House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has proposed a bill to avert a government shutdown, which would extend funding for some agencies and programs until January 19th and for others until February 2nd. The proposal has been met with mixed reactions from within the Republican party, and it remains to be seen whether it will pass in the House and Senate. The bill is expected to be voted on in the coming days.
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David DePape is on trial for attacking Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer in October 2022. Defense attorney Jodi Linker argued that DePape was driven by conspiracy theories and intended to go after multiple Democratic officials. Paul Pelosi is expected to take the stand next week, and the trial is expected to last several weeks.
David DePape is set to stand trial for allegedly breaking into the Pelosi's San Francisco home, bludgeoning Paul Pelosi with a hammer, and attempting to kidnap Nancy Pelosi. The trial is expected to last two weeks and will feature testimony from the Pelosis, as well as other witnesses. It will be closely watched to see how the court handles the intersection of political violence and conspiracy theories, and could have implications for future cases.
Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Donald Trump, will appear in federal appeals court on Thursday to challenge his four-month prison sentence for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee. He was found guilty of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress in July 2022 and his lawyers will argue unresolved constitutional questions. The appeals court will decide whether or not the conviction should stand, determining whether or not Bannon will serve his prison sentence.
Key takeaways: The election results are seen as a major victory for the abortion rights movement, and a sign that the American public is increasingly…
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Tuesday on two Republican-sponsored resolutions to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the sole Palestinian American in Congress, over her controversial remarks and actions in response to the Israel-Hamas war. The resolutions come in response to concerns from Democrats and Republicans alike, and Democrats are likely to oppose them. It is unclear if the resolutions will pass.
On November 5th, the one-year anniversary of the 2024 Election Day, the GOP-led House passed a bill providing $14 billion in aid to Israel, defended by Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise. However, the bill has no chance of survival in the Senate and President Joe Biden has vowed to veto it. At the same time, journalist James Fallows and Washington Post reporter Marianna Sotomayor discussed the upcoming election at the Dubliner, an Irish pub on Capitol Hill, noting that "everything is at stake" and that the election will turn on big fundamentals of economics and people's sense of the world.
Key takeaways: President Biden and Vice President Harris have endorsed 23 Democratic candidates in Virginia ahead of the state’s legislative elections on Tuesday. The Democratic…