The first debate in New Jersey's high-stakes U.S. Senate race included a scary moment Sunday night as one of the candidates froze mid-sentence and tipped forward, prompting organizers to briefly pause the event. read more
The meeting - which took place three years after Russian forces invaded the Crimean peninsula - was "an opening" for Putin to begin exploiting Trump's "escalating political grudge" against Ukraine in a bid to weaken US support for the country. "Putin was basically telling [Trump] that you can't trust Ukraine, and don't give them anything." read more
In a tweet from 2022 that has since resurfaced, Minnesota GOP Senate candidate Royce White claims that "The bad guys won in WWII." As is known to most, the Allied forces were fighting to defeat the Nazis and eliminate genocidal fascism that had taken hold of much of Europe and Asia. read more
Hezbollah's presumed new leader Hashem Safieddine is missing after Israel Defense Forces targeted him in an aerial strike. Saffieddine has been missing since the IDF strike Wednesday night on an area in southern Beirut known for housing Hezbollah and its command structure, Lebanese and Israeli sources told CNN, NBC News and Axios.
Argentina's rightwing populist president, Javier Milei, has been accused of plagiarising a chunk of his recent speech to the United Nations general assembly from the political drama The West Wing. "It seems like fiction, but it isn't," the left-leaning Buenos Aires newspaper Pgina 12 reported on Friday, claiming Milei had "copied, word for word, a monologue" by the television show's fictional president, Josiah "Jed" Bartlet. read more
I'll just leave this here:
Trump blames Democrats' 'highly inflammatory language' for second assassination attempt www.upi.com
Should CT allow no-excuse absentee voting?
Why not?
As noted in the article: "In the past 40 or 50 years, 36 states and the District of Columbia have passed absentee voting for all."
"Twenty-eight states offer "no-excuse" absentee voting, which means that any voter can request and cast an absentee/mail ballot, no excuse or reason necessary.
Eight states and Washington, D.C., conduct elections entirely by mail (California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Vermont and Washington), which means voters do not need to request a ballot, and instead automatically receive one. [Table 1: States with No-Excuse Absentee Voting www.ncsl.org]
Dems holding the House will have zero effect on the negatives of a ------- presidency.
#15 | Posted by truthhurts
I guess you and I have different ideas on how the government functions.
Here are some examples:
Checks and Balances in Separation of Powers en.wikipedia.org
Schoolhouse Rock: How a Bill Becomes a Law www.youtube.com
Power of the Purse en.wikipedia.org
Is a government with the Dems controlling only 1/6th of the branches of government desirable? No, but that may be the best that we can do given the desires of our fellow citizens.
And you notice, the first person who seemed to be aware that something was wrong was Andy Kim, his Democratic opponent, who quickly walked over and asked Bashaw if he was OK. Kim also signaled to Bashaw's people that he needed help. #5 | Posted by OCUser
Yeah, Kim actually held up the podium to keep it from tipping over and taking Bashaw with it.
Bashaw says it was low blood sugar ("After the break, Bashaw blamed the spell on his strenuous schedule and not eating all day. 'I got so worked up about this affordability issue, that I realized I hadn't eaten so much food today,' Bashaw said. 'So I appreciate your indulgence.'" www.app.com ).
Having that sort of thing happen to me a few times, I can relate. Unfortunate timing, during the debate. Dude should have had some Gatorade before climbing up on stage.
I think this is unconstitutional. I dont believe any American should be taxed more than another.
#6 | Posted by boaz
Sometimes I have to wonder if you're just pretending to be this clueless.
Warren Buffett says he's still paying lower tax rate than his secretary
"I'll be a fair amount higher, 8 or 9 points higher," Buffett said of his own tax rate in an appearance on CNBC Monday. "But the differential between me and the rest of the office, not just my secretary but the rest of the office, was greater than that. It'll be closer, but I'll probably be the lowest paying taxpayer in the office." money.cnn.com
Mr. Brown and his allies pounced on the comment, which went to the heart of the Democrat's bid for a fourth term representing the Republican-leaning state. A woman featured in one TV ad wondered why, if a 50-year-old woman doesn't have standing to feel strongly about abortion, a 57-year-old man - that's Mr. Moreno's age - running for Senate would.