Dec. 30—A legislator from the East Mountains is introducing a bill that would make having sex with a corpse illegal in New Mexico. Rep. Stefani Lord, R-Sandia Park, announced Saturday that she would introduce a bill outlawing necrophilia to the House of Representatives. The bill was not filed as of Saturday afternoon. In a news […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s top election official could face an impeachment attempt in the state Legislature over her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the Republican primary ballot. At least one Republican lawmaker has vowed to pursue impeachment against Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows despite long odds in the Democratic-controlled Legislature. […]
Over the years, there have been wide-spread rumors that Donald Trump has a certain signature aroma that has rarely been described as being good, which the former president has taken great offense at. On December 16, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. threw his take on this subject into the mix via a now viral social […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota Republican lawmaker has no plans to immediately resign, despite party leaders’ calls for him to step down after he railed against police with profane, homophobic and anti-migrant language during a recent traffic stop that ended in his arrest on a charge of drunken driving. In a statement Wednesday, […]
Outgoing California Rep. Anna Eshoo’s biggest tech regret isn’t what you’d expect: It’s immigration reform. “We would not be the nation that we are without being an immigrant nation. And immigrants play a very important role in the technology industry. So many come to the United States to be educated here,” Eshoo, whose district covers […]
A North Dakota lawmaker told authorities they’d “regret picking on him” during a “verbally abusive, homophobic, racially abusive and discriminatory” tirade aimed at officers who were arresting him for drunk driving, according to a police report and bodycam footage. Republican state Rep. Nico Rios‘ confrontation with police occurred on Dec. 15 as he was driving […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who serves on a panel that handles law enforcement legislation made homophobic and anti-migrant remarks to a police officer who arrested him on a charge of driving drunk, body camera footage shows. Republican state Rep. Nico Rios of Williston was also charged with refusing to provide a […]
Justice Clarence Thomas pushed a House Republican in 2000 to get justices a pay rise, a report says. ProPublica quoted Thomas telling the lawmaker that “one or more justices will leave soon” if there was no raise. Thomas’ reported concerns were later relayed to Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas alarmed a then-House […]
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas complained about his salary to a Republican lawmaker almost a decade into his tenure, telling him that at least one justice could resign if they didn’t get a raise, according to a ProPublica report published Monday. On a flight home from a conservative conference in January 2000, Thomas spoke with […]
A Republican state lawmaker violated legislative conduct rules by repeatedly belittling, berating and swearing at staff members, leaving some “traumatized” by the experience, concludes an investigation released Monday by the chief clerk of the Washington House of Representatives. Rep. Michelle Caldier, R-Gig Harbor, demonstrated “a pattern of behavior in which she lashes out at people, […]
Former Connecticut lawmaker to report to federal prison for stealing $1.2M in COVID funds A former Connecticut lawmaker is expected to turn himself over to authorities on Monday to begin serving a federal prison sentence for COVID fraud. Michael DiMassa, 32, the former state representative who served West Haven — just outside of New Haven […]
KYIV (Reuters) – A former Ukrainian lawmaker regarded by Kyiv as a traitor was shot dead near Moscow on Wednesday and a Ukrainian source said he was killed by the country’s security service. Illia Kyva was a pro-Russian member of Ukraine’s parliament before Moscow invaded in February 2022, but had been in Russia throughout the […]