a lift heading into the final week as he seeks to unseat Senator Mark Kelly, the Democratic incumbent, who has generally held a narrow lead in the polls.
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www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
US politics

Steve Garvey, All-Star for the Dodgers and Padres, Explores Senate Run in California

Steve Garvey, a perennial baseball All-Star in the 1970s and 1980s for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, said on Friday that he was weighing a run for the United States Senate in California as a Republican.He would give the G.O.P. a celebrity name in the high-profile race to replace Senator Dianne Feinstein, 89, a Democrat, who is the chamber's oldest member and is retiring at the end of her term.
Truthout
11 months ago
Left-wing politics

Sinema Illegally Used $180K in Campaign Funds on Lavish Trips, Complaint Alleges

In April 2022, Sinema seemingly spent $8,500 in campaign funds at a Ritz-Carlton hotel to run in the Boston Marathon.Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, and Joe Manchin congratulate each other after finishing the ACLI Capital Challenge 3-mile race in Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.Sinema finished as the fastest female member of Congress.Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) has been hit with a complaint alleging that she illegally used a huge cache of campaign funds over the course of three years to fund lavish trips across the U.S. and to Europe.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
US politics

Trump Rips Into GOP Senate Candidate in Colorado: MAGA Doesn't Vote For Stupid People With Big Mouths'

Former President Donald Trump ripped into his party's nominee for the U.S. Senate in Colorado on Monday.
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1 year ago
US politics

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna announces he won't seek California Senate seat, endorses Rep. Barbara Lee

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California announced Sunday that he won't enter the competitive Democratic primary to fill retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein's senate seat in the Golden State, electing to endorse Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee instead.I have concluded that despite a lot of enthusiasm from Bernie [Sanders'] folks, the best place, the most exciting place, action place, fit place, for me to serve as a progressive is in the House of Representatives, Khanna told CNN's Jake Tapper on State of the Union.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

300 Orgs Push For Child Tax Credit To Be Back. The Pressure Could Work

On December 8, nearly 300 organizations representing advocates in education, child health, education, and other areas, called on the United States Senate and House of Representatives to prioritize the needs of children and pass a child tax credit for 2023.In an open letter, the organizations urged the lawmakers to renew the expanded Child Tax Credit that gave qualifying parents hundreds of dollars a month per kid from mid-2021 to the end of last year.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

US Senate approves $12bn for Ukraine in government funding bill

Joe Biden says US will never, never, never' recognise Russian claims to Ukrainian territories amid looming annexation.
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www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Sen. Lindsey Graham admonished' by Senate Ethics Committee for soliciting funds in Capitol

The Senate Ethics Committee reprimanded Sen. Lindsey Graham Thursday for soliciting campaign contributions five times during a media interview in a Capitol office building in violation of Senate rules.The bipartisan committee sent a public letter admonishing the South Carolina Republican for soliciting donations to Herschel Walker's campaign in the Russell Senate office building during a November 30, 2022, interview with Fox News.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Bernie Sanders, Lindsey Graham to kickoff anti-partisan debate series in Dorchester

Debate topics will be announced a week in advance.
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POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

'It's not a principle change': Lawmakers dissect Sinema switch

Though Sinema's decision to become an independent will likely not have a ruinous effect on Democrats' ability to get things done with a small Senate majority, the announcement last week added an asterisk to their already narrow margins.Sinema herself has said she doesn't plan to change the way she votes based on the switch: "Nothing will change about my values or my behavior," she said late last week.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US politics

Jim Marchant, a Nevada Election Denier, Announces Senate Run

Jim Marchant, a vocal election denier and Trump ally who lost his bid for Nevada's secretary of state in last year's midterm elections, declared his candidacy on Tuesday for the Senate in a swing state contest that could decide control of the chamber in 2024.Mr. Marchant, a Republican, is seeking to challenge Senator Jacky Rosen, a moderate Democrat who is in her first term.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
US politics

Trump Blasts Ron DeSantis for Endorsing Colorado GOP Senate Nominee: A BIG MISTAKE!'

Joe Raedle/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for endorsing Colorado GOP Senate nominee Joe O'Dea.
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LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
US politics

Mitch McConnell defended his wife's reputation about as well as Ted Cruz did

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may not be former President Donald Trump's biggest fan, but he's hardly his wife's stalwart defender either.
Nytimes
1 year ago
US politics

In Ad, Shotgun-Toting Greitens Asks Voters to Go 'RINO Hunting'

A right-wing Senate candidate accompanies a squad of heavily armed men as they storm a home looking for 'Republicans in name only.'
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

MPs will vote on Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal within days

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight MPs will get a vote on a key part of Rishi Sunak's new post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland in parliament next week.They will be asked to approve a statutory instrument relating to the so-called Stormont brake section of the deal on Wednesday, Commons leader Penny Mordaunt announced.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 162

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 162nd day, we take a look at the main developments.
Here are the key events so far on Thursday, August 4.
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