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Texas bans drag shows for kids, bars DEI at colleges, as politicians ram through last-minute bills
The Texas legislature approved two ‘anti woke’ bills in its closing days amid strong protest – ramming through the laws on the final day of the session. One of the bills, Senate Bill 12, bans minors from attending drag shows. The other, Senate Bill 17, bans offices and programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion at publicly funded colleges and…
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s ‘cheated’ WIFE could help seal his removal from office
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s ‘cheated’ WIFE could help seal his removal from office: State Senator Angela set for impeachment vote on claims her husband helped woman he had an affair with get a job Embattled AG had House panel recommend multiple impeachment charges Paxton told staff he had affair with woman who got job from developer / donor His…
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IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley testifies for six hours before GOP-led Ways and Means Committee
The IRS whistleblower who accused Department of Justice officials of slow-walking a probe into Hunter Biden’s taxes testified before the GOP-led Ways and Means Committee for six hours on Friday after he canceled a meeting with the Democrat-led Senate Finance Committee. ‘Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley testified for about six hours today to Democrat and Republican staff of the House Ways and Means…
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Oakland A’s edge closer to move to Las Vegas as team ‘reach tentative deal with the state of Nevada’
Oakland Athletics edge closer to controversial move to Las Vegas as team ‘reach tentative agreement with the state of Nevada to build $1.5BN stadium in Sin City’ – bringing to an end their 55-year stay in the Bay Area The state legislatures still need to sign off on this proposal through voting Las Vegas is set to become the fourth…
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Coronation coverage that caused Stan Grant to leave Q+A got 1,800 complaints, ABC boss reveals
The ABC’s Coronation coverage that led to Stan Grant stepping away as host of the Q&A program sparked about 1,800 complaints from the public, its managing director said. Giving evidence at Senate estimates in Canberra, David Anderson said the complaints included about 60 lodged through the ABC’s official editorial complaints channel. Hundreds of comments sent to the ABC consisted of…
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North Carolina governor vetoes bill banning most abortions after 12 weeks in front of charged crowd
The Democrat governor of North Carolina theatrically vetoed a bill which would all but ban abortion in his state – setting the stage for a clash with the Republican-controlled House and Senate. Roy Cooper, who is strongly pro-choice, held a rally on Saturday in his capital, Raleigh. In front of a crowd waving placards proclaiming ‘politicians make crappy doctors’, Cooper…
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Kevin McCarthy calls for debt ceiling deal to get done ‘now’: Says he WON’T accept short-term deal
Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he would oppose extending the debt limit to the end of the fiscal year on September 30 to give him and the president more time to hash out budget negotiations. ‘Just get this done now,’ the speaker told reporters ahead of his afternoon meeting with President Biden. ‘He’s got to stop ignoring problems. And why continue…
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Senate Republicans threaten to filibuster ANY plan that doesn’t have spending cuts
Debt ceiling talks STILL at a stalemate with three weeks until default date: Biden and McCarthy prepare for crunch White House meeting as Republicans threaten to filibuster ANY plan that doesn’t have spending cuts 43 GOP senators, led by Utah Sen. Mike Lee, over the weekend threatened to block a deal on the debt ceiling that wasn’t attached to ‘substantive’…
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Retired Navy senior chief claims saw metallic orb UFO sky over Afghanistan not willing to go to jail
A retired Navy senior chief petty officer has said that he witnessed a metallic orb in Afghanistan similar to the one that was displayed in a video during a recent Senate hearing. However, due to security agreements and the fear of legal consequences, he is unable to come forward with more detailed information. The retired Navy senior chief, whose identity…
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Hawley calls out Interior Sec. for saying there's too many blue collar jobs for Americans to fill
Sen. Josh Hawley had a terse interaction with Deb Haaland at a hearing Tuesday when he accused the Interior Secretary of saying there are ‘too many’ blue collar jobs in the U.S. and not enough people to work them. The Missouri senator was alleging that the Biden administration’s energy proposals are making the U.S. less competitive on the world stage…
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