Finally‼️— A topic both parties can agree on … I did not have “Requiring Cars to Have AM Radio” on my Accomplishments of the 118th Congress Bingo Card, did any of you?😂
The #UnitedStates is preparing a $275M #military#aid package for #Ukraine, which will include 155mm artillery shells, precision aerial munitions & ground vehicles….
The weapons aid, which could be announced as soon as Fri, will utilize Presidential Drawdown Authority, which authorizes the president to transfer articles & services from US stocks w/o specific congressional approval during an emergency.
“It’s not as if America’s rich and famous haven’t been lobbying for this to happen …. Taylor Swift …has been dogged by complaints about her incessant air travel … thanks to Sweeney’s flight monitoring efforts. Sweeney … compiled a video of Swift’s 2023 plane trips … to show that the pop star had flown 178,000 miles … roughly the equivalent of seven trips around the Earth …. tarnishing a public image … tightly protected and controlled. ” https://gizmodo.com/congress-just-made-it-way-harder-to-track-taylor-swift-1851492383
"A new report released Tuesday by States United Action, a group that targets election deniers, said nearly one-third of the lawmakers in Congress supported in some way Trump’s bid to overturn the 2020 results or otherwise cast doubt on the reliability of elections. Several more are hoping to join them, running for election this year to the House and Senate."
University of #Michigan president calls in #police to end campus encampment 2 days before he testifies to #Congress on pro-#Palestine encampments at universities. These college administrators are terrible at hiding their fear of #GOP fascists:
“Officers from the university’s Division of Public Safety and Security dressed in riot gear were on scene to sweep the 50-person encampment as early as 5:45 a.m., May 21”
Facing Russian Advance, a Top Ukrainian General Paints a Bleak Picture
#Ukraine’s forces are stretched thin & have minimal reserves to draw on, the chief of #military#intelligence said, in addition to shortages of #weapons.
The #Biden admin has concluded it is “reasonable to assess” that #Israel’s military campaign in #Gaza has violated #InternationalLaw, but has not found specific instances that would justify the withholding of #military aid, #State Dept told #Congress Fri.
#Conservatives are typically loath to sign off on any #government spending patch aimed at averting a #shutdown, slamming those stopgaps as further evidence of a broken Washington [as they cause the breakage] stuck on a woeful fiscal trajectory.
Good night #sunset from my beautiful (if def still under construction!) #Arizona back yard... where #BidenHarris is supported despite flaws. Where we understand that the alternative is unthinkable. Where we believe #congress holds equal or greater responsibility. Where we vote--ALL the way down ballot. Where we volunteer. Where we contribute funds.
“Henry pushes the right buttons. He knows the right people,. He is the consummate politician.”
Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife are facing indictment on federal bribery charges ... so let's revisit Senior Writer and Assistant Editor @justinmiller's 2020 deep-dive profile on the longtime #Laredo congressman's rise to power. https://www.texasobserver.org/henry-cuellar-reelection/
Cuellar’s home & campaign office in Laredo, Texas, were raided in Jan 2022 as part of a federal investigation into #Azerbaijan & a group of US businessmen who have ties to the country. His office had pledged to cooperate w/the investigation.
The Affordable Connectivity Program was a landmark piece of U.S. government legislation passed in 2021 that aimed to make it easier for people to afford an internet connection in their homes. Today it all comes to an end, leaving an estimated 23 million households — roughly one in six — at risk of losing broadband access, widening the digital divide.
Despite pleas from the Biden administration and several advocacy groups to save the program, it has now officially lapsed. So what’s next? @WIRED has more.
By looking to future, #SCOTUS may push #Trump’s DC trial past election
With the #immunity claims before the #SupremeCourt on Thurs, the #judicial branch is being asked to draw a clear line about what a president can or cannot do.
The high court, w/3 Trump nominees, has generally not been receptive to Trump’s assertions of immunity, forcing him to comply w/a #subpoena & rejecting his efforts to block #Congress from accessing his tax records.
Marjorie Taylor Greene fails to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (www.bbc.com)
The House killed the far-right Republican's motion to remove Mike Johnson over support for Ukraine aid.
War in Ukraine: US to send new aid right away, Biden says (www.bbc.com)
The president says weapons and equipment will be sent to Kyiv "in the next few hours", after approval from Congress.