I'm back, will note, have new bread for tomorrow.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3522992-house-passes-bill-expanding-security-protections-to-supreme-court-family-members/
House passes expanded security for Supreme Court justices’ families, 27 Democrats vote ‘no’ (TheHill)
House passes expanded security for Supreme Court justices’ families, 27 Democrats vote ‘no’
The House passed a bill on Tuesday that would provide security protections to family members of Supreme Court justices, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk for final approval.
The legislation, dubbed the Supreme Court Police Parity Act, cleared the House in a 396-27 vote, with only Democrats objecting to the measure.
Passage in the lower chamber comes more than a month after the Senate approved the bill by unanimous consent, meaning all 100 lawmakers signed off on the measure, allowing it to clear without having to go through a formal vote.
The bill offers “around-the-clock security protection” to family members of Supreme Court justices and “any officer” of the bench if the court marshal deems it necessary, protections similar to those of some executive and congressional officials.
Supreme Court justices already have federal protection.
The monthlong delay was the result of a standoff between the House and Senate: Democrats in the lower chamber wanted to pass an expanded bill that also offered protections to Supreme Court staff, including judicial clerks, if the court marshal deemed it necessary.
Senate Republicans, however, refused to pass that bill. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters on Monday that the House version “is not going to pass the Senate.”
“The security issue is related to Supreme Court justices, not nameless staff that no one knows,” he added.
On Tuesday night, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) revealed that the House would vote on the Senate bill, sponsored by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Chris Coons (D-Del).
Asked why Democrats had decided to accept the Senate version as written, Hoyer said, “I can’t really give you an explanation, because adding more employees doesn’t seem like a very controversial thing to do.”
Hoyer added that he was “surprised” by the Senate pushback to the expanded proposal. “But it is what it is. And we’re going to move the bill,” he said.
The Senate introduced the security bill days after Politico sent shockwaves throughout the country by publishing a draft majority opinion that showed the bench was prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year-old Supreme Court decision that safeguards the right to abortion at the federal level.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the draft opinion that “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” adding that “a right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the Nation’s history.”
Protests broke out across the country following the leak, and abortion rights activists, the Biden administration and Democrats countrywide are reportedly preparing a range of actions should Roe be overturned.
A final ruling in the case — involving a Mississippi law that outlaws nearly all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy — is expected by the end of the month.
Republicans upped the pressure to pass the bill last week, after an armed man who said he wanted to kill Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice’s home and charged with attempted murder.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made three requests to pass the bill by unanimous consent over the past week, all of which failed.
In remarks from the House floor Tuesday, McCarthy said he was “glad” Democratic leadership brought the Senate bill up for a vote but questioned why it took so long.
“The House Democrats have delayed it for more than a month. The question the American public asks is, why? Why would you delay it?” McCarthy said.
“We have all known that additional security has been necessary since the Dobbs opinion was leaked last month,” he added, citing the Supreme Court leak before pointing to the assassination attempt on Kavanaugh.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), during debate of the bill on the House floor Tuesday, said, “In the interest of protecting the justices’ families, we can no longer delay in passing the only version of the bill [Republicans] would apparently agree to.”
He called the Senate bill “the best we can get,” adding in a separate comment, “I hope we will move swiftly another bill to extend protection to families of employees as well.”
The California Democrat blamed Republicans for delaying the vote, condemning his colleagues across the aisle for not getting on board with the expanded measure that also offered protection to families of employees.
“Let me tell you why it took us a few weeks rather than just one week to pass this legislation. It’s because Republicans refuse to protect the families of Supreme Court employees who are at risk,” Lieu said. “Shame on you for not doing that.”
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) accused Democrats of holding up the security bill as a way to protect the individual who leaked the draft majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.
The leaker is not known to the public, and the underlying motivation remains unclear. Chief Justice John Roberts ordered an investigation into the leak, though no details have been provided since.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on the House floor said the bill “should’ve passed a darn long time ago,” adding that it was “better late than never.”
