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June 7, 2021 at 10:22 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
Conservative radio host Mike Broomhead, a staple on the Phoenix airwaves, has turned against the Arizona GOP “audit” of the 2020 election results, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Said Broomhead: “You’re turning this into the clown show that you’ve been accused of… You’re turning this into the sideshow at the state fair.”
He added: “No matter where you stand, the one thing we can all agree on is it has put a great big wedge in this community. That to me is the worst part of this. It’s one more reason for us to stand on opposite sides of the streets and complain about each other.”
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https://politicalwire.com/2021/06/07/conservative-radio-host-turns-against-arizona-audit/
Supreme Court declines to hear lawsuit challenging male-only draft
Three justices said the court's longstanding deference to Congress on military issues cautions against taking the case while lawmakers are considering changing the law.
June 7, 2021, 10:12 AM EDT
By Pete Williams
The Supreme Court declined Monday to consider the constitutionality of a federal law requiring men, but not women, to register for the military draft when they turn 18.
As is its usual practice, the court didn't say why it wouldn't take the case. But three justices, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Brett Kavanaugh, said the court's longstanding deference to Congress on military issues cautions against taking the case while lawmakers are considering whether to change the law.
A federal judge in Texas said the law violated the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection. But a federal appeals court overturned the ruling, concluding that it was bound by a 1981 Supreme Court decision upholding the men-only requirement.
The U.S. switched to an all-volunteer force in 1973, but the draft remains on the books, ready to be activated if needed in wartime. The Selective Service Act requires all men to register for the draft within 30 days of their 18th birthday. Failure to do so can result in prosecution and denial of federal student loans.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-declines-hear-lawsuit-challenging-male-only-draft-n1269817
Trump praises Sen. Joe Manchin for his refusal to do away with the filibuster
https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1401900909295288321
Trump Takes Aim at '35 Wayward Republicans'
May 20, 2021 at 1:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard
Former President Trump slapped the “wayward” House Republicans who voted in support of a commission that will investigate the Capitol insurrection on January 6.
Said Trump: “See, 35 wayward Republicans—they just can’t help themselves. We have much better policy and are much better for the Country, but the Democrats stick together, the Republicans don’t.”
He added: “They don’t have the Romney’s, Little Ben Sasse’s, and Cheney’s of the world. Unfortunately, we do. Sometimes there are consequences to being ineffective and weak. The voters understand!”
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https://politicalwire.com/2021/05/20/trump-takes-aim-at-the-35-wayward-republicans/
Even the terrorist threat to the United States is now partisan
Philip Bump 1 hr ago
Hours after he announced his objection to forming a commission to investigate the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) defended his case in an appearance on Fox News (to the extent that host Laura Ingraham demanded a defense).
“I’ll raise a very good point of what we should be focused on,” McCarthy said. “I went to the border a couple months ago. I was told how we were catching people coming across the border, not from Central America, but from Yemen and others that were on the terrorist watch list.”
He said he was briefed by the CIA and received information that alarmed him.
“Why don’t we have a commission about that?” McCarthy continued. “Why aren’t we securing our border? That’s putting Americans at risk.”
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/even-the-terrorist-threat-to-the-united-states-is-now-partisan/ar-AAKcLn5
New York AG criminally investigating Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg
Source: NBC News
The investigation of Weisselberg’s personal finances stems in part from documents shared by his former daughter-in-law, Jennifer Weisselberg.
May 20, 2021, 12:38 PM EDT
By Michael Kosnar, Jonathan Dienst and Adam Edelman
New York Attorney General Letitia James' office is criminally investigating longtime Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg’s personal taxes, an official close to the investigation told NBC News.
The investigation of Weisselberg’s personal finances stems in part from documents shared by his former daughter-in-law, Jennifer Weisselberg.
Alan Garten, the Trump Organization’s general counsel, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Jennifer Weisselberg's attorney, Duncan Levin acknowledged she was cooperating with the New York attorney general's office in a Thursday statement obtained by NBC News.
“Ms. Weisselberg has been in touch with prosecutors from the criminal division of the New York attorney general's office since at least March," Levin said. "She has provided information to them as part of their criminal investigation and will continue to cooperate in any way she can be helpful."
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/new-york-ag-criminally-investigating-trump-organization-cfo-weisselberg-n1268036
Biden proposes doubling IRS workforce as part of plan to snag tax cheats
Source: Politico
By BRIAN FALER
05/20/2021 12:20 PM EDT
Updated: 05/20/2021 01:35 PM EDT
President Joe Biden is proposing to double the size of the IRS, by hiring nearly 87,000 new workers over the next decade, as part of a sweeping plan to chase down tax cheats.
The hiring spree, part of a bid to increase IRS funding by $80 billion, would be phased in to give the department time to absorb the additional resources, the Treasury Department said in a report Thursday.
The agency’s workforce would never grow by more than a “manageable” 15 percent each year. And its total budget would increase by about 10 percent annually.
At the same time, the administration wants to require financial institutions and other businesses to report a lot more information about the money coursing through their customers’ accounts — a proposal designed to put the fear of the IRS in the hearts of tax scofflaws.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/20/irs-funding-boost-489830
U.S. will keep Covid travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico land borders through June 21
Source: CNBC
PUBLISHED THU, MAY 20 202112:15 PM EDT UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Kevin Breuninger
@KEVINWILLIAMB
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The Biden administration said it will continue to enforce coronavirus-related restrictions on nonessential travel across U.S. land borders through June 21.
Essential trade and travel will still be permitted, the Department of Homeland Security said in a tweet.
The administration’s decision to keep the restrictions in place for another month was announced amid a decline in Covid infections and deaths in the U.S.
The U.S. will continue to enforce coronavirus-related restrictions on nonessential travel across U.S. land borders through June 21, the Biden administration announced on Thursday.
“We’re working closely with Canada & Mexico to safely ease restrictions as conditions improve,” the Department of Homeland Security said on Twitter.
Essential trade and travel will still be permitted, the DHS tweeted.
It was unclear from the DHS tweet if the agency anticipated easing those restrictions immediately after June 21, or if it would merely reassess the need for those limits at that time. DHS did not immediately respond to requests for clarification.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/20/us-continues-covid-travel-restrictions-at-canada-mexico-land-borders.html
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