Type 1 [Missouri]
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Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Supreme Court rules states can't kick Trump off the ballot14·1 year agoFor all intents and purposes, I believe so. But one of the points that actually got a laugh in the oral arguments was how divided (ineffective) the Congress is.
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Do you prefer private or public trackers?English11·2 years agoI’ve applied for half-a-dozen private trackers, but they’ve all turned me down. Definitely seems counter to the entire idea of piracy IMO.
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia's election6·2 years agoShe acknowledged before the Colorado Bar Association that she violated Colo. RPC 8.4(c), which prohibits reckless, knowing, or intentional misrepresentations by attorneys.
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results4·2 years agoIt may be the case that he intended to vote against certification, but only after the riots did he vote to certify. I can’t find a vote from him to decertify, but if you can I’ll throw him up there.
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results5·2 years agoThanks, these abbreviations are flawless and very simple to keep track of
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results64·2 years agoI know that this information is years old, but as the GOP attempts to pick their new nominee for Speaker of the House, I find it important to note that most of their potential candidates are ones who objected to the 2020 Presidential results in one or both of Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Discussion: 2023 US House Speaker Election, Day of October 182·2 years agoJordan says House will hold next speaker vote at noon ET Thursday
House Republican supporters of a resolution to temporarily empower interim Speaker Patrick McHenry are working to maximize GOP votes and educate members about the effort. Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a chief Republican opponent of Jim Jordan’s speakership bid, said on Wednesday that the speaker designee would lose a “bigger chunk” of GOP floor votes on a third ballot. The 11-term South Florida congressman said he would “never” back Jordan for speaker.
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Discussion: 2023 US House Speaker Election, Day of October 181·2 years agoJust for fun, here’s a strawpoll to meter the expected outcome of Lemmy.
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Discussion: 118th United States Congress votes for Speaker of the House, Day of October 172·2 years agoNo more votes expected in the House today, with lawmakers set to reconvene at 11 a.m. Wednesday
No additional votes are expected in the House on Tuesday, closing out another day without a permanent House speaker. The House will meet at 11 a.m. (EST) Wednesday and proceed to a second ballot in an attempt to elect a speaker.
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot6·2 years agoI have moved general discussion and updates to here, as this post references an article which covers only the breaking news that Republicans have failed to successfully elect a speaker with the first ballot.
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Trump charged with additional counts in Mar-a-Lago documents caseEnglish7·2 years agoIt may not be the Jan 6th indictment birthday present I was hoping for, but further obstruction counts is fine I suppose!
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Trump is notified he's a target of the US criminal probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 electionEnglish191·2 years agoIt’s no surprise that Smith identified Trump as a target of the investigation, but it’s a sign that the probe is wrapping up and indictments may be issued as early as Friday.
(I swear I posted this earlier today but whatever)
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Trump is notified he's a target of the US criminal probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 electionEnglish2·2 years agoYes, the venue for this will be in DC and there will be zero chance of Justice Cannon presiding.
Type 1 [Missouri]@midwest.socialOPMtoUnited States | News & Politics@midwest.social•Trump is notified he's a target of the US criminal probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 electionEnglish9·2 years agoIt’s no surprise that Smith has identified Trump as a target of the probe, but it shows that the probe is wrapping up and charges have been considered. We may very well see 3 indictments (2 more) by the end of the summer.
Edit: grammar
I think there’s no time like the present for Special Council Jack Smith to initiate recusal proceedings against Judge Aileen Cannon.