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"I'm no better than anyone else, but I'm just as good" (#myGrandma)
Joined Apr 2022
White House urges Senate Democrats to approve new judges before term ends
Up to 30 nominees for vacant federal judgeships could be confirmed by 3 January but potential obstacles remain
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/13/judges-biden-senate-democrats
Senate Republicans pick John Thune as majority leader
The Wednesday vote, conducted by secret ballot, pitted Thune, the current GOP whip, against former whip Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida. All three ran on executing Trump’s agenda. Scott lost in the first round of voting. The final tally was 29 for Thune and 24 for Cornyn, NBC News reported.
‘Who the f--k is this guy?’: Defense world reacts to Trump’s surprise Pentagon pick
“Hegseth is undoubtedly the least qualified nominee for SecDef in American history,” one veterans’ advocate said.
#News #Defense #Politics #NationalSecurity
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/12/defense-world-reacts-to-trump-pick-pete-hegseth-00189221
With Trump winning the presidency, a federal judge in Ohio, U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley, appointed to the bench by Bill Clinton, has chosen to rescind his decision to take “senior status” preventing Trump from being able to appoint a successor following Trump’s election win.
Portland’s first ranked-choice vote elects progressive outsider as mayor
As US electorate moves to right, Oregon city bucks trend and also elects most diverse city council in history, opting for more progressives, and rejected Gonzalez as mayoral candidate. Instead, they chose Keith Wilson, a businessperson who has never before held office and has promised to end unsheltered homelessness in a year.
#News #Politics #Oregon #Portland
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/portland-mayor-election-keith-wilson
Senate confirms April Perry as judge after JD Vance blocked her U.S. attorney nomination
The former prosecutor whose nomination to become Chicago’s first female U.S. attorney was blocked by Vice President-elect JD Vance has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate instead as a federal district court judge.
The Senate voted to confirm Perry 51-44 on Tuesday evening as the first vote of the lame-duck session.
Trump’s aspiration isn’t Nazi Germany, it’s feudal Germany
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory has revived the accusation that he is a fascist. Some even fear that he will try to become a dictator for life.
That notion misunderstands the danger he presents. He isn’t aiming or likely to recreate Nazi Germany. Medieval Germany is closer: a collection of unaccountable fiefdoms in which local barons are free to abuse their subjects at will.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4984604-trumps-aspiration-isnt-nazi-germany-its-feudal-germany/
Plies Shares a Post-Election Message: 'This Is Exactly Who We Are' (he gives hugs too)
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The Florida rapper previously endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the election.
While he's not happy about Trump winning the election, he suggested that it was a true reflection of the United States of America, for better or worse.
https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/plies-post-election-message
FEMA employee terminated after telling assistance team to avoid homes with Trump signs
👀👀👀👀Trump Holds Up Transition Process Over Ethics Code
Donald Trump has not yet submitted a legally required ethics pledge stating that he will avoid conflicts of interest and other ethical concerns while in office, raising concerns that his refusal to do so will hamper the smooth transition to power,” the New York Times reports.
“Mr. Trump’s transition team was required to submit the ethics plan by Oct.1, according to the Presidential Transition Act.”
https://politicalwire.com/2024/11/09/trump-holds-up-transition-process-over-ethics-code/
How blue states are plotting to thwart Trump
Attorneys general across blue states are prepared to take Trump to court — just as their predecessors did hundreds of times during his first administration.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/08/blue-states-democrats-trump-resistance-00188493
Gavin Newsom’s quest to ‘Trump-proof’ California enrages incoming president
“Governor Gavin Newscum is trying to KILL our Nation’s beautiful California,” Trump said Friday in a post on Truth Social, using his derisive nickname for the governor. “He is using the term ‘Trump-Proof’ as a way of stopping all of the GREAT things that can be done to ‘Make California Great Again.’”
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/08/trump-newsom-california-resistance-00188526
They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump
It’s a conundrum for Democrats, who expected ballot initiatives on abortion rights to boost the prospects of their candidates, including VP Harris. But data from VoteCast, a large survey of U.S. voters conducted by AP and partners including KFF, found that about 3 in 10 voters in Arizona, Missouri, and Nevada who supported the abortion rights measures also voted for Trump.
Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers,” CNN reports.
#News #Pentagon #NationalSecurity #Politics
https://politicalwire.com/2024/11/08/pentagon-officials-discuss-possible-trump-orders/
Federal judge says Illinois assault rifle ban is unconstitutional
In U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn’s opinion, he issued a permanent injunction prohibiting enforcement of the ban, though he stated the injunction won’t take effect for 30 days, meaning it’s paused to give time for an appeal.
Bynum flips Oregon House seat, will be state’s first Black member of Congress
Democrat Janelle Bynum is projected to win Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, making her the first Black lawmaker to represent Oregon in Congress.
Bynum, an Oregon state representative, has ousted first-term incumbent Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, (R) who flipped the seat into the GOP column for the first time in decades during the midterms.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4969936-oregon-congressional-district-win/
Those Pennsylvania Provisional Ballots are still being counted. Pennsylvania senate race to close to call.
McCormick sues to challenge provisional ballots in Philadelphia McCormick declared victory after the AP projected Thursday that he beat incumbent Sen. Bob Casey in the key race. Decision Desk HQ, The Hill’s election data partner, has not yet called the race.
McCormick- 3,364,526
Casey- 3,325,655
98% expected votes in (Est. remaining 134,000)
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) called on Americans to not give up in an urgent message on Thursday following President-elect Donald Trump’s election win.
“Let’s get loud and let’s get going because if a young woman in Florida, where a six-week ban is now the law of the land, can get up today and find her way through, we can too,” said the California representative in an interview with Ben Meiselas for the progressive MeidasTouch Network.
The Happy Warrior is not happy.
Illinois Governor Responds to Trump Win: ‘You Come for My People, You Come Through Me’
“To anyone who intends to come take away the freedom and opportunity and dignity of Illinoisans: I would remind you that a happy warrior is still a warrior,” he said. “You come for my people, you come through me.”
A federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled against a Biden administration program for undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens.
The ruling means roughly 500,000 people who lack legal status but are married to a citizen will have a longer process to get a green card. The program, called "Keeping Families Together," would also have benefited stepchildren of U.S. citizens by creating an easier path to citizenship.
https://www.axios.com/2024/11/07/biden-immigration-citizenship-marriage-texas-ruling
Dr.Tee_DNP 🦋🤗
- Website
- https://nursefrombirth.com/
- Substack
- https://nursefrombirth.substack.com/
Mom, Grandma, and proud nurse. Doing my part to make the 🌏a better place.
"I'm no better than anyone else, but I'm just as good" (#myGrandma)
Joined Apr 2022