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www.theguardian.com
4 months ago
World news

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to meet today in first face-to-face meeting in a year live

US national security advisor rejects question on whether it's more important to impress China or American people.
California governor admits cleanup of homeless encampments was politically motivated for APEC summit.
Alaska senator advises Biden not to kowtow to Xi Jinping.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
World news

FBI director says China laboratory leak was likely COVID source

FBI Director Christopher Wray accuses China of thwarting efforts to identify the origin of the COVID-19 outbreak.FBI Director Christopher Wray says his agency has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, was the likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.Wray's comments follow a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday that the US Energy Department had assessed with low confidence the pandemic resulted from an unintended lab leak in China.
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Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

Sanders Vows to Block Health Nominees Until Biden Releases "Clear Strategy" to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

As chair of the Senate HELP Committee, Sanders has the unilateral power to block health-related nominees.Sen. Bernie Sanders arrives at the U.S. Capitol Building on June 1, 2023, in Washington, D.C.Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has fired a shot across the bow to the White House in his latest move in his quest to lower prescription drug prices in the U.S.
Sanders has vowed to oppose all health-related nominees, including President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), until the Biden administration presents a "comprehensive" plan to address the prescription drug price crisis in the U.S.
"I will oppose all nominations until we have a very clear strategy on the part of the government ... as to how we're going to lower the outrageously high cost of prescription drugs," Sanders told The Washington Post.
Fatherly
9 months ago
Fathers

Here's What The Debt Ceiling Deal Really Means For Your Student Loan Debt

On May 27, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden announced they had reached a deal to raise the country's debt ceiling before the looming deadline.At the time, Biden said reaching accord meant some compromise, which meant that while the agreement "protects my and congressional Democrats' key priorities and legislative accomplishments... not everyone gets what they want.
The Verge
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

White House rolls out plan to promote ethical AI

The White House announced more funding and policy guidance for developing responsible artificial intelligence ahead of a Biden administration meeting with top industry executives.The actions include a $140 million investment from the National Science Foundation to launch seven new National AI Research (NAIR) Institutes, increasing the total number of AI-dedicated facilities to 25 nationwide.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

White House chief of staff office adds new senior communications aide

The White House is elevating a key spokesperson from the National Security Council to serve in a senior communications role for the office of the chief of staff, CNN has learned.Saloni Sharma, previously a deputy spokesperson for the National Security Council and experienced Capitol Hill and presidential campaign aide, is now serving as a special assistant to the president and senior adviser for communications in the office of the chief of staff.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Marketing

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before US Congress amid growing security concerns live

TikTok chief appears before US House of Representatives committee watch live Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 23m ago TikTok CEO to begin testimony shortly Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NJ) is focused more on the spread of misinformation on TikTok, and the platform's impact on teen mental health.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Pence Slams Trump for Jan. 6 in Untelevised Speech But Refuses to Testify to DOJ

Pence is expected to compete for the GOP nomination against Trump in 2024.Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an event at the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank on October 19, 2022, in Washington, D.C.Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images In a speech over the weekend, former Vice President Mike Pence criticized former President Donald Trump for his actions preceding the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building.
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US politics
www.cnn.com
10 years ago
US politics

White House: Politics aren't pushing back start date of 2015 Obamacare enrollment

NEW: White House spokesman Jay Carney denies the change is related to midterm elections Health officials want to give insurers, consumers and IT pros more time to learn from mistakes The delay won't affect 2014 coverage or sign-ups President Obama's approval rating has taken a beating over the glitches in the Affordable Care Act White House spokesman Jay Carney denied Friday that next year's midterm elections are the reason behind the administration's decision to postpone the 2014 opening date for 2015 enrollment in Obamacare from October 15 to November 15.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US politics

Nikki Haley Says Pledging a Federal Abortion Ban Wouldn't Be Honest'

The Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley refused on Sunday to endorse a federal abortion ban at a specific number of weeks' gestation, saying that to do so would be to lie to the American people about what is politically possible.I think the media has tried to divide them by saying we have to decide certain weeks, Ms. Haley said in an interview on CBS News's Face the Nation.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US politics

Tim Scott Was Given a Chance to Attack Biden as Too Old. He Didn't.

