Friday, January 27, 2023

Senate Intel Chair: 'All Things Will Be On The Table' To Get Access To Biden And Trump Classified Documents

Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) said that senators may have to take dramatic action to obtain the documents. "All things will be on the table" now, he said, although he did not elaborate on what senators may do.

5 Fired Memphis Cops Charged With Murder In Motorist's Traffic-Stop Death

After five former Memphis police officers were jailed and charged Thursday in a Jan. 7 traffic stop that resulted in the death of a motorist, a prosecutor said Thursday the officers "are all responsible." The former officers were taken into custody Thursday morning and in the afternoon were charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, 29.

10 Year Fight: Colorado Baker To Appeal New Ruling He Violated Transgender Law

A Colorado baker will appeal a Thursday ruling by the state Court of Appeals upholding that he violated antidiscrimination law by refusing to create a cake celebrating a gender transition. It's the latest ruling in a 10-year conflict between Colorado and Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood.

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Sen. Rand Paul Says GOP Must Compromise, Cut Military Spending
Sen. Rand Paul said compromise by Republicans and Democrats will be necessary to meet the government's debt obligations, even concerning spending issues that both parties are ardently committed to. During a press conference Wednesday, the Kentucky Republican said spending cuts will require each party to give up its "sacred cow."

Progressivism Versus Popular Sovereignty
On Thursday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a letter, on behalf of 16 state attorneys general, to U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). The letter, which pertains to Biden administration policy on COVID-19, is both important on its own merits, insofar as what it urges the new Congress to do, and more broadly significant insofar as the spotlight ...

Sanctuary City Mayor Claims Right-To-Shelter Law Does Not Apply To Asylum Seekers
Just days before his administration is expected to open its newest migrant relief center, Mayor Adams on Wednesday rejected the idea that asylum seekers are protected by the city's right-to-shelter law. His take on the issue, his firmest stance yet on how right-to-shelter rules impact the city's management of its migrant crisis, prompted an almost ...