Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). His newest e-book is The Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency. His recent book, RED NOVEMBER, tells the story of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary from a conservative perspective. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak. … [Read more...] about WATCH: Ted Cruz Defines ‘Packing the Court’: ‘Expanding the Number of Justices to Achieve a Political Outcome’
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Lack of political offset for Republicans makes DC statehood effort more difficult for Dems
From almost the beginning, residents of Washington, DC were taxed. They fought in wars. Yet, they had had no vote on Capitol Hill. Only states and commonwealths are permitted to send members to the House and Senate. They eventually grew the electoral college to 538 from 535 so that DC would have three electoral votes – the same footprint it would have for a state its size: two senators and a House member. … [Read more...] about Lack of political offset for Republicans makes DC statehood effort more difficult for Dems
Facebook says it will permanently stop recommending political groups
The social media company said in October that it was temporarily halting recommendations of political groups for U.S. users in the run-up to the presidential election. On Wednesday Facebook said it would be making this permanent and would expand the policy globally. … [Read more...] about Facebook says it will permanently stop recommending political groups
CNN survey shows some of America’s biggest companies still grappling with response to deadly US Capitol riot
None of the companies that responded to CNN said they had requested refunds from lawmakers. That stands in sharp contrast to the greeting card maker Hallmark, which is not a Fortune 500 firm but made headlines with its request that two of the objectors, Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Roger Marshall of Kansas, return its PAC contributions. … [Read more...] about CNN survey shows some of America’s biggest companies still grappling with response to deadly US Capitol riot
Biden is no longer afraid to spend big on economic relief. Here’s what’s changed since 2009
Those proposals, however, need approval from Congress and will likely be scaled back as they work their way through the legislative process. Already, Republicans -- even moderate ones like Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah -- have expressed doubts or opposition to passing another major relief bill on the heels of the $900 billion package. … [Read more...] about Biden is no longer afraid to spend big on economic relief. Here’s what’s changed since 2009
