A search is underway for the suspect in connection with the shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – UPDATE: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Hispanic man in connection with a shooting early Sunday that prompted a shelter-in-place order in the Widefield-Security area. The man is identified as John Paz. The sheriff’s office shared his photo on Twitter Sunday evening. ===== The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents living in the area of Ponderosa Drive and Grand Boulevard in Security-Widefield to shelter in place. In a social media post, the sheriff’s office asked residents to secure their homes and stay away from windows and doors. This is in…
Read More »Breaking News LIVE Updates August 8:
Breaking News LIVE Updates on August 8: Deputy Speaker and Rajya Sabha Speaker M Venkaiah Naidu will bid farewell to the Upper House on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top leaders. Naidu steps down on Wednesday and his successor Jagdeep Dhankhar will be sworn in on August 11. There will be no session of the House on Tuesday and Thursday due to Muharram and Raksha Bandhan, news agency PTI reported citing sources. They added that there will be another farewell function for Naidu on Monday evening at the GMC Balayogi auditorium on behalf of…
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Democratic ads boosted extremists in Republican primaries. Was it wise? | 2022 US Midterm Elections
WWhen Peter Meijer voted to impeach Donald Trump, breaking with nearly all of his Republican colleagues in one of his first acts as a newly elected member of Congress, Democrats hailed him as the kind of principled conservative which his party and nation desperately needed. But this election season, as Meijer fought for his political survival against a Trump-endorsed pollster in a primary contest for a Michigan House seat, Democrats twisted the knife. It’s part of a risky, and some say downright dangerous, strategy Democrats are using in House, Senate and governor’s races: spending money in Republican primaries to elevate…
Read More »Ohio man arrested for sending poop to Rep. Jim Jordan
Richard John Steinle, 77, was arrested Friday after sending poop-filled mail to Republican lawmakers. Among the Republican lawmakers who were the recipients of these letters was Rep. Jim Jordan. Investigators saw him put on a glove and leave a letter addressed to Jordan in the mail collection box. Loading Loading something. Police arrested an Ohio man Friday who they say sent dozens of letters containing poop to several Republican politicians, Cleveland.com reported. Among the politicians was Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio. Richard John Steinle, 77, was charged with a misdemeanor charge of sending potentially dangerous material, which carries a penalty…
Read More »Liz Cheney takes a chance on the Jan. 6 primary and the Trump investigation
Cheyenne, Wyo. – It was just over a month before her primary, but Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming was nowhere near the voters weighing her future. Instead, Mrs. Cheney met with fellow lawmakers and aides at the Capitol complex, bolstering her allies in a cause she believes is more important than her House seat: undoing American politics from the ‘former president Donald J. Trump and his influence. “The nine of us have done more to prevent Trump from regaining power than any group has ever done,” he told colleagues on the group investigating Mr. Trump in the attack on the…
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Republicans block cap on insulin costs for many Americans based on Democratic deal
Republican senators voted Sunday against a cap on the price of insulin in the private market, removing it from the Democrats’ economic and climate package. Democrats had tried to preserve the provision to cap insulin costs at $35 for private insurers, but that vote failed 57-43, with seven Republicans voting with them to keep the insulin cost cap at the bill, three less than what was needed. The move was expected after a decision by the Senate parliamentarian, who previously determined that the insulin provision did not meet the chamber’s strict budget rules. Democrats must meet those rules to advance…
Read More »Defeated GOP lawmaker sees a “dark and cynical” streak prevalent in politics
Gibbs benefited from both Trump’s endorsement and ads funded by House Democrats, presumably because Democrats thought he was a more winnable candidate than Meijer, who was one of 10 House Republicans to vote for impeachment from Trump The western Michigan district is a priority for Democrats because, as it is now drawn, it is one of the few House districts in the country represented by a Republican that President Joe Biden won in 2020. “The fact that we have the establishment left and the far right locking arms in a common cause paints a very telling picture of where our…
Read More »Chuck Schumer, the “Happy Worrier,” offers
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer was huddled in his Capitol office Thursday evening awaiting a climate meeting with Kyrsten Sinema, a critical resistance to his painstakingly negotiated climate change, tax and health care deal, when loud booms and flashes of a mighty storm shook Washington. , setting the lights flashing. Mr. Schumer and his aides, so close to a signature legislative achievement to end a string of surprise victories, looked at each other uneasily and wondered if it was a bad omen. A 50-50 Senate, a pandemic that kept Democrats constantly guessing who would be available to vote, and the…
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