Congress

Janet Yellen says Treasury is prepared to pay the US's bills to prevent 'irreparable harm' to the economy as GOP balks at raising debt ceiling

Summary List Placement Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to renew the federal government's ability to pay off its debt ahead of a major...
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White House officials tell civil rights leaders they can 'out-organize voter suppression' as voting rights bills stall: report

9 hours ago | Politic - News | 2 articles

Summary List Placement White House officials have told voting rights groups and civil rights leaders that they believe it's possible to "out-organize voter suppression...
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‘Deadly serious': Pelosi goes to war with GOP over Jan. 6

9 hours ago | Politic - News

Nancy Pelosi has some unfinished business with Donald Trump. The volatile former president and Pelosi foe is long gone from the White House but still haunts Capitol Hill. And...
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Manger is named new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police

1 day ago | Politic - News

Thomas Manger was officially announced as the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday after a monthslong search to fill the role in a year of turmoil at the...
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Biden says eliminating the filibuster would 'throw the entire Congress into chaos' and 'nothing will get done'

1 day ago | Politic - News

Summary List Placement President Joe Biden declined again to call for changes to the Senate filibuster to pass voting rights legislation in a Wednesday town hall with CNN's Don...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Republican lawmakers who 'don't even read the bills' they're criticizing

1 day ago | Travel

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks with reporters, Thursday, June 17, 2021, as she arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin AOC accused some...
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The first Capitol riot felony prison sentence signals to other insurrectionists that they'll get a better deal if they accept responsibility

2 days ago | Business - News

Summary List Placement A federal judge sentenced a Capitol rioter on Monday to 8 months in prison, less than half the 1.5-year sentence that prosecutors requested. Paul...
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Trump ally Sen. Ron Johnson says he hasn't been 'particularly successful' in Congress because the debt soared and Obamacare survived under GOP leadership

2 days ago | Politic - News | 3 articles

Summary List Placement Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, issued an underwhelming endorsement of his own 11-year run in Congress, telling a conservative podcast host on...
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Here are the Republicans in Congress still pushing vaccine misinformation

2 days ago | Politic - News

Summary List Placement Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and some high profile congressional Republicans are still pushing dangerous lies about the virus and its...
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Trump ally Sen. Ron Johnson says he hasn't been 'particularly successful' in Congress because the debt soared and Obamacare survived under GOP leadership

2 days ago | Travel | 3 articles

Former Donald Trump waves as he and Sen. Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, disembark from Air Force One upon arrival at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport in...
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Oiled-Up 'Hot Tongan' Flag Bearer Pita Taufatofua Steals The Show At 2021...

During the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony, all eyes were on Pita Taufatofua, a.k.a. the oiled-up 'hot tongan' athlete - see photos of the hottie, here! Read more ...

Boston Beer Q2 Performance Flummoxes Analysts

Boston Beer Company adjusted its full-year forecast for shipments and depletions growth after a significant slowdown in the hard seltzer segment in the second quarter. The... Read more ...

A Record Number of Restaurants Are Opening in New York City. Sort Of

Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Sixteen months after the onset of the pandemic, the five boroughs are experiencing a “restaurant renaissance,” but opening numbers are still down from 2019 Read more ...

Neither Jeff Bezos nor Richard Branson Are Astronauts, Despite Traveling to...

Jeff Bezos recently became the second billionaire to voyage to the edge of space aboard Blue Origin 's New Shepard rocket. Although Bezos' company has previously claimed that... Read more ...

Bauer appears in court over woman's sex assault allegations

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer appeared in court Friday to fight the extension of a protective order sought by a woman who says he choked her to the... Read more ...

Biden Has Job Lined Up for Caroline Kennedy

President Biden plans to nominate Caroline Kennedy-a friend, donor, and experienced envoy-as US ambassador to Australia, reports CNN. The daughter of President John F. Kennedy... Read more ...

‘Why do you need to have that information?' White House REFUSES to reveal...

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki pushed back against calls to reveal the number of administration staff members who have been infected with Covid-19, despite being... Read more ...

Drones steal the show at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

The drones created several formations before finally morphing into a world globe. Read more ...

White House officials tell civil rights leaders they can 'out-organize voter...

Summary List Placement White House officials have told voting rights groups and civil rights leaders that they believe it's possible to "out-organize voter suppression... Read more ...

Baseball's Cleveland Indians Change Name to Cleveland Guardians

The Cleveland Indians are officially changing their name to the Cleveland Guardians. The Major League Baseball team announced their new name this morning on Twitter through a... Read more ...