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Michigan Democrat gets 6 months house arrest for ballot box sabotage
Fox News A local official in Michigan accused of breaking a seal on a ballot box in her own election to ensure that votes couldn’t be recounted was sentenced Monday to six months of house arrest. Kathy Funk, a Democrat, must wear an electronic monitor and also write a public apology for her actions in…
Read MoreKremlin notes Putin’s vigor, says he doesn’t use body doubles
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Dmitry Peskov stressed that Putin has never hid in any bunkers and lambasted such reports as absolute lies https://tass.com/society/1608969
Read MoreHeadpieces (Tuesday Crossword, April 25)
Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/headpieces-tuesday-crossword-april-25-28807b59
Read MoreBiden vows to tank bipartisan legislation reversing Chinese solar handout
Fox News The White House said Monday that President Biden would veto bipartisan legislation reversing a rule allowing Chinese solar panel manufacturers to sidestep tariffs. Biden’s veto promise comes less than a year after he announced his administration would implement a two-year pause on the enforcement of solar panel anti-circumvention tariffs amid pressure from environmental…
Read MoreEU Foreign Affairs Representative comments on China and Brazil’s peace proposals: Go talk about it in Kyiv
Pravda Ukraine Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said that any proposals for a peaceful settlement of the war should be discussed with Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, citing Josep Borrell following a meeting with the EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg Quote from Borrell: “Recently, some ideas…
Read MoreSenate Dems say Biden should talk to McCarthy, but only about the debt, not spending cuts
Fox News A growing number of Democrats is urging President Biden to accept House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s demand for more talks about the looming federal fiscal crisis, but only to talk about how to raise the government’s borrowing limit, not possible spending cuts. Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., emerged over the weekend…
Read MoreRep. Elissa Slotkin’s Senate run in Michigan may complicate Democrats’ efforts to retake control of the House
Fox News When U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin announced plans to run for a critical Senate seat in Michigan, many Democrats were pleased. The three-term Lansing-area congresswoman was among the stars of last year’s midterm election, handily winning one of the nation’s most expensive contests. The magnitude of her victory in what was expected to be…
Read MoreAmy Schumer Sells Manhattan Apartment for $13 Million
Wall Street Journal Benj Pasek, who scored shows and movies like ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and ‘La La Land,’ is the buyer behind the deal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-schumer-sells-manhattan-apartment-for-13-million-d661b744
Read MoreReadout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl’s Meeting With Davor Bozinovic, Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia
Defense.gov Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl met with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Davor Bozinovic at the Pentagon. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3372409/readout-of-under-secretary-of-defense-for-policy-dr-colin-kahls-meeting-with-da/
Read MoreSchumer dodges questions about attending event with man accused of running secret NYC Chinese police station
Fox News Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer dodged questions from Fox News on Monday after being photographed last month with a man at a gala who is now facing federal charges for allegedly running a secret Chinese police station in New York City. The prominent New York Democrat was asked twice about the matter outside…
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