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3 weeks ago
US politics

ABC's Jon Karl Grills Marco Rubio Over His Willingness to Be Trump's VP in Testy Interview: Look What Happened To The Last Guy'

Reports suggest Rubio on Trump's VP shortlist
Rubio refrains from condemning Trump's remarks on Jewish voters [ more ]
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2 months ago
US politics

G.O.P. Officials, Once Critical, Stand by Trump After NATO Comments

Republican officials respond to Trump's statement of encouraging Russia to attack delinquent NATO allies with support, gaze aversion, or indifference.
GOP elites have become skilled at deflecting Trump's outrageous statements. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
US Elections

Rubio defends Trump's NATO comments with an old line: He doesn't talk like a traditional politician.'

Senator Marco Rubio brushes aside Trump's comments on NATO and Russia.
Rubio supports Trump despite his controversial statements and policies. [ more ]
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2 months ago
US politics

Marco Rubio Defends Trump in CNN Interview With Jake Tapper

Senator Marco Rubio defended controversial positions and actions of former President Donald Trump in a CNN interview.
Rubio defended Trump's comment about encouraging Russia to invade NATO allies, saying it was taken out of context. [ more ]
HuffPost
3 months ago
US news

'Is This You?': Marco Rubio's Trump Endorsement Prompts Awkward Reminder

Sen. Marco Rubio has formally endorsed Donald Trump's 2024 campaign.
Rubio cited Trump's leadership style as the reason for his support, claiming that it is necessary to fix the issues created by the Biden administration. [ more ]
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Chris Christie set to announce bid for 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to enter the 2024 Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, launching his second bid for the White House and kicking off another clash with former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner and a former Christie ally.Christie's announcement comes a day after fellow GOP moderate Chris Sununu, the governor of New Hampshire, opted against running and less than 24 hours before former Vice President Mike Pence officially enters the race.
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SFGATE
10 months ago
San Francisco Giants

SF Giants beat LA Dodgers following unhinged 11th-inning play

Mark J. Terrill/AP Better to be lucky than good, as they say.After their unhinged 11-inning rivalry win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night, the San Francisco Giants would have to agree.With San Francisco holding a 7-5 lead in the top of the 11th, Dodgers star Mookie Betts came up to bat with a ghost runner on second and one out.
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Breaking Defense
10 months ago
Law

Draft House NDAA would create Space National Guard

WASHINGTON - The House Armed Services military personnel subcommittee draft of the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill, obtained by Breaking Defense, would establish a Space National Guard, as well as approve the Biden administration's plan to create a "hybrid Space Component" comprising both full- and part-time Guardians in lieu of a separate Space Force Reserve.
POLITICO
10 months ago
US Elections

On the tee, from Washington: Bipartisan anger over Saudi golf mega-deal

Scores of members of Congress have criticized the golf mega-merger, warning that it would help consolidate the Saudi government's U.S. influence despite deep bipartisan concerns about its human rights record."If the three major auto companies in America decided to merge, the Department of Justice would be all over it.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

DeSantis saying Ukraine support is not vital' national interest sparks backlash in GOP

Several key Republican senators on Tuesday pushed back against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent comments that US support for Ukraine is not a vital national interest, exposing a key intraparty fault line ahead of the 2024 election.To say this doesn't matter is to say that war crimes don't matter, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham told CNN, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression will go beyond Ukraine and that if you don't get that, you're not listening to what he's saying.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Bill to make daylight saving permanent reemerges from the dark

Politics Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., a co-sponsor of the bill, said Americans "are sick of this tired tradition" and called on Congress to act.Just when sun worshippers lost hope for longer days in gloomy winter months, the Senate may give permanent daylight saving another try.Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act in the Senate on Wednesday, months after the same bill, which the Senate passed unanimously last March, died in the House at the end of the last session.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

TikTok could be a valuable tool for China if it invades Taiwan, FBI director says

The Chinese government could use TikTok to control data on millions of people and harness the short-form video app to shape public opinion should China invade Taiwan, FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday.Wray responded affirmatively to questions from Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, the panel's ranking member, on whether TikTok would allow Beijing widespread control over data and a valuable influence tool in the event of war in the Taiwan Strait.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Marketing

TikTok is removing some of the mystery behind how it recommends videos to users

If you've ever wondered why TikTok suggested a certain video in your feed, you may start to get a little more clarity.TikTok on Tuesday said it is beginning to roll out a new feature to add more context about how the platform's algorithms recommend videos in your For You feed.With the new option, you can click on the share button on the video and then select the question mark icon dubbed, Why this video.
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www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

