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Republicans want to IMPEACH Biden if they regain control of the House, but GOP leaders are mute as the November elections approach. – TDPel Media

According to DailyMail.com, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene intends to reintroduce articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden in the next Congress next year.

It comes at a time when a loud segment of the House GOP is stepping up efforts to impeach Biden if their party wins the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections in November.

Despite a decline in popularity after the Supreme Courts decision and the reversal of abortion rights in some red states, Republicans are still predicted to surpass Democrats small advantage in the lower house of Congress.

Numerous Republican politicians have accused Biden of high crimes and misdemeanors over the last 18 months, mostly in relation to the tumultuous pullout from Afghanistan and the ongoing issue on the countrys southern border with Mexico.

The Democrat-controlled House has little prospect of enacting the purely symbolic measures.

But conservative legislators are making it plain that impeaching the president is one of their top goals with less than three months before the elections, which have the potential to undermine Bidens ability to set the agenda for the latter part of his tenure.

Next year, Greene, who has already presented articles of impeachment against Biden over the Supreme Court, the border, and Afghanistan, will do it once again.

On Joe Bidens first day in office, Congresswoman Greene tried to have him removed from office. As soon as feasible, in her opinion, Greenes spokesperson Nick Dyer told DailyMail.com.

House Republicans are once again renewing calls to impeach President Joe Biden with less than three months until the midterm elections

In the 118th Congress, She will introduce Articles of Impeachment.

Theyre pursuing more than just Biden, Arizona Representative Andy Biggs stated in the early hours of Tuesday.

In response to mounting GOP demands to impeach the Homeland Security Secretary over the migrant issue and rhetorical criticism of the Attorney General over the Justice Departments investigations of Donald Trump, he tweeted that well be coming for Mayorkas and Garland too.

The office of Texas Representative Chip Roy directed DailyMail.com to the former sheriffs earlier this month demands for the impeachment of Biden and Mayorkas.

According to Roy, who spoke to Fox News on August 3, President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas have blatantly and repeatedly refused to do their constitutional duty to take care that the immigration laws are faithfully executed, as required by Article II, endangering numerous American and foreign lives in the process.

One year ago today, an ISIS-K suicide bomber at Kabuls Hamid Karzai International Airport murdered over 200 people, including 13 US service personnel, as the American military was leaving the country. Illinois Republican Rep. Mary Miller demanded that the president be removed from office.

Miller said in a public address on Friday that Joe Bidens administration comprises of the largest national security disaster in the history of our country.

I have called for the impeachment of Biden and other key Pentagon officials in addition to the urgent oversight hearings on the mishandling of the pullout from Afghanistan.

The GOP is still widely anticipated to win the House of Representatives in November, according to a new CBS News survey, but their advantage has narrowed to just eight seats.

Given worries about alienating Independent and moderate voters before the pivotal 2024 election cycle, it is unclear whether House Republican leaders would accept demands for impeachment.

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy promised in April that Republicans would not impeach Biden for political reasons but he did not completely rule out the measure in response to Democrats two attempts to remove President Trump from office.

The largest national security blunder in our nations history occurred under Joe Bidens administration. In addition to calling for the impeachment of Biden and other key Pentagon officials, I have also demanded swift oversight hearings on the mishandling of the pullout from Afghanistan.

The law will be upheld by us. We would proceed in that direction if someone broke the law at any point and the result was impeachment. However, we wont utilize it for political ends, he said on Sunday Morning Futures on Fox News.

Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and House GOP Whip Steve Scalise have both remained mute on the topic of impeachment, despite the latter calling Biden unfit for office in the wake of the deaths of 13 US soldiers in Kabul.

The offices of McCarthy, Scalise, and Stefanik have been contacted by DailyMail.com for comment.

In September 2020, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared his opposition to impeaching the Democratic president.

He responded to demands for the presidents impeachment over the departure from Afghanistan by saying, Look, there isnt going to be an impeachment, but I believe we have a decent chance of winning that election next year.

He did not say at the time if he would alter his mind if the GOP took control of Congress in 2023.

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Republicans want to IMPEACH Biden if they regain control of the House, but GOP leaders are mute as the November elections approach. - TDPel Media

Four MP poll results to determine coalition that will control House – The Standard

The National Assembly. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The election of four parliamentary members today could tilt the scales in determining which of the two leading coalitions becomes the majority and minority in the National Assembly.

A mix-up at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission prevented voters in Rongai, Kitui Rural, Pokot South, and Kacheliba in Nakuru, Kitui, and West Pokot counties from choosing their MPs with the rest of the country on August 9.

The four elections are crucial for President-elect William Ruto and Kenya Kwanza Alliance, as well as Raila Odingas Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party, because a majority win will help the political formation gain control of the National Assembly.

Currently, Rutos Kenya Kwanza leads the Azimio by one seat in a tally of 161 to 160, and the victory in other seats could inform the coalition that will win the coveted positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, and Majority Whip in the National Assembly.

If the Supreme Court upholds Rutos victory, he will want control of the National Assembly to ensure his government business is expedited.

In the two weeks since he was declared winner by IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati, the president-elect has gone on the charm offensive, welcoming nine of the 12 independents and wooing MPs from other parties to join him.

On Friday, Ruto welcomed Ugenya MP David Ochieng and his MDG party to the Kenya Kwanza coalition days after he won over the United Democratic Movement of Mandera senator-elect Ali Roba, an Azimio affiliate, that has six members in the National Assembly and two in the Senate, to his fold.

Alongside the four constituencies polls, IEBC will today also conduct elections for the governor seats in Kakamega and Mombasa and MCA posts in Nyaki West (North lmenti Constituency, Meru County) and Kwa Njenga (Embakasi South Constituency, Nairobi County).

