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Senate passes bill paving way to raise debt ceiling, avoid default
President Biden is expected to sign a bill that would allow the Senate to bypass the filibuster one time only in order to raise the debt ceiling ahead of a potential default. The bill passed in the Senate Thursday, after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) got 14 Senate Republicans to break a filibuster and… -
Supreme Court allows Texas abortion lawsuit to proceed, law still in place
The Supreme Court granted wins to both sides of the legal battle over the Texas abortion law Friday, allowing a lawsuit against the law to proceed while leaving the law in effect. The court heard arguments on whether abortion providers could sue over the law last month. The vote was 8-1 to allow the lawsuit… -
Smollett convicted of making up attack, UK allows Assange to be extradited
A day after former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was convicted on five of six counts of disorderly conduct for lying to police about being the victim of a racist, homophobic attack, a British appeals court overturned a lower court ruling Friday that could lead to WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange being extradited to the United States.… -
Ghislaine Maxwell trial paused after attorney gets sick
The sex trafficking trial of Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was unexpectedly paused Thursday morning. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan told the jury one of the attorneys fell “ill and has to get care.” The attorney has not been identified. Nathan said there was no reason to believe the illness was related to COVID-19. Jurors… -
Biden, congressional leaders lead tribute to Bob Dole at Capitol rotunda
As former Republican Senator Bob Dole lay at the Capitol rotunda Thursday, President Joe Biden and congressional leaders paid tribute to the man who spent 36 years in Congress. He died Sunday at the age of 98. The video above shows clips from the event. In paying tribute to Dole, President Biden said, “America has… -
New York AG files motion to compel testimony from Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr.
Update (Jan. 19, 2022): New York Attorney General Letitia James announced late Tuesday she has filed a motion to compel testimony from former President Donald Trump, as well his children Ivanka and Donald Jr. She also wants documents from former President Trump. “Since moving to compel the testimony of Eric Trump in August 2020, the Office… -
COVID vaccine boosters approved for kids, Senate blocks vaccine mandate
Both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC approved Pfizer boosters for kids 16 and 17 years old Thursday, a day after the Senate blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses employing 100 or more workers. The FDA and CDC moves serve as the first to… -
Senate committee grills Instagram CEO on new efforts to protect kids
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri took questions from the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection Wednesday on new efforts the social media company is making to protect kids who use the app. The hearing came a day after Instagram introduced a previously announced feature that urges teenagers to take breaks from the platform. The company also… -
Biden leads global summit to address “alarming challenges to democracy”
President Joe Biden kicked off the two-day White House Summit for Democracy with opening remarks Thursday. In a fact sheet, the White House described the summit as a “forum for leaders from around the world to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing democracies in the 21st century.” “In the face of sustained and alarming challenges… -
Cryptocurrency CEOs answer House questions as Congress looks to regulate
The CEOs of six cryptocurrency companies appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday, taking questions about the crypto industry from the House Financial Services Committee. Committee chair Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said the hearing will allow Congress to determine the next steps when it comes to regulating the industry. “Currently, cryptocurrency markets have no overarching or centralized regulatory… -
Survey: American workers to get largest one-year wage bump since 2008
According to The Conference Board’s November Salary Increase Budget Survey published Tuesday, American workers are expected to see a wage bump of about 3.9% in 2022. Not only is that figure up from the 3% number reported in April, but it’s also the highest year-to-year wage bump since 2008. The estimated wage bump for American… -
Pfizer posts COVID vaccine data for Omicron variant, judge blocks contractor mandate
A day after a federal judge blocked President Joe Biden’s federal contractor COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Pfizer released data regarding the effectiveness of the company’s vaccine on fighting the Omicron variant. According to a news release from Pfizer, the data showed that while three doses of the vaccine, “neutralize the Omicron variant”, people who only got… -
Defense rests in Smollett case, Maxwell accuser testifies in court
A day after a Jeffrey Epstein accuser testified against Ghislaine Maxwell in court, the defense team representing former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett rested its case. The case then went to the prosecution, shortly after Smollett finished a second day of testimony. Prosecutors said they had no other witnesses to call, and Judge James Linn scheduled…
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