Mike Lillis contributed.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3523794-navy-fires-five-officers-in-less-than-a-week/
Navy fires five officers in less than a week(TheHill)
Navy fires five officers in less than a week
The Navy has announced a string of five officer firings in the span of less than a week, the most recent on Tuesday with the commanding officer of USS Preble guided missile destroyer.
Cmdr. Peter Lesaca was relieved of his role “due to loss of confidence in his ability to command,” according to a Navy statement.
The service did not offer details on his firing, only noting that “Navy commanding officers are held to high standards of personal and professional conduct” and are “expected to uphold the highest standards of responsibility, reliability and leadership, and the Navy holds them accountable when they fall short of those standards.”
Capt. Larry Repass, deputy commodore of Destroyer Squadron 23, will assume the duties as commanding officer until the permanent and qualified relief arrives, the Navy noted.
Prior to that, on June 11 the Navy relieved Capt. Jeffry Sandin, the commanding officer of the Recruit Training Command, “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.”
The service also did not offer details of Sandin’s firing, and only said he had been reassigned to Naval Service Training Command headquarters.
Capt. Kertreck Brooks, chief of staff of Naval Service Training Command, took over Sandin’s responsibilities.
And on June 10, the USS Bulkeley destroyer commanding officer Cmdr. Devine Johnson and Command Master Chief Earl Sanders were both relieved “due to a loss of confidence in their ability to effectively function as a command leadership team,” according to a separate Navy statement.
Johnson had been the ship’s commanding officer since July 2020, while Sanders served as the command master chief since June 2021.
Capt. William “Mac” Harkin, currently Deputy Commodore, Destroyer Squadron Two was temporarily assigned as commanding officer “until a permanent relief is identified.”
Sanders, meanwhile, was temporarily replaced by Master Chief Petty Officer Christy Reed, also of CDS-2.
Both Johnson and Sanders will be temporarily reassigned to the staff of the commander of Naval Surface Force Atlantic.
“There is no impact to the command’s mission or schedule due to this relief,” the statement noted.
The Navy’s Air Wing was also shaken up by a firing last week, after the commanding officer of Electronic Attack Squadron 137, Cmdr. Matthew McCormick, was relieved on June 8 due to loss of confidence in his ability to command.
McCormick, who had been commanding officer of VAQ-137 since September 2021, was temporarily reassigned to Electronic Attack Wing Pacific at Naval Station Whidbey Island, Wash.
Cmdr. Scott Maynes, the executive officer of VAQ-137, is currently serving as the acting commanding officer until a permanent replacement is identified.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/108479030233447804
DJT (TruSoc)
22:04 EST
2204
PANIC IN DC
SESSIONS & HUBER WEEKEND MEETING(S).
Q
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1536895266241990656
TheHill (Twatt) EARLIER: White House confirms Biden to meet Saudi crown prince in Middle East ahead of the president's trip to Philadelphia to speak with organized labor. https://trib.al/z6thQ12
https://twitter.com/newsmax/status/1536894822832672768
NewsMax (Twatt) Report: Only five of 50 Democratic senators immediately committed to endorsing President Joe Biden if he runs for reelection in 2024
https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1536894686308204549
PapiTrumpo (Twatt) BUENAS NOCHES, MY BIG BEAUTIFUL PATRIOTOS!!! WHAT AN AMAZING DAY FULL OF LOVE AND POSITIVITY!!! LIFE IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE OF YOU!!! I❤️U!!!
22:13 EST
2213
https://twitter.com/intheMatrixxx/status/1042266996061229056
Do you believe in coincidences?
Think of context.
Nothing to See Here.
Q
https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/1536893782649602054
SeanHannity (Twatt) @saracarterdc
Former senior FBI official who oversaw Clinton email probe had ‘dozens of unauthorized’ contact with media
Notables are NOT endorsements
@ Bacon
#701
>>128422 DJT (TruSoc) This one sided Witch Hunt is a disgrace to America. Should never have been allowed to happen!
