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Senators balk at Architect of the Capitol boost

The aging congressional campus urgently needs work, Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin said Tuesday, warning of “system degradation and failure.”  As the deferred maintenance piles up, so do the costs and the risk to lawmakers and staff, he said. But Senate appropriators had a warning of their own: They…

Roll Call · May 12

I thought Alito was history’s worst supreme court justice. But Thomas has outdone him

The supreme court justice recently condemned an entire philosophy of government. How can we believe in his impartiality?

The Guardian - US · Apr 27

‘Useful idiot’: Knives out for Tony Dokoupil at CBS Evening News as report captures scathing comments from colleagues

‘He was very clearly reporting this through the lens of Israel,’ one correspondent said of the network’s Iran war coverage

The Independent UK · Apr 24

Notorious liar George Santos again mentions House basement ‘cages’ post Swalwell controversy

Alleges Nancy Mace, others, guilty of misconduct.

We Got This Covered · Apr 13

How Democrats’ sudden reckoning with Eric Swalwell sex abuse allegations could rock the House

Growing calls to push out members of Congress over bad deeds could trigger a series of expulsion votes

The Independent UK · Apr 13

Arizona is debating whether to create a permanent memorial to Charlie Kirk at its state capitol

The bill passed the Senate 16‑14 and the House Government Committee and now awaits a full House vote before going to Arizona Governor Hobbs, who recently vetoed a highway naming for Kirk

The Independent UK · Mar 31

Lawsuit seeks damages for police use of force during Jan. 6 attack

Three individuals who were on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a class-action lawsuit Friday in Florida seeking damages related to the use of force by police officers during the attack. The federal lawsuit alleges police “physically assaulted members of the crowd” that assembled on the Capitol’s west-side outdoor…

Roll Call · Mar 30

“I decided it would be funny to write a song about how he was holding us all down, how he was trying to mess it all up, sabotaging our great works of art”: The story of the Beastie Boys' incendiary Sabotage

Its legendary DIY video was hugely influential, but few realise that the fury of the Beastie Boys’ Sabotage was triggered by real studio pressure

MusicRadar · Mar 28

Senate to stay on SAVE after recess

It was a beautiful, warm Sunday in Washington, D.C., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski was leaving the Capitol to go “pot some plants.” The Alaska Republican, along with her Senate colleagues, were in town that day for a rare weekend session to continue extended debate on the GOP’s voter ID bill…

Roll Call · Mar 27

Trump’s DHS pick, Markwayne Mullin, never served in military but talks as if he did

Oklahoma senator has repeatedly made cryptic claims about ‘overseas’ work and war experience, while refusing to explain them

The Guardian - US · Mar 18