Adam Schiff Announces, 2024 Senate Run.
NPR reports that the California congressman made the announcement on Jan. 26 via a Twitter video.
The Senate seat is currently held by
Democrat Dianne Feinstein, 89.
NPR reports that Feinstein has not clarified whether she will retire or run again next year, saying she'll decide "in a couple months.".
I think it's all fine. I think people should, if they want to run, run. For me, I just need a little bit more time, Dianne Feinstein, via NPR.
Schiff gained national attention as
House Intelligence Committee chairman amid former President Trump's first impeachment.
Schiff gained national attention as
House Intelligence Committee chairman amid former President Trump's first impeachment.
Schiff called his role in the impeachment
"the biggest job of [his] life.".
I wish I could say the threat of extremism is over. It is not. Today's Republican Party is gutting the middle class and threatening our democracy. They aren't going to stop. We have to stop them, Rep. Adam Schiff, via NPR.
Schiff was also on the Jan. 6 panel that investigated the attacks on the U.S. Capitol. .
NPR reports that Rep. Katie Porter has also announced her bid for the Senate seat.
Reps. Ro Khanna and Barbara Lee may
throw their hats into the ring as well. .
Reps. Ro Khanna and Barbara Lee may
throw their hats into the ring as well.
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California's politicians remain deeply divided on gun control as the state sees its third mass shooting in little over a week. Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom accused California congressman and leader of the house Kevin McCarthy of remaining largely silent on the issue.
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Ben Savage, Registers As Democrat , for California House Seat.
ABC News reports that actor Ben Savage
is considering another run at politics.
ABC News reports that actor Ben Savage
is considering another run at politics.
According to Federal Election Commission documents,
the 'Boy Meets World' star has registered as a Democratic
candidate in California's 30th Congressional District.
According to Federal Election Commission documents,
the 'Boy Meets World' star has registered as a Democratic
candidate in California's 30th Congressional District.
A spokesperson for Savage told ABC that despite the filing, , "he is focused on his upcoming wedding.
Ben is still making decisions and always looking for
opportunities to give back and serve the community.".
A spokesperson for Savage told ABC that despite the filing, , "he is focused on his upcoming wedding.
Ben is still making decisions and always looking for
opportunities to give back and serve the community.".
Earlier in January,
Savage announced his
engagement to Tessa Angermeier.
Currently, the 30th District
seat is held by longtime
Democrat Adam Schiff.
Schiff is reportedly seen as a possible
candidate to succeed Senator Diane Feinstein
once she decides to step down. .
ABC News reports that Savage previously
campaigned to be on the West Hollywood
City Council in the 2022 election. .
ABC News reports that Savage previously
campaigned to be on the West Hollywood
City Council in the 2022 election. .
According to the actor's website,
Savage campaigned on the platforms of
community safety, housing and homelessness.
From 1993 to 2000, Savage played
the lead role of Corey Matthews
on ABC's 'Boy Meets World.' .
From 1993 to 2000, Savage played
the lead role of Corey Matthews
on ABC's 'Boy Meets World.' .
As for Savage's interest in politics,
the actor studied political science at
Stanford University, graduating in 2004.
As for Savage's interest in politics,
the actor studied political science at
Stanford University, graduating in 2004
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Treasury Secretary , Warns US Is on Track , to Hit Debt Ceiling .
On January 13, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
told Congress that the United States
would hit the nation's debt limit next week.
ABC News reports that the announcement sets up a showdown between Democrats and Republicans who have vowed to
couple any increase in the debt ceiling with spending cuts.
According to Yellen, on January 19, the U.S.
will hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit.
While Treasury is not currently able
to provide an estimate of how long
extraordinary measures will enable us
to continue to pay the government’s
obligations, it is unlikely that cash
and extraordinary measures will
be exhausted before early June, Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury Secretary, via ABC News.
Yellen reportedly added that the Treasury Department will begin implementing "extraordinary measures" to manage the government's cash flow.
ABC News reports that those
measures could include cutting
investments in some retirement funds.
Independent analysts reportedly
caution that the U.S. is not likely to hit
the debt ceiling until late summer or early fall.
In 2011, the U.S. hit the debt
ceiling, which ultimately cost
the nation its AAA rating
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Congress Continues to Wait, for a New House Speaker to Be Named.
Associated Press reports that Republican
debate over who will be the next Speaker
of the House has stalled the 118th Congress. .
After several votes, Kevin McCarthy hasn't been able to secure the position.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are growing restless, demanding that if he can't garner enough votes, he should step aside and stop wasting time.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are growing restless, demanding that if he can't garner enough votes, he should step aside and stop wasting time.
