“A government shutdown could impact everything from food safety to cancer research to Head Start programs for children. Funding the government is one of the most basic responsibilities of Congress. It’s time for Republicans to MORE
“I want to take responsibility. I want my son to see me take responsibility. It’s my hope that by taking responsibility that the people I’ve hurt can begin to heal,” said Murdaugh Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh MORE
McCarthy refuses to allow Zelenskyy opportunity to speak to Congress during his visit. As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the US Capitol to meet lawmakers and ask for continued support for the country’s defense against MORE
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman threw the House GOP a bone on Wednesday morning, promising to wear a suit on the Senate floor next week in exchange for avoiding a government shutdown and support for Ukraine. MORE
The Atlantic has an absorbing piece on Mitt Romney as an excerpt of an upcoming memoir named Romney: A Reckoning, based on the announcement yesterday of his upcoming retirement. I spent quite some time reading MORE
“A house divided against itself cannot stand. . . “ NBC reports fallout from yesterday’s “ultimatum” speech given by Matt Gaetz to Kevin McCarthy . Frustration boiled over in a closed-door House GOP meeting Thursday MORE
A nine-member state judicial panel in Wisconsin has dismissed complaints against new Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz, who tilted the court’s majority to liberal when she took office in August. Wisconsin Republicans, who are salivating MORE
After Kentucky Senator Mitch “The Glitch” McConnell had a second episode of freezing up mid-sentence, Governor Andy Beshear is declining to commit to appointing a Republican replacement if McConnell resigns. Beshear essentially sidestepped the issue MORE
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ‘ office said Friday that he has “no plans” to meet with President Joe Biden when the Democrat flies to Florida this weekend to survey damage from Hurricane Idalia, suggesting that doing MORE
Alex Murdaugh, in prison for the premeditated murders of his wife and son, lost his prison phone and canteen privileges after he broke rules about phone calls by having his attorney give the media recorded MORE
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the storm was about to make landfall, estimating it could do so by 8 a.m. Eastern. “Don’t mess with this storm,” he warned, telling people not to put themselves in jeopardy. MORE
From CNN, “Spain’s football federation has threatened to take legal action against one of the country’s star players, Jennifer Hermoso, accusing her of lying about being kissed by federation president Luis Rubiales. during an awards ceremony. MORE
The Marion County Police Chief was being investigated by the Marion County Record when on August 11, a raid of the newspaper office and two homes resulted in the seizure of the phones and computers. MORE
It is unclear if a fellow MAGAt, ‘Truth’ Social’s (mis)management, or some good samaritan who just happened to lurk on or monitor the shithole tipped off the FBI about Craig Deleeuw Robertson’s online threats but, MORE
The three White men charged with assault on Tuesday following a brawl on an Alabama riverboat dock had caused trouble before with the Harriott II, according to the riverboat’s captain. Captain Jim Kittrell said this MORE
*This is an UPDATE to the previous News Views discussion today. The smoking gun witness Devon Archer told the House Oversight Committee that Hunter Biden was selling the “illusion” of access to his father, according MORE
The Circleville, Ohio, police officer who was seen on video releasing a police K-9 on an unarmed Black man has been fired, according to a statement from the department. The July 4 vehicle pursuit began after a MORE
The Michigan state committee Republican who was “kicked in the groin” at a meeting on Saturday is downplaying the party’s infighting. “We’re not really fighting that much in the Republican Party,” Clare County Chair Mark MORE
Law enforcement arrested and charged Kimbrady Carriker, (40), with five counts of murder 10 counts of assault, 10 counts of recklessly endangering another person and four counts of weapons charges in the mass shooting in MORE
Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted a deal that ended the threat that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army could storm Moscow on Sunday, as the mutinous leader agreed to go into exile in Belarus. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had MORE
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan sent a letter off to Congress last week that seemed to blame the inaction of lawmakers for a Saudi Arabia backed LIV Golf merger/deal with the PGA. “While we are MORE
The miracle rescue of Lesly, 13; Soleiny, nine; Tien Noriel, four; and one-year-old Cristin last week after surviving 40 days in the Amazonian jungle was celebrated by millions across the world closely following their story. One MORE
“I refuse to let a dangerous strain of white nationalism determine whose histories are told in Illinois,” said Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker during the bill signing at a children’s library in downtown Chicago. “Because what MORE
But Keeps Names Hidden For Now Washington — A federal judge in New York has granted a request from media organizations to make public the identities of three people who signed the bond for Rep. MORE
LE††UCE PREY A Florida mother has been arrested and charged after her 11-month-old baby girl died inside of a hot car late last month. The dead child’s parents forgot her and left her in the MORE