Новости за 19.09.2023

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday announced the forthcoming publication of her first book, which she says will be called "MTG" and will help pave the way for her to attain higher office, up to and including the vice presidency.

Members of the House Freedom Caucus were called "Chinese sympathizers" after they blocked a defense spending bill on Tuesday.

Progressives on Tuesday sounded alarm over a proposal tucked into a new House GOP budget blueprint that would establish a bipartisan commission to review and propose legislative changes to Social Security and Medicare.

January 6 rioter Sam Lazar of Pennsylvania was recently released from prison after two years for his role in the 2021 attack on the Capitol — but now, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, "there is no public record of any hearing at which Lazar was convicted of a federal crime, or sentenced."

House Republicans are delaying a procedural vote to advance their short-term bill to prevent a government shutdown for 30 days, reported Punchbowl News on Tuesday — a clear indication that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) does not currently have the votes to advance the legislation.

Attorneys for a man charged with the murders of two Indiana women are claiming the victims died in a "ritualistic sacrifice" conducted by white nationalists, NBC5 reported.

The University of Colorado at Boulder is seeking a new Visiting Professor of Conservative Thought, a post previously held by Trump's now-indicted ex-lawyer John Eastman.

WASHINGTON — Raw Story's Matt Laslo discovered a House resolution regarding the future of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy discarded in the men's restroom under the House floor on Tuesday.

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia judge on Tuesday revoked bail for Philadelphia Police officer Mark Dial, who’s accused of murder in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry, sending him to jail until his next hearing. Prosecutors had argued last week that a bail magistrate’s decision to grant Dial bail when he was charged with first-degree murder was inconsistent with the Pennsylvania Constitution. That point held as the basis of their argument to Common Pleas Court Judge Lillian Ransom again Tuesday afternoon. Читать дальше...

Infowars host Owen Shroyer offered a conspiracy theory tying his Jan. 6 conviction to the recent indictment of Ray Epps.

In a video released late Monday, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said if the union doesn't see "serious progress" in negotiations with the Detroit Three automakers, it will call on more members at different plants to strike come Friday. "We're not going to keep waiting around forever while they drag this out. I have been clear with the Big Three every step of the way," he said in the video, which ran over five minutes. "And I'm going to be crystal clear again right now. If we don't make serious progress by noon on Friday... Читать дальше...

A top aide to Donald Trump gave testimony to the special counsel on his cavalier attitude around classified documents – and experts expect she'll be a "killer witness."

Some of Donald Trump's critics have been cautioning journalists against treating the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner like a "normal" candidate because he is anything but "normal."

House Republicans descended into a bitter feud during a closed-door meeting to discuss plans for funding the government Tuesday.

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner finally settled their contentious and highly publicized divorce this past weekend. A Santa Barbara judge decided that the “Yellowstone” star, 68, will only have to fork over $63,000 in child support each month to the 49-year-old designer, who was seeking $248,000 a month, TMZ reports. Judge Thomas Anderle also upheld the former spouses’ prenuptial agreement, according to the outlet. If Baumgartner opts to fight it, she’ll have to repay over $1 million to... Читать дальше...

A Texas middle school has fired one of its teachers for assigning a graphic novel adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank," according to a report.

Disgraced South Carolina lawyer and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty to federal charges that he stole millions of dollars from his clients, The Daily Beast reported Tuesday.

YouTube has demonetized Russell Brand’s channel, and the BBC pulled some of his shows from its online streaming service, after several women accused the comedian-turned-wellness guru of rape and sexual assault in an investigative report published over the weekend. In a statement on Tuesday, YouTube said they took action against Brand’s account — which has 6.6 million subscribers — to “protect” users in light of “serious allegations against the creator.” It means 48-year-old Brand will no longer... Читать дальше...

Speaker Kevin McCarthy, acknowledging his leadership is under threat, is promising even if his own Republicans succeed in taking his gavel he will not leave Congress. Former GOP Speaker John Boehner left the House after resigning his Speakership amid Republican infighting.

A former Wall Street Journal columnist finds special counsel Jack Smith's proposal to issue a "narrow" gag order for Donald Trump "laughable."

Vice News is reporting that video exists showing Paul Hutchinson, an executive producer from the anti-sex trafficking film "The Sound of Freedom," apparently feeling the naked breasts of a teenage sex trafficking victim.

Legislation that would temporarily keep the federal government open for 30 days will not get a vote, at least for now, after a procedural vote was scrapped late Tuesday morning. The federal government will shut down if legislation to fund the government is not passed and signed into law before midnight on September 30. Some House Republicans put together a bare-bones "CR," a continuing resolution, but that is being rejected.

As Gov. Ron DeSantis vows to clean up Washington if elected president, dozens of ethics orders seeking to punish the misdeeds of Florida politicians have been languishing on his desk in Tallahassee. The Republican governor hasn’t signed an ethics order since Jan. 28, 2021, according to his official website. Until he takes action, politicians and public employees won’t have to fork over thousands of dollars in fines, even if they settled their ethics cases and admitted wrongdoing. The list of ethics... Читать дальше...

Mark Meadows and his legal team filed a brief complaining that District Attorney Fani Willis is making his attempts to move his case to federal court "unnecessarily complicated."

Rep. Lauren Boebert's lewd behavior in a Colorado theater is a direct consequence of the conservative insistence on marrying young, according a new column.