10 h. ago White Tennessee GOP rep calls Texas Democrat Al Green, 77, ‘boy’ in putdown

Diana Harshbarger also implied that Texas Representative Al Green, 77, may have been hiding a gun in his cane as he protested during Donald Trump’s speech in Congress last month against reported planned cuts to Medicaid

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10 h. ago White Tennessee GOP rep calls Texas Democrat Al Green, 77, ‘boy’ in putdown on Christian podcast

Diana Harshbarger also implied that Texas Representative Al Green, 77, may have been hiding a gun in his cane as he protested during Donald Trump’s speech in Congress last month against reported planned cuts to Medicaid

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5 d. ago CNN anchor shouts down GOP rep for accusing her of ‘false reporting’ on Abrego Garcia

‘I understand you’re trying to create a moment right now to try to get pickup, and that’s self-serving. That’s not serving our viewers,’ Pamela Brown said on Wednesday

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2 w. ago US supreme court allows deportations under 18th century law with limits

In 5-4 ruling, court laid down terms for invoking Alien Enemies Act, stating any challenges to law must take place in TexasDonald Trump may continue using a 1798 law to deport alleged gang members to Venezuela, the supreme court ruled on Monday, however it will apply certain limits. Any challenges to the wartime law, called the Alien Enemies Act, must take place in Texas, where the migrants were held, and not in Washington DC, the court said.In a 5-4 ruling, the court granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a Washington DC-based judge’s order temporarily blocking the deportations. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Severe storms and tornadoes hit US south and midwest, killing at least seven

White House approves Tennessee’s state of emergency request as further fatalities expected to be confirmedViolent storms and tornadoes have torn across the US south and midwest, killing at least seven people and downing power lines and trees, smashing homes, and upturning cars across multiple states.The outbreak of storms and tornadoes has resulted in at least seven deaths in Tennessee and Missouri, with further fatalities expected to be confirmed. One of the victims has been named: a 68-year-old man called Garry Moore who was a fire chief in Cape Girardeau county, Missouri. At least a dozen injuries have also been reported from the storms. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Severe storms and tornadoes rip across US south and midwest, killing at least seven

White House approves Tennessee’s state of emergency request as further fatalities expected to be confirmedViolent storms and tornadoes have torn across the US south and midwest, killing at least seven people and downing power lines and trees, smashing homes, and upturning cars across multiple states.The outbreak of storms and tornadoes has resulted in at least seven deaths in Tennessee and Missouri, with further fatalities expected to be confirmed. One of the victims has been named: a 68-year-old man called Garry Moore who was a fire chief in Cape Girardeau county, Missouri. At least a dozen injuries have also been reported from the storms. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US judge calls heat in Texas prisons ‘unconstitutional’ but does not order AC

Lawsuit from advocates argues brutal heat routinely rising above 100F amounts to cruel and unusual punishmentA federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons was “plainly unconstitutional” but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning, which could cost billions.The ruling affirmed claims brought by advocates of people incarcerated in Texas, where summer heat routinely soars above 100F (38C) for weeks. But they will have to continue pressing their lawsuit later in a trial. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago AG Pam Bondi calls for Jasmine Crockett to apologize to Texas and Tesla ‘shareholders’ for Elon Musk criticism

Trump administration has said it will investigate attacks on Tesla as domestic terrorism

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4 w. ago AG Pam Bondi calls for Jasmine Crockett to apologize to Texas and ‘shareholders’ of Tesla for comments on Elon Musk

Trump administration has said it will investigate attacks on Tesla as domestic terrorism

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