During a town hall on Monday at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina received a question about President Biden's fitness for office, putting his stated desire to run a positive campaign to the test.Mr. Scott, who is expected to formally begin his presidential campaign at the end of the month, offered an answer that criticized Mr. Biden on the merits of his leadership, rather than his age or mental fitness.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Sen. Tim Scott teases major announcement' on May 22 as he explores White House bid

Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Sunday teased a major announcement on May 22, signaling he will formally enter the 2024 GOP presidential primary after launching an exploratory committee earlier this month.Please tell your friends.Be in attendance, Scott said at an event in Charleston, South Carolina.
www.cnn.com
11 months ago
US politics

Draft GOP autopsy of 2022 midterms urges candidates to stop rehashing old grievances'

A draft Republican autopsy report on the party's worse-than-expected showing in the 2022 midterm elections urges GOP candidates to move past complaints about how the 2020 and 2022 elections were run a clear criticism of former President Donald Trump, who continues to falsely claim his loss was a result of widespread voter fraud.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

In first remarks to reporters on Nashville shooting, McCarthy says he must see all the facts' before backing gun control measures

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday that lawmakers must see all the facts before any gun legislation can be put forward following the shooting in Nashville this week, the first public comments the California Republican has made to reporters since the incident.McCarthy's remarks ultimately follow a similar sentiment expressed by fellow Republicans, President Joe Biden and Democrats: that efforts to increase gun control are likely to be an uphill battle despite multiple mass shootings.
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FanSided
9 months ago
National Football League

Travis Kelce reveals what he wanted to say at White House mic

Chiefs star Travis Kelce was intercepted before he could give a speech of his own at the White House.Here's what he originally wanted to say.The Kansas City Chiefs have the league's best quarterback and best man-hawk as Patrick Mahomes quickly pulled Travis Kelce away from the White House microphone earlier this week.
FanSided
1 year ago
National Football League

Stupid Super Bowl Saturday idea is far worse than any change the NFL could actually make

Kyle Brandt's idea of Super Bowl Saturday would be so detrimental to the NFL's growing brand.I love Kyle Brandt and what he does on Good Morning Football, but his infatuation with Super Bowl Saturday is the worst idea conceived since the Jump to Conclusions mat from Office Space.Look.I love the idea that we can enjoy the Super Bowl in excess, have a few pops and see where the evening takes us.
POLITICO
9 months ago
US Elections

House Republicans cancel vote to hold FBI director in contempt

"Allowing all Oversight Committee members to review this record is an important step toward conducting oversight of the FBI and holding it accountable to the American people," Comer said in a statement announcing his decision.Comer characterized the FBI's offer as a "cave."But the Kentucky Republican had previously pledged to hold the contempt vote in his committee unless the FBI physically turned a copy of the document over to the panel.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Kamala Harris Dismisses Cynical' Republican Heckling: Won't Stop Biden Working Across the Aisle'

Vice President Kamala Harris kept the mood positive in a Wednesday interview, even declaring President Joe Biden will work towards bipartisanship despite the heckling from Republicans during his State of the Union address.Harris chalked up the heckling and outbursts to the SOTU becoming more about theatrics.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Europe news

A year since Russia invaded, Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs the support of the world

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a lengthy press conference in Kyiv Friday as the country marked one year since Russia's invasion.ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It's been a somber day in Ukraine.A year to the day after Russia invaded his country in the capital, Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters Ukraine has survived the worst year in its modern history, and he said it needs the continued support of the world, not just the West, to prevail in its war against Russia.
Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

