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'Retired' judges back in action: U.S. Senators share their theories on surprise comeback

WASHINGTON — As at least three Democratic-appointed judges changed their plans to move to senior status following President-elect Donald Trump’s reelection last month, four senators exclusively shared with Raw Story their theories — from financial to political — for the last-minute retirement changes. “It implicitly conveys concern on the part of judges who concluded that there's a real risk that …

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Biden threatens to veto bill that would have given Trump new judicial appointments

Politico

“I understand that the president’s view is that to pass it this late in the session and hand the next president 22 judges to confirm is something he doesn’t support,” Coons told POLITICO. “If we could change the date by four years, I know — he told me — if we could change the date, he’d sign it tomorrow,” Coons …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

What Happened In South Korea?

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING South Korea was engulfed in six hours of chaos on Tuesday night after the nation’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, declared “emergency martial law” for the first time in more than 40 years. South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung speaks to the media at the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday after South Korea President …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A defiant President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from Democrats to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his readiness to keep campaigning, much less win in November. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., told The New York Times that though he backs Biden as long as he is a candidate, …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

As Biden digs in, some top Democrats want him out of the race this week

CNN

CNN — Defiance has become as much a part of Joe Biden’s psychology as Delaware. “This is not like Obama being rusty for a debate,” said a senior Democratic official, referring to former President Barack Obama’s lackluster performance in his first debate against Republican opponent Mitt Romney in 2012. The California Democrat, who emphasized it is Biden’s decision about whether …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Not honest': CNN host calls out senator for writing off Biden's 'bad night' debate

Raw Story

A tense exchange unfolded Monday on CNN when a Democratic senator tried to dance around President Joe Biden's debate performance against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. CNN host Jake Tapper showcased Biden's lowlights and grilled Delaware Sen. Chris Coons in response to two questionable moments when he squared off against the 45th president. "The next day, Joe Biden, our president, …

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6 months ago

'He is a convicted felon': Fox News host loses control after Dem lists Trump's crimes

Raw Story

Fox News host Shannon Bream cut off Sen. Chris Coons after he pointed out that presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was a convicted felon. "And I hope folks will pay attention to what the former president has said and done on law enforcement," Coons said. "Shannon, as folks look about who's better positioned to keep us safe going forward, …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden’s closest allies are stepping up pressure on White House to do more to ease suffering in Gaza

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — More of President Joe Biden’s top Senate allies are demanding that the U.S. act directly to ease Palestinian civilian suffering in Gaza and are joining calls to cut military aid if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to change course. That’s despite growing concern — and rising political opposition nationally, especially among Muslim and Arab American voters — …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Will Biden and Trump face one another in presidential debates? There’s no commitment yet

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Nikki Haley is challenging Donald Trump to debate. There’s no question the American people expect the men and women who want to be president of the United States to appear on the stage and answer questions and debate.” Rep. Ro Khanna, a member of the Biden campaign’s national advisory board, also said Biden and Trump should debate. Her …

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1 year, 4 months ago

The other war from hell: Struggle and suffering in Sudan — while the world looks away

Salon

It's been devastating, even if no one's paying attention. A government adviser told the New York Times that U.S. diplomats in Sudan had "made the mistake of coddling the generals, accepting their irrational demands, and treating them as natural political actors." "A critical puzzle piece" The broad lack of concern for the Sudanese people in the U.S. and other rich …

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1 year, 8 months ago

'A little too close for comfort': Why did the National Archives disappear this Trump photo?

Raw Story

Staffers at a subdivision of the National Archives and Records Administration, a federal agency Donald Trump has recently assailed as “a radical left troublemaking organization,” went out of their way to save the former president from embarrassment by making a last-minute substitution in a photo spread for an official publication commemorating his presidency. Emails exclusively obtained by Raw Story through …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Senate Ethics Committee admonishes Lindsey Graham over campaign solicitations

LA Times

The Senate Ethics Committee is admonishing Sen. Lindsey Graham for soliciting campaign contributions inside a federal building after a Fox News interview in November in which he asked viewers to donate to a GOP candidate. “The public must feel confident that Members use public resources only for official actions in the best interests of the United States, not for partisan …

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1 year, 10 months ago

0-for-1,523: Senators attempt to explain why they never punish other senators for ethics violations

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — The secretive U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics — tasked with confidentially investigating allegations of misconduct by its own members and staff — hasn’t formally punished anyone in at least 16 years, a Raw Story analysis of congressional records indicates. At one point during the past 16 years — “the worst case I was ever involved in,” Risch …

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2 years, 1 month ago

US senators in Ukraine promise continued aid ahead of winter

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Two U.S. senators met with families in Ukraine’s capital Thursday and promised continued humanitarian support for the war-torn country as winter nears. Last month, the U.S. announced a $55 million, five-year investment in Ukraine’s heating infrastructure to support repairs and the maintenance of pipes and other equipment needed to heat homes, hospitals, schools and businesses. “It’s the …

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2 years, 3 months ago

“What’s the Scam?”: Inside the Republican Fight to Win Back Alaska

Slate

When Mary Peltola won last month’s special election for Alaska’s sole seat in the House of Representatives, she became the first Democrat to take the position in half a century. “You can complain about ranked choice voting all you want, and you can go out with Donald Trump and say, ‘It’s rigged, and it’s this, and it’s that,’ ” she …

