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China is trying to steal Fed info and recruit employees: Senate report
China is trying to infiltrate the U.S. Federal Reserve and steal information and influence, according to a senior Senate Republican. In a report released Tuesday, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, said China has been targeting the central bank since at least 2013. The 48-page report, based on… -
HHS proposes new rules on gender affirmation, pregnancy healthcare
The Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a new rule that it said will strengthen non-discrimmination in health care. The rule prohibits an entity from denying or limiting health services sought for the purpose of gender-affirming care and “pregnancy termination”. “Standing with communities in need is critical, particularly given increased attacks on women,… -
Wheat prices spike after Russia attacks Odesa, shaking confidence in export deal
Wheat prices jumped Monday morning after Russia’s weekend attack on the major Ukrainian port of Odesa. The missile strikes penetrated doubt in a UN-backed deal reached Friday to resume Ukraine grain exports, which have been piling up since Russia’s invasion, contributing to a global food crisis. On the day of the deal, wheat futures had… -
Projected GDP contraction prompts recession concerns, messaging battle
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and members of the Biden administration are out in force, making the case that the economy is strong and not headed toward a recession. The Commerce Department will release initial GDP calculations Thursday, and some economists predict it will reveal a contraction for the second quarter in a row. “This is… -
TikTok more than doubles DC lobbying presence
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance spent more than $2.1 million on lobbying from April to June, according to Bloomberg. That’s 130% more than it spent during the first three months of the year — and there’s good reason. The relationship between TikTok and D.C. is rocky. In June, Buzzfeed reported TikTok employees in China accessed… -
‘They cannot put it under the rug’: NDA bill aims to give voice to victims
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, comedian and actor Bill Cosby and Fox News CEO Roger Ailes used non-disclosure agreements to silence women accusing them of sexual misconduct. To curb this type of misconduct in the workplace, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress drafted the Speak Out Act. The bill builds upon a law President Biden… -
Bipartisan Senate bill aims to give Russian assets to Ukraine
The mega-yachts and luxury real estate seized from Russian oligarchs is worth billions of dollars, yet the Justice Department is limited in what it can do with those assets. Now, the Senate is working on a bipartisan bill to allow proceeds from sanctioned assets to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction. “This illegal amount of money is marked… -
Jury selection begins in former Trump adviser Bannon’s contempt trial
Jury selection began in the trial of former Trump adviser Steve Bannon who is charged with two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before the House Jan. 6 investigative committee. Once the jury is seated, prosecutors said they only need one day to present their evidence. The prosecution plans to call… -
Why are Fortune 500 companies obsessed with Texas?
Caterpillar, one of the nation’s largest construction equipment manufacturers, is relocating its headquarters from Deerfield, Illinois, to Irving, Texas. The announcement came after the state received recognition for being home to 54 Fortune 500 companies, the most in the country. Within the last several years, Tesla, Oracle, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have made similar moves. … -
Misconduct allegations threaten Vince McMahon’s hold on WWE
WWE CEO and Chairman Vince McMahon revolutionized the sport of wrestling into a staple of mainstream entertainment over the course of his decades-long career. However, fresh allegations of misconduct could destabilize the once unshakeable control McMahon had held over the industry. According to the Wall Street Journal, McMahon paid out more than $12 million in… -
Why bees are fish under California law
Four species of bumble bees are now fish under California law. Classifying these bees as fish is not a conspiracy to fundamentally alter basic scientific fact. It’s a legal maneuver to protect some potentially endangered insects. Not all bees in California are considered fish, just four species including the Crotch’s bumble bee, Franklin’s bumble bee,…
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