In pictures: Presidential candidate Chris Christie

Christie, right, stands with his brother, Todd, in this old photo he posted to Instagram in 2015.Christie was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1962.His family later moved to Livingston, New Jersey, where he attended high school before enrolling at the University of Delaware.From Chris Christie/Instagram Christie met his wife, Mary Pat, at the University of Delaware.
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10 months ago
US politics

Supreme Court agrees to hear trademark dispute over Trump too small' slogan

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a trademark dispute over an individual's wish to register Trump too small as a slogan for T-shirts and hats.The case is the latest dispute before the court to pit the First Amendment against federal trademark law.The man, California attorney Steve Elster, said he sought the mark as a part of political commentary targeting now-former President Donald Trump.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Abortion Rights Opponents Are Targeting Patients Seeking Care in Blue States

In the post- Roe era, as draconian abortion bans sweep the nation, cities like New York, Chicago and Santa Fe remain vital holdouts for patients seeking abortion care - and also a site of ongoing focus for the far right.Right-wing vitriol aimed at big city abortion providers in "blue states" was already a regular feature of the political landscape before the Supreme Court overturned Roe.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans Back Legislation to Protect Marriage Equality

The vast majority of Americans back the passage of a federal bill that would codify marriage rights for same-sex couples, according to new polling.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Senators Are Optimistic That Marriage Equality Bill Will Pass This Month

Senate negotiators working on a bill to codify marriage equality protections have expressed optimism that the legislation could be passed by the end of this month.
amNewYork
1 year ago
US politics

Senate to vote on same-sex marriage in coming weeks | amNewYork

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Wednesday that the Senate will vote on legislation to protect same-sex marriage "in the coming weeks" as a bipartisan group backing the bill negotiates changes to gain more Republican support.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Editorial: 2023 Farm Bill must say no to Soviet-style subsidy program

Sugar in the U.S. costs nearly twice as much as elsewhere in the world, raising prices for candy, baked goods, ice cream and more.The reason is no mystery.A government farm-subsidy program in effect since the 1930s blocks cheaper imports and controls the price and quantity of sugar in our marketplace.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

Granderson: The Dodgers faltered by disinviting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence but came to their senses

(Richard Vogel / Associated Press)

The Dodgers have only themselves to blame for the beating they've taken from the left and the right over the decision to first invite to Pride Night - and then disinvite - a charity organization fronted by drag queens dressed as nuns.The team's apology to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on Monday afternoon doesn't erase the damage done.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles

Drag nuns in the outfield? Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence invited to Angels' Pride Night

(Richard Vogel / Associated Press)

The mayor of Anaheim has invited the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a longtime charity organization made up of queer nuns often in drag, to the Angels' Pride Night next month - after the group was recently snubbed by the Dodgers.The Los Angeles chapter of the nonprofit group was supposed to be honored with the Community Hero Award at the Dodgers' Pride Night on June 16, but the Dodgers decided to retract that invitation.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Eric Garcetti's stalled nomination to ambassador's post sees slight progress

Eric Garcetti's nomination to be ambassador to India made incremental progress this week as the former Los Angeles mayor impressed a Republican senator after a private meeting and won over an undecided Democrat.Garcetti, whose nomination has languished for about a year and a half, drew praise from a key swing vote Tuesday, giving new life to a nomination that has seemed all but dead.
ESPN.com
11 months ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers disinvite satirical group from Pride Night

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have disinvited a satirical LGBTQIA+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the team's annual Pride Night after opposition from conservative Catholic groups.The charity, protest and performance group was to have received the team's Community Hero Award in a ceremony during the 10th annual event before the June 16 game against the San Francisco Giants.
LGBTQ Nation
11 months ago
LA Dodgers

Clueless Marco Rubio is outraged that LA Dodgers honored drag nuns

On Monday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) proved once again that he just isn't in on the joke.The humorless three-term senator from Florida is railing against the Los Angeles Dodgers and all of baseball for the team's planned community service award to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the irreverent collection of drag nuns with a 40+ year history of good works among the LGBTQ+ community.
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11 months ago
US politics

Senate GOP Covid origins probe finds circumstantial evidence but no smoking gun' to support lab leak theory

A Republican-led investigation into the origins of Covid-19 has unearthed additional, though circumstantial, evidence supporting the theory that the virus likely escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China, but it did not find any smoking gun evidence to prove the theory, according to a new report released on Wednesday.
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11 months ago
US politics

Senate Intel Committee calls for watchdog to probe CIA handling of sexual assault cases

