After the Nashville incident .. Extraordinary act of political retribution in the Tennessee House

 Republicans on Thursday expelled a Democratic lawmaker from the Tennessee Capitol for his role in a protest that called for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in Nashville.

Economists' solution to force President Biden and Congress to resolve the looming crisis

 Republicans and Democrats were dancing around each other about the need to raise the government's statutory borrowing authority. Biden tried to get closer, by releasing his budget plan that cuts the deficit by 2.9 trillion dollars over 10 years, an offer that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, from California, quickly rejected as not enough at all.

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Ted Cruz accuses Demos. using the Ukrainian flag to show 'virtue’

“A Ukrainian flag has become like a COVID mask. It’s a sign to show your virtue,” Ted Cruz said.