A North Idaho lawmaker wants Idaho to join together with other states to combat a rise in migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border — a proposition that raises constitutional questions about its legality. Rep. Tony Wisniewski, R-Post Falls, introduced a bill Thursday to create a formal compact with any other states that are interested in sharing […]
LONDON (AP) — A Conservative lawmaker in Britain said Thursday he will step down when an election is called later this year because of abuse and death threats he says are linked to his support for Israel. Mike Freer said an arson attack on his office in December was the “final straw.” He told the […]
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Michigan’s first non-binary state lawmaker is calling comments by Republican colleagues “disheartening” and “offensive.” That’s because their Republican colleagues openly discussed the “endgame” of banning gender-affirming healthcare for minors is to ban such care for everyone. “My response was both a personal one in that I felt it was heartbreaking and […]
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! TEXAS GOV INVOKES SECESSION IN STATEMENT. CALIFORNIA LAWMAKER SHOWS SUPPORT The Civil War ended 159 years ago, but the language used by the secessionists who started it lives on today, most recently in a statement from Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. In a statement issued last week, […]
(Bloomberg) — A South Korean ruling party lawmaker was in stable condition after being struck repeatedly in the head by a rock-wielding assailant in the second attack this month on a prominent politician, which has stoked safety concerns. Most Read from Bloomberg Bae Hyun-jin, who once served as a spokeswoman for President Yoon Suk Yeol, […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Missouri Senate said Thursday that she would like to expel a conservative senator who has been blocking work in the chamber, escalating a GOP rift that has thwarted work on the party’s priorities. The Missouri Senate has been in session for four weeks but has […]
(Bloomberg) — A South Korean ruling party lawmaker was struck in the head by a rock-wielding assailant on the streets of Seoul and rushed to a hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, her party said. Most Read from Bloomberg Bae Hyun-jin, who once served as a spokeswoman for President Yoon Suk […]
When it came time for her closing comments at Wednesday’s Iowa House subcommittee meeting, Rep. Sue Cahill stood — and began singing the national anthem. “O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light,” she began to sing as her colleagues stood and sang with her. Cahill and her colleagues were discussing House Study […]
An Oklahoma state lawmaker is proposing a bill that not only prohibits the production or dissemination of “unlawful” pornography, but also punishes those who watch media depicting sexual intercourse with fines. State Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, introduced an Act into the state legislature that, if approved, would prohibit Oklahomans from producing or disseminating “unlawful” pornographic […]
(Bloomberg) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court is set to decide whether popular opposition politician Pita Limjaroenrat breached election rules while running for parliament, a legal hurdle used by his opponents to thwart his prime ministerial bid last year. Most Read from Bloomberg The court will rule on the Election Commission’s allegation that Pita violated a rule […]
Mary Trump has seen enough to call Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) the “top gaslighter” of the GOP. The niece of former President Donald Trump caught the Republican lawmaker in an embarrassing “lie that backfired spectacularly” Monday after Stefanik quoted a misleading post on X, formerly Twitter, about Trump’s ongoing E. Jean Carroll defamation trial. Carroll […]
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins grilled Rep. Bob Good about his past comments on Donald Trump after the Virginia Republican threw his support behind the former president. Good, chair of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, had initially endorsed Ron DeSantis in the 2024 presidential race. Shortly after the Florida governor ended his campaign on Sunday, Good offered […]