President Biden says he'll sign GOP-backed legislation that would undo parts of a new D.C. crime bill. The president told Senate Democrats he won't veto the measure during a caucus meeting Thursday, several senators confirmed after Biden left a caucus lunch at the Capitol. The D.C. bill would eliminate most mandatory sentences and lower penalties for some violent offenses, including carjackings and robberies. "I support D.C. Statehood and home-rule — but I don't support some of the changes D.C. Council put forward over the Mayor's objections — such as lowering penalties for carjackings," Biden tweeted. "If the Senate votes to overturn what D.C. Council did — I'll sign it." Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) had opposed the crime measure, but also backed a Biden veto of the GOP bill because of the implications for home rule. "It's smart politics. He was running into a buzzsaw," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters of the run in with District politics that Biden faces. "You don't want to get left of the D.C. mayor." |
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- Excused Murdaugh juror left 'a dozen eggs' in jury room.
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina say they have reached an agreement on expanding Medicaid in the state.
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), battling controversies surrounding how he got into office, has introduced his first piece of legislation.
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🔍 Ethics Committee launches Santos investigation
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The House Ethics Committee has created an investigative subcommittee to look into Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who has admitted to numerous lies about his background, faced scrutiny over his campaign and personal finances and been accused of sexual harassment since taking office just three months ago. The committee said the panel will look into whether Santos "engaged in unlawful activity with respect to his 2022 congressional campaign; failed to properly disclose required information on statements filed with the House; violated federal conflict of interest laws in connection with his role in a firm providing fiduciary services; and/or engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual seeking employment in his congressional office." |
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🎤 Biden jokes about Rep. Greene: 'Isn't she amazing?'
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President Biden mocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on this week, sarcastically asking a room full of House Democrats during their annual retreat in Baltimore "isn't she amazing?"
The president's remarks were one day after Greene, during a Capitol hearing, asked Michigan mother and conservative activist Rebecca Kiessling — who lost two children to fentanyl-related deaths in 2020 — if her sons would be alive "if our government would secure our southern border." Biden wasn't president at the time. Former President Trump was.
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🚨 Black Caucus wants DOJ response on police
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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have sent a letter to the Department of Justice demanding more information about President Biden's 2022 executive order on police accountability.
The Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, called for establishing a national database to track officer misconduct, as well as creating guidance and practices to address mental health crises and improving safety conditions in prisons and jails. But questions remain about its effectiveness.
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🚆 Bipartisan bill would tighten federal oversight of trains
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A bipartisan Senate would strengthen federal oversight of trains carrying hazardous materials like the one that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The measure, the Railway Safety Act of 2023, is cosponsored by Ohio Sens. Sherrod Brown (D) and J.D. Vance (R) and Pennsylvania Sens. John Fetterman (D) and Bob Casey (D). Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) also have cosponsored the measure. |
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🍽️ More than half of people will be overweight or obese by 2035: report
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More than half of the world's population will be overweight or obese by 2035 if steps aren't taken to address the issue, according to a new report. The World Obesity Foundation predicts 51 percent of the global population — about 4 billion people — will be obese or overweight in 12 years. |
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⚖️ DOJ says Trump doesn't deserve immunity in Jan. 6 civil suits
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The Department of Justice says it won't back former President Trump's argument that he should be immune from civil suits on the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. |
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"Regardless of income, Black women face death to give birth in America" — Lyndon Haviland, distinguished scholar at the CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy. (Read here) "First Step Act was only half the job; now a 'Second Step' is needed" — Hugh Hurwitz, a criminal justice consultant who has held multiple positions with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. (Read here) |
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7 days until President Biden unveils his budget plan for the next fiscal year. 614 days until the 2024 presidential election. |
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11 a.m.: Former White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain will be on "The View." 11:30 a.m.: President Biden will award the Medal of Honor to Ret. U.S. Army Colonel Paris Davis for his actions during the Vietnam War.
2 p.m.: Biden is having a bilateral meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany in the Oval Office. 3:45 p.m.: Biden departs the White House en route New Castle, Del. 11:35 p.m.: "The Colbert Show" will re-air its recent interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). |
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