SCOTUS Has Dealt a New Blow to Unions - But the Right to Strike Still Stands

Cheech Manohar, a writer and actor, strikes with other members of the Writers Guild of America outside of NBC/Universal Studios in Universal City on May 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
This story was originally published by Labor Notes.The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174 is outrageous - valuing property over workers' rights.
www.mediaite.com
10 months ago
Left-wing politics

WATCH: Biden Explicitly Refuses To Rule Out Ignoring Debt Limit If Republicans Insist on Ridiculous' Cuts

President Joe Biden explicitly refused to rule out the possibility of invoking the 14th Amendment to challenge the constitutionality of the debt limit, thereby bypassing budget negotiations with Republicans altogether, when speaking with MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle on Friday.In an interview that aired on Friday's The 11th Hour, Biden drew some ire from the left when he called House Speaker Kevin McCarthy an honest man, and made a show of continuing to answer questions after facing criticism at the White House Correspondents' Dinner over his availability to the press.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Kevin McCarthy Gives Tucker Carlson 41,000 Hours of Capitol Attack Surveillance Footage

The action could result in a "roadmap for 2024 insurrection," one former member of the January 6 committee said.Tucker Carlson speaks with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.Gage Skidmore via Flickr Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-California) has given far right Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to extensive surveillance footage from the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Pelosi Vows To CNN That Democrats Will Line Up Behind Biden Despite Polls: If He Runs It's Over'

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi vowed that Democrats will line up behind President Joe Biden if he runs when CNN pressed her about polls suggesting the party wants a different candidate.Biden delivered his first State of the Union address under the new GOP House majority Tuesday night, an address that was poorly-received by Republicans in the chamber but popular with viewers, according to a CNN poll.
emptywheel
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene Admits Kevin McCarthy Should Have Considered National Security before Harming It - emptywheel

CNN reports that in a GOP leadership meeting, concerns were (anonymously) expressed about the way that Kevin McCarthy gave exclusive access to sensitive security footage from the Capitol to a self-described fan of Vladimir Putin, Tucker Carlson.[S]ome lawmakers in the closed-door leadership meeting asked whether sensitive security protocols or certain evacuation routes would be exposed by taking that step.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Steve Chapman: GOP no longer champions of individual freedom

In 2015, a group of conservative Republicans in the U.S. House came together in hopes of gaining leverage over GOP Speaker John Boehner and foiling President Barack Obama.But they had trouble deciding what to call themselves.The "Reasonable Nutjob Caucus" was suggested."We had 20 names, and all of them were terrible," then-Rep.
Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Rep. Krishnamoorthi: How we can win the economic contest with China

The last century is often referred to as "the American Century," largely because of our country's economic strength that provided unprecedented prosperity for millions of American families.Today, one of the critical questions we're facing is who will be the economic and innovation leader of the 21st century: America or China?
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Editorial: When it comes to stopping Trump, CNN was the sideshow and a courtroom the main event

Many on the left were apoplectic over CNN's decision to hold a so-called town hall event Wednesday night, not just with the former President Donald Trump, but with a room full of Trump's supporters all hooting and hollering for their man."This is CNN's lowest moment as an organization," tweeted writer James Fallows.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Cory Franklin and Robert Weinstein: The health of Americans is a big reason for our high COVID-19 death rate

For the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, and will continue to demonstrate in the future, that America is one of the unhealthiest countries in the industrialized world.Critics on the right and left harp on how the pandemic was handled, but in fact the dismal outcomes in the U.S. do not reflect management of the crisis so much as our underlying health as a country.
POLITICO
9 months ago
US Elections

Senate braces for conservative debt deal drama of its own

Stabenow, like many senators, foresees some Senate magic as the weekend gets closer and senators want to go home.But it could be a bumpy ride: Due to the quirks of the upper chamber, individual senators can drag out a bill for roughly a week, as all 100 members must agree in order to fast-track legislation.
Theregister
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

