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Pro-Israel PAC goes in balls deep with San Francisco’s Wiener
By Staff Reporter State Senator Scott Wiener, the leading candidate to succeed Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th Congressional District, is receiving significant financial backing from pro-Israel interests as the June 2026 primary…
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Judicial Watch sues CIA for communications with Gen. Mark Milley targeting President Trump
(January 17, 2022) — Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for records of communications and meetings between then-CIA Director Gina…
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Tribal leaders ask Pelosi to step aside ahead of midterms
(December 28, 2021) — Clint Halftown, the federally recognized leader of the Cayuga Nation of New York, has privately asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi to step aside from the Speakership post as soon…
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Tribes encourage Rep. Sharice Davids to run for Speaker of the House
Tribal governments, enterprises, and political operatives from indigenous communities across the United States and Canada are encouraging Sharice Davids, a Democrat representing Kansas’ third congressional district, to run for Speaker of the…
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Schumer wants Tribes to use Old Senate Chamber, but Pelosi is slow to agree
At the urging of Tribal leaders from across the continent, United States Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer is eager to allow Tribes full and permanent use of the Old Senate Chamber —…
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Marcia Fudge could lead the USDA — may make food stamp benefits universal
Ohio Representative Marcia Fudge, of Cleveland, has been asked to lead the United States Department of Agriculture late this evening in a telephone conversation with President-elect Joe Biden. The nomination is widely…
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Trump is being urged to nominate Carl Paladino as Acting Ambassador to Canada
Supporters of President Donald Trump are prodding him to nominate Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino as acting United States Ambassador to Canada. The President is allowed to make interim appointments while Congress is…
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Teamsters Local 445 endorses David Carlucci in New York’s 17th congressional district
Labor Union With more than 3,400 members backs Senator Carlucci for NY-17 (New City, NY) – Today, Democratic congressional candidate, State Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) was endorsed by Teamsters Local 445 for…
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Morelle urges action to end surprise medical billing
In letter to House leadership, Rep. Morelle leads 43 bipartisan colleagues in push for an independent dispute resolution system (Washington, DC) – Today, Congressman Joe Morelle (D – Monroe County) released a…
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Hillary Clinton is planning to run for Speaker of the House
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is planning to run for Congress in New York’s 17th district, sources familiar with her thinking tell The Chronicle. Longtime Westchester County Rep. Nita Lowey, currently…
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House Democrats are expected to bring back earmarks — what will Higgins get?
It’s widely expected among Capitol Hill staffers that once the Democrats retake the House of Representatives in January, the caucus will promptly begin constructing an omnibus spending bill that will agglomerate Democrat…
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Black Caucus wants Maxine Waters to replace Nancy Pelosi as Speaker
Senior members of the Congressional Black Caucus have been privately cultivating support for Rep. Maxine Waters to assume the House Speakership when the next Congress is seated in January. In the arrangement,…
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Higgins urged to challenge Pelosi for Speakership
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-Buffalo) will not support Nancy Pelosi as Leader of the House Democrats, he pledged to area publications this week. But activists want the seven-term Congressman to stand up for…
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Nancy Pelosi: “I don’t think Democrats want a new direction”
WASHINGTON – Nancy Pelosi just gave Republicans another reason for celebration. The newly elected Minority Leader insisted Sunday Dems aren’t looking for a “new direction” even after the bruising Election Day defeats…
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Congressman Higgins contemplating bid for Minority Leader?
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-Buffalo) is considering a bid to unseat Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) as Minority Leader of the House Democrats, says a source close to the Congressman. Pelosi is weathering a storm of critics…
