Topline Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) condemned Republican arguments against statehood for Washington, D.C., as “racist trash” in a speech on the House floor Thursday, leading to vocal objections and a heated argument that resulted in Mondaire withdrawing his statement in the latest sign of the bitter tensions underpinning the statehood debate. Key Facts In a…
Topline Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) on Tuesday criticized President Joe Biden’s comments ahead of the Derek Chauvin verdict, going as far to accuse the president of providing grounds for a mistrial when he said he was “praying” for the “right” verdict while the sequestered jury was deciding the ex-cop’s fate. Key Facts Hours before the…
Topline Three Democratic lawmakers are urging U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from an upcoming case that will determine whether charities have to disclose their major donors, arguing she should not hear the case after the organization that brought it spent at least a million dollars supporting her Senate confirmation. Key…
In Mexico, the presidential palace has become the set of a televised drama. Every weekday morning, the star uses his pulpit to promote his agenda and lash out at his enemies. He fields questions from friendly reporters from little known media outlets and singles out irksome, independent journalists for condemnation. The last few months leading…
Topline Americans will soon be permitted to enter France for the first time in more than a year with vaccine passports, French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday, as France prepares to scale down its coronavirus lockdown next month and welcome international visitors. Key Facts France will begin “progressively” lifting nationwide restrictions in early May, and…
Topline Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is abandoning her plan to launch a right-wing congressional group dubbed the America First Caucus after the publication of a seven-page platform vowing to protect “Anglo-Saxon political traditions” by congressional newsletter Punchbowl News, her spokesperson told Forbes. Key Facts “She’s not planning on launching it at this time,” the spokesperson…
Topline Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is abandoning her plan to launch a right-wing congressional group dubbed the America First Caucus after the publication of a seven-page platform vowing to protect “Anglo-Saxon political traditions” by congressional newsletter Punchbowl News, her spokesperson told Forbes. Key Facts “She’s not planning on launching it at this time,” the spokesperson…
Topline After a run-up in prices ushering in Coinbase’s long-awaited market debut earlier in the week, the cryptocurrency market plummeted early Sunday after blackouts in China led to massive declines in bitcoin’s mining rates—tanking prices and spurring billions of dollars in liquidations. Key Facts An overnight crash that started late Saturday tanked the total market…
Topline The Dogecoin cryptocurrency surged to an all-time on Friday morning – almost tripling its value in just 24 hours – and is now the seventh largest cryptocurrency in terms of market value. Key Facts As of 9:30 a.m. Friday, the value of Dogecoin had jumped 183% in just the past 24 hours to an…
Topline In what’s becoming a trend for this Congress, a group of House Republicans – many of whom are members of the right-wing Freedom Caucus – voted against bipartisan legislation that was passed Thursday by overwhelming margins, in a sign of their increasing willingness to buck their party’s whip. Key Facts Just eight House Republicans voted against…
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