Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday that she hoped Congress would approve a key pillar of the global corporate tax deal agreed by some 136 countries and jurisdictions. “I am confident that what we need to do to come into compliance with the minimum tax will be included in …
Read More »Navy Nuclear Engineer, Wife Arrested; Accused of Selling Submarine Secrets
A Navy nuclear engineer and his wife have been arrested for trying to sell secret information about the design of nuclear-powered warships to someone they thought was representing a foreign power, but was actually an undercover FBI agent, according to the United States Department of Justice. 42-year-old Jonathan Toebbe and …
Read More »Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Bans COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
On Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates from being implemented by any “entity in Texas.” “No entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine by any individual, including an employee or a consumer, who objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, …
Read More »Southwest Airlines Flight Disruptions Continue
Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds of more flights Monday following a weekend of major service disruptions. By midmorning Monday, the carrier had canceled about 360 flights and more than 600 others were delayed, according to FlightAware. The Dallas-based airline had blamed air traffic control issues and weather for its weekend “operational …
Read More »President Biden Issues Statement On National Coming Out Day
The following is a statement issued by the White House in recognition of National Coming Out Day: “Today, we celebrate National Coming Out Day and the courage of LGBTQ+ people who live their lives with pride, create community with open arms and hearts, and showcase the strength of being your …
Read More »20 Attorneys General File Complaint Against USPS Over Ten-Year Plan
Twenty state Attorneys General on Friday filed a joint complaint in an effort to block changes to the United States Postal Service (USPS) enacted last week by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and which critics warn are an overt effort to undermine the mail service from within by slowing delivery times while …
Read More »Biden First President To Mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day
President Joe Biden on Friday became the first sitting U.S. president to issue a presidential proclamation marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is set to be celebrated on Monday – the same day as Columbus Day. “The contributions that Indigenous peoples have made throughout history — in public service, …
Read More »September saw one of the biggest drops in women’s jobs since pandemic began
More than 300,000 women left the labor force last month, the second time in the pandemic that the start of a new school year and loss of child care has caused a major drop-off of women from the workforce. Chabeli Carrazana Originally published by The 19th September saw one of …
Read More »Study: Over 120,000 Children Have Lost Primary Caregiver To COVID-19
More than 120,000 children in the United States lost a primary caregiver – a parent or grandparent responsible for providing housing, basic needs and care – due to COVID-19-associated death, according to a study published in the medical journal Pediatrics on Thursday. In addition to the 120,630 children who were …
Read More »Biden Won’t Invoke Executive Privilege On Trump Documents
The Biden administration on Friday blocked a request by former President Donald Trump to withhold some documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, setting up a legal showdown between the current and former presidents over executive privilege. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed …
Read More »Trump Hotel In D.C. Lost $70 Million During His Presidency
Former President Donald Trump’s company lost more than $70 million during his four-year term at his Washington, D.C., hotel despite taking in millions from foreign governments, according to a report from a congressional committee investigating his business. The House Committee on Oversight and Improvement said the luxury hotel, just a …
Read More »Texas Six-Week Abortion Ban Reinstated By Federal Appeals Court
A federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated a Texas law that bans abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is considered the most conservative federal appeals court in the country, granted the state’s request for a temporary halt to a lower …
Read More »Trump Tells Former Aides Not To Cooperate With Select Committee
According to The Washington Post, former President Donald Trump has told four former senior aides not to comply with a congressional probe into the January 6 insurrection. The Post reviewed a letter by an attorney for Trump instructing Mark Meadows, Kash Patel, Dan Scavino, and Steve Bannon to essentially ignore …
Read More »Senate Passes Short-Term Debt Limit Increase; Now Heads To House
The Senate passed a short-term debt limit increase along party lines Thursday evening, a move that would give the Treasury Department at least a couple of months before it once again bumps up against its legal borrowing cap. The 50-48 vote sent the bill to the House, where that chamber …
Read More »House Select Committee Subpoenas Stop The Steal Organizers
Chairman Bennie Thompson announced on Thursday that the Select Committee had issued additional subpoenas seeking testimony and records related to the “Stop the Steal” rally that took place on the grounds of the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021. The subpoenas seek deposition testimony from Ali Abdul Akbar, also …
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