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February 14, 2024

National News

Democrats will flip Santos seat in New York, CNN projects, further shrinking House GOP’s narrow majority | CNN Politics

Democratic former Rep. Tom Suozzi will win a high-stakes special election in New York to succeed disgraced Republican George Santos, CNN projects, a result that will further shrink the House GOP’s narrow majority.

www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/politics/santos-seat-tom-suozzi-mazi-pilip

The House has impeached the Homeland Security secretary. Here's what you should know and what's next

The Republican-controlled House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border.

apnews.com/article/mayorkas-impeachment-border-immigration-congress-3bff388c2f0d1cc718f43d901bc50690?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

February 13, 2024

“History is watching,” President Joe Biden said this afternoon. He warned “Republicans in Congress who think they can oppose funding for Ukraine and not be held accountable” that “[f]ailure to support Ukraine at this critical moment will never be forgotten.”

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/february-13-2024?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

To have and to hold: Tennessee Republicans have again introduced a measure targeting same sex couples that allows officiants to decline to perform marriage ceremonies based on the person’s “conscience or religious beliefs.”

Local News & Arts:

Synthesize Art Exhibit — Athens Area Council for the Arts

This collection of complex, abstract works by four artists (Jan Burleson Carl Gombert, Carrie Pendergrass, and Kelly Spell) is a celebration of color and shape. See it in the Willson Exhibit Room and Hallway Galleries at The Arts Center in Athens (McMinn County), in the heart of East Tennessee.

www.athensartscouncil.org/upcomingevents/synthesize-exhibit-2024

Morning Fax:

State Senator J. Adam Lowe and State Representative Mark Cochran will be interviewed on today’s local news coverage on WYXI RADIO FM 94.5 & AM 1390. Local and area news is presented at 7:05 a.m., 8:05 a.m., 12:05 p.m and 5:05 p.m. One major topic is the proposal to reduce or eliminate Tennessee’s Franchise Tax and return or rebate the taxes for the past three year back to businesses

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

This is 89: Author and Holocaust Survivor Alfred J. Lakritz Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire

"I am happy that I’ve survived mentally and physically. I can look back at the obstacles I had to deal with and confront during my life and appreciate that I overcame them."

open.substack.com/pub/oldster/p/this-is-89-holocaust-survivor-alfred?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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