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April 26, 2021 ~ D.C. National Guard Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, sworn in as the 38th sergeant-at-arms for the US House of Representatives and the first-ever Black to hold the position.
In January 2023 when Kevin McCarthy became Speaker, Walker was directed to resign in order for McCarthy to make his own permanent choice for SAA.

Biden calls congressional leaders, urges them to pass aid to allies

The White House released a statement saying Biden, Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) convened “to discuss Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel” on Sunday afternoon.

thehill.com/homenews/administr

Federal prosecutors charged a 35-year-old man accused of setting fire to the office of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday.

Shant Soghomonian, also known as Michael Soghomonian, was arrested on one charge of using fire to damage a building used in interstate commerce, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont. He is facing up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

huffpost.com/entry/man-accused

Fire at Sanders’ Vermont office investigated as arson after string of vandalism incidents targeting lawmakers

State police said they are looking for one male suspect who is believed to have used a possible accelerant to start a “significant fire” in an area of the senator’s office that endangered staff who were inside. According to the Burlington Fire Department, the sprinkler system doused the flames, and none of the staff members were injured.


politico.com/news/2024/04/06/s

Democrats score victory with No Labels’s decision to call it quits

“Big news. And good to see,” said Doug Gordon, a Democratic operative and political strategist. “It shouldn’t have taken 30 people turning them down, and tens of millions of dollars spent, for them to realize what was clear all along, they had no path to winning and would only play the role of a spoiler.”

thehill.com/homenews/campaign/

Conservative school board candidates handed humiliating loss in St. Louis area

Out of 13 right-wing school board candidates in the St. Louis area, zero won their races on Tuesday.

Voters overwhelmingly rejected their far-right options this week, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The conservative candidates were all endorsed by local right-wing radio talk show host Marc Cox, who advocated against a so-called “woke agenda” in public schools.

advocate.com/politics/school-b

Kellyanne Conway’s ex-husband makes stunning move to keep her (and Trump) out of White House

George Conway cut a check for more than $900,000 for Joe Biden. He donated $929,600 — the max you can give to the Biden Victory Fund — and will headline a fundraiser for Biden later this month.

axios.com/2024/04/03/george-co

Michigan governor signs bill decriminalizing paid surrogacy

“Decisions about if, when, and how to have a child should be left to a family, their doctor, and those they love and trust, not politicians,” Whitmer said in a statement. “If we want more people and families to ‘make it’ in Michigan, we need to support them with the resources they need to make these deeply personal, life-changing choices.”

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/

Didn't Ron set that trip up?

A federal judge says migrants can sue the company that flew them to Martha's Vineyard

A federal judge in Boston has ruled that migrants flown from Texas to Martha's Vineyard in 2022 can proceed with a lawsuit against the Florida company that took them there.

The judge also dismissed claims against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials named in the suit.

npr.org/2024/04/01/1242131130/

The Bible does not need Donald Trump’s endorsement’

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) slammed Donald Trump for hawking $60 “God Bless the USA” Bibles — though he said he’s not surprised by the former president’s latest merchandising efforts.

politico.com/news/2024/03/31/w

Trump attacks resigning GOP Reps as ‘cowards and weaklings’ as majority thins

Never forget our cowards and weaklings! Such a disgrace,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Sunday in response to an article about outgoing Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.).

thehill.com/homenews/house/456

Felony????

Trump posts video with an image of a hog-tied Biden, drawing a rebuke from Democrat’s campaign

Trump is regularly inciting political violence and it’s time people take him seriously — just ask the Capitol police officers who were attacked protecting our democracy on January 6,” said Michael Tyler, the Biden campaign’s communications director.

apnews.com/article/trump-biden

Republican-passed bill removes role of Democratic governor if Senate vacancy occurs in Kentucky

Kentucky lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill stripping the state’s Democratic governor of any role in picking someone to occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

apnews.com/article/kentucky-le

Sign me up for Team Hell Naw $0 and 0 cents

New Fundraising Outfit

"Ultra MAGA" reserved for those who donate $814,600

“Team Trump 2024” for those who donate $250,000.

“Team America First” for $100,000 contributions.

“Club 47” at $50,000.

“MAGA 24” at the $24,000 level.

edition.cnn.com/2024/03/29/pol

‘Biden bump is real’: president gains on Trump in six battleground states

Joe Biden had some good news on Tuesday as polling showed him gaining on Donald Trump in six battleground states, seven months before the presidential election. In response, one leading Democratic strategist said the “Biden bump is real”.

theguardian.com/us-news/2024/m

Calm Down, the people will SPEAK.

Warnock on Georgia support for Biden: ‘The more Donald Trump talks, the better our fortunes will be’

“And I can tell you as someone whose name has been on the ballot five times in less than three years, that the polls don’t tell you nearly as much as the people do. I think that at the end of the day, Black voters, Georgia voters, will see that this is a binary choice,” he said.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said Saturday that the election interference prosecution against Donald Trump hasn’t been delayed by proceedings over her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor she hired for the case.

“I don’t feel like we have been slowed down at all,” Willis told CNN in an interview. “I think there are efforts to slow down the train, but the train is coming.”

apnews.com/article/trump-fani-

Make it VIRAL$$$$$$

Biden campaign tests Trump’s name-calling strategy with ‘Broke Don’

Trump has used nicknames — from “Little Marco” to “Crooked Hillary” to “Lyin’ Ted” — to put down a variety of opponents. For much of 2020, Biden’s moniker, courtesy of Trump, was “Sleepy Joe.”

Now, the Biden team is seeking to turn the tables in attempting to make one stick to Trump.

thehill.com/homenews/campaign/

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March 23, 1971 ~ Rev. Walter Fauntroy, a former aide of Martin Luther King Jr., became the first nonvoting congressional delegate from the District of Columbia since the Reconstruction period.

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