Tag: Politics

Federal appeals court expands limits on Biden administration in First Amendment case

The nation’s top cybersecurity defense agency likely violated the First Amendment when lobbying Silicon Valley companies to remove or suppress the spread of online content about elections, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals expanded an injunction issued in September to include the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, ruling that […]

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Op-Ed: Trump Calls Black Officials Like Letitia James Racist Without Explaining Accusations

NewsOne Featured Video Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media after exiting the courtroom for a lunch recess during the first day of his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on October 2, 2023, in New York City. | Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Listen: I have written over and […]

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Republicans Are Freaking Out Immediately After Ousting Kevin McCarthy

Depending on how many people show up for the final vote, McCarthy can only afford to lose between four to six Republicans. So McCarthy’s best bet is to win over some of the aforementioned lawmakers. Burchett is the only Republican on this list who didn’t repeatedly block McCarthy’s bid for House speaker back in January, […]

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Kamala Harris Swears In, Laphonza Butler, 3rd Black Woman To Serve In The U.S. Senate

[Updated on 10/03/2023 at 5:00 pm E.T.] Vice President Kamala Harris swore in former Emily’s List President Laphonza Butler on Tuesday in a touching moment for the two Black women and political allies. Senator Butler is only the third Black woman to serve in the US Senate, and her appointment fills the vacancy left behind […]

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Kevin McCarthy Got What He Deserved

Given his slim majority, holding onto the speakership would almost certainly require Democratic votes. But the unprecedented series of concessions that McCarthy made to the far right all but foreclosed that possibility. Democrats have absolutely no incentive to save his skin, knowing full well that he would, for instance, continue a comical impeachment inquiry as […]

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House Republicans Make History by Kicking Out Their Own Speaker

Depending on how many people show up for the final vote, McCarthy can only afford to lose between four to six Republicans. So McCarthy’s best bet is to win over some of the aforementioned lawmakers. Burchett is the only Republican on this list who didn’t repeatedly block McCarthy’s bid for House speaker back in January, […]

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House Republicans Expel Kevin McCarthy As Speaker, Descend Into Chaos

Depending on how many people show up for the final vote, McCarthy can only afford to lose between four to six Republicans. So McCarthy’s best bet is to win over some of the aforementioned lawmakers. Burchett is the only Republican on this list who didn’t repeatedly block McCarthy’s bid for House speaker back in January, […]

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The Surprising Argument That Could Save America’s Consumer Watchdog Agency

“No, because I think that Congress itself has specified that the director is limited to the amount that’s reasonably necessary to carry out federal consumer financial law,” Prelogar explained. “But, if the president determined it was reasonably necessary to take a trillion dollars, that would satisfy your concern and, on the appropriations clause itself, has […]

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Serial Scammer George Santos Delivered the Perfect House Speaker Joke

Depending on how many people show up for the final vote, McCarthy can only afford to lose between four to six Republicans. So McCarthy’s best bet is to win over some of the aforementioned lawmakers. Burchett is the only Republican on this list who didn’t repeatedly block McCarthy’s bid for House speaker back in January, […]

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Here’s Every Black U.S. Senator In American History

NewsOne Featured Video CLOSE Circa 1870, from left: Sen. Hiram Revels of Mississippi with some of the first Black members of Congress, Benjamin Turner, Robert De Large, Josiah Walls, Jefferson Long, Joseph Rainey and Robert Brown Elliot. | Source: MPI / Getty UPDATED: 3:30 p.m. ET, Oct. 3, 2023 Black history was made on Tuesday […]

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Hakeem Jeffries Is the Big Winner in the McCarthy Trials

“Demeanor means a lot in this institution, because demeanor generally dictates confidence,” said Representative Richard Neal. “I think that he’s got confidence in himself, and we’ve got confidence in him.” The contrast between McCarthy and Jeffries was established the first week of the new congressional term, when a group of recalcitrant Republican lawmakers—including Representative Matt […]

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Kevin McCarthy’s Speakership Is on Life Support

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters For the first time in modern U.S. history, a sitting Speaker of the House is set to be forcibly removed after a revolt from his own members. On Tuesday, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) lost a procedural vote that would have killed a resolution filed yesterday by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to remove him […]

