The Republican 118th United States Congress, which began on January 3, 2023, and will end on January 3, 2025 has failed.
It has enacted 51 public laws and zero private laws. In contrast with previous Congresses, which generally enacted their first laws no later than January or February, the 118th Congress's first law was enacted on March 20.
Elected to a two-year term, each representative serves the people of a specific congressional district by introducing bills and serving on committees, among other duties. https://www.house.gov/
Congratulations to former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom this day.
I had just met and spoken with Mayor Mike at Gracie Mansion while he was serving as NYC's highest-ranking elected official and I was New York Bureau Chief for The Associated Press.
Since the US House Republican-led show isn't going well, they sent in the clowns, in other words, let's try these jokes.
The show's best-known and Sondheim's biggest hit song was almost an afterthought, written several days before the start of tryouts.
it means to act stupidly to make other people laugh: to clown around when all hope is gone. Some folks always want to know, when listening to a song, what the end is going to be, so "Send in the Clowns" didn't settle in until the end is near, "Don't bother, they're here",
Here is a compelling argument on the influence of political decisions in our daily lives, even for those who claim not to be interested.
The person I have known the longest in my lifetime is my brother who claims he does not follow politics. Most of the others are cousins who are drunk on Kool-Aide, or are hypocrites who adapt to the changing political winds. Political choices can indeed impact various aspects of our freedoms and rights, including who we can love, how we express our gender identity, where we can travel, what we can read, and even how we worship.
The US Justice Department Special Counsel B. Hur’s testimony takeaways from the hearing on his Biden classified documents probe.
Republicans grilled Hur for not recommending criminal charges against Biden while Democrats sought to contrast the president’s cooperation with Trump’s alleged obstruction.
RNC chair’s departure turns committee 'into a pro-Trump machine' for 'his massive legal bills'https://www.alternet.org/chairs-departure-turns-rnc-entirely-into-a-pro…
Russian SOB Putin supporters gather at CPAC 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference is an annual political conference.
However the Trump thrill is gone and Haley is gaining against the criminal defendant, rapist, a fraud who is looking worse every day.
The event is attended by conservative activists and elected officials from across the United States and beyond. CPAC is hosted by the American Conservative Union (ACU). The first CPAC took place in 1974.
Why are Republicans embracing authoritarian Russia and China rather than supporting our longtime democratic allues?
Former Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush are just rolling over in their graves; they may also lurch from it in a fit of incredulous rage. This is a remarkable and potentially catastrophic reversal by a political party that is in a state of near-total, frequently random ideological decomposition.
Which are you most worried about as it pertains to our nation and the political campaign, Artificial Intelligence or Natural Stupidity?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has a range of uses in government. It can be used to further public policy objectives (in areas such as emergency services, health, and welfare), as well as assist the public in interacting with the government (through the use of virtual assistants,
US Senators unveil their bipartisan border deal including the foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel ahead of key House vote.
House Republicans are helping Vladimir Putin. Their cynicism over Ukraine weakens America and makes the world less safe
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/02/07/house-republicans-are-helping-vladimir-putin?utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content