🇺🇸 Discussion: Congress, The Senate, The House of Representatives - Part I

[blueharvest]

Yeah, now that he doesn't have to kiss the ring the truth of what he really thinks comes out.

He could have done his job back in 2021 and had the Republicans in the Senate convict Trump and make sure he couldn't run for President again. He refused. And now we're in this mess of Trump going back to the White House because of him, mainly.

 

[squeekness]

So he's going to "out" former coworkers? That's classy.

 

[Lily Adler]

She's been going after that girl since she got elected.

 

[squeekness]

She's been going after that girl since she got elected.

Why? AOC seems decent to me.

 

[Lily Adler]

Why? AOC seems decent to me.

She's the Bernie side of the party. Nancy is the Clinton side.

 

[blueharvest]

US senator says mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey region should be 'shot down, if necessary'

A U_S_ senator has called for mysterious drones spotted flying over sensitive areas in New Jersey to be “shot down, if necessary."

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

Sanders Says 'Political Movement,' Not Murder, Is the Path to Medicare for All | Common Dreams

Bernie Sanders condemns the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO and calls for a movement challenging corporate money in politics that prevents Medicare for All.

www.commondreams.org

 

[Lily Adler]

Democrats aren't united at all against Trump. The so-called Resistance is worse than in 2016.

 

[blueharvest]

Senate Democrats want communications between Boris Epshteyn and potential Trump appointees disclosed

Allegations recently surfaced that Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn was soliciting financial payments in connection to efforts by potential appointees to secure government positions.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

She's been going after that girl since she got elected.

Connolly is 74 with esophageal cancer, someone that will definitely be around for a long time to help lead the party forward.

 

[Brutikus]

Democrats aren't united at all against Trump. The so-called Resistance is worse than in 2016.

As the saying goes "Disunity is Death"

 

[squeekness]

US senator says mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey region should be 'shot down, if necessary'

A U_S_ senator has called for mysterious drones spotted flying over sensitive areas in New Jersey to be “shot down, if necessary."

www.independent.co.uk

Still bewildered me that nobody knows who it is, or that no one has come forward to say it's them.

 

[blueharvest]

Opinion | Lara Trump would fit right into the Senate's history of nepotism and corruption

The president-elect has reportedly called Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis about naming his daughter-in-law to a pending Senate vacancy.

www.msnbc.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after sustaining injury on Luxembourg trip

Former US House speaker is receiving treatment and continuing to work, spokesperson says

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

That's what she gets for trying to block AOC on that Oversight Committee job.

 

[Lily Adler]

That's what she gets for trying to block AOC on that Oversight Committee job.

You're kinder than some of the skeets on Bluesky.

But this should be another example why public office needs an age cap and term limits.

 

[blueharvest]

James Comer says he’s a ‘big AOC fan,’ supports her as top Dem on Oversight Committee

James Comer also hinted at his fraught relationship with outgoing ranking member Jamie Raskin, saying that the “Democrats have nowhere to go but up” after Raskin’s time on the committee.

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

Mitch McConnell slams ‘dangerous’ push by RFK Jr lawyer to kill vaccine

‘The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives and held out the promise of eradicating a terrible disease,’ said outgoing Republican Senate leader

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

Top Republicans split over strategy to move Trump's 2025 agenda

Incoming Senate GOP leader John Thune wants to pass two bills: border and energy policy in one and tax cuts in a second. The House’s top tax writer is pushing for one big package.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Social Security Fairness Act to get a vote in the Senate, Chuck Schumer says

Lawmakers are moving ahead with a bipartisan bill that would provide enhanced Social Security benefits to millions of Americans, but hurdles remain.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Mitch McConnell slams ‘dangerous’ push by RFK Jr lawyer to kill vaccine

‘The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives and held out the promise of eradicating a terrible disease,’ said outgoing Republican Senate leader

www.independent.co.uk

Nice to know some of them still have common sense.

 

[blueharvest]