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The Courts: Are Democrats putting too much trust in courts to safeguard the midterms? (Part II)
“Do you trust the courts these days?” Raw Story pressed the former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York (SDNY).
“I trust all courts but the Supreme Court,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) told me as he scurried up the Capitol’s steps on his way to vote on the House floor last month.
That’s the rub. Democrats’ defensive playbook unravels if the legal tides turn and their legal arguments are rejected or if their lawsuits get tossed altogether.
The President: Are Dems ready if Trump declares a national election emergency? Not really. (Part I)
Democrats have spent months researching arcane election law, preparing legal briefings and even role-playing ahead of this fall’s midterms so they’re ready, in real time, to combat as many as 150 potential threats President Donald Trump might throw at them. But, even with all the meticulous preparation, the Democratic Party doesn’t seem to have a solid plan if Trump declares a national emergency ahead of Election Day, reports Matt Laslo, founder of Washington, D.C.’s only digital and broadcast-first wire service, The LCB.
GOP Congressman Says Marijuana Rescheduling Should Expand To ‘Across-The-Board’ Review Of Psychedelics And Other Drugs
GOP Congressman Says Marijuana Rescheduling Should Expand To ‘Across-The-Board’ Review Of Psychedelics And Other Drugs, from Marijuana Moment with reporting from Washington by Matt Laslo and his regionally focused wire service, The LCB. Exclusive feature photo by Lizzy Oakley Photography.
Sens. Warren & Markey Oppose Massachusetts Ballot Measure To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization
Massachusetts' two U.S. Senators oppose a ballot measure coming before the state's voters in November that seeks to roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law. In interviews with The LCB, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) tell Marijuana Moment they will be voting against the anti-cannabis measure.
Dems preparing to block Trump’s latest “circus” of snipers, drones and soldiers in his arch
With President Donald Trump now promising to militarize his proposed 250-foot-tall arch — with tools ranging from drones to sniper nests — near Arlington Cemetery, many Democrats on Capitol Hill fear the president's plot is shaping up to be a severe public safety risk.
GOP angry with Utah Senator demanding investigation into gifts Trump Jr. took from Russian Oligarch
Republican US Senator John Curtis is calling for a corruption investgation into the wedding gifts a Russian Oligarch lavished on Donald Trump Jr. and his bride, along with the alledged longtime grifting of former President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter.
Following Trump’s lead, Republicans are spinning new AI conspiracies on Capitol Hill
President Donald Trump has an artificial intelligence ally in Commerce Committee Chair, Sen. Ted Cruz, who opposes most all proposals to regulate AI, as veteran technology writer Matt Laslo reports from Washington, DC.
An embattled Republican Congressman is vowing to brawl on Pete Hegseth’s behalf
An embattled GOP congressman told The LCB’s Matt Laslo he’s eager to brawl on Pete Hegseth’s behalf in the wake of his fellow Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie, dropping impeachment articles against the embattled defense secretary this week.
Massie hid his Hegseth impeachment effort from Speaker Johnson
Rep. Thomas Massie speaks exclusively with The LCB founder Matt Laslo minutes after dropping his articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug,’ GOP Congressional Majority Leader Says As Trump Moves To Ease Federal Restrictions
The LCB provided exclusive interviews from the US Capitol to Marijuana Moment for this story, “Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug,’ GOP Congressional Majority Leader Says As Trump Moves To Ease Federal Restrictions.”
DHS head accused of sounding brazen 'dog whistle' in scramble to save job
As President Donald Trump and his administration turned their focus to “election security” in recent months, alumni of the Select Jan. 6, 2021 Committee have been left scratching their heads, wondering if anyone around the president has even a cursory understanding of the American Constitution.
'Leave us the hell alone!' Dem bigwigs warned of catastrophe if they swarm into Maine
Mainers don’t like when national politics take over their local elections.
Five-word pledge splitting Democrats: Socialism v Capitalism — is a Democratic civil war afoot?
Capitalist or (democratic) socialist? That’s the question starting to drive a wedge between the moderate and AOC’s progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Party leaders say there’s nothing to see here, even after the three progressives New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed won their primaries earlier this week, which has the party’s leftward flank all but dancing in the streets.
Capitol Hill's lone MMA fighter delivers Trump a bruising snub
Only MMA fighter in Congress skipping White House UFC match for the World Cup
Convicted pedophile and Trump insiders handed Congress access in credentialing mess
The Senate Radio-TV Gallery is not living up to the rules Congress placed on the nation’s congressional correspondents.
AOC Supports Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move, Even If It ‘Doesn’t Quite Make All The Wrongs Right’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fears President Trump reschduling only medical cannabis and not recreational marijuana does nothing to address the damage of the “war on drugs”
Republicans shrug as 'socialist' Trump accusations fly
While Trump has expanded his power within the private sector on congressional Republicans' watch, many powerful GOP members of Congress shrug off his repeated power plays.
Washington correspondent Scott MacFarlane on independent journalism & the importance of local news
Screenshot of Scott MacFarlane’s appearance on local Milwaukee radio.
New Maryland bills seek to block Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump from state office
Uniformed FBI agent helps clear the US Capitol grounds in midst of Jan. 6, 2021 riot.
Democrats who worked with Mullin on Native issues optimistic he can right ship at DHS
The LCB’s exclusive reporting on Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s bipartisan work for Indian Country
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