Rep. Kevin Kiley says he has officially quit the GOP and changed his party affiliation to “no party preference” in CA.
He’ll still caucus with Rs.
Dems smashed his district and he’s now running in a D-leaning district.
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Anthropic Sues Defense Department Over Supply Chain Risk Label By Rachel Metz and Jimmy Jenkins (Bloomberg) -- Anthropic PBC sued the Defense Department for declaring that the artificial intelligence giant posed a risk to the US supply chain, after a dispute with the Pentagon over whether the technology would be used for mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. San Francisco-based Anthropic is challenging a decision by the department to shift its AI work to other providers, based on a risk designation typically reserved for companies from countries the US views as adversaries. “These actions are unprecedented and unlawful,” the company said in a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court. “The Constitution does not allow the government to wield its enormous power to punish a company for its protected speech.” Read More: Anthropic at Risk of Huawei-Like Ban After Pentagon Punishment
Only question is how quickly they get a favorable ruling.
Growing bipartisan interest in this cause? The standard deduction for federal taxes was increased in TCJA and in OBBB. Now Cory Booker wants to boost it by more than double from current levels. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The Winning! So Much Winning!
SEC fans.
The State Department ordered American employees and diplomats in Saudi Arabia to leave the country amid the war with Iran, the New York Times reported, citing current and former US officials.
Following the invasion of Ukraine, WTI peaked at just over $120 per barrel and the national average for gasoline hit $5.00 (briefly).
It depends how long the straits are closed, but above $4.00 gasoline will happen if WTI holds at $106 for any time.
HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT: “.. passengers should arrive 4-5 hours before their flight ..”
$JETS $XAL
I held this post up to the light.
Breaking news: The Army abruptly canceled a major training exercise, officials said, fueling speculation within the Defense Department that soldiers specializing in ground combat and a range of other missions may be sent to the Middle East.
NEW: Federal judges have spent months ordering ICE to give detainees a chance for release in bond hearings.
Now, they're worried that the bond hearings themselves — conducted by Executive Branch immigration judges — are a farce.
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Eh, TACO.
Quite the cute little MCV over the Gulf today.
How it started / how it's going
I finally get to use this.
“.. White House officials have already discussed names of potential replacements for Noem, including Republican Sens. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma and Steve Daines of Montana, according to two of the people familiar ..”
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Next time someone asks you to sum up MAGA in 30 seconds or less, show them this clip of Andrew Tate explaining why he doesn't read books.
Remarkable: Senate cmte quickly adjusts NASA funding bill to bless Isaacman cancelling EUS and Mobile Launcher 2 in favor of a new SLS upper stage and end SLS block 1B and Block 2. Cruz had been at odds before but went along now. House?
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ALERT: With 5 Republicans joining Democrats, House Oversight Committee has just voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify as part of their ongoing Epstein investigation
Breaking news: Senate Commerce & Science committee approved Weather Act Reauthorization bill this morning, sending bill to full Senate that would legislatively push back against OMB efforts to drastically cut and reorganize a number of NOAA weather science programs. tinyurl.com/yay8pevv
The US Agency for Global Media, which is run by Kari Lake, has just failed an audit. The organization's finances are too chaotic even to assess.
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If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.
It's the 60th anniversary of the infamous Plains/Prairies blizzard of March 1966, which produced the iconic photo of a man standing near the top of a utility pole.
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"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. used a submarine-launched torpedo to sink an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean — the first time an American submarine has been used to fire a torpedo against an enemy ship in combat since World War II."
Tuesday 3:32 pm: A frontal system moving through Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, southwestern to eastern Iran is producing a band of clouds and showers today.
after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.
"Truth Social is neither. Discuss."