You wanted AI regulation? Well here it is, say US lawmakers

US Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Peter Welch (D-VT) proposed legislation on Thursday to create a federal agency to oversee social media platforms and the development and use of AI systems.Under the Digital Platform Commission Act [PDF], a Federal Digital Platform Commission would coordinate with existing agencies to conduct investigations, protect folks, uphold existing antitrust laws, and even levy fines.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Asked About Age, Biden Says He Knows More Than the Vast Majority of People'

In his first interview since announcing that he would seek a second term, President Biden sought to downplay concerns about his age by saying he was the most experienced person to have ever run for the presidency.I have acquired a hell of a lot of wisdom and know more than the vast majority of people, Mr. Biden told the MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle in an interview that is scheduled to air on Friday night.
Futurism
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Congresswoman Proposes Bill Targeting AI-Generated Political Ads

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Legislators are seeking to regulate AI-generated political advertisements ahead of the 2024 presidential election.As The Washington Post reports, representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY) has authored a bill that would require political parties to disclose if they used AI-generated content in their ads.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Democratic congresswoman sold First Republic stock and bought JPMorgan just before bank sale, financial disclosures show

Members of Congress are facing renewed scrutiny after a new disclosure report filed by Florida Democrat Lois Frankel revealed that she dumped First Republic Bank stock prior to its collapse and purchased JPMorgan stock before JPMorgan purchased First Republic.According to a financial disclosure report filed on April 28, Frankel sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in First Republic stock on March 16 and then bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in JPMorgan stock on March 22. Frankel told CNN that her account is managed independently by a money manager who buys and sells stocks at his discretion.
Washington Post
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Bill would require disclosure of AI-generated content in political ads

Screens display the logos of Stable Diffusions, Midjourney and Dalle-2, articial intelligence applications in Toulouse, southwestern France.(Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images)A bogus video of President Biden reinstating the draft and sending America's finest to aid Ukraine's war effort.Fake photos of former president Donald Trump being arrested in New York.
www.npr.org
9 months ago
Books

James Comey knows the politics of NY law enforcement. Now, he's writing about it

1. Former FBI director James Comey's new book, Central Park West, is a crime thriller that draws from his experiences in the FBI and his dealings with President Donald Trump.
2. Comey spoke about the book on NPR, discussing the themes of justice, truth, and personal responsibility that he hopes will
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

FBI director to meet with House Oversight chair in coming days about internal document

FBI Director Christopher Wray and House Oversight Chairman James Comer are scheduled to meet in the coming days as the Kentucky Republican continues to escalate his investigation into President Joe Biden's business dealings, a spokesperson for the FBI told CNN.The meeting comes after Comer threatened to hold Wray in contempt of Congress if the agency refuses to comply with a subpoena for an internal document that an unnamed whistleblower alleges shows then-Vice President Biden was involved in a criminal scheme with a foreign national, according to a letter Comer sent Wray on Wednesday.
New York Daily News
10 months ago
Marketing

Ted Cruz investigates Bud Light over trans influencer partnership

Two Republican senators have opened an investigation into the relationship between Bud Light and trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney, adding fuel to a wave of transphobic hate sparked by a short video shared on her Instagram account in early April.Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, and Marsha Blackburn, of Tennessee, are accusing Bud Light maker Anheuser-Busch of marketing beer to teenagers by partnering up with the 26-year-old TikTok star.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Law

Trump-era special counsel's final report criticizes FBI's Russia probe

Special counsel John Durham, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, arrives to the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on May 16, 2022.Evan Vucci/AP The special counsel-led investigation looking into the FBI's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 Trump campaign has ended, the Department of Justice announced Monday, and in a 306-page final report, concludes the FBI did not have enough intelligence to merit a full Trump-Russia probe investigation.
www.mediaite.com
10 months ago
Left-wing politics

Steve Doocy Confronts Rep. James Comer Over Biden Investigation: Did They Break Any Laws?'

Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy confronted Rep. James Comer over his investigation into alleged Biden corruption, simply asking his guest if any laws were broken.Comer chairs the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, which is holding a press conference Wednesday at 9 AM to detail findings of alleged misconduct by President Joe Biden.
www.vice.com
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Here is the FBI's Contract to Buy Mass Internet Data

Hacking.Disinformation.Surveillance.CYBER is Motherboard's podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet.The Federal Bureau of Investigation paid tens of thousands of dollars on internet data, known as netflow data, collected in bulk by a private company, according to internal FBI documents obtained by Motherboard.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

NEW: House Votes Unanimously to Force Biden Admin to Declassify and Make Available to Public Any and All' Intel on Covid Origin, Wuhan Lab

The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted 419-0 to force the Biden administration to declassify all intelligence gathered to date on the origins of Covid.The bipartisan, unanimous vote sends the COVID Origins Act to President Joe Biden, who has not indicated whether he will sign it.
time.com
10 months ago
Wellness

Biden Chooses Cancer Expert Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to Lead National Institutes of Health

WASHINGTON President Joe Biden on Monday nominated cancer specialist Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to become director of the National Institutes of Health.Bertagnolli is a cancer surgeon and researcher who last fall became the first female head of the NIH's National Cancer Institute.If confirmed by the Senate, she would become the second woman named permanent director of the NIH, one of the world's leading biomedical research agencies.
POLITICO
10 months ago
US Elections

Debt anxiety falls a little on the Hill. It might not be enough.

So the minor signs of progress that are visible in the Capitol are leaving some lawmakers to wonder whether they're meaningful or more of a mirage as the deadline to avoid a full-blown economic crisis draws nearer."[Democrats] are negotiating right now," said Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.),one of the GOP's most vulnerable incumbents this cycle.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

Quieter Senate gives Fetterman recovery room

"We have gone through periods of time since I've been in the Senate where members have been [gone] for lengthy periods of time for good reasons, health reasons.I wouldn't wish that kind of pressure on anybody.Let him get well, let his family feel he's getting the best care.Those are the highest priorities," said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.).
LGBTQ Nation
10 months ago
LGBT

The Trump verdict proves Republicans never cared about protecting women in changing rooms

Republicans have spent the better part of the past decade attacking transgender equality by arguing that treating trans women as women would hurt cis women.The mantra was repeated ad nauseum during the wave of bathroom bills in the mid-2010s and came back as parents protested schools' trans-inclusive policies in the early 2020s: If trans women can use public restrooms or locker rooms in peace, then cis girls and women will be attacked, either by the trans women themselves or by cis men abusing the rule to get into gender-segregated spaces.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Ben Shapiro Laughs At CNN Crew's Car Being Robbed While Covering Story on Crime: Oh The Irony'

Political commentator Ben Shapiro on Tuesday made light of the irony in a CNN crew's car being robbed outside San Francisco's city hall last week.Well, folks, as you know, our media, they've been very strongly in favor of light policing when it comes to crime, Shapiro said on his Daily Wire podcast, The Ben Shapiro Show.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
US Elections

The Republican establishment thinks it can stop Trump in 2024. Good luck with that.

It's deja vu all over again.The Republican establishment is desperately trying to stop Donald Trump from winning the GOP presidential nomination.But in a repeat of its 2016 playbook, it can't quite figure out how to do so.Americans for Prosperity, the donor network founded by the Koch brothers, recently issued a memo saying that it would be backing candidates in the presidential primary but made it clear that Trump would not be among them.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Bernie Sanders: Nikki Haley's demand for mental tests is ageist and absurd'

The Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's demand for mental competency tests for politicians older than 75 is absurd and ageist, the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders said.We are fighting racism, we're fighting sexism, we're fighting homophobia, I think we should also be fighting ageism, Sanders, 81, told CBS's Face the Nation.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

RNC chair says requiring loyalty pledge for participation in GOP presidential debates is a no-brainer'

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Sunday that she expects 2024 GOP presidential contenders will have to sign a pledge to back the party's ultimate nominee in order to participate in primary debates.We haven't put the criteria out, but I expect a pledge will be part of it.It was part of 2016.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
US Elections

