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Sen.  John Fetterman  responded in kind Friday night when pro-Palestinian demonstrators targeted his home with flags and chants.

While abortion dominated 2022 election cycle it’s pretty clear this year could be very different.

Finally.. McCarthy takes speakership.. After a failed motion to adjourn until Monday, McCarthy finally had the votes to secure the position. When the win was announced, Reps. Steve Scalise, Elise Stefanik, and Ryan Zinke, the last member to vote, all ran over to McCarthy with their vote cards for him to sign. The entire GOP conference was on their feet clapping. McCarthy hugged many members that came up to him and waved to folks in the gallery.

Highly anticipated numbers, with the Biden Administration bragging now of the results..

It’s been 164 years since this happened! But what happens if there is no conclusion!! Every new Congress must pass a new set of House rules, so without a speaker to oversee adoption of those rules, none will technically exist.  Without an approved House Rules package by the end of business on January 13, committees also won’t be able to pay staff, according to a letter sent last week by the committee in charge of administrative matters, which was first reported by  Politico  and obtained by CNN. The same memo warned that student loan payments for committee staff wouldn’t be disbursed if a rules package isn’t adopted by mid-January. However,  per precedents of the chamber , the pay period for members-elect still starts on January 3, even if the first session of Congress begins after that date ,  as long as their credentials have been filed with the House clerk.

espite no new symptoms Biden is experiencing no new symptoms and "continues to feel quite well," Dr. Kevin O'Connor said in a memo shared by the White House.  CNBC  President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 once again after consecutive days of testing negative for the virus, his physician said. Biden is experiencing no new symptoms and “continues to feel quite well,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a memo shared by the White House. But he will nevertheless “reinitiate strict isolation procedures,” the presidential physician wrote. Is Paxlovid to blame?! The same thing happened to Doctor Anthony Fauci during his double bout with Covid..  Developing 

The Justice Department: An Iraqi national living in Columbus, Ohio, was arrested Tuesday and faces federal charges related to an alleged plot to assassinate  former President George W. Bush ..  Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab has been charged with aiding and abetting the attempted murder of a former United States official, as well as with an immigration crime for his alleged attempt to illegally bring foreign nationals to the United States.  According to the Justice Department, Shihab is alleged to have planned to smuggle four Iraqi nationals as part of the plot. Court documents obtained by CNN describe reconnaissance by Shihab that included driving to the neighborhood of Bush's residence in Dallas. Just days ago former President Bush me news when he had a Freudian slip, comparing Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine to the United States invasion of Iraq.

This is a developing story.. President Joe Biden called on Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign Tuesday, following a report that said Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women. “He should resign,” Biden told reporters at the White House. Asked whether Cuomo should be removed from office if he refuses to resign, Biden said, “I understand the state legislature may decide to impeach, I do not know that for a fact.” More.. Investigators appointed by New York Attorney General Letitia James  concluded that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women  in violation of state and federal law. Read their report below or  click here to open in a new window .

The AP reporting: A technical issue that involved “no major safety concerns” forced Vice President Kamala Harris’ plane to return to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland about 30 minutes after she had left Sunday on a trip to Guatemala and Mexico. The plane landed safely and she gave a thumbs-up when she got off. “I’m good, I’m good. We all said a little prayer, but we’re good,” she said. The vice president departed in another plane about an hour and a half later.  Her spokesperson, Symone Sanders, told reporters traveling with Harris that there was a technical issue with the original plane but it caused “no major safety concerns.”

Rachel Levine becomes 1st openly transgender federal official confirmed by Senate x x x Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania’s former top health official, earned confirmation Wednesday in the Senate to become the new assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The vote was 52-48. It marked the first time in U.S. history the Senate confirmed an openly transgender federal official. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called the confirmation vote another significant “milestone” after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg became the first openly gay Cabinet member to be confirmed by the Senate in February. “The Biden administration has brought many historic firsts into its ranks,” Schumer said Wednesday prior to the vote. “… The confirmation of Rachel Levine represents another important milestone for the American LGBTQ community. She will be the first openly transgender official ever confirmed by the United States Senate. The arc of history is long, but...

Biden  was on his way to  Atlanta  on Friday to meet with Asian community leaders following the  massage parlor shootings earlier this week . He tripped a total of three times as he made his way up the stairs to board Air Force One. However, Biden quickly recovered and carried on up the stairs, giving a salute before entering the aircraft. The White House  Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that Biden is "doing 100 percent fine" following the tumble. It also became a headline story on the Drudge Report immediately afterwards  Presidential Falls are nothing new, most presidents are caught on video hitting their heads, falling, or doing very human things. Heck Bush even choked on a pretzel .. But the media attention always becomes a little different when these events occur, as told in this Flashback to 1970s when Ford was lampooned and probably lost re election because of Chevy Chase’s impressions of him  https://time.com/4292...

Sources say the Champ and Major, the Biden dogs, were taken back to the Biden family home in Delaware last week after apparently biting a member of White House security. One report called Major ‘aggressive.’  Major has been known to display agitated behavior, including jumping, barking, and charging at staff and security.

State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is now calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo -- a sign of escalating pressure from members of his own party to step aside amid allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct. The Democratic governor said Sunday he has no plans to step down. "New York is still in the midst of this pandemic and is still facing the societal, health and economic impacts of it. We need to govern without daily distraction. For the good of the state Governor Cuomo must resign," Stewart-Cousins said in a statement provided to CNN Sunday. "We have more allegations about sexual harassment, a toxic work environment, the loss of credibility surrounding the Covid nursing home data and questions surrounding the construction of a major infrastructure project," she said. New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in a tweet Sunday said he shares the same sentiment as Stewart-Cousins regarding the governor's ab...