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Jul 15 2021
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Schumer Sets Key Vote on Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for Next Week
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that he would begin procedural votes for a bipartisan infrastructure package next Wednesday, urging lawmakers to finalize their legislation before then. The announcement comes two days after Schumer told reporters that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who leads the bipartisan group writing the bill, said they would “have legislation ready by Friday.”
Politico The Hill Washington ExaminerMar 29 2021
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Two Teens Charged with Murder In Carjacking of Uber Eats Driver
Two teenage girls were charged with carjacking and with murder in the death of an Uber Eats driver in Washington, D.C. The suspects, ages 13 and 15, allegedly attacked Mohammad Anwar, 66, with a taser inside his car, causing the car to flip on its side. Anwar was taken to the hospital, but did not survive; the two girls were pulled from the wreck and arrested at the scene.
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The Hill The Daily Wire CNN DigitalMar 20 2023
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Biden Uses First Veto to Protect Labor Department ESG Investing
President Joe Biden used his first presidential veto on Monday to block congress from overturning a rule allowing the Labor Department to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in its investment decisions.
Key Quote: After vetoing the bill, Biden tweeted, “this bill would risk your retirement savings by making it illegal to consider risk factors MAGA House
Reuters Axios Fox News DigitalAug 30 2022
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Elon Musk Files Another Notice to Cancel Twitter Purchase
On Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk filed another notice of his intent to cancel his $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter.
Musk says he has new justifications to walk away from his deal due to disclosures from Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, Twitter's former security chief. Zatko alleged earlier this month that Twitter had engaged in "extreme, egregious efficiencies" related to security, privacy and
The Verge CNBC Fox BusinessMay 30 2022
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Remembering Fallen Service Members on Memorial Day
How are different voices across the political spectrum recognizing Memorial Day?
Originally known as "Decoration Day," the holiday was first celebrated in 1869 as a way for the U.S. to honor those who died in the Civil War with flowers. It has since been expanded to commemorate fallen U.S. service members in all foreign wars. In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday,
The Colorado Sun Newsweek Washington PostNov 05 2022
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Twitter Layoffs Begin After Musk Takeover
New Twitter boss Elon Musk will begin laying off Twitter employees Friday as part of efforts to reduce the company's costs.
Key Quotes: According to a memo reviewed by The Verge, Twitter notified employees Friday that "In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global workforce." The memo acknowledges that "this is an
Fox Business The Verge CNETJul 20 2021
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Former Trump Fundraiser Charged With Acting As A Foreign Agent
Private equity investor Thomas Barrack was arrested Tuesday on charges of failing to disclose lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. Barrack, a friend of former President Donald Trump, was also one of Trump's top campaign fundraisers and chair of Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee. The Justice Department unsealed an indictment of three individuals, including Barrack, who allegedly
New York Times (News) CNBC Washington ExaminerOct 15 2022
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Warnock and Walker Face Off in Debate Ahead of Georgia Senate Election
Republican Herschel Walker and Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock faced off in a televised debate on Friday night to make their case to Georgia voters in one of the most-watched and most-covered Senate races of the midterm season. The debate focused on candidate controversies, national politics and policies, and hot-button issues such as abortion and inflation.
Key Quotes: On abortion,
The Hill Washington Examiner NBC News DigitalOct 26 2021
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Report Claims GOP Lawmakers, White House Staff Helped Plan Jan. 6 Riot
A report from Rolling Stone (Left bias) claims Republican lawmakers and White House staff helped plan the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Two anonymous planners of the pro-Trump rallies are quoted in the report, claiming that Trump's staff and GOP lawmakers were "intimately involved in planning both Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss and the Jan. 6 events that turned violent." The report names
RollingStone.com Newsweek Washington ExaminerMar 16 2023
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Credit Suisse Stock Rebounds as Swiss National Bank Extends $54B Lifeline
Credit Suisse, the second-largest bank in Switzerland, announced on Wednesday that it will borrow up to 50 billion Swiss francs ($53.68 billion in U.S. dollars) from the Swiss National Bank.
The Details: Shares in Credit Suisse fell more than 30% Wednesday to a record low of about 1.56 Swiss francs per share, after its largest investor, the Saudi National Bank, said it's not planning to
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