The Senate Intelligence Committee is calling on the CIA Inspector General to initiate an immediate investigation into the agency's alleged mishandling of sexual assault and harassment cases, according to a new letter sent to the watchdog's office.The letter from committee chairman Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, and vice chair Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, which has not been previously reported, was sent on Wednesday, Rubio's office confirmed to CNN.
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1 year ago
US politics

Key takeaways from the Senate hearing on the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment

A powerful Senate panel is holding a hearing Thursday on the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle call for answers and action in the wake of the disaster.The hearing is taking place after the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train on February 3 that released toxic chemicals into the air, water and soil of East Palestine.
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10 years ago
US politics

John King: Obama trying to get upper hand in looming showdown

Obama looking to position himself well in case government shutdown threatened Marco Rubio tries to turn tables on Obama, laying blame at his feet Republicans will likely use their recess to figure out how far to go with this fight Republicans are right in saying President Barack Obama's new economy road show is a rerun full of policy proposals and political attacks the country, and the GOP, have heard before.
kvue.com
1 year ago
US politics

Senate to vote on same-sex marriage in coming weeks

A bipartisan group of senators is working to round up the ten GOP votes needed to overcome a filibuster and get the legislation through the 50-50 Senate.
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1 year ago
US politics

Democrats see glimmers of hope as the Senate battlefield takes shape

(CNN)After Tuesday's primaries, the general election matchups for the Senate races that are expected to be the most competitive this fall are now set.
 @GregorxxxSamsa11 months ago
Clarence Thomas’s Billionaire Benefactor Collects Hitler Artifacts
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1 year ago
Washington DC

Clarence Thomas's Billionaire Benefactor Collects Hitler Artifacts - Washingtonian

When Republican megadonor Harlan Crow isn't (in possible violation of Supreme Court ethics rules), he lives a quiet life in Dallas among his historical collections.These Hitler artifacts- lavishing Justice Clarence Thomas with free trips on his private plane and yacht collections include two of his paintings of European cityscapes, a signed copy of , and assorted Nazi memorabilia -plus a garden full of statues of the 20th century's worst despots.
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Clarence Thomas’s Billionaire Benefactor Collects Hitler Artifacts
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Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

Clarence Thomas's Billionaire Benefactor Collects Hitler Artifacts - Washingtonian

When Republican megadonor Harlan Crow isn't (in possible violation of Supreme Court ethics rules), he lives a quiet life in Dallas among his historical collections.These Hitler artifacts- lavishing Justice Clarence Thomas with free trips on his private plane and yacht collections include two of his paintings of European cityscapes, a signed copy of , and assorted Nazi memorabilia -plus a garden full of statues of the 20th century's worst despots.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

Marco Rubio files transgender military ban bill

Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jim Banks (R-IN) have introduced a bill to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. military, effectively bringing back Donald Trump's transgender military ban.But the two senators promise their bill is worse than Trump's ban.The bill, called the "Ensuring Military Readiness Act," says "persons who identify as transgender with a history of diagnosis of gender dysphoria are disqualified from military service."
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1 year ago
Privacy professionals

US senators seek answers from Meta on whether user data was accessed by China, Russia and others

Washington (CNN)Top US lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee want answers from Meta on a newly disclosed internal investigation it conducted in 2018 that found tens of thousands of software developers in China, Russia and other "high-risk" countries may have had access to detailed Facebook user data before the company clamped down on that access beginning in 2014.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
US Elections

Trump taunts rivals DeSantis and Pence for skipping CPAC convention as he brags of 'monster' speech to conservatives

Former President Donald Trump Thursday taunted Republican rivals Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence for skipping the conservative CPAC conference - and bragged that he will rule the roost as usual.Deriding them as "certain 'candidates,'" Trump suggested the Florida governor and former vice president were ducking an unfavorable comparison with him among the right-wing activists who will attend.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

Cotton vows to block Biden nominees over classified documents flap

Cotton's stance threatens to shut down an already slow-moving Senate.The chamber has taken just one roll-call vote since being sworn in on Jan. 3: confirming an assistant defense secretary on Monday.The chamber will take its second floor vote on Thursday to dub January National Stalking Awareness Month.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

GOP senators call for postponing leadership elections

They propose to postpone leadership elections until after all the Senate races are called, which will take nearly a month as the Georgia runoff election looms in early December."Holding leadership elections without hearing from the candidates as to how they will perform their leadership duties and before we know whether we will be in the majority or even who all our members are violates the most basic principles of a democratic process," the letter reads.
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1 year ago
Marketing

