Month: June 2023

The Texas Senate during the last day of the 88th regular session on May 29, 2023. The dismissal of the attorney general Ken Paxton fired up in the Texas House last week, when 20 articles of impeachment were overwhelmingly passed with bipartisan support just two days after they were drafted. Expect a very different pace in the state Senate. The upper house is tasked with holding a trial on whether to remove Paxton from office, a responsibility that will require much more time and effort. The Senate plans to consider the rules of impeachment on June 20 and begin the…

Congress has sent legislation to raise the debt ceiling to President Biden, ending a months-long saga that took the United States days away from a possible default. The legislation was the product of months of maneuvering between Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), culminating in furious negotiations and an aggressive effort by leaders from both parties to sell the deal to their caucuses, which included a number of reluctant legislators. . Here are some of the fight’s biggest winners and losers. WINNERS Speaker Kevin McCarthy There’s no doubt that McCarthy has emerged as the big winner of the fight, even…

NEW YORK (AP) – Within hours of his historic appearance this spring, Donald Trump aimed his anger at the judge, complaining that he is “a judge who hates Trump” with a family full of “Trump haters “. On Friday, the former president’s lawyers doubled down on those criticisms, demanding that Judge Juan Manuel Merchan recuse himself from his criminal case in New York City over what they say is anti-Trump bias and a conflict of interest. stemming from his daughter’s work for some of Trump’s Democratic rivals. Trump’s lawyers allege that Merchan, a respected Manhattan criminal court lawyer, tipped the…

TALLINN – When Alexei Navalny turns 47 on Sunday, he will wake up in a bare concrete cell with almost no natural light. He will not be able to see or speak to any of his loved ones. Phone calls and visits are prohibited for those in “punishment isolation” cells, a 2-by-3-meter (6 1/2-by-10-foot) space. Guards often sing him patriotic songs and speeches by President Vladimir Putin. “Guess who is the champion of listening to Putin’s speeches? Who listens to them for hours and falls asleep? Navalny recently said in a typically sardonic social media post through his lawyers from…

TALLINN – When Alexei Navalny turns 47 on Sunday, he will wake up in a bare concrete cell with almost no natural light. He will not be able to see or speak to any of his loved ones. Phone calls and visits are prohibited for those in “punishment isolation” cells, a 2-by-3-meter (6 1/2-by-10-foot) space. Guards often sing him patriotic songs and speeches by President Vladimir Putin. “Guess who is the champion of listening to Putin’s speeches? Who listens to them for hours and falls asleep? Navalny recently said in a typically sardonic social media post through his lawyers from…

A coalition of charter school advocates is making a late-session push for proposed legislation that would give leadership of color priority in licensing. The move comes a month after state lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul approved a $229 billion budget that allowed for the distribution of 14 so-called “zombie” charter school licenses. Miriam Raccah, the executive director of the Latinx Asian Charter Collaborative, in a letter to Hochul and members of the Legislature, urged them to pass the proposal supported by Rep. Brian Cunningham. “As our society continues to grapple with the legacy of systemic racism, it is crucial that…

After an override of a veto of a bill to protect the right of Native American students to wear tribal dress during graduation, many locals are supporting expanding the legislation to all graduates. The Oklahoma legislature recently overrode several vetoes by Gov. Kevin Stitt, including one on SB 429, which protects the right of Native students to have the right to wear tribal dress at school graduation ceremonies. State Rep. Bob Ed Culver, R-Tahlequah, voted in favor of the bill and shared his thoughts on possibly expanding that protection in the future to allow all graduates to wear their favorite…

On Thursday, during the second summit of the European Political Community (EPC), leaders of the European Union and non-EU states expressed their hope to tackle current challenges beyond the EU framework. RELATED: Transnistria denies being under Ukrainian military threat Noting that “this was the first EPC meeting to be held in a non-EU country,” Moldovan President Maia Sandu said at the end of the summit that participants agreed to continue efforts to further integrate through greater strategic coordination, better connectivity, and more common actions on energy and climate resilience. Based on the success of the first meeting in Prague, the…