Pence declines to support Trump if he's 2024 nominee: I'm confident we'll have better choices'

Twice given a chance to say he would support Donald Trump if he was the Republican nominee for president in 2024, Mike Pence, Trump's former vice-president, declined to do so.I'm very confident we'll have better choices come 2024, Pence told CBS on Wednesday.And I'm confident our standard-bearer will win the day in November of that year.
Brooklyneagle
10 months ago
Privacy professionals

Operation Medusa: US shuts down Russian cyber-espionage Snake network

The United States Justice Department announced the successful completion of a court-authorized operation, dubbed Operation MEDUSA, which claims to have successfully disrupted a global peer-to-peer network of computers infected by the sophisticated Snake malware.This malware, attributed to a unit within Center 16 of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), has been used for nearly two decades to steal sensitive documents from hundreds of computer systems in at least 50 countries, including NATO member governments, journalists, and other targets of interest to the Russian Federation.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Republican congressman slams FBI for allegedly searching his name in intelligence database

A Republican congressman on Thursday accused the FBI of searching an intelligence database for his name multiple times in what he called an egregious violation of his privacy.Rep. Darin LaHood of Illinois confronted FBI Director Christopher Wray about the alleged incident, which he said occurred about three years ago, during an annual House Intelligence Committee hearing on national security threats.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Law

Dueling narratives at the Senate hearing on the Supreme Court

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was among the Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee who viewed Tuesday's hearing on Supreme Court ethics as an attack on the new conservative Supreme Court supermajority, an attack by Democrats, aided and abetted by the media.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images At Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the Democrats' avowed purpose was to get the Supreme Court to write a code of conduct for itself, or in the absence of that, for Congress to write one.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Law

Democrats push for a code of ethics for the Supreme Court in hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the need for a code of ethics for the Supreme Court.The issue has arisen following news reports about several justices and their business dealings.SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Supreme Court ethics reform was the subject of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
US news

Campaign, Interrupted: Pence May Run, but He Can't Hide From Trump's Legal Woes

Former Vice President Mike Pence, seemingly in his element as he addressed a gathering of evangelical Christians in Iowa this month, was speaking of the greatest honor of my life, serving in an administration that turned this country around by rebuilding the military, securing the southern border, and unleashing American energy.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Republican senator warns Congress must take action now to protect Medicare and Social Security

(CNN)Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota offered Sunday a stark warning about the future of Social Security and Medicare if Congress fails to take action now."In the next 11 years, we have to have a better plan in place than what we do today.Or we're going to see -- under existing circumstances -- some reductions of as much as 24% in some sort of a benefit.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Senate Unanimously Condemns China for Spy Balloon, Joining the House

WASHINGTON The Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a pair of resolutions condemning China for sending a surveillance balloon over the United States, joining the House in formally decrying an incident that has prompted a bipartisan chorus of demands for accountability on Capitol Hill.The first of the two measures, written by Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, condemns the Chinese Communist Party for an invasion of U.S. airspace, while calling on the president to be transparent with the American people and Congress about the spy balloon incident and other attempts at espionage from China.
www.mediaite.com
11 months ago
Parenting

CNN's Scott Jennings Torches Randi Weingarten for Role in School Closures: I Hear No Remorse'

CNN's Scott Jennings confronted American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten on Thursday's edition of CNN Tonight, accusing the labor leader of not only working to keep schools closed during the coronavirus pandemic but lying about it.After host Alisyn Camerota turned to Jennings, he launched into an impassioned monologue.
IndieWire
11 months ago
Independent films

'Rye Lane' Director Raine Allen-Miller Never Thought She'd Make a Rom-Com - Then She Made a Great One

For her debut feature, the director tells IndieWire she had two big asks, and both translated beautifully to a genre she hadn't previously considered.When filmmaker Raine Allen-Miller pictured her debut film, she had a few ideas she couldn't shake.It would be set in her own stomping grounds of South London, and it definitely had to be funny.
Theregister
1 year ago
Marketing