Without a speaker, no member of the House
of Representatives can be officially sworn in,
meaning the Congress can't convene or vote on rules. .
At the same time, no committees
can be formed and legislation
cannot be passed.
According to AP, a resolution to the standstill
seemed distant as members of the House
appeared unable to proceed on December 4.
I don’t know what my status is. I don’t know
if I have health care, I don’t know if my staff
get paid. We’re looking at all of that now
because this hasn’t happened for 100 years, Ted Lieu, Democratic Representative
of California, via Associated Press.
It is the first time in 100 years that
members of the House were not signed in
on the first day of a new Congress.
In 1923, it took three days to complete
the process of choosing a new speaker. .
In 1855, the process was
dragged out over two months. .
It’s a very strange limbo.
We are operating by precedent, Madeleine Dean, Democratic Representative of Pennsylvania, via Associated Press.
We have no exit strategy, Ralph Norman, Republican Representative of
South Carolina, via Associated Press
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Asian Restaurants Lost Billions, in Revenue Due to Pandemic-Era, Racism, Study Says.
According to a recent study, a racially-driven stigma in the
first year of the pandemic cost Asian restaurants in the
United States an estimated $7.4 billion in revenue.
NBC reports that the study, published last week in
the journal 'Nature Human Behavior,' found that Asian restaurants lost 18.4% more than other restaurants in 2020.
Following the outbreak of the pandemic,
the U.S. saw numerous incidents of anti-Asian
racism from harassment to direct violence.
According to Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition founded in response to growing racism, nearly 11,500 incidents were recorded between March 2020 and March 2022. .
When you have something like folks
just choosing not to eat in a Chinese
restaurant, that is something that’s a lot
more subtle and under the surface,
but it’s also a lot more common, Masha Krupenkin, assistant professor of political
science at Boston College, via NBC.
According to the study's co-author, Masha Krupenkin,
the relationship between partisanship and human behavior
is one of the most important drivers of discrimination.
People tend to really strongly follow
cues from their party leaders. So Trump
setting an example and calling COVID
'the China virus' and really laying blame
on China, I think, was one of the key
drivers of the effects that we saw,
especially among Republicans, Masha Krupenkin, assistant professor of political
science at Boston College, via NBC.
According to Krupenkin, the report found that non-Chinese Asian restaurants had even less traffic than
Chinese restaurants amid the pandemic.
The team found that this spillover of consumer
discrimination was caused by most people not knowing
the difference between different Asian cuisines
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White House Announces , Biden Will Deliver
State of the Union , Address Next Month.
On January 13, the White House announced that
President Joe Biden will deliver a State of the Union
address to Congress on Tuesday, February 7.
ABC reports that Biden accepted new House Speaker
Kevin McCathy's invitation to make his first address to
Congress since Republicans took control of the House.
ABC reports that Biden accepted new House Speaker
Kevin McCathy's invitation to make his first address to
Congress since Republicans took control of the House.
The president has accepted it
and looks forward to delivering
the State of the Union address.
We truly appreciate the kind
invitation by Speaker McCarthy, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via ABC.
McCarthy tweeted a copy of his letter to the president,
noting that it was his "solemn obligation" to make
the invitation as the new Speaker of the House.
The American people sent us to
Washington to deliver a new direction
for the country, to find common
ground, and to debate their priorities, Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House, via Twitter.
ABC reports that McCarthy's invitation to the president
has a sharply contrasting tone compared to last year's
invitation from former speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Since becoming House Speaker, McCarthy told Congress that it must investigate potential mishandling of classified documents by Biden, news of which surfaced last week.
In 2021, Biden's State of the Union address came just days
after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine and as the
United States headed into its third year of the pandemic.
In 2021, Biden's State of the Union address came just days
after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine and as the
United States headed into its third year of the pandemic.
At the time, Biden reportedly highlighted his
administation's efforts to combat rising inflation and
enacting what he called "a unity agenda for the nation."
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Predictions Remain Grim , For Lake Mead , Despite Heavy Rains .
'Newsweek' reports that water levels at Lake Mead
have continued to rise over the past week,
however, the predictions for 2023 remain dire.
At the beginning of January,
the reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam
on the Colorado River was at 1,044.69 feet.
As of January 24, following weeks of heavy
rainfall across California and Nevada, water levels
rose just over a foot, reaching 1,045.99 feet. .
The heavy rains came amid
one of the most severe droughts
the region has ever experienced. .
'Newsweek' reports that these
droughts have been impacting
the region since 2000.
States that include Nevada, Arizona,
California and Utah are all using water resources
faster than they can be replenished.
States that include Nevada, Arizona,
California and Utah are all using water resources
faster than they can be replenished.
