Biden stands by Putin’s removal comment but insists he won’t change policy
More than a century after such legislation was introduced, President Joe Biden signed legislation into law making lynching a federal hate crime and condemning “sheer terror to enforce the lie that not everyone in America belongs, not all are created equal.” are. ”
While the president refused to back down from saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin could not stay in power, a photo emerged of a list of “Putin hard questions and answers” he carried to a press conference. Under a question of what he meant when he said Mr Putin “cannot remain in power,” it read: “I have expressed my moral outrage at this man’s actions” and “I have no policy change on the matter.” expressed”.
Republicans who have mocked Mr. Biden for using notes, saying it was a sign of “cognitive decline,” have been accused of hypocrisy, as Donald Trump also wore notes. The former president has also reignited the right-wing obsession with the current president’s son by making an extraordinary request to Vladimir Putin in the midst of a war to dig up dirt on Hunter Biden’s relationship with Russian oligarchs.
Meanwhile, Mr Biden has unveiled his 2023 budget proposal. He calls for lower government deficits, more money for law enforcement, and more funding for education, public health, and housing. It includes a proposal for a minimum tax on the super-rich that could hit Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos by $50 billion and $35 billion, respectively.
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Clarence Thomas should resign or be indicted, says AOC
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined the small but growing list of Democratic lawmakers Tuesday calling for the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as backlash continues over text messages that the judge’s wife sent to a senior Trump officials had sent.
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Raskin delivers a fiery speech condemning Trump aides
Rep. Jamie Raskin delivered a fiery speech Monday night during the committee’s Jan. 6 meeting, in which members voted to despise former Donald Trump advisers Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro.
During the vote, Democratic Congressman Raskin took aim at Mr. Navarro’s claim that his communications were covered by “executive privilege,” a principle that Mr. Raskin called “nonsensical talk” and which has now “been rejected by every court that has.” dealt with it”.
“This is America and there is no executive privilege for presidents, let alone trade advisers, to plan coups and organize insurrections against the People’s Government and the People’s Constitution and then cover up the evidence of their crimes,” Mr. Raskin said.
Johanna Chisholm reports.
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ICYMI: January 6 phone records from Trump White House have a 7-hour gap
New reports have revealed that Jan. 6, 2021 White House recordings obtained by the Special Committee Inquiry into the Capitol Riot show a seven-hour gap in Donald Trump’s phone logs — a period covering the all-important hours before, during and thereafter includes the incident.
According to CBS News and the Washington Post, the White House records turned over to the committee by the National Archives and Records Administration do not include any records created or received by Mr. Trump between 11:17 a.m. and 6:54 p.m., a period , which marked the time just before he exhorted supporters assembled at the White House to march to the Capitol and the hour when police regained control of the US House of Representatives building.
Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.
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“Hate never goes away, it just hides”
More than a century after such legislation was introduced, President Joe Biden signed legislation into law making lynching a federal hate crime and condemning “sheer terror to enforce the lie that not everyone in America belongs, not all are created equal.” are. ”
The president signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act — named for the black teenager whose 1955 killing reflected the Jim Crow-era violence that shaken the civil rights movement — at a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, surrounded by civil rights activists and blacks legislators .
“From the bullets in the back of Ahmaud Arbery, to countless acts of violence, countless victims known and unknown… Racial hatred is not an old problem, it’s an ongoing problem,” the president said on March 29. “Hate never goes away. It’s just hiding, it’s hiding under the rocks. With little oxygen, it comes out roaring and screaming. What stops it is all of us, not a few.”
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The Supreme Court is considering the case of a veteran who fell ill from burn pits after returning from Iraq
The US Supreme Court has heard the case of a 23-year veteran who says he was forced out of his job as a Texas state trooper after returning sick from the Iraq war after exposure to toxic burn pits.
Le Roy Torres, a US Army veteran and former Texas state police officer, sued the Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS) for workplace discrimination based on his military service.
The state of Texas has argued that it cannot be sued by Mr Torres because of sovereign immunity.
After more than five years of litigation by state courts, America’s Supreme Court heard the case on Tuesday.
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Jon Stewart is asking the Senate to pass a cremation pit bill
TV host Jon Stewart has told lawmakers they can’t say they “put Americans first if you put veterans last” as he urged the U.S. Senate to pass sweeping legislation that would put veterans who are ill and die from it, access to health care granted Effect of exposure to fire pits.
President Joe Biden has said he believes his own son, Beau Biden, may have died as a result of time spent near fire pits on foreign deployments and has part of his State of the Union address earlier this month dedicated to the topic before the congress.
Rachel Sharp reports for The Independent.
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Durbin slams GOP lawmakers for “only scoring points on QAnon site” at SCOTUS hearing.
Mr. Durbin, who is also serving as the Senate majority whip, made the remarks on Tuesday while speaking at the Democrats’ weekly press briefing on Ms Jackson’s confirmation hearing. He was quick to add that most Republicans had done the right thing.
Eric Garcia reports from Capitol Hill for The Independent.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Solicits Potential GOP Yes Vote For SCOTUS Confirmation
Supreme Court nominee Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is on Capitol Courtin potential yes votes from the Republican side of the aisle.
She first met with Mitt Romney, who said in a statement: “Judge Jackson and I had an extensive discussion of her experience and qualifications. Her commitment to public service and family is evident and I enjoyed our meeting.”
“I appreciate the time she spent answering my questions, which was helpful as I continue my review of her record and testimony.”
Judge Jackson is now meeting with Susan Collins, who is hoping to discuss questions she has from last week’s confirmation hearing.
“They all flow from their responses at the hearing,” she says. “I need clarification on some of them [the answers she gave].”
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Biden signs Emmett Till Antilynching Act
President Biden: “I just enacted the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, making lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in American history.”
He particularly thanks Vice President Kamala Harris for her role in overseeing the bill, as well as a number of other lawmakers who were present for the signing.
The President notes that hundreds of similar bills in the past have failed to explicitly ban lunch at the federal level to date.
Oliver O’Connell29. March 2022 21:19