Senate Dems lay out plan to abolish Electoral College

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Senate Democrats introduce bill to end the Electoral College
"A group of Senate Democrats introduce bill to abolish the Electoral College, restoring democracy by allowing the direct election of presidents through popular vote alone," read a statement from the Senate Judicial Committee.

Politico Horrified Defense Nominee Hegseth Might Make Military Schools ‘Patriotic’
“Pete Hegseth has pushed for years to steep American education in patriotic principles and Christian theology — and he could implement that vision for thousands of military families,” the article opens.

This Map Of Sunrise And Sunset Times In A World Without Daylight Savings Time Is Going Viral
Without DST, most northern portions of the continental U.S. would see sunrise just after 4:00 a.m. in late spring, early summer.

New Republic: Trump Suddenly Changes His Tune With New Daylight Saving Time Promise
You don’t have to search far to figure out why Trump might have changed his mind. Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has spent a considerable amount of time at Trump’s side in recent months, has been a vocal opponent of the time change.

Federal Agencies Say Sightings Are Mix Of Legal Drones, Aircraft, And Stars
A group of federal agencies on Monday night said the weeks-long sightings of low-flying drone-like objects are likely a mix of legally flown aircraft, drones, and misidentified stars, which they assess do not pose any risk to national security or public safety.

Drones are attempting to 'smell' something like 'a gas leak': CEO of remote aircraft system
John Ferguson, CEO of a remote aircraft system company in Kansas, claimed in a drawn-out TikTok video on Saturday that the drones are attempting to “smell” either a gas leak, “radioactive material,” or something else on the ground.

Authorities warn people about taking matters into their own hands
"We're also concerned people will take matters into their own hands and fire a weapon at an aircraft. Not only is this act against the law, but it poses an incredible danger to the pilots and passengers on those aircraft."

Drone Fears Cause New Problem: People Shining Lasers At Manned Aircraft
FBI Newark and New Jersey State Police said that there has been “an increase in pilots of manned aircraft being hit in the eyes with lasers because people on the ground think they see an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).”

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- Unidentified drones shut Air Force base in Ohio
- Unmanned drones spotted in vicinity of Hill Air Force Base in Utah
- Governor Stitt initiates drone countermeasures to safeguard Oklahoma
- Potential drone sightings puzzle residents in northern Vermont and New York
- Mysterious Drone Sightings In Kentucky
- Are these drone sightings over Georgia?
- Michigan man reports mystery drone sighting
- East Coast drone sightings reach San Diego
- Mysterious drones spotted in Tacoma, Wash.

Trump Says Biden’s Border Wall Sale Is ‘Almost A Criminal Act,’ Will Seek Restraining Order
“I spoke with the Attorney General of Texas, I spoke with the Senators of Texas, I spoke to a lot of people and hopefully they’ll be able to stop it. We’re going to be having a restraining order,” Trump added. “I am asking Joe Biden today to PLEASE stop selling the wall.”

Trump says government knows what the drones are
"Our military knows where they took off from ... and I think they'd be better off saying what it is." When asked if Trump had been officially briefed about the drones, he declined to answer.

Trump warns GOP senators who withhold support from nominees
"If they're unreasonable, if they are opposing somebody for political reasons or stupid reasons, I would say, and it has nothing to do with me, I would say they probably would be primaried," Trump said.

RFK Jr. tries to reassure senators he’s ‘all for the polio vaccine’ during outreach with GOP, silent on abortion
Aside from his skepticism about vaccine safety, Kennedy has also been met with unease from conservative groups over his pro-abortion rights stance. Kennedy has given no indication that he’s changed his opinion on the contentious issue.

Trump condemns people praising alleged murderer of health care CEO: 'That's a sickness'
"That was a terrible thing. It was cold-blooded. Just a cold-blooded horrible killing, and how people can like this guy is, that's a sickness, actually."

Trump planning to sue Des Moines Register over Ann Selzer's Iowa election poll showing Harris lead
Trump described the poll as "election interference" during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago.

Trump floats pardon for NYC Mayor Adams
"I think that he was treated pretty unfairly."

