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Booker: It would be ‘constitutionally dangerous’ not to conduct full Trump impeachment trial
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Sunday that the Senate has an “obligation” to conduct President Trump’s second impeachment trial even after he leaves office.Asked to…
Census Bureau says Trump’s push to exclude undocumented is dead
Outgoing President Donald Trump’s plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census totals used to apportion congressional seats is officially dead. The Census Bureau announced…
4 in 5 say US is falling apart: survey
Approximately 4 in 5 Americans said they believe the United States is falling apart, according to a new … Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/534204-4-in-5-say-us-is-falling-apart-survey Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Trump impeachment: what you need to know as House moves to a vote
Trump’s fiery speech at a rally just before the attack on the Capitol is at the center of the impeachment charge against him Donald Trump’s…
House Democrats reintroduce bill to reduce lobbyist influence
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), the chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, have reintroduced a bill to reduce the influence…
Federal government executes first woman in 67 years
A Kansas woman was executed early Wednesday, making her the first woman that the federal government has put to death in nearly 70 years.Lisa Montgomery,…
Hospitals say syringes supplied by feds waste vaccine doses
Hospitals are throwing out doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine because the federal government is giving some of the facilities syringes that can only extract five…
Stolen computers are the least of the government’s security worries
Reports that a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office was stolen during the pro-Trump rioters’ sack of the Capitol building has some worried that…
SD governor to challenge amendment legalizing recreational marijuana
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) on Friday issued an executive order allowing a legal challenge to the constitutionality of a November voter-approved amendment to…
Judge allows contested Arctic oil lease sale to go ahead
A federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid to thwart the Interior Department’s plan to sell oil drilling leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge….
Attorney says census count to determine congressional seats won’t be done until February
An attorney in President Trump’s administration said Monday that the census count to determine how many congressional seats each state gets will not be completed…
Delay, dismantle, resist: DeVos leaves a legacy like no other Education secretary
Betsy DeVos will soon step down from her perch as Education secretary, ending her four-year run as the most polarizing person to have led the…
Cruz leads group of senators seeking to challenge Electoral College count
Nearly a quarter of Senate Republicans are officially preparing to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win on Jan. 6, a stunning development that demonstrates…
New laws in 2021: Ban on some sunscreens, more secure IDs, cash in a college account
States are putting measures in place affecting millions. Here are highlights. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/new-laws-2021-ban-some-sunscreens-more-secure-ids-cash-n1252542 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…
How Thousands of American Laws Keep People ‘Imprisoned’ Long After They’re Released
In the run-up to the election in November, there was a pervasive belief that the fate of the nation could hinge on Florida because of…
How 6 states and D.C. are taking coronavirus relief into their own hands
Cash-strapped states and cities have spent six months waiting and pleading for help from the feds — and scraping together what little free cash they…
No lapse in unemployment benefits for gig workers, long-term unemployed, says Labor Dept.
An estimated 14 million applicants can expect to receive the full 11 weeks of benefits, through March 14, 2021. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/department-labor-says-there-will-not-be-lapse-unemployment-benefits-n1252479 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
FAA lays out its Remote ID ‘license plate for drones’ requirements
On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shared its latest set of drone regulations. When the new rules go into effect early next year, they’ll…
New FAA rule requires Remote ID for drones
The FAA today announced that it will be issuing two new rules for drone pilots in the U.S. The first is the implementation of a…
Biden’s Education secretary pick acknowledges ‘ongoing crisis’ in schools
President-elect Joe Biden formally introduced Miguel Cardona as his secretary of Education nominee on Wednesday, placing the Connecticut state education official atop the incoming administration’s…
Nuclear weapons agency updates Congress on hacking attempt
The Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, told congressional staffers in several briefings this week…
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