US cyber spymaster calls TikTok China's 'Trojan horse'

TikTok is China's "Trojan horse," according to Rob Joyce, who heads the cyber security unit of America's National Security Agency.Joyce, speaking at the Silverado Policy Accelerator's conference on Monday, called TikTok "a strategic issue."This, as opposed to the type of tactical, day-to-day cyber threats the US spy agency wards off on the regular from nation-state actors and cyber crime gangs looking to make a buck (coin?) from business email compromise or ransomware infections.
www.verifythis.com
1 year ago
Marketing

No, this viral TikTok video doesn't show a UFO

The downing of four aerial devices by U.S. warplanes has launched conspiracy theories about the objects, their origin and their purpose.According to Google Trends data, people were asking what is in the sky? and are aliens real?Extraterrestrial life and unidentified flying object were also among trending topics.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Congress Isn't Buying TikTok's Plans To Protect US User Data From The Chinese Government | AdExchanger

The specter of a hostile foreign power accessing user data collected from 150 million Americans has led to calls to ban TikTok in the US.That is, unless China-based parent company ByteDance sells it to a non-China-based owner.ByteDance and TikTok oppose this proposed solution, insisting TikTok does not answer to the Chinese government.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

Lawmakers turn up the heat on TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew in high-stakes hearing

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023.The hearing was a rare opportunity for lawmakers to question the leader of the short-form social media video app about the company's relationship with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, and how they handle users' sensitive personal data.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Public health

Opinion: Americans' health is a big reason for high COVID-19 death rate

For the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated, and will continue to demonstrate in the future, that America is one of the unhealthiest countries in the industrialized world.Critics on the right and left harp on how the pandemic was handled, but in fact the dismal outcomes in the U.S. do not reflect management of the crisis so much as our underlying health as a country.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Former leader of neo-Nazi group arrested for making death threats against Brooklyn-based journalist * Brooklyn Paper

A former leader of a far-right extremist group has been arrested on federal charges in California after allegedly making violet threats against a Brooklyn-based journalist.Nicholas Welker - the former leader of the Feuerkrieg Division, a mostly-online group of neo-Nazis - was cuffed in San Jose on Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Two Picture Books About the Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll'

The first time I heard Sister Rosetta Tharpe's voice must have been when I was in high school in the 1970s.It most assuredly was coming out of our old Grundig radio, tuned, as it always was late on Saturday evenings in Chicago, to The Midnight Special on WFMT.This was the classical station that in 1953, in a groundbreaking program created by Mike Nichols, began playing the music of the American people.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Biden to meet with families and victims of Monterey Park mass shooting and discuss efforts to curb gun violence

President Joe Biden will meet with the families and victims of the Monterey Park mass shooting while he's in California on Tuesday, where he's set to deliver remarks launching largely symbolic efforts to combat gun violence in the United States.Although Biden has taken a number of actions before to curb gun violence, the president and his administration have publicly acknowledged that any further significant measures to address the issue will not be achieved without the approval of Congress.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Duchess of York reflects on Harry and Meghan's decisions with no judgement'

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sarah, the Duchess of York, said she wouldn't judge the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their decision to move to the US and publicise their lives.The couple quit as senior working royals in 2020 in favour of more freedom and the ability to earn their own money in the US, before giving a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021.
Calm Sage - Your Guide to Mental and Emotional Well-being
1 year ago
Mental health

How to Make a Spouse Go To Marriage Counseling

Many times, partners might be obstinate.Nevertheless, one field in which they are extremely resistant is undergoing marriage therapy.Many couples are loath to recognize that marriage requires assistance and would make disparaging remarks about counselors, claiming that their sessions are an unnecessary expense.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

It's not aliens. It'll probably never be aliens. So stop. Please just stop.