Judge rejects Trump bid to toss conviction in Bragg case over SCOTUS immunity ruling
Judge Juan Merchan ruled on Monday that the Bragg case related “entirely to unofficial conduct entitled to no immunity protections."

Biden Says His Campaign Was ‘Basically Scandal Free’
President Biden declared his campaign “scandal-free” during a DNC event, prompting backlash pointing to Hunter Biden’s issues, classified documents, the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, and other controversies ignored in his assessment.

Joe Biden briefed by advisers about foreign policy on insecure pseudonymous email accounts: Memos
The email records, released by the National Archives after a Freedom of Information lawsuit, show that then-Vice President Biden regularly conducted foreign policy business on his pseudonymous email account, hidden from public scrutiny.

‘Joe Biden is Dead’: National Security Council Adviser Inside the White House Details Biden 'Can’t Say a Sentence'
He recounted a phone call where Biden, after initially greeting him, asked for Jake Sullivan. After a brief exchange, Biden called back just seconds later, again inquiring if Sullivan was on the line. Appel confirmed that Sullivan was, in fact, traveling with Biden and was on the same trip.

Bedford: The Resistance is running out of energy
Beuchert’s Saloon fired a manager who refused service to Trump officials, a stark shift from the hostility of Trump’s first term. With muted protests, softening Democratic rhetoric, and media audiences shrinking, the political outrage of past years seems to be fading.

AOC Endures Setback In Bid To Become Top House Oversight Dem
Rep. Gerry Connolly wins key steering panel vote.

Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett suggests ‘slave mentality’ behind Hispanic Trump voters
“I’ve not run into that with the Asian community. I’ve not run into that with the African community. I’ve not run into that with the Caribbean community. I’ve only run into it with Hispanics."

Trump unveils historic $100 billion investment in US from Japan’s SoftBank
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son promised in the joint announcement with Trump to create 100,000 jobs at a minimum focused on artificial intelligence and related infrastructure. The money will be deployed before the end of Trump’s term.

The Guardian: ‘A huge regression’ — Walmart’s DEI rollback incites new racial equity push
The largest private employer in the U.S. pledged to tackle inequities after George Floyd murder but has now dropped initiatives.

What really happens when illegal immigrants leave?
When Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a tough new illegal immigration enforcement law in May 2023, the Democratic Party and legacy media made many of the same dire predictions we're hearing now, except about Florida. So what has happened?

Biden Falsely Claims He Got 100 Hostages Out Of Gaza
“The trauma of that day and its aftermath is still raw and ongoing,” Biden said of October 7. “I’ve gotten over 100 hostages out. I will not stop until I get every single one of them home.”

Residents of Syrian Golan villages, rebels transfer Assad weapons to IDF: Report
Syrian villagers and rebels near the buffer zone are handing over Assad's former weapons cache — including chemical warfare materials — to the IDF, marking a significant shift in regional dynamics.

Mystery drones over UK airbases and threat of Russian 'sleeper agents'
Russian "sleeper agents" could be behind the mystery drone swarms buzzing over U.S. and U.K. military bases that have triggered global alarm, a British defense chief has warned.

Bomb planted in electric scooter kills Russian nuclear protection forces chief
On Monday, Ukrainian prosecutors charged Kirillov in absentia with the alleged use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine said, according to the Kyiv Independent.

1 In 20 Canadian Deaths Were Through Assisted Suicide Last Year, Country Says
A total of 15,343 people died through Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program in 2023. This means assisted suicide deaths made up about 4.7% of Canada’s 326,571 total deaths last year.

More women seeking elective, government-assisted suicide than men, as euthanasia in Canada rises 16% in 1 year
"It is not yet possible to make reliable conclusions about whether or not these findings represent a stabilization of growth rates over the longer term."

Justin Trudeau facing widespread calls to step down
Trudeau is facing overwhelming opposition from the Canadian Parliament after a series of embarrassing developments in the Ministry of Finance betrayed a lack of faith from his own government.

