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- Republican Governor Commutes Sentence of Ex-Cop Imprisoned for Killing Black Man
Jacob Moscovitch/Getty Images Republican Missouri Governor Mike Parson granted clemency to a White former Kansas City detective who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after he shot and killed a Black man at his home in 2019. Eric DeValkenaere arrived at the home of Cameron Lamb with his partner Troy Schwalm. While Lamb was backing into his Kansas City garage, DeValkenaere fatally shot him. He argued his partner was in danger, that Lamb’s truck had sped from a pursuit with another car, and that Lamb was armed. The officers were at Lamb’s home for only nine seconds before he was killed, according to The Kansas City Star. The incident sparked outrage and generated national headlines. Judge J. Dale Youngs ruled that DeValkenaere entered Lamb’s property with no probable cause. DeValkenaere was convicted in November 2021 and given a six-year prison sentence. On Friday, Parson commuted the sentence as one of his… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - Chris Hayes Mocks Fox Host Who Melted Down Interviewing Republican Senators: ‘No, No, No, No, We N...
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes had a grand time at the expense of Larry Kudlow on Friday night after the Fox Business host turned in a memorable interview the day before. Kudlow, a former economic adviser in the first Trump administration, spoke with Sens. Kevin Cramer and Cynthia Lummis on Thursday’s Kudlow, where the host asked about Republicans’ plan for the Senate, which Republicans will control come early January. “Put the tax cuts first, put together a real reconciliation bill that includes border security and tax cuts,” Kudlow said. That’s what I want.” Lummis responded that “the plan is to put the border security and some defense components of reconciliation out first, and then follow it up with the tax component–” Kudlow interrupted to say, “No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!” He went on to explain that those provisions should be in the same bill. On Friday’s All… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - Steve Bannon Says U.S. Has to ‘Increase Taxes on the Wealthy’ Even if They ‘Start Squealing’
AP Photo/Curtis Means/DailyMail via AP, Pool Steve Bannon, President-elect Donald Trump’s one-time chief strategist, said in a Friday interview he is in favor of taxing corporations and the wealthy. Bannon told Semafor’s David Weigel that breaking away from some of the GOP’s long-held economic positions could help cement Trump’s legacy and that he views the soon-to-be president as a historic figure. “This is a 1932-type realignment, if we do this right,” Bannon explained. “Look at the demographics that got us here – black, Hispanic, white, working class, all of it. If we deliver for these people, and I mean deliver in a big way economically, then this is a coalition that could last for 50 years.” He added that loyalty to “crony capitalism” and “tax breaks for the corporations” could “squander” a unique moment in history. Bannon was asked about Trump’s wealthiest supporters and how he should square away an… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - ‘Trump Is NOT Happy’ After House Passes Bill Without ‘His Main Ask’: Report
AP Photo/Evan Vucci President-elect Donald Trump is displeased that the House of Representatives passed a spending bill on Friday night that did not include an extension or elimination of the debt ceiling. Passage came just hours ahead of a potential government shutdown. The Senate is currently considering the measure. The legislation, which funds the government for three months, easily cleared the two-thirds threshold to suspend the rules and pass the lower chamber. Lawmakers green-lit the bill 366-34 thanks to 196 Democratic and 170 Republican votes in favor. All 34 votes against were cast by Republicans. On Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) scrapped an earlier funding bill after Elon Musk and Trump came out against it. Seemingly of nowhere, Trump demanded the House raise or abolish the debt ceiling, which sets a limit on how much money the federal government may borrow. The debt ceiling has occasionally been used as a cudgel… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - House Dem Accuses Musk of Killing Initial Spending Deal to Protect His Investments In China, Musk Hi...
Democratic Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) accused Elon Musk of working to kill Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) initial bipartisan spending proposal because it would have regulated his investments in China. DeLauro said in a statement Friday she “sent a letter to congressional leadership raising concerns that Elon Musk may have upended the government funding process to remove a provision that would regulate U.S. investments in China.” Her statement added: “The four corners of the Appropriations Committee and Congressional leadership reached a government funding deal earlier this week that included a key provision that would screen U.S. investments in critical sectors in China,” said DeLauro. “Musk’s investments in China and his ties with the Chinese Community Party have only grown over the last few years with Tesla’s Shanghai plant producing about 50 percent of Tesla’s global automobile output. It is no surprise ‘President’ Musk does not want to see a funding… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - Mitt Romney Says Democrats Could Save Speaker Johnson from His Own Party: ‘They’d Give Him Suppo...
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) predicted Friday afternoon that House Democrats could step in to save Speaker Mike Johnson if he is in danger of not being reelected to his position in the next Congress come January. Speculation about Johnson’s future swirled Friday as the House prepared to vote for a third time to pass a bill to fund the federal government. Johnson’s initial 1,500-page bipartisan bill to keep the lights on until March 14 was torpedoed by President-elect Donald Trump. A second bill written by Republicans also failed to pass. A third bill to avert a shutdown passed on Friday night, but Johnson’s future remains in doubt. The political crisis led to speculation Johnson could face the same fate as former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy lost the gavel in a historic move last October after eight House Republicans sided with Democrats on a motion to… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago
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