>>128424 (Twatt) State Farm creates program to distribute LGBTQ books to kindergartners
>>128425 How Stock Market Circuit Breakers Work (npr.org)
>>128426 HouseJudiciaryGOP (Twatt) Oh
>>128428 SaraACarter (Twatter) Biden Admin Betraying U.S. Embassy Act of 1995, Establishing Palestinian Affairs Office in Jerusalem
>>128429 (GAB) It’s hard to take the J6 outrage seriously when there was 0 accountability for this.
>>128430, >>128431, >>128432 COVID UPDATE: What is the truth? (NCBI.nim.nih.gov)
>>128434, >>128487 InsiderPaper (Twatt) KEKS: Elephants NEVER forget: NEW An elephant that trampled an 70-year-old women to death in India later returned to her funeral to trample her corpse, local media reports
>>128435 InsiderPaper (Twatt) NEW Fox News host Sean Hannity reportedly asked Trump to consider pardoning Hunter Biden to ‘Smooth Things Over’ after Capitol Riot
>>128436 Disclose.tv (Twatt) NEW - Bill Barr: "The election was not stolen by fraud. And I haven't seen anything since the election that changes my mind on that, including the '2000 Mules' movie."
>>128437 CharlieKirk (Twatt) NEW - Paul Pelosi's Mug Shot from his May 29th DUI arrest. Hard to imagine waiting two weeks for this to be public if his last name weren't 'Pelosi'
>>128438 CharlieKirk (Twatt) Check the boys bathrooms in Oregon.
>>128439 (Twatt) The stock market just shit the bed. Big time. Let's go Brandon.
>>128441 (Twatt) Why do they light up 3 strand DNA in this ceremony?
>>128443 peeRESIDENTBidon (TWAAAT) My Administration will continue to do everything we can to lower prices for the American people, but Congress has to act as well.
>>128444, >>128461 Fire damages food processing plant west of Waupaca (fox11online.com)
>>128445, >>128446 RTBM (Twatt) Nancy PAULosi meme
>>128448 (Twatt) Tucker Carlson: "If you can take their guns, why can't you take their homes? Why can't you empty their bank accounts? Ooh sound paranoid, Alex Jones stuff? That just happened in Canada."
>>128449 (June 13, 2021) Christopher Sign, Alabama news anchor who broke Clinton tarmac story, dead at 45 (NYPost.com)
f>>128458 DJT (TruSoc) Truth Social: 108473837433888356 DELETED TRUTH It is June 14th, FLAG DAY!!!
>>128460, >>128463 USArmy (Twatt) For 247 years, America's Army has defended the nation 24/7.
>>128464 (Twatt) Look around you. We're being starved of food, energy, and gas. They locked us down for months, even years for some. We’re being priced out of basic necessities, due to inflation and shortages OF THEIR DOING. Now they want to take your guns. Why do you think that is?
>>128466 (Twatt) Biden, visibly angry: "I don't want to hear anymore of these lies about reckless spending. We're changing people's lives!"
>>128467 A Proclamation on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 2022 (Whitehouse.gov)
>>128468 (GAB) This guy just shut down a drag queen story hour and the left is absolutely FURIOUS about it. If he can do it then so can you.
>>128470 House passes expanded security for Supreme Court justices’ families, 27 Democrats vote ‘no’ (TheHill)
>>128471 Navy fires five officers in less than a week(TheHill)
>>128472 PDJT DJT (TruSoc)
a>>128473 TheHill (Twatt) EARLIER: White House confirms Biden to meet Saudi crown prince in Middle East ahead of the president's trip to Philadelphia to speak with organized labor.
>>128474 NewsMax (Twatt) Report: Only five of 50 Democratic senators immediately committed to endorsing President Joe Biden if he runs for reelection in 2024
>>128475 PapiTrumpo (Twatt) BUENAS NOCHES, MY BIG BEAUTIFUL PATRIOTOS!!! WHAT AN AMAZING DAY FULL OF LOVE AND POSITIVITY!!! LIFE IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE OF YOU!!! I❤️U!!!
>>128476 SeanHannity (Twatt) @saracarterdc Former senior FBI official who oversaw Clinton email probe had ‘dozens of unauthorized’ contact with media