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South Carolina Senate approves $15.4B budget after debate on bathrooms and conference switching

apnews.com The South Carolina Senate approved its budget Wednesday after debating items like requiring school children use the bathrooms of their sex assigned at birth and whether…

Connecticut Senate passes wide-ranging bill to regulate AI. But its fate remains uncertain

apnews.com The Connecticut Senate pressed ahead Wednesday with one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to rein in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and…

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually

apnews.com Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 under a new rule state regulators approved…

‘Do You Have Nightmares About Her?’ Jesse Watters Grills Mike Johnson About Working With Marjorie Taylor Greene

mediaite.com House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) joined Jesse Watters on Fox News on Wednesday evening after he spoke at Columbia University earlier in the day and blasted the protests…

‘This is Shameful’: AOC, Moskowitz Spar After Florida Democrat Attacks Bernie Sanders

mediaite.com AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Rep. Jared Moskowitz (R-FL) took aim at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Wednesday over the progressive leader’s ongoing call to cut off aid to Israel…

Tester's campaign against his own party

axios.com Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), in the fight for his political life, is leaning on bucking his own party and President Biden to keep his Senate seat. Why it matters: Tester's…

Connecticut House votes to expand state's paid sick leave requirement for all employers by 2027

apnews.com Connecticut's first-in-the-nation paid sick leave law from 2011 moved closer Wednesday to being updated, requiring all employers, down to those with a single worker, to…

Many Americans dislike both Biden and Trump. Here’s how polls say they’ll vote

today.yougov.com Many Americans are unenthusiastic about their main choices in the 2024 presidential election, with 17% of registered voters holding unfavorable opinions of both Joe Biden…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rips Democrat's "shameful" post on Bernie Sanders

newsweek.com Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized fellow Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz's social media post on Wednesday about Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders,…

Biden Takes Swipe At "MAGA Republicans" While Signing 'Vital' Ukraine, Israel Aid Bill

zerohedge.com Biden Takes Swipe At "MAGA Republicans" While Signing 'Vital' Ukraine, Israel Aid Bill During Wednesday's signing ceremony authorizing the House and Senate-approved 95$…

"Mike you suck!": House Republicans face brutal hostility over Columbia University visit

axios.com House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and a contingent of his Republican House colleagues faced a venomous response to their Columbia University visit on Wednesday – both on…

House Speaker Johnson drowned out by booing crowds at Columbia University speech on Gaza protests

cnbc.com Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA) attends a news conference at Columbia University in response to demonstrators protesting in support of…

Sanity Prevails, and So Does Mike Johnson

wsj.com Democrats decline to join the GOP chaos caucus, allowing the speaker to survive.

Speaker Johnson Heckled Mercilessly at Columbia: ‘Enjoy Your Free Speech’

mediaite.com Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke at Columbia University on Wednesday, where he was heckled by pro-Palestine protesters. The Republican leader was joined by several GOP…

Arizona House Repeals Near-Total Abortion Ban

youtube.com A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions has won approval from the state House, clearing its first hurdle two weeks after a court concluded the state can…

"We Need To Splinter The UniParty Into A Thousand Pieces"

zerohedge.com "We Need To Splinter The UniParty Into A Thousand Pieces" - Stockman Slams Washington's Foreign Aid "Clusterf**k" Submitted by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog, The…

On third attempt, Arizona House finally passes bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban

msnbc.com The third time's the charm: After two previous failed attempts, the Arizona House finally passed a bill on Wednesday to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864 that the…

Kansas' governor vetoed tax cuts again over their costs. Some fellow Democrats backed it

apnews.com Kansas' Democratic governor on Wednesday vetoed a broad package of tax cuts for the second time in three months, describing it as “too expensive” despite the bipartisan…

Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits

apnews.com The manufacturer of a popular weedkiller won support Wednesday from the Missouri House for a proposal that could shield it from costly lawsuits alleging it failed to warn…

Arizona House advances a repeal of the state's near-total abortion ban to the Senate

pbs.org A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that…

Blinken lands in China warning over Beijing’s support for Russia

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from Financial Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post The News US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Shanghai…

The place to be for politicians and protesters

politico.com With help from Shawn Ness. New from New York Happening now: Columbia University is now a gathering place for protesters and political leaders. A new push for wage parity…

TikTok ban signed into law by President Biden: How we got here, and what comes next

techcrunch.com TikTok ban signed into law by President Biden: How we got here, and what comes next The TikTok ban has cleared Congress and received White House approval, putting new…

Arizona Republicans side with Democrats in bid to repeal abortion law

newsweek.com The Arizona state House has passed a repeal of an archaic law banning abortion, with a small number of Republicans joining with Democrats on the third attempt to overturn…

The campus is coming for Joe Biden

economist.com Aconnoisseur of radical chic can find plenty to catalogue these days while observing pro-Palestine protests on Ivy League campuses: the black or red keffiyehs, the conga…

Arizona state House passes a bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban

nbcnews.com On their third attempt in three weeks, Arizona state House lawmakers voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would repeal the near-total ban on abortion from 1864 that was…

Kari Lake and the GOP's Clumsy Messaging About Abortion

vanityfair.com Earlier this month, Kari Lake—the right-wing candidate running for the United States Senate in Arizona—tried to distance herself from the Civil War-era abortion ban the…

TikTok's future uncertain: Potential buyers and challenges – DW

dw.com The US mandates a sale for TikTok to keep its American operations running. What are the odds of a sale happening, who has the financial clout to buy, and what hurdles come…

Donald Trump ally lists "potential targets" of investigation

newsweek.com Mike Davis, an ally to former President Donald Trump, has listed several legal analysts as "potential targets" for investigation if Trump beats President Joe Biden in the…

