Hamlin says blow to chest caused cardiac arrest on … Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin says his doctors have concluded that a hit to the chest caused his heart to stop after a tackle during a game in Cincinnati in early January. The rare condition — called commotio cordis — occurs when a severe blow to the chest causes the heart to quiver and stop […]
Cori Bush joins fellow Squad members in calling for … Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) is calling for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be impeached, joining other members of the progressive “Squad” who have called for the conservative justice to be reprimanded following a bombshell report on his relationship with a Republican donor. In a statement on Tuesday, Bush said Thomas “holds a complete disregard […]
White House: Feinstein requesting temp Judiciary … The White House on Tuesday called Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) request for a temporary replacement on the Judiciary Committee “reasonable” and pushed back on Republicans using her lengthy absence as she recovers from shingles for political purposes. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre offered her first comments since Feinstein issued a statement last week requesting that Senate […]
Mom, son who took zip ties into Senate convicted … WASHINGTON (AP) — A Tennessee man and his mother were convicted on Tuesday of charges that they stormed the Capitol, where they brought plastic zip-tie handcuffs into the Senate gallery as a mob attacked the building, court records show. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth convicted Eric Munchel and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, on all 10 […]
Senate GOP pops Feinstein Judiciary replacement balloon Republicans on Monday put up a blockade against the Democratic push to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying there is no chance they’ll take a step that will effectively allow President Biden’s most partisan judicial nominations to advance. GOP senators of all stripes lined up in opposition Monday as […]
Reps. Jones, Pearson carry casket in gun law protest … NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The recently reinstated Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) carried an infant-sized casket into Tennessee’s Capitol as protesters calling for gun safety legislation outside the Capitol were blocked from bringing caskets inside. After passing troopers and security, Jones was then barred from bringing the casket onto the House floor, briefly passing it off […]
Rep. Jones brings infant-sized casket into Tennessee … NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The recently reinstated Rep. Justin Jones carried an infant-sized casket into Tennessee’s Capitol as protesters calling for gun safety legislation outside the Capitol were blocked from bringing caskets inside. After passing troopers and security, Jones was then barred from bringing the casket onto the House floor, briefly passing it off at […]
Road to US Open begins, some LIV Golf players take … The road to the U.S. Open began this week for thousands of players, with an 18-hole local qualifier in the Houston area on Monday and another in North Carolina on Wednesday. A dozen or so players from LIV Golf already decided to pass by not entering. That includes Louis Oosthuizen, a runner-up at Torrey Pines […]
5 takeaways from Jim Jordan’s NYC hearing into Alvin … A new battle in the political war over former President Trump’s indictment took place in New York on Monday. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a key Trump ally, held a field hearing. The hearing’s official title was “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan” — and several such victims did testify. But the hearing was […]
LA mayor wants $1.3B for homeless crisis, hotels … LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, who was elected in November after promising to take on the city’s out-of-control homeless crisis, announced Monday she would recommend spending what she called a record $1.3 billion next year to get unhoused people into shelter and treatment programs. The funding to be included in the mayor’s […]
GOP leader McConnell returns to Senate after head … WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is back at work in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, almost six weeks after a fall at a Washington-area hotel and extended treatment for a concussion. The longtime Kentucky senator, 81, has been recovering at home since he was released from a rehabilitation facility March 25. He […]
