A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Thursday called for creating a system that would ensure the continuity of government’s legislative, executive, and judicial branches in the event of a catastrophe. “Large-scale events could quickly alter elections or render the House unable to achieve a quorum,” the lawmakers wrote. “In a closely contested Congress . . . a single assassin could alter the makeup and balance of power of the body.” The move comes on the heels of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and also takes into account vulnerabilities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol. There is currently no provision on the books to ensure Congress could continue to operate in the event a significant portion of lawmakers was incapacitated. Read Full Story

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Sen. Chuck Grassley’s, R-Iowa, enthusiastic appearance at a Trump event in Iowa over the weekend shows that the former president has further strengthened his grip on the GOP following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

The Iowa senator’s eagerness to stand next to former President Donald Trump at a boisterous rally in Des Moines only days after Trump repeatedly trashed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — a friend and ally of Grassley’s — served as a wakeup call to some Republicans that Trump is back and very much in charge of the party. 

Grassley, 88, has worked carefully over his four decades in the Senate to cultivate a reputation as a politician completely in step with Iowans who cherish family values, hard work, ethical behavior, and integrity… Read Full Story

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Former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge Thursday to force Facebook to reinstate him as he seeks to use the social media giant to influence elections in 2022 — and possibly a 2024 bid of his own.

Trump, banned from most major social media platforms for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots , brought a class-action lawsuit in July alleging censorship by Facebook , Twitter , and Google’s YouTube , along with their respective CEOs Mark Zuckerberg , Jack Dorsey, and Sundar Pichai. Thursday’s filing, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, was for a preliminary injunction on Facebook’s ban while he continues to try to get permanent access .

“This preliminary injunction against Facebook seems appropriate to file this week since they’ve been big in the news lately for all the issues they’re facing,” said John Coale, lead counsel of the Trump lawsuits against Big Tech companies. Constitutional Litigation Partnership, a legal entity created by Trump and his allies earlier this year, supports the lawsuit. Read Full Story

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