Former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett calls on Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign immediately
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Former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett calls on Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign immediately

ByNews Polite

Jon Lovett, an ex-speechwriter for former President Barack Obama, called on Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to resign on Tuesday amid her lengthy health-related absence from the Senate.  Feinstein, the oldest serving member of the Senate, revealed on March 2 that she was hospitalized for shingles treatment after being diagnosed with…

Rick Scott updates sunset plan to exclude Social Security and Medicare
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Rick Scott updates sunset plan to exclude Social Security and Medicare

ByNews Polite

Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott “put it down in black and white” that he doesn’t support sunsetting Social Security and Medicare as part of his ambitious plan to slash federal spending.  Scott amended his Rescue America plan on Friday to exclude Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans’ benefits, and other…

FCC hopeful Gigi Sohn could be named chair by White House if confirmed: sources
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FCC hopeful Gigi Sohn could be named chair by White House if confirmed: sources

ByNews Polite

If Gigi Sohn gets confirmed to join the Federal Communications Commission, the Biden administration may install the ultra-progressive telecom maven as chair of the powerful panel, insiders told On The Money. In a Tuesday Senate hearing, Sohn claimed that any rumor she wants to be chair is “false.” However, sources…

Senate passes bill that bans TikTok on government devices
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Senate passes bill that bans TikTok on government devices

ByNews Polite

Legislation banning the use of TikTok on government devices passed the Senate on Wednesday amid concerns data obtained by the popular social-media app may fall into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.  The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” sponsored by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), would prohibit individuals from…

Sen. Ed Markey tells Elon Musk to stop ‘Wild West’ Twitter
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Sen. Ed Markey tells Elon Musk to stop ‘Wild West’ Twitter

ByNews Polite

WASHINGTON – Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is asking Elon Musk to stop Twitter from becoming the “Wild West of social media” after the billionaire changed his newly acquired social media site’s verification process to allow anyone with $8 to obtain the sought-after blue check mark. “Your Twitter takeover, rapid and…

Nevada Republican Adam Laxalt’s Senate campaign prepping for recount: report
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Nevada Republican Adam Laxalt’s Senate campaign prepping for recount: report

ByNews Polite

As Republican Adam Laxalt’s lead in the Nevada Senate race dwindles with 93% of the vote counted, his campaign is reportedly “bracing for a loss” and weighing asking for a recount.   Laxalt is ahead of incumbent Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto by just 800 votes after 23,000 mail-in ballots were…

Raphael Warnock, Hershel Walker heads to likely runoff in Georgia Senate race
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Raphael Warnock, Hershel Walker heads to likely runoff in Georgia Senate race

ByNews Polite

Herschel Walker says he’s still racing at full speed. “I’m like Ricky Bobby – I don’t come to lose,” he said, referencing the 2006 Will Ferrell comedy movie “Talladega Nights” at his suburban Atlanta watch party. The former football hero pulled a line from a famous movie in another sport…