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With Republicans projected to win the Senate majority in the 2024 election, "the filibuster will stand," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell noted on Wednesday. Even when one party controls a slim majority of Senate seats, the other party can still block legislation from advancing due to the significant threshold required for overcoming the filibuster. "In 1975 the Senate reduced the number of votes required for cloture from two-thirds of senators voting to three-fifths of all senators duly chosen and sworn, or 60 of the 100-member Senate," senate.gov notes.

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus said to his disciples, “A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said, ‘What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.’” Luke 16:1–2There is much to ponder in this parable and many lessons from which we can learn. To begin, the rich man should be understood as God and you as the steward. This is an important first lesson to learn because it reveals to us that, when it comes...

Mr Kennedy had previously said that Mr Trump had “promised” him control of the Department of Health and Human Services and public health agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

OPT, which began as a post-graduation internship program, has evolved into the largest foreign worker program in the United States...OPT was developed by DHS under pressure from Silicon Valley tech leaders looking for ways around worker protections built into the H-1B visa program...Employers hiring foreign students under OPT are exempt from paying Social Security and Medicare taxes...

It's not that there is hatred because of the ME conflict, but rather Arab Muslim: ethnic racism and religious bigotry that is the cause of the conflict since 1913 . Today marks 111 years since the hate poem in 'Falastin' by Islamofascist Sheikh Al-Taji. Nov/8/1913 . 1913 - Nov 8: Sheikh Suleiman al-Taji al-Faouqi [سليمان التاجي] (1882-1858) pens a vile hate poem, combining old anti-Semitic stereotypes with Islamic motifs in the influential 'Falastin' [فلسطين] newspaper. __ Israel-Palestine: Lands and Peoples. (2021). Germany: Berghahn Books, p. 270. Mandel, N. J. (1976). The Arabs and Zionism Before World War I. United Kingdom:...

President Vladimir Putin is ready to discuss Ukraine with Donald Trump but that does not mean he is willing to alter Moscow's demands, the Kremlin said on Friday. Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the remarks after being asked at his daily news briefing if Putin's readiness to talk to the Republican president-elect reflected a willingness to change those demands. "The president has never said that the goals of the special military operation are changing. On the contrary, he has repeatedly said that they remain the same," Peskov said. -snip- Putin on June 14 set out his terms for an end...

New York City is ending a program that provided prepaid debit cards to migrant families living in the sanctuary city. In a statement obtained by FOX 5 New York, Mayor Adams announced the end of the pilot program for immediate response cards. (video in the link below)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vRzL_ftbB4

no senator appears to be willing to be the first person who publicly calls for Sotomayor to step down. However, Democrats have discussed possible replacements, with D.C. Circuit Judge J. Michelle Childs being mentioned. Childs was vetted and even received backing by a few GOP senators such as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

Severe space weather events, recorded in tree rings, could disrupt modern communications and pose serious risks to astronauts and satellites. A West Virginia University researcher is studying how reliable trees are in capturing radiocarbon from such events to help prepare for future disruptions. Tree rings reveal ancient solar storms, helping scientists predict and prepare for future events that could disrupt satellites and technology. A West Virginia University researcher suggests that severe space weather can leave traces in tree rings, offering valuable evidence that may help us prepare for future catastrophic events that could endanger communication satellites and astronauts. Amy Hessl,...

President-Elect Donald Trump’s landslide victory moved 48 states to the right, according to Associated Press data. The shift represents the biggest move to the right since Ronald Reagan won in 2980. “Democrats didn’t just lose badly,” Axios reported Friday. “They lost to a convicted felon they ridiculed as a racist, misogynistic fascist — and an existential threat to democracy.” Early data shows Trump performed very well among demographics that typically leaned towards Democrats, Axios detailed: One in three voters of color voted for Trump. Trump increased his support with Hispanic voters by double digits compared to 2020. Trump carried Hispanic...

After a quick call with President Trump, Mayor Eric Adams has suspended the voucher program for illegal immigrants in the city.

The Democratic coalition today is not fit for that purpose.

Telegram channel of Iran's IGRC, its military force, posted a video threatening to kill Trump. After President-elect Trump's victory, Iran must now prepare to contend with the man it's been trying to assassinate for years. Tehran had reportedly been interfering in the U.S. election on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris. But with former Trump’s win, the regime will have to prepare for a U.S. leader who is, at the very least, a wild card. On Wednesday, the Telegram channel of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IGRC), its military force, posted a video threatening to kill Trump. It ended with...

The dust is settling on the 2024 election after President-elect Trump’s unexpectedly comfortable victory. Now both parties are looking to the exit polls for lessons as to how Trump won, why Vice President Harris lost — and how the trends might affect future elections. There are some important caveats, including that some exit polls are still being updated by fresh data even days after the election. Also, there are two major surveys. One is an exit poll conducted by Edison Research for a media consortium comprised of ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN. Another is a voter analysis for the Associated...

Gen. BUTLER's ringing and explicit order on assuming command of the entire military forces in the State of New-York, profoundly excited the city yesterday. The blood of the people was stirred by it, in spite of the damp and drizzling weather, Its terse reasons, its trenchant statements, its sharp rebukes and significant warnings, struck home alike to loyal hearts and disloyal consciences. To the one class it brought full assurance of order and peace at the polls, and to the other a perfect understanding that devilish machinations of every kind would be foiled in their first outcroppings. Gen. BUTLER's sudden...

Does anyone have a link to that famous video of the horizontally challenged woman who went ballistic over Hillary's loss. At one point she screamed "I can't believe this is happening". A local Boston talk show host (Howie Carr...great show...big Trump supporter)...played the clip yesterday. I've searched and searched and can't find it.

The brass on the seventh floor at FBI headquarters in Washington are walking around in a daze and wary of a housecleaning since President-elect Donald Trump won his reelection on Tuesday, according to inside sources. The Washington Times learned through several anonymous bureau sources that senior executives who run the agency were “stunned” and “shell-shocked” by Mr. Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. “You know the fit test? How they let the standards slack on the fit test?” the first FBI source said, referring to the agency’s physical fitness requirements. “Everyone’s going to have a real problem when they’re...

Russian President Vladimir Putin remains open to dialogue with US President-elect Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Speaking at a Moscow press briefing, Peskov, however, said no specific arrangements had been made for a Putin-Trump conversation at this time. “As we all heard, Mr. Trump indicated during the campaign that he would reach out to President Putin himself. So, the openness to dialogue persists, as highlighted yesterday by the Russian president,” he explained. On Thursday, at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Putin congratulated Trump on his electoral victory, saying it would “not be shameful” for Russia...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s daughter said she’s “reached the point of anger” after mulling over her father and Kamala Harris’ failed bid for the White House and feels that Americans do “not deserve” the vice president. “I’ve officially reached the point of anger, and I’m not an angry person, so I’m just trying to channel it,” the 23-year-old said in a post on TikTok Thursday. Hope Walz unleashed her “initial post-election thoughts” while sitting on the couch, chowing down on some “SpongeBob mac and cheese” and watching the hit Netflix series “Outer Banks.” @hopewalz 2nd day post election thoughts, support...

For many women, the 2024 presidential election was rooted in reproductive rights -- with President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris' campaigns offering two very different visions for abortion access in America. From "childless cat lady" comments to "my body, my choice" chants, the divide on women's reproductive rights became a cornerstone of the election. In the wake of Trump's victory on Tuesday, and with anti-abortion initiatives passing in several states, a South Korean feminist movement that advocates for women to swear off men and childbirth entirely has become abuzz on social media. "Ladies, we need to start considering...