Outgoing GOP governor: Voters in battleground states … Outgoing Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) says the midterm elections results indicate voters in swing states “aren’t interested in extremism.” “I think the biggest issue that played out in the midterms … is voters, generally speaking, especially in battleground states, aren’t interested in extremism. They just aren’t,” Baker, who did not seek reelection this year, […]
Biden says he’ll sign GOP resolution overturning … President Biden on Thursday said he’ll sign legislation that Republicans have championed that would undo parts of a District of Columbia crime bill. The president told Senate Democrats about his intention not to veto the measure when he went up to the Capitol on Thursday to meet with the caucus, several senators reported after the meeting. […]
Protesters disrupt House China panel’s first hearing Protesters disrupted the first hearing of a House select committee investigating potential threats that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) poses to the country and U.S.-China competition late Tuesday, arguing that the country should cooperate with China instead of competing with it. “China is not our enemy,” read a sign held by Olivia DiNucci, an organizer […]
Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council on Tuesday added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination and the first in the world to pass such a law outside South Asia. Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, […]
Manchin will vote against new DC crime law Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) says he will vote for a Republican-sponsored resolution to block a Washington, D.C., crime law that would eliminate most mandatory minimum sentences, allow jury trials for misdemeanor offenses and reduce maximum sentences for crimes ranging from robberies to carjackings. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed the bill but was overridden by […]
George Washington’s biggest battle? With his dentures, … While it is a myth that Washington’s false teeth were made out of wood, his pain and embarrassment from his dental woes were all too real.
3 foreign residents in Acapulco among the 47 dead … MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three foreign residents were among at least 47 people killed when Hurricane Otis devastated Mexico’s resort city of Acapulco last week, officials said Monday, as the search for the missing focused on submerged boats. Those confirmed dead included one American, one Canadian and one person from England, all of whom had […]
Chef Lenard Chambers cooks fried catfish Memphis’s Downtown Dining Week kicks off Monday! With nearly sixty restaurants participating, it’s hard to choose where to eat first! The Genre sits on Poplar Avenue and they’re waiting to serve up their Downtown Dining special. This morning we were live and in the kitchen with owner, Lernard Chambers and his take on fried catfish.
Pelosi swats away question about serving full term: … Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday swatted away a question about whether she would serve her full, two-year term in the next Congress as the longtime Democratic leader prepares to step down from the caucus’s top brass next month. “What is this? What is this? Don’t bother me with a question like that,” Pelosi said […]
House passes annual defense funding bill The House on Thursday passed the annual defense authorization bill, sending the mammoth, $847 billion measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of the year-end deadline. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed in a bipartisan 350-80 vote. It was approved under suspension of the rules, an expedited process to pass legislation in the House […]
Stolen Little Rock sculpture ‘Jazz Player’ recovered The missing “Jazz Player” sculpture has been recovered.