Because of the ongoing scramble for seats in the National Assembly, parliamentary seats are more competitive than governor contests.

The parliamentary elections that Ruto and Raila will be watching closely are not only for bragging rights, but also because they will control House business.

Parliament is different because they have to elect the speakers and then deal with contentious issues that will affect the running of government, political analyst Prof Macharia Munene says.

Kenya Kwanza is backing Bungoma senator Moses Wetangula while and Azimio is fronting Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, and every vote in the National Assembly will count.

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UPDATE: Wildfire closes sections of Thetis Lake Regional Park – Sooke News Mirror

The Capital Regional District is warning residents sections of Thetis Lake Regional Park are closed due to a wildfire.

In a release published Saturday morning, the CRD said the parks Main Beach and Seymour Hill areas are closed to the public. Other areas of the park remain open, however visitors are required to follow any directions given by park staff on site in order to support the safety of fire crews and visitors.

View Royal Fire Rescue Chief Paul Hurst told Black Press Media Saturday morning the fire was first discovered at the top of Seymour Hill around 1 a.m., but crews were unable to reach it until 6:30 a.m. as it would not have been safe to approach it at night. As of 9:30 a.m., nine View Royal firefighters, two Colwood, two Langford, and an initial attack team from the province are on scene.

He said the fire is sitting at around 1 hectare in size, and crews have been able to contain it and bring it under control using hand tools to dig a trench around it. Water is being drawn from the lake and crews are now working on extinguishing the blaze, a process Hurst said is expected to take several days due to the extent of the burnt vegetation.

Hurst said the weather has been very cooperative, and the combination of cooler temperatures, high humidity, and lack of wind overnight contributed greatly to the fire remaining a manageable size before crews could get on scene.

As the fire is quite a distance from the lake and there is equipment setup over a wide area, Hurst is asking residents to avoid the park where possible.

The fire will be investigated by both the provinces wildfire crews and View Royal Fire Rescue, but Hurst said it has already been determined to have been the result of human actions.

It comes days after a fire sparked near Fort Rodd Hill and the Esquimalt Lagoon, but was quickly brought under control by West Shore fire crews.

READ MORE: Drone captures Fort Rodd Hill fire from Colwood skies

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Communist governments are trying to take over the temples: Former SC judge – Hindustan Times

A video of former Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra emerged on social media on Sunday, in which she can be seen commenting that Communist governments want to take control of Hindu temples because of the revenue these temples generate.

This is what happens with these Communist governments. They want to take over because of their revenue. Their problem is the revenue. All over they have taken over..all over..only Hindu temples, the retired judge is seen telling a group of people. HT cannot independently verify the authenticity of the video. Attempts to reach the former judge were also not successful.

In the video, Justice Malhotra claims that she and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Uday Umesh Lalit said that they will not allow it.

Justice Malhotra and CJI Lalit were part of a bench in the top court, which in July 2020 delivered a judgment over control and management of Keralas Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple. The bench had set aside a Kerala high court ruling that allowed the state government to take control of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple and manage its affairs through a committee. This bench instead affirmed the mandate of the erstwhile ruling family of Travancore to continue its involvement in the management of the temple.

Earlier in the day, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tweeted his photo with Justice Malhotra. Pleased to meet retired Supreme Court Justice Indu Malhotra at the Trivandrum Medical College function today. A remarkable lady, Tharoor posted.

Justice Malhotra also happened to be the lone dissenting voice on the five-judge bench that had in 2018 held that women of all ages should be allowed in Keralas Sabrimala temple.

In her judgment, she said that matters of deep religious sentiment should not be interfered with by the court and that the subject of rationality should not be seen in religious beliefs.

Issues of deep religious sentiments should not be ordinarily be interfered by the court What constitutes essential religious practice is for the religious community to decide, not for the court, Justice Malhotra had held in her judgment.

Currently, the Sabrimala case along with a batch of other petitions relating to religious practices across various faiths is pending before a nine-judge bench.

Utkarsh Anand is Legal Editor at the Hindustan Times. He writes on law, judiciary and governance....view detail

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Crapo: Inflation Impacting Idahos Agriculture Industry is Out of Control | U.S – Senator Mike Crapo

Crapo: Inflation Impacting Idahos Agriculture Industry is Out of Control | U.S. Senator Mike Crapo Published: August 26, 2022

Twin Falls, Idaho--Thursday, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) led Idaho agricultural producers in a news conference on the inflationary pressure impacting Idahos agriculture industry.

Sustained high inflation impacting Idahos agriculture industry is out of control, Crapo said. The party-line budget reconciliation bills Congressional Democrats pursued the past two years only added fuel to the inflation fire with unwarranted increases in federal spending. Further, the tax increases in the Inflation Reduction Act will only make matters worse by increasing burdens on businesses that continue to deal with supply-chain disruptions and the added costs of delivering goods to the marketplace.

Crapo was joined at the conference by Idaho Farm Bureau CEO Zak Miller and Twin Falls County Farm Bureau President Larry Hollifield. Miller and Hollifield added to the Senators concerns regarding sustained high inflation and its impacts on Idahos producers.

As a farmer, we are used to good and bad years; that is normal, Hollifield said. However, there is a great concern about inflated farm inputs. We dont know how long they are going to last.

As the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over international trade, Crapo continues to put pressure on the Biden Administration to pursue more trade agreements.

Sound trade policies that open more international markets to Idaho-produced agricultural goods are also another critical area we can fight inflation and increase economic opportunities for our Gem State agricultural producers, Crapo said.

Video of the press conference is available here: https://youtu.be/UtYqHHydITo

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