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In a wildly lop-sided 427-1 vote, the House of Representatives voted today to approve a measure that would require the Department of Justice to release files regarding the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading “House Votes 427-1 In Favor Of Releasing Epstein Files”
Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-TX) died two months into his first term representing congressional district 18 as a member of the House of Representatives. His funeral was held March 15. And yet, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) – who has the sole power to call a special election to fill the seat – has yet to do so. Gee, wonder why…? Continue reading “TX Gov Still Hasn’t Called Special Election To Fill Dem House Seat”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Following the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict, 350 LGBTQ+ groups, activists, and celebs have signed a letter urging the removal of Oklahoma’s superintendent of public instruction, Ryan Walters, saying he has encouraged “a climate of hate and bigotry.” • Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out the latest publications of interest to LGBTQ readers, including “Reacher” star Alan Ritchson, covering the new issue of Men’s Health. Continue reading “Alan Ritchson Gets Huge + Nex Benedict + More News”
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are fighting over aid to Ukraine again because Speaker of the House Mike Johnson can’t take ‘yes’ for an answer. Continue reading “Senate Passes Ukraine Aid Bill 70-29, House Speaker Refuses To Allow Vote”
Even though the House of Representatives is currently in Republican control, it was the Democrats that helped newly-elevated Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) in passing legislation that will keep the government running into early 2024. Continue reading “House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill Thanks To Dems”
UPDATE: McCarthy’s ‘hail Mary’ bill to keep the government open for 45 days has passed (335-91) thanks to the Democrats. More Dems voted for the measure than Republicans. Ninety-one Republicans and one Democrat voted against the bill. The measure, which still must pass the Senate, would keep funding the federal government through mid-November and provide billions of dollars for disaster recovery efforts. But it did not include money for Ukraine, a major sticking point for Democrats in the House and Senate. Continue reading “House Democrats Rescue Republicans With Temp Funding Bill”
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Rep. George Santos (screen capture)
Rep. George Santos (R-NY)
With no rules package in place during last week’s ongoing votes for Speaker of the House, C-SPAN House access was expanded to include much more House floor activity. I’m personally in favor of allowing that to continue. Continue reading “Expanded C-SPAN House Access Should Continue”