The Hill reports, Senate reaches deal on short-term debt hike into December: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Thursday that he had reached an agreement with Republicans to extend the debt ceiling into December. “We have reached an agreement to extend the debt ceiling through early December,” Schumer said. The agreement, according to … Read more
The Washington Post reported, Biden White House leans toward releasing information about Trump and Jan. 6 attack, setting off legal and political showdown: The White House is leaning toward releasing information to Congress about what Donald Trump and his aides were doing during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol despite the former president’s … Read more
This is an actual headline in the New York Times, not from The Onion: As G.O.P. Digs In on Debt Ceiling, Democrats Try Shaming McConnell. I didn’t know The Times hired comedy writers to be copy editors. I almost spit out my coffee this morning to laugh. The first thing that came to mind was … Read more
Back in the 1970s I was traveling in Richmond, Virginia, and encountered Monument Avenue for the first time. I remember saying to a friend I was traveling with, “What’s up with all of these statutes to Confederate traitors?” (This was a bold move at that time. I could have been lynched by any Klan members … Read more
Catching up on the news, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol sent a preservation letter to telecom companies for “Traitor” Kevin McCarthy’s communications, and the communications of other Sedition Caucus members. House Panel Requests McCarthy’s Phone Records Be Preserved in Jan. 6 Inquiry: The House committee investigating … Read more