Texas Governor Greg Abbott is weighing a plan to invoke real war powers by declaring an “invasion” at the US southern border to get around a clause in the US Constitution. Abbott could declare an invasion to comply with a clause in the US Constitution which prohibits states from engaging …
Read More »Nuclear submarine ‘spies’ invoke Trump defense
Diana Toebbe and her husband Jonathan were arrested in October and face espionage charges. Prosecutors have argued against freeing them on bail, citing a text message from Diana saying the couple would be “welcomed and rewarded by a foreign [government].” At a hearing on Wednesday, her lawyers presented additional messages …
Read More »US House advances bill to urge Vice President to invoke 25th Amendment despite Pence saying ‘NO’
The resolution cleared its first hurdle in the House after a 222-204 vote on Tuesday, with lawmakers voting along party lines. However, while no Republicans openly sided with their rivals across the aisle, seven GOP lawmakers did not cast a vote for the bill, none of whom have yet weighed …
Read More »‘Would set a terrible precedent’: Pence says he WON’T invoke 25th Am to oust Trump
As the House was in the midst of voting on a resolution calling on him to use the 25th Amendment on Tuesday evening, Pence ruled out such a possibility, saying in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he believes such an action does not align with country’s immediate interests. …
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