Both exits are unrelated to the administration’s policy rollout this week, a White House official said. Staff departures from any administration are common following a midterm election. But news of the impending exits comes days after the Biden administration announced its most restrictive border control measure to date: a proposed rule that will bar some […]
Iran is also seeking to purchase attack helicopters, radars and combat trainer aircraft, he said. In total, Iran is hoping to obtain “billions of dollars” worth of military equipment from Russia. When asked for details on the type of fighter jets or when they may be delivered, Kirby refused to elaborate. “That’s really as far […]
“You work for Goldman Sachs in New York?” the judge asked. “Yup,” Santos responded. The New York Republican did indeed have a political future. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a Long Island swing district last November based on a largely fabricated résumé that included the claim he worked for Goldman […]
Google workers, already rattled by the largest layoff in the search giant’s history, now face another indignity as the company ends some of its leases on unused office space: desk-sharing. The move affects employees who work for Google Cloud, the Alphabet-owned unit’s data storage product, at the company’s five largest offices in Kirkland, Washington; New […]
With David Lim and Ben Leonard Sen. Bill Cassidy has legislative plans to address the health workers shortage. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo MORE WORKFORCE LEGISLATION PLANS — Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told Pulse Wednesday he plans to introduce a bill to address the health workforce shortage, an early effort to target a health care issue […]
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With Daniel Lippman MICHAEL BEST LOBBYISTS HANG A SHINGLE: A trio of lobbyists at Michael Best Strategies, the Wisconsin-based law and lobbying firm whose staff includes former RNC Chair Reince Priebus, former Rep. Steve Israel, former Sen. Cory Gardner and former Texas land commissioner George P. Bush, have launched their own lobbying shop. — Denise […]
With help from Derek Robertson REUTERS One question raised by the ongoing crypto crackdown is just how much power U.S. regulators can exert over public blockchain networks. The answer depends in part on how they go about exerting it. They’ve got a few options open to them, but each presents its own dilemmas. One way […]
Krista spoke with Amanda Morrow, co-director of the pediatric post-Covid-19 clinic at Kennedy Krieger Institute, about long Covid in kids. Source link Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.
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With Daniel Lippman CASEY’S BROTHER REGISTERS TO LOBBY: Patrick Casey, the brother of Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey who joined Dentons Global Advisors Government Relations last year as a partner, registered to lobby in the fall, and reported lobbying the Senate on issues ranging from implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act to online travel […]
Former President Donald Trump characterized the federal response to the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as a “betrayal” during a visit to the village where residents and local leaders are increasingly frustrated more than two weeks after the disaster. Trump, wearing his trademark red “Make America Great Again” cap and an overcoat, said […]
With help from Mohar Chatterjee Attendees try out VR tech at this year’s CES. | Getty Images It’s been a bumpy road for the metaverse over the past few months. First Meta, the ambitious project’s most prominent champion, slashed more than 10 percent of its workforce in November — only for the news to break […]
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With Katherine Ellen Foley A new report says primary health care in the U.S. is in trouble. | Business Wire NOT AN ‘F,’ BUT … The first report card on the state of the nation’s primary health care is out today, and it’s nothing to brag about. The report comes in response to a 2021 […]
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Baby formula recalled due to bacteria risk – CBS News Watch CBS News About 145,000 cans of Enfamil ProSobee Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula are being recalled because they may be contaminated with a dangerous bacteria. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On […]
McClellan is the vice chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus and a former gubernatorial candidate. She spent more than 10 years in Virginia’s House of Delegates and succeeded McEachin in the state Senate when he was elected to Congress in 2016. Following her primary win in December, McClellan said the lack of a Black […]
With Sam Sutton and Daniel Lippman POLICYMAKERS CALL OUT RAIL INDUSTRY LOBBYING: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg lashed the rail industry over the weekend for its “vigorous resistance” in Washington to increased safety measures that have come under the spotlight following the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals in eastern Ohio. […]
With help from Derek Robertson AP Photo Over the past few days, one AI chatbot has reached a dubious milestone in the relationship between technology and society: creating and prolonging its own media firestorm. Now, in “interviews” with DFD, some of its chatbot peers are taking sides and pointing fingers at humans and AI alike. […]
With help from Daniel Lippman State and federal teams are scrambling to assess the health risks in East Palestine, Ohio. | Ohio National Guard via AP CDC TEAM HEADS TO OHIO — CDC epidemiologists and environmental health scientists are in Ohio this week, Krista has learned. They’re helping assess and investigate the health risk after […]
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2/20: CBS News Prime Time – CBS News Watch CBS News John Dickerson speaks with John Kirby about President Biden’s trip to Ukraine, reports on Jimmy Carter’s hospice care, and discusses censorship claims about Roald Dahl’s books. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now […]
Doggone it! An iconic sculpture in the shape of a dog by renowned American artist Jeff Koons shattered to pieces after a guest at a Miami art fair accidentally knocked it over. The incident took place during a preview event for VIPs at Art Wynwood, a contemporary fair in Miami, last Thursday. Koons is well […]
