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Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is expected to soon wield his veto power for the first time to save a Department of Labor rule related to ESG investments. The rule, which makes it easier for retirement plan managers to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance principles in their investment […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Biden on Wednesday introduced Julie Su as his nominee to replace Marty Walsh as secretary of labor, and if confirmed, she would be the first Asian American to serve in his Cabinet as a department secretary. She was previously confirmed by the Senate to her current role as deputy […]
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would give President Joe Biden the authority to ban TikTok in the United States despite objections from some lawmakers and advocates who say the measure could disrupt online speech freedoms. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters on Tuesday […]
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two federal law enforcement agencies found credible threats in the lead up to the events of Jan. 6 and also that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security did not follow procedures in the lead up to the day’s events, the Government Accountability Office found. The FBI and the U.S. […]
Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The race for Chicago’s next mayor was shaved to just two candidates Tuesday while voters overwhelmingly stopped incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s attempt at a second term, making her the first incumbent mayor in 40 years to not win reelection. Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Donald Trump, appeared in court Tuesday with a new crop of lawyers who promptly decried the “explosion” of evidence disclosures from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and asked for additional time to review them. “Now we have 32 terabytes of discovery,” defense attorney […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday defended giving Fox host Tucker Carlson exclusive access to nearly 42,000 hours of previously unreleased surveillance video from the day of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He said other networks and the American public would get access to the video as […]
Al Drago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday appeared deeply skeptical of the legality of a White House plan to forgive $400 billion in federal student loans during the pandemic, even as the Biden administration vigorously defended its power and attacked the ability of six states to block it. Oral arguments […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans, joined by some Democratic colleagues, may soon send legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk to rescind changes to Washington, D.C.’s criminal code that were opposed by the district’s mayor but overwhelmingly supported by its city council. The Senate legislation, being led in the chamber by Sen. Bill Hagerty, […]
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate will once again consider whether to approve President Joe Biden’s nominee to helm the federal agency responsible for maintaining and keeping record of classified documents — as Congress continues to grapple with the fallout over Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike […]
