Might be best to take this with a grain of salt, but it’s starting to really not look good for John Conyers — despite his “icon” status: JUST IN: Multiple sources tell NBC News there are ongoing conversations among Democrats concerning Rep. Conyers' future in Congress. — NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) November 28, 2017 Ongoing conversations? […]
Nice to see that Congress isn’tgettingdistracted by stupid stuff like politics: There you go! Top. Men. Yes. Yes way: Because of course it’s real. On the other hand … And then there’s this to consider: True that! Read more: http://twitchy.com/2016/03/15/cant-be-real-it-just-cant-wanna-see-what-congress-has-up-its-sleeve/
On Jan. 22, 2009, a newly inaugurated President Barack Obama signed an executive order requiring that the Guantanamo Bay detention facility be closed within a year. Obviously the president missed that goal, but last fall,at a fundraiser markingthe seventh anniversary of his election, President Obamasaid that he’dannounce his plan to close Guantanamo“soon.” The president has […]
http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/426483819688910849 Addressing the U.S. Conference of Mayors Thursday, President Obama once again (to loud applause) threatened to use his phone and pen to bypass Congress. “Where Congress is debating things and hasn’t been able to pull the trigger on stuff, my administration’s going to move forward, and we’re going to … do it in partnership with all […]
In a popular Persian food restaurant in Tel Aviv, Iranian-Israelis wonder if Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress can stop the threat of a nuclear Iran. View this image › Israelis watch Netanyahu’s speech to Congress being broadcast Tuesday. Amir Cohen / Reuters TEL AVIV — Moluk Hanasab paused briefly from stuffing zucchinis when Israeli Prime […]
http://twitter.com/#!/kerpen/status/507636758431805440 http://twitter.com/#!/dbongino/status/507633582698160128 Email documents released today by Judicial Watch show that the IRS knew that asking for 501(c)4 donor lists was needless and improper as far back as 2012. “Such information was not needed across-the-board and not used in making the agency’s determination on exempt status,” read a May 2012 memo from the IRS Deputy Associate Chief Counsel. Additionally, a […]
Initiative 71 allows for the legal possession of up to 2 ounces of marijuana for adults aged 21 and older. But it’s still illegal to smoke in public places. View this image › Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser at her inauguration ceremony in January. Carolyn Kaster / AP At midnight Wednesday, it became legal for the […]
http://twitter.com/#!/charlescwcooke/status/514392629782773760 "I won." RT @charlescwcooke on what possible basis Obama was permitted to order this action in Syria without congressional approval? — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 23, 2014 This may be one of those few times when the president ignores the poll numbers, not to mention several members of Congress. Most Americans think Obama needs […]