Biden picks up another big union endorsement, this one from building trades workers

apnews.com President Joe Biden picked up the endorsement of North America’s Building Trades Unions at a Wednesday event where the president and his allies set out to dismantle…

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/24/2024

nakedcapitalism.com Patient readers, my strategy of “lying flat” has, so far, induced a rapid rebound in my symptoms, so hopefully I will be more or less normal tomorrow. –lambert. No orts and…

The Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state

vox.com An activist with the Center for Popular Democracy Action holds a large photo of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s head as the group blocks an intersection during a…

Every Kennedy family member that opposes RFK Jr.'s presidential campaign

aol.com None Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s large family keeps speaking against him. • None Most of them have endorsed President Joe Biden. • None…

Watch: Migrants Gone Wild On Streets of Midtown Manhattan

zerohedge.com Watch: Migrants Gone Wild On Streets of Midtown Manhattan A pack of illegal aliens viciously fought each other with sticks, belts, and whatever they could get their hands on…

Immigration Fears on Both Sides of the Atlantic

newsweek.com To the naked eye, London seems as when I lived there in the 2000s. Londoners still mind the gap between the train and the platform, close the pubs early, serve sausages…

Who are the swing voters in America?

economist.com DURING HIS two previous presidential campaigns, Donald Trump never led general-election polling averages for a single day. In 2016 he pulled within a percentage point of…

You Only Had To Listen: Ron Paul Destroys Mike Johnson For Betraying America

zerohedge.com You Only Had To Listen: Ron Paul Destroys Mike Johnson For Betraying America Former US Congressman Ron Paul has gone completely ham on Speaker Mike Johnson, first - writing…

‘Whoa! I Almost Wanted To Buy It

mediaite.com President Joe Biden drew laughs from a friendly crowd by mocking former President Donald Trump’s $60 Bible during a speech on reproductive rights. Biden and the Democrats…

Kari Lake Flip-Flops AGAIN On Arizona’s Near-Total Abortion Ban, Now Wants State to Enforce 1864 Law

mediaite.com Idaho Dispatch Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake has held a lot of opinions on abortion, and in an interview by the right-wing Idaho Dispatch, she revealed that she…

Biden signs a bill that could ban TikTok

aol.com WASHINGTON — Tucked inside the sprawling $95 billion national security package that President Joe Biden’s signed Wednesday is a provision that could ban TikTok, with an…

US Chamber of Commerce to sue FTC for banning noncompetes in most jobs

theregister.com The US Chamber of Commerce is saying it will sue the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for officially banning noncompete clauses in employment contracts across Amercia. A…

Feds issue ban on non-compete clauses; Chamber vows lawsuit

bostonherald.com The U.S. Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday to adopt a near-total ban on non-compete provisions that prohibit workers from switching jobs within an industry, a rule the…

Tennessee Republicans Pass Law Allowing Teachers To Be Armed

zerohedge.com Tennessee Republicans Pass Law Allowing Teachers To Be Armed - Democrats Cry "Fascism" Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday passed legislation to allow some trained…

RFK Jr.'s surprising pivot on climate change should have Trump worried

msnbc.com Before running for president as an independent candidate, Robert Kennedy Jr. spent a great deal of his career working as a leading environmental lawyer. He helped found and…

A cruel and risky abortion ban versus an overreaching interpretation of federal law

reason.com President Biden makes remarks about reproductive freedom during a campaign rally at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Photo by…

Who will win the 2024 presidential election?

theweek.com The year of America's next presidential election is here, which can only mean one thing: speculation will continue to ramp up about who will be the next person to occupy the…

Americans Favor Freedom Of The Press, But It Varies By Group, Pew Reports

mediapost.com Most Americans support freedom of the press as defined by the First Amendment. But not everyone is equally enthusiastic, according to a study by Pew Research. Overall, 73%…

Biden signs $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

axios.com President Biden signed a bipartisan foreign aid package Wednesday that includes billions for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as a provision that could lead to a potential…

Hugh Hewitt Asks Mike Johnson if He’ll Drop Key MTG-Ally from Committee to Help Control ‘Unwieldy Caucus’

mediaite.com (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt asked House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) point blank whether he is planning on dropping Republicans…

Ted Cruz could be in trouble with the IRS

newsweek.com Texas Senator Ted Cruz may face scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over payments linked to his podcast, according to tax experts. Questions have previously…

Georgia’s black Republicans have a battle plan for 2024

economist.com On the last Sunday of Black History Month there was real energy in Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. Between gospel songs that made even your agnostic correspondent feel…

The case of Stormy Daniels echoes past scandals

economist.com Almost 30 years ago, in May 1994, a former Arkansas state clerk, Paula Jones, filed a sexual-harassment suit against President Bill Clinton. She said that in 1991, as…

15 photos that show how divided Congress has become

businessinsider.com Marjorie Taylor Greene gives a thumb down as President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address. Jim Watson/Getty Images Photos show how breaches of decorum have…

Nate Silver: Go to a state school. The Ivy League and other elite private colleges are losing esteem

natesilver.net These days, I use Twitter in two ways: first, to blatantly shill for this newsletter and other things I’m trying to promote. And second, as a sort of staging area for takes.…

Pennsylvania's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest will pit Casey against McCormick

pbs.org Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday’s primary…

CNN Analyst Accuses McConnell of ‘Punching Down’ with Tucker Carlson Dig Over Ukraine: ‘Ignoring the Elephant in the Room’

mediaite.com CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of “punching down” by partly blaming Tucker Carlson for delaying Congress…

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