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Blabbering Donald Trump Essentially Admits to Fraud in New York Trial

Depending on how many people show up for the final vote, McCarthy can only afford to lose between four to six Republicans. So McCarthy’s best bet is to win over some of the aforementioned lawmakers. Burchett is the only Republican on this list who didn’t repeatedly block McCarthy’s bid for House speaker back in January, […]

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‘The FTC has lost its way’

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‘Bigly’ Mad: Donald Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial In 10 Fantastically Furious Photos

NewsOne Featured Video Trump in New York State Supreme Court on October 2, 2023, in New York City. | Source: Pool / Getty If photos from the start of Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York City are any indication — and they most certainly are — the Republican presidential candidate went through the […]

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Debating the ‘book ban-demic’

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Why did Trump bother showing up?

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Here’s the One Slim Reed Kevin McCarthy Can Hold Onto Right Now

Naturally, Newsom doesn’t have to actually keep his promise about appointing a Black woman. In 2021, when Kamala Harris resigned from her Senate seat to become vice president, Newsom appointed Alex Padilla, who became the state’s first Latino senator. But assuming he does stick to his word, there are still some options. Names that have […]

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Here’s Who Could Save Kevin McCarthy’s Speakership Right Now

Naturally, Newsom doesn’t have to actually keep his promise about appointing a Black woman. In 2021, when Kamala Harris resigned from her Senate seat to become vice president, Newsom appointed Alex Padilla, who became the state’s first Latino senator. But assuming he does stick to his word, there are still some options. Names that have […]

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Kevin McCarthy Can’t Count on Democrats to Save Him. Here’s Who Could.

Naturally, Newsom doesn’t have to actually keep his promise about appointing a Black woman. In 2021, when Kamala Harris resigned from her Senate seat to become vice president, Newsom appointed Alex Padilla, who became the state’s first Latino senator. But assuming he does stick to his word, there are still some options. Names that have […]

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Matt Gaetz Admits He Has No Plan for What Happens if He Expels McCarthy

Naturally, Newsom doesn’t have to actually keep his promise about appointing a Black woman. In 2021, when Kamala Harris resigned from her Senate seat to become vice president, Newsom appointed Alex Padilla, who became the state’s first Latino senator. But assuming he does stick to his word, there are still some options. Names that have […]

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Matt Gaetz’s Plan If He Wins McCarthy Vote? There Isn’t One

Naturally, Newsom doesn’t have to actually keep his promise about appointing a Black woman. In 2021, when Kamala Harris resigned from her Senate seat to become vice president, Newsom appointed Alex Padilla, who became the state’s first Latino senator. But assuming he does stick to his word, there are still some options. Names that have […]

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Matt Gaetz Has No Idea What He’ll Do After Expelling Kevin McCarthy

Naturally, Newsom doesn’t have to actually keep his promise about appointing a Black woman. In 2021, when Kamala Harris resigned from her Senate seat to become vice president, Newsom appointed Alex Padilla, who became the state’s first Latino senator. But assuming he does stick to his word, there are still some options. Names that have […]

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Vile Trump Lie, and Infamous Trump White House Denial, Are Now Confirmed

Naturally, Newsom doesn’t have to actually keep his promise about appointing a Black woman. In 2021, when Kamala Harris resigned from her Senate seat to become vice president, Newsom appointed Alex Padilla, who became the state’s first Latino senator. But assuming he does stick to his word, there are still some options. Names that have […]

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John Kelly Confirms Trump’s Most Vile Comments About the Military

Naturally, Newsom doesn’t have to actually keep his promise about appointing a Black woman. In 2021, when Kamala Harris resigned from her Senate seat to become vice president, Newsom appointed Alex Padilla, who became the state’s first Latino senator. But assuming he does stick to his word, there are still some options. Names that have […]

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley Predicts Barbara Lee Will Succeed Laphonza Butler And Win 2024 Senate Election

NewsOne Featured Video U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) speaks as Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) (L) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) (R) listen during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on December 8, 2021, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Alex Wong / Getty Political allegiances are being shored up in the immediate aftermath of the […]

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