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- Republicans signal no retreat on SAVE Act as marathon Senate debate kicks off
Senate Republicans dug in for the long haul as they embarked on their floor takeover and signaled that the hours of debate that crept well beyond the upper chamber's usual twilight business hours were just the beginning.The GOP launched its plan to control the Senate floor earlier Tuesday and spent the ensuing hours lauding and defending the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act as Senate Democrats hammered the bill as a tool of voter suppression.But without Democratic support, the bill is destined to fail. And the vote to open the marathon debate session, which lawmakers predict could last days if not weeks, was an indicator that the support did not exist in the upper chamber to pass the SAVE America Act.GOP TRIGGERS MARATHON SENATE FIGHT TO EXPOSE DEMS' OPPOSITION TO TRUMP-BACKED VOTER ID BILLStill, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, the bill’s sponsor in the upper chamber and the lawmaker who led lobbying efforts with Senate Republican leadership to get the bill on the floor, argued late Tuesday night that Senate Republicans would be remiss to waste the opportunity ahead of them."This is our moment," Lee said. "Stand for a simple principle; let the American people see who is willing to defend their sacred right to vote and who is not."Several other lawmakers took to the floor throughout the late afternoon and evening, with debate often weaving in and out of the topic at hand and stretching into other matters of the day, like President Donald Trump’s war in Iran or honoring the Ohio service members who died in a midair refueling mission in the Middle East.Democrats charged that the bill went far beyond just voter ID and was designed to suppress a plethora of groups from voting.TRUMP VOTER ID PUSH FACES SENATE TEST AS GOP REBELS THREATEN TO SINK BILLSen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., accused Republicans of using the floor exercise to distract from other pressing issues."Instead of focusing on the affordability crisis or trying to save us from endless wars, Senate Republicans are once again doing Donald Trump’s bidding," Padilla said. "This time, they’re making his conspiracy-fueled election takeover bill their top priority."Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said that repeated probes and investigations found that "you are more likely to get struck by lightning than for a noncitizen to vote." Republicans argue the bill is explicitly designed to end that practice.Merkley countered that the legislation was about "rigging the November election.""And… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Exploding Pintos, Imploding Politics: Celebrating 50 Years of Fearless Journalis...
Fifty years ago, in a small San Francisco office above a fast-food restaurant, a handful of plucky journalists started a new magazine. It was a time not that dissimilar from today. Corporations were growing more powerful. Massive social movements were transforming the country. Journalism—under a political microscope following the Watergate scandal—seemed more important than ever. But to the writers and reporters in that tiny office, America’s newsrooms weren’t properly holding politicians and those in power to account. And so, they founded a magazine they hoped would do so and called it Mother Jones. Subscribe to Mother Jones podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Over the last half-century, the nonprofit magazine has broken some of the era’s defining stories, including some of the earliest reporting about the dangers of Big Tobacco, its investigation into the exploding Ford Pinto, and Mitt Romney’s now-infamous line about 47 percent of Americans viewing themselves as “victims” who are “dependent on government.” Monika Bauerlein has been part of Mother Jones’ story for half of its existence, first as an editor and now as the CEO of the Center for Investigative Reporting, which produces Mother Jones, as well as the public radio show Reveal and its sister podcast, More To The Story. “Mother Jones was always kind of at the tip of the firmament for me of an independent, fearless news organization that would tell it like it is,” she says. On this week’s More To The Story, Bauerlein joins host Al Letson to look back at the magazine’s Bay Area origin story. Plus, they examine how the politics of the 1970s are strikingly similar to today and look forward to what the next 50 years holds for independent nonprofit news in the US. Find More To The Story on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Pandora, or your favorite podcast app, and don’t forget to subscribe. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - World Shares Advance And Oil Slips Back Despite Barrage Of Attacks By Iran