Consequently, water levels, at Lake Mead, are rapidly decreasing.
Over 25 million people , rely upon the reservoir , to supply water to the region.
'Newsweek' reports that the Hoover Dam, which supplies
power for surrounding communities, will be unable
to operate once the reservoir falls to around 895 feet.
Lake Mead's water levels reached an all-time low
of 1,040 feet in July 2022, and projections suggest
that 2023 could see water levels continue to fall.
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US Sets Aside , $490 Million For , Wildfire Mitigation Efforts.
NBC reports that the United States government
is boosting its efforts to protect vulnerable
areas of the country from devastating wildfires.
On January 19, the Agriculture Department
announced that $490 million will be earmarked
for projects aimed at reducing fire risks. .
The funding will be used for wildfire
mitigation efforts in Arizona, California,
Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
Last year, $440 million in funds from
Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure law was
set aside for wildfire mitigation projects.
Last year, $440 million in funds from
Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure law was
set aside for wildfire mitigation projects.
According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack,
the additional resources will help protect up
to 45 million acres of land in the western U.S.
According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack,
the additional resources will help protect up
to 45 million acres of land in the western U.S.
This expanse includes 134 high-risk
areas where wildfires pose a significant
risk to communities and infrastructure.
According to the USDA's Wildfire Crisis
Strategy, 250 of these high-risk "firesheds"
exist across the western U.S.
We expect and anticipate
that around 200 communities
in the western U.S. will see
a mitigated wildfire risk as a result, Tom Vilsack, U.S. Agriculture Secretary, via NBC.
NBC reports that ongoing "megadrought"
conditions have left states vulnerable to
the year-round threat of wildfires. .
NBC reports that ongoing "megadrought"
conditions have left states vulnerable to
the year-round threat of wildfires. .
We also factored into this determination
the most current predictive science and
research that will allow us to determine
where risks are highest. It’s not a matter
of whether or not a forest will burn.
It’s just a matter of when and where, Tom Vilsack, U.S. Agriculture Secretary, via NBC
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Appeals Court Asked, to Void Derek Chauvin's, Guilty Verdict.
On January 18, an attorney representing Derek Chauvin
urged an appeals court to throw out the former police
officer's conviction in the murder of George Floyd.
On January 18, an attorney representing Derek Chauvin
urged an appeals court to throw out the former police
officer's conviction in the murder of George Floyd.
NBC reports that the attorney argued that legal
and procedural errors deprived the former
Minneapolis law enforcement officer of a fair trial.
On May 25, 2020, Floyd died after Chauvin
pinned him to the ground with his knee
on his neck for over nine minutes.
The death of Floyd triggered protests around
the world and increased calls for a national
reckoning of police brutality and systemic racism.
According to Chauvin's attorney, the trial should have
been moved out of Minneapolis following extensive
pretrial publicity and unprecedented security precautions.
According to Chauvin's attorney, the trial should have
been moved out of Minneapolis following extensive
pretrial publicity and unprecedented security precautions.
Jurors in the trial found Chauvin guilty of
second-degree murder, third-degree murder
and second-degree manslaughter.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to
22 1/2 years. In a separate federal civil rights charge, the
former officer was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to
22 1/2 years. In a separate federal civil rights charge, the
former officer was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison.
He is now serving those sentences
concurrently in Arizona.
According to Appeals Judge Peter Reyes,
the court will rule on the request by
Chauvin's attorney within 90 days.
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This Day in History: , The Southern US
Border Is Established.
December 30, 1853.
The treaty, known as the Gadsden Purchase, was signed in Mexico City.
Named after the U.S. Minister to Mexico,
James Gadsden, the treaty settled
the dispute over the location of the
Mexican border west of El Paso, Texas.
For the price of $15 million —
later reduced to $10 million —
it established the final boundaries
of the southern United States.
30,000 square miles of what is
now New Mexico and Arizona
was included in the purchase.
The land was deemed to be a highly strategic
location for the construction of the southern
transcontinental railroad.
Eight years later, in 1861,
the Southern Pacific branch
of the Central Pacific Railroad
was established
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An Arizona man, who claims to be a Prophet has shocked the world after being accused of marrying more than 20 women, including his own daughter. What is more shocking is the fact that most of these 20 women are aged 15 or less, according to FBI documents.
#ArizonaCultLeader #SamuelRappyleeBateman #FBI
Me and my sister discuss our opinions about various election stories including Lauren Boebert's win, Republicans winning in Nevada, Democrats cheating in Arizona, Georgia and Alaska Senate..
William was a spectacular guest just bristling with opinion, facts, and commentary. It was a pleasure to feature him. Donald Trump's announcement could have had more pizzazz had he come out..
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