Abortion clinic ‘buffer zones’ turn the UK into a censor’s paradise
In Britain, free speech is all but dead. Police in the country that introduced John Milton, the author of the most renowned defense of civil liberties, are now arresting people for their private thoughts.

NPR: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a longtime theater lover, makes her Broadway debut
Jackson appeared in a one-night-only walk-on role on Saturday night in the Tony-nominated romantic comedy musical "& Juliet," a modern take on Shakespeare's tragedy that imagines what would have happened if the female protagonist survived and took control of her own life.

Flashback: '& Juliet' is Max Martin’s new musical boldly giving queer people a voice
"It’s ushering in a new world for queer representation on stage. ... From queerness to nonbinary identity and pansexuality, it’s all here in the story of what would happen if Juliet decided not to die for the love of a man."

While KBJ Enjoys Broadway, Her Constitution-Loving Supreme Court Colleagues Can Barely Leave Their Homes
It is very nice that Jackson gets to fulfill her dream and appear on Broadway. Conservative justices might like to fulfill much smaller dreams — such as going for a walk with their children — without facing mobs of activists.

Flashback: ‘Hamilton’ Had Some Unscripted Lines for Pence. Trump Wasn’t Happy.
Just a reminder of how the NY Times covered Pence going to watch "Hamilton," compared to the NPR puff piece above.

Stephanopoulos Now Responsible for Contributing 200 Times More to Trump Library Than He Ever Did to Clinton Foundation
Nearly a decade ago, ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos faced criticism for his failure to disclose a trio of $25,000 contributions to the Clinton Foundation.

Trump, ABC News, and the toxic legacy of the E. Jean Carroll case
The media’s celebration of the Carroll verdict unraveled when George Stephanopoulos falsely claimed Trump was found liable for rape — despite the jury explicitly ruling otherwise.

Megyn Kelly Torches Stephanopoulos, ABC Over $15 Million Blunder
"Stephanopoulos is an idiot, and so are his producers ... in all my years at Fox, never mind my short stint at NBC, the producers have a couple of main jobs. One is to arm the anchor with facts ... if you have a great producer, they’ll get in your ear to say, ‘No, it’s this. No, it’s that. Be careful.'”

Jim Acosta after ABC settles Trump defamation suit: 'This is a time for our industry to stand firm'
"If some bend the knee, others have to stand up straighter," Brian Stelter dramatically added.

MSNBC talking head was giddy over Fox defamation settlement — but now ABC's fate has her singing a different tune
MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend suggests the result might have "a real chilling effect."

Money From Bernie Madoff’s Most Successful Client Now Fuels Climate Lawfare
The lawsuits are aimed at instituting the Green New Deal through legal action.

Dem Lawmakers Hinder Federal Investigation Into Biden Admin's $400 Billion Green Energy Loans
Democratic lawmakers are seeking to hinder a federal watchdog investigation into misconduct within the Biden administration’s $400 billion green energy loan program — a sign Democrats could be growing concerned about what the long-running probe has uncovered.

Majority of US women are opposed to nuclear energy
Support for nuclear energy is at an all-time high, with 56% of people favoring more nuclear power plants. However, there’s a gulf between support between men and women. Whereas 70% of men support nuclear energy, only 44% of women do.

LGBT Groups, which Praised Buttigieg’s Nomination as Historic Win, Are Tight-Lipped on Trump's Treasury Pick Scott Bessent
The Human Rights Campaign, which lauded Buttigieg as "historic," suggested Bessent is a "threat" to "LGBTQ+ people."

Ancient engraved amulet could ‘turn back history’ of Christianity, experts claim
Authentic evidence of pure Christianity north of the Alps has never existed before now. And the findings have the potential to change holy history forever.

AI Companies Receive 42% of US Venture Capital Investment
“Venture capital has always gravitated toward transformative industries, but the level of consolidation we’re seeing within one category is unprecedented.”

Mike Tyson says he barely remembers fight with Jake Paul, assures fans it was 'real'
"I remember coming back from the first round, and the next thing I remember is Jake is doing some kind of ... I don't know what he was doing."