Aliens have been having a moment in recent years.For decades the notion of unidentified flying objects-UFOs-and little green men running around Roswell, New Mexico, remained comfortably confined along the fringes of societal discourse.But no longer.Serious people in the government are taking a serious look at the phenomenon.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Column: Jimmy Carter was good fit for post-Watergate America

"My name is Jimmy Carter, and I'm running for president."And he'd grin.Always that friendly, down-home grin.That's how the Georgia peanut farmer and former governor began every campaign speech I heard during the unique election year of 1976.And I heard many of them while covering Carter for The Times from early January through the Democratic convention in mid-July.
time.com
1 year ago
US politics

U.S. Military Had to Shoot 2 Missiles at Flying Object Over Lake Huron After First Missile Missed

The nation's top military officer said on Tuesday that a U.S. fighter jet missed this week when it fired a missile at an object flying over Lake Huron, before the second missile was launched and hit it.General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the wayward missile landed harmlessly in the water, but it raises troubling questions about the newfound American policy to fire at unidentified flying objects in US airspace.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Biden reshuffles economic team midway through first term

President Joe Biden's economic team is taking new shape midway through his first term and as he gears up for an expected reelection bid, with the White House Tuesday officially naming Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard as his top economic adviser and nominating Jared Bernstein to serve as his chair for the Council of Economic Advisers.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Justice Department tells court there's evidence of a crime in bid to force more answers from Trump attorney

Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents are asking a court to force his attorney Evan Corcoran to provide additional testimony, two sources familiar with the Justice Department's motion told CNN.To overcome the shield of attorney-client privilege, prosecutors alleged in writing to the judge that the former president used his attorney in furtherance of a crime or fraud, according to one source.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Europe news

How war has changed Russian society

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Nina Khrushcheva, the great-granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev, about her visit to Russia and how life has changed during its war on Ukraine.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Nina Khrushcheva joins us next.She is back in the United States after spending several months in Russia researching a book on her great grandfather, the Soviet premier, Nikita Khrushchev.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Afghanistan watchdog not super optimistic' that US will learn its lessons from Afghanistan to help Ukraine

The head of the US government watchdog for the war in Afghanistan said Tuesday that while there are a number of things the US could learn from the nearly 20-year conflict in Afghanistan and apply to the war in Ukraine, he's not optimistic that officials will actually do so.I'm not super optimistic that we are going to learn our lessons learning lessons is not in our DNA in the United States, unfortunately, John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, told reporters at a Defense Writers Group event on Tuesday.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Fact check: Zelensky didn't say American sons and daughters have to fight in Ukraine | CNN Politics

A viral video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky takes his remarks out of context to wrongly make it sound like he demanded that Americans send their sons and daughters to fight in the war in Ukraine.The out-of-context 19-second video has been viewed millions of times on Twitter.It features a clip of Zelensky speaking at a news conference last week as an interpreter translates his words into English as follows: The US will have to send their sons and daughters, exactly the same way as we are sending, their sons and daughters to war.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

House Oversight panel will hold hearing on probe into Biden family financial dealings

House Oversight Chairman James Comer announced that his panel will hold a hearing next Friday to spotlight the Treasury Department's failure to provide bank activity reports for President Joe Biden's son Hunter, presidential brother James Biden and several Biden family associates and their related companies.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

US generals warn China is aggressively expanding its influence in South America and the Caribbean

Senior US generals issued stark warnings to lawmakers about what they described as an aggressive expansion of Chinese influence in South America and the Caribbean encroaching on American interests in the region.The [People's Republic of China] has the capability and intent to eschew international norms, advance its brand of authoritarianism, and amass power and influence at the expense of these democracies, Gen. Laura Richardson, commander of US Southern Command, said on Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US politics

David Cicilline to Leave Congress for Nonprofit

WASHINGTON Representative David Cicilline, Democrat of Rhode Island and an impeachment manager in the second trial of former President Donald J. Trump, announced Tuesday that he would be leaving Congress in June.Mr. Cicilline, 61, will become the president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, the state's largest funder of nonprofit organizations.
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