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2 years, 3 months ago

‘Large-scale’ fighting shatters lull in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

LA Times

Ethiopian government soldiers ride in the back of a truck on a road near Agula in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on May 8, 2021. Ethiopia’s military has launched a “large-scale” offensive for the first time in a year in the country’s northern Tigray region, Tigray authorities alleged Wednesday, while the government countered that Tigray forces attacked first. But …

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2 years, 4 months ago

US senator urges Kenyan president to aid peaceful transition

Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya — A visiting U.S. senator says he has encouraged Kenya’s outgoing president to participate in a “peaceful transition of power” amid the latest election crisis in East Africa’s most stable democracy. “I’ll let the president speak for himself, but that was certainly a hope I expressed today,” Sen. Chris Coons told The Associated Press after his meeting with …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Pro-Putin, anti-gay and QAnon: Meet Delaware’s most embarrassing Republican

Raw Story

In Delaware, the most famous Democrat is President Joe Biden, who commutes between the White House and his home in that heavily Democratic state. During an appearance on the Christian Right program “Cross Talk,” the 34-year-old native of Delmar, Delaware — who suffered a landslide defeat when she ran against Sen. Chris Coons in Delaware’s 2020 U.S. Senate race — …

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2 years, 9 months ago

AP sources: Administration wants $6.4B for Ukraine, allies

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration wants Congress to provide $6.4 billion to pay for an initial U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, largely for military and humanitarian assistance in the region, three people familiar with the request said Friday. Coons, chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that controls foreign aid and State Department expenditures, had couched his figure by …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Congress eyes more financial disclosure for federal judges

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Federal judges would have to publicly disclose more about their finances under a bill approved by the Senate this week, which aims to make the judiciary subject to similar transparency requirements as lawmakers. And under a 2012 law known as the Stock Act, lawmakers must also file reports within 45 days after selling holdings like company stock, which …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: Don’t let gene patents make a comeback

CNN

Editor’s Note: Jorge Contreras is a professor at the University of Utah S.J. Patents are still available to protect biomedical innovations such as vaccines, drugs and test kits, but no one can claim ownership over the genetic sequences that exist within naturally occurring organisms. This legislation would once again have permitted the patenting of natural substances and genomic sequences such …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Bias, theocracy and lies: Inside the secretive organization behind the National Prayer Breakfast

Salon

For nearly 70 years, and even in this moment of surging Christian nationalism, Democrats and Republicans have set aside their differences once a year to join in an event for fellowship and reconciliation: The National Prayer Breakfast. We've never had a full accounting of who works for The Family or even just who gets to attend the National Prayer Breakfast, …

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3 years, 7 months ago

US officials in Mideast to reassure jittery allies over Iran

Associated Press

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Top Biden administration officials and U.S. senators crisscrossed the Middle East on Monday, seeking to assuage growing unease among Gulf Arab partners over America’s re-engagement with Iran and other policy shifts in the region. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a key Biden ally dispatched on overseas diplomatic missions, told reporters in the UAE’s capital of …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Countering Biden, Senate Republicans Unveil Smaller $568 Billion Infrastructure Plan

NPR

Countering Biden, Senate Republicans Unveil Smaller $568 Billion Infrastructure Plan Enlarge this image toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Senate Republicans have released a $568 billion infrastructure proposal to counter the more than $2 trillion package unveiled by President Biden early this month. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., told reporters in the Capitol that she and …

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'Retired' judges back in action: U.S. Senators share their theories on surprise comeback

Biden threatens to veto bill that would have given Trump new judicial appointments

What Happened In South Korea?

Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill

As Biden digs in, some top Democrats want him out of the race this week

'Not honest': CNN host calls out senator for writing off Biden's 'bad night' debate

'He is a convicted felon': Fox News host loses control after Dem lists Trump's crimes

Biden’s closest allies are stepping up pressure on White House to do more to ease suffering in Gaza

Will Biden and Trump face one another in presidential debates? There’s no commitment yet

The other war from hell: Struggle and suffering in Sudan — while the world looks away

'A little too close for comfort': Why did the National Archives disappear this Trump photo?

Senate Ethics Committee admonishes Lindsey Graham over campaign solicitations

0-for-1,523: Senators attempt to explain why they never punish other senators for ethics violations

US senators in Ukraine promise continued aid ahead of winter

“What’s the Scam?”: Inside the Republican Fight to Win Back Alaska

‘Large-scale’ fighting shatters lull in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

US senator urges Kenyan president to aid peaceful transition

Pro-Putin, anti-gay and QAnon: Meet Delaware’s most embarrassing Republican

AP sources: Administration wants $6.4B for Ukraine, allies

Congress eyes more financial disclosure for federal judges

Opinion: Don’t let gene patents make a comeback

Bias, theocracy and lies: Inside the secretive organization behind the National Prayer Breakfast

US officials in Mideast to reassure jittery allies over Iran

Countering Biden, Senate Republicans Unveil Smaller $568 Billion Infrastructure Plan