Trump And Home GOP’s Promise To Not Minimize Social Safety Is Whole Nonsense

Trump got House Republicans to not use reconciliation to cut Social Security. The problem is that reconciliation can’t legally be used to cut Social Security. The supposed big get for Trump was a promise from House Republicans that they wouldn’t use reconciliation to cut Social Security in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. The problem …

Many New Jersey drones sightings are ‘manned plane being misidentified as drones,’ FBI says

A drone or SUAV, Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Richard Newstead | Moment | Getty Images The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday that ongoing investigations around reported drone sightings over New Jersey have found “many of the reported drone sightings are, in fact, manned aircraft being misidentified as drones.” The investigations have also found no evidence that …

John Fetterman Teaches The Media A Lesson About Democrats

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said while talking about Trump’s nominees that everything can’t be a freakout, or people will tune out, which is what many Democrats have already done. Fetterman told CNN’s Manu Raju: If you really, really want to freak out, that’s your prerogative, but you’re going to have plenty of time to do …

Police imagine suspect left New York

Closed circuit screenshots of a person of interest in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing. Source: NYPD Police believe the person of interest being sought in connection to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson left New York City shortly after the slaying Wednesday, on a bus from upper Manhattan. New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch …

Jack Smith Strikes To Dismiss 1/6 Prices Towards Trump

Because of the DOJ policy that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted, Special Counsel Jack Smith has moved to dismiss the case against Trump. From Smith’s filing:As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant, Donald J. Trump , will be inaugurated as President on January 20, 2025. It has long …

Eire has a lot to mull over as voters head to the polls

Polling station in Ireland.  Kinga Krzeminska | Moment | Getty Images Ireland goes to the polls on Nov. 29, with center-right parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael once again expected to form the nucleus of the country’s next government. The historical rivals have shared power over the last five years alongside the Green Party, and …

Bernie Sanders To Keep In Prime Senate Submit To Defend Social Safety And Medicare

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced that he will be staying as the ranking member on the Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee where his top priority will be protecting Social Security and Medicare. The statement from Sen. Sanders: Some Senate news: BERNIE SANDERS says he’ll stay as the top Democrat on the Senate’s health panel, …

Home Speaker Johnson says Gaetz ethics report should not be launched

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters as House Republican leaders hold a press conference at the U.S. Capitol House in Washington, U.S., November 12, 2024.  Nathan Howard | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that House Ethics Committee’s probe into Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney general, is a “Pandora’s box” …

Trump Has Already Created A Downside For Mike Johnson In The Home

It will take months for Republicans to fill the House seats that will be left open by Trump choosing some GOP House members for his administration, which will make Speaker Mike Johnson’s majority even smaller. Politico reported: GOP leadership will likely already have a tough time navigating a slim majority, both during major policy fights …

Trump legal election case paused as Jack Smith weighs destiny

Special counsel Jack Smith makes a statement to reporters about the 37 federal charges returned by a grand jury in an indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump on charges of unauthorized retention of classified documents and conspiracy to obstruct justice as Smith speaks at his offices in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2023. Leah Millis …