Senate Votes to Ban TikTok on Government Devices

Mario Tama/Getty Images The Senate passed on Wednesday a bill to ban TikTok on U.S. government devices.The No TikTok on Government Devices Act, introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), passed by unanimous consent, meaning no senator objected to it being passed without a roll-call vote.Tonight the Senate unanimously passed my bill to BAN TikTok on all government devices, tweeted Hawley.
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1 year ago
Marketing

JUST IN: Bipartisan Bill to Ban TikTok in the U.S. Introduced in Congress

Mario Tama/Getty Images A bipartisan bill to ban TikTok in the United States was introduced in Congress on Tuesday.The Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Communist Party Act, or ANTI-SOCIAL CCP Act, would forbid transactions to TikTok or its parent company Bytedance Ltd., or a subsidiary or a successor company of the two.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Ashley Nunes: Don't renew the child tax credit. Reform it.

As Christmas approaches, not everyone is celebrating.American families - hit hard by inflation, wage stagnation and layoffs - must confront another challenge: an expired child tax credit.The program, which provides cash handouts to parents and is vociferously backed by President Joe Biden, has been hailed as instrumental in reducing child poverty.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
Education

2 UC schools in Top 20 list are the only ones charging less than $50,000 annually

The cost of higher education is climbing upward, and attending one of the top schools in the country comes with a price tag to match: Nineteen of the top 20 national universities cost $55,000 or more for a year's tuition and fees.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Recent Polling Shows That Senate Control After the Midterms Is a Tossup

Two recently released polls suggest that the outcome of the upcoming Senate races is still very much up in the air - and although it's typical for the party of a newly elected president to lose seats during the first midterm of the new administration , Democrats may defy the odds this year.
The Verge
2 years ago
Marketing

Facebook funded anti-TikTok campaign through GOP firm

Facebook's parent company, Meta, has been paying one of the most prominent Republican consulting firms to run a nationwide campaign to sow distrust about one of the company's top competitors, TikTok, according to a new report from The Washington Post on Wednesday.
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1 year ago
Left-wing politics

MSNBC's Symone Sanders Calls Out Dems for Giving Pennies' to Florida Election, Calls for Internal Conversations'

Democrats are lagging in Florida because of investment issues, MSNBC's Symone Sanders announced on Tuesday night.While covering the midterm elections, Sanders reacted to both Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) leading their races by pointing the blame at the Democratic Party.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Labor Activists: Senate Candidates Should Support PRO Act or Get Out of Congress

This represents a 23 percent increase since 2009.The same poll also found that 42 percent of working respondents are interested in joining a union, with 11 percent saying that they're "extremely interested" in union membership.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Right Wing Takes Heinous Victory Lap After Leak Shows SCOTUS May End "Roe"

Conservatives are doing a victory lap in light of a recent report that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision establishing the constitutional right to abortion, while at the same time seemingly having a complete meltdown about the potential impact of its release.
KQED
1 year ago
California

2022 Election Special: CA Controller's Race | KQED

What Does the State Controller Do?The state controller acts as an independent financial watchdog over California's finances.
Theregister
1 year ago
Apple

US lawmakers warn Apple: You'd better not use YMTC chips

Adding to the mystery and uncertainty, the contaminated chemical substance and its supplier were never identified, with little insight into whether the debacle could happen again.We'll update this article if Apple responds.
Queerty
1 year ago
Education

Florida school board to vote if it's "age appropriate" for seniors to learn LGBTQ people have rights

Florida students are getting an unfortunate lesson in institutional bigotry as they return to the classroom this school year, as the state's "Parental Rights in Education" law, a.k.a. the "Don't Say Gay" law, continues to do damage.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

Democrat Charlie Crist to face Ron DeSantis in Florida race for governor

Charlie Crist, Democratic congressman and candidate for governor in Florida, speaks before casting a ballot in the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Democrat and longtime politician Charlie Crist has won the primary for governor in Florida and will face Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in November, according to a race call by The Associated Press.
Queerty
1 year ago
US politics

Top Democratic & Republican senators go on record about chances for bill protecting gay marriage

One day after the House of Representatives passed the Respect of Marriage Act with bipartisan support, some U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans are saying they see an opening to pass their chamber's version of the bill providing federal protections of same-sex marriage rights nationwide
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Ninth journalist killed in Mexico this year as violence against media soars

A Mexican journalist has been found dead in Sinaloa state, authorities say, marking the ninth death of a media worker in a unprecedentedly bloody year for the country which has drawn international scrutiny.
Nytimes
1 year ago
US politics

Opinion | The Ohio Primary and the Return of the Republican Civil War

Why has the Ohio Republican Senate primary, which reaches its conclusion Tuesday, been so interesting (if not always edifying) to watch?
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