Markets seem to have taken the latest escalations in stride. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Mullin faces Democrat grilling in first hurdle to lead DHS amid shutdown fightSenate Democrats are set to grill Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, his first hurdle to becoming the next Homeland Security chief.Mullin’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee comes as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains shuttered over Democrats’ desire for stringent reforms to the agency’s immigration enforcement operations.Senate Democrats on the panel plan to use those demands to gauge Mullin’s willingness to make changes at the agency. They have argued since current DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's reassignment from the position that changes must go beyond a shift in personnel.FIRED DHS CHIEF KRISTI NOEM FACES CRIMINAL REFERRAL FROM CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS"He's made some pretty incendiary statements that reflect his resistance to reform and would make him unqualified, unless he has a clear explanation and even retraction," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told Fox News Digital.When asked if he wanted guarantees on changes to the agency, Blumenthal said Mullin "needs to make commitments for reform.""If he fails to make commitments to far-reaching and fundamental reform, he should be defeated and rejected," he said.Mullin also has an icy relationship with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who chairs the committee. When asked how the hearing could go, Paul said, "Come tomorrow, and you’ll find out more."Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland committee, said that he plans to give Mullin a fair shake but has questions about his colleague’s views on how the agency could change with him at the helm.KRISTI NOEM FIRED FROM HOMELAND SECURITY POST AMID RECENT TURMOIL"Certainly, I'd like to get his assessment of how he sees things currently and what he might change," Peters told Fox News Digital. "That would be a fair range of questions."Senate Republicans are sprinting to move Mullin through the process, given that President Donald Trump wants Mullin in and Noem out by March 31. The confirmation hearing is the first step, and despite Democratic resistance, Mullin will likely clear that hurdle and head for a full vote in the Senate later this month.Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said he and his leadership team haven’t tried to corral votes for Mullin, but noted that Democrats would "decide to turn on one of their colleagues in the Senate" after getting exactly what they wanted: Noem replaced.DEM SENATORS CALL TO FUND DHS AFTER VOTING TO BLOCK IT 4 TIMES AMID SHUTDOWN FIGHT"He's got good, strong relationships… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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- Tuberville defends post likening Mamdani to 9/11 attacks: ‘I just go by hi...Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., on Tuesday sought to defend his social media post comparing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rhetoric to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Tuberville shared a post last week that juxtaposed a photo of the terror attack on the Twin Towers with an image of Mamdani, who appeared to be hosting a Ramadan Iftar event at City Hall. An account called "End Wokeness" posted the images along with a message that read, "Less than 25 years apart.""The enemy is inside the gates," Tuberville said on X in response to the image.Asked to explain his post on the social platform X, Tuberville said, "I just go by his rhetoric."GOP SENATOR EARNS DEM BACKLASH FOR 'ENEMY IS INSIDE THE GATES' COMMENT ABOUT NYC MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI"He’s made a lot of statements about his stance with Islam and radical Islam, all the things that go along with what he preaches every day. And I’m just kind of repeating what he’s saying," the senator told DC News Now’s Reshad Hudson."We don’t need a division in this country. We need everybody to go with the Constitution, understand we have moral values. And if we all stick with those –– I don’t care if you’re Muslim or Catholic or Baptist, it makes no difference," he continued.He added, "We need to make the country better; we don’t need to divide it. That’s what he’s doing in New York."REPUBLICAN SAYS ‘MUSLIMS DON’T BELONG IN AMERICAN SOCIETY,’ DRAWS FIERCE DEMOCRATIC BACKLASHWhen asked about whether Muslim Americans in Alabama may find his post offensive, Tuberville said he has "some great Muslim friends" and that he spoke to "two Iranians in Alabama this past week about the war. Obviously, they’re Muslim.""If you teach and preach Sharia law, if you bow down to the Quran, it teaches death to Americans. That don’t fly with me, okay?" he said, although the Quran makes no reference to the U.S. or Americans.The Alabama lawmaker and former college football coach reiterated that he does not care about a person's religious background."Hey, you come be part of our country [and] don’t try to divide people, don’t try to push your culture — we already have a culture — [then] I’m all for you," he added.Tuberville made several more social media posts on Tuesday targeting Islam."Radical Islam is the enemy of any freedom-loving American. The liberal media is running cover for Radical Islamists, but the Quran… [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
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