Public health experts routinely say there’s no safe level of lead because even miniscule amounts of the neurotoxin can disrupt development. In 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered the threshold for when toddlers are considered to have elevated levels of lead in their blood. A study by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital researchers in […]
Open: This is “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Feb. 19 – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” the Biden administration mounts an aggressive diplomatic offense at an international security conference, and former President Jimmy Carter enters end-of-life hospice care. Be the first to know Get browser […]
Fiona Hill and John Sullivan on Russia and Ukraine – CBS News Watch CBS News Fiona Hill, the former senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council, and John Sullivan, the former U.S. ambassador to Russia, discuss U.S. policy toward Russia as the war in Ukraine nears the one-year mark. Be […]
Full interview: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on “Face the Nation” – CBS News Watch CBS News Watch the full interview with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2022. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn […]
Full interview: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on “Face the Nation” – CBS News Watch CBS News Watch the full interview with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. […]
Sanders targets pharmaceutical companies over prescription drug prices – CBS News Watch CBS News Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont says the pharmaceutical industry is “enormously greedy, charging us outrageously, uncontrollably high prices.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link Please […]
Hersh wrote on Substack earlier this month, based on a single anonymous source, that the U.S. was involved in the sabotage of the pipelines. Asked by Bream whether the administration would have an obligation to inform Congress of such an operation, Kirby said: “Obviously, we keep Congress informed appropriately of things both classified and unclassified. […]
On this “Face the Nation” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Secretary of State Antony Blinken Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland Fiona Hill, the former senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council, and John Sullivan, the former U.S. ambassador to Russia Dr. Joshua Gordon, the […]
Moderna on Wednesday said people in the U.S. will be able to access vaccines “regardless of ability to pay.” | Jon Cherry/Getty Images It “maybe was just a wild and crazy coincidence” drug company Moderna announced a plan to give free Covid vaccines to uninsured Americans right as a Senate committee asked them to testify […]
North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said its launch of the Hwasong-15 ICBM was organized “suddenly” without prior notice at Kim’s direct order. KCNA said the launch was designed to verify the weapon’s reliability and the combat readiness of the country’s nuclear force. It said the missile was fired at a high angle and […]
The general’s answer goes further than previous public comments by top national security officials, who have said they haven’t ruled out sending fighter jets in the future, but also note that air defenses are the most urgent current need. Cavoli told the lawmakers at the Munich Security Conference that the U.S. and its allies should […]
Fetterman’s aides said he will likely return from inpatient care in a few weeks. “In Senate time, which is a bit like geologic time, John’s time away will be the blink of an eye,” said Fetterman’s chief of staff, Adam Jentleson. The comments come amid a new round of questions around Fetterman’s future in the […]
Wagner’s stepped-up activities in Africa, where its trained fighters perform key security functions for regimes in Sudan, the Central African Republic and other countries, are detailed in a series of U.S. government cables and documents from the internal network of the group’s leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, which were obtained by POLITICO and verified by outside experts. […]
Sen. John Fetterman checks into hospital for clinical depression treatment – CBS News Watch CBS News Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman admitted himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland to receive treatment for clinical depression. Scott MacFarlane reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive […]
Artificial intelligence could create more jobs than it displaces – CBS News Watch CBS News The recent wave of artificial intelligence advancements has stirred up concern about the threat it poses to white-collar jobs. Tony Dokoupil visits a computer programming school in New York City to see if ChatGPT is coming for your job. Be […]
With Daniel Lippman PROGRAMMING NOTE: POLITICO Influence will not publish Monday, Presidents Day, but will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday. SCOTUS INFLUENCE OPERATION: As Google awaits a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could dramatically upend portions of its business model, a group of prominent online content creators and a nonprofit for authors have […]
“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Antony Blinken — U.S. secretary of state Sen. Bernie Sanders — (I) Vermont Mateusz Morawiecki — Prime minister of Poland John Sullivan — Former U.S. ambassador to Russia Fiona Hill — Former senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council during the Trump administration Dr. Joshua A. Gordon — Director of the […]
With help from Derek Robertson A programming note: Digital Future Daily will not publish on Monday, February 20, Presidents Day. We’ll return to our regular schedule on Tuesday, February 21. Chainalysis’ Jonathan Levin. | Chainalysis Welcome back to our weekly feature: The Future in 5 Questions. Today we have Jonathan Levin — co-founder and Chief […]
Smith said that at some point there will be a negotiated end to the war. “Best case scenario is some sort of ’one Ukraine’ arrangement,” he added. “The real question is, can we get security guarantees for Ukraine” that would allow the U.S. and partner nations to “continue to train and arm Ukraine so that […]
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New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 1 will remain closed Friday due to electrical issues, the airport said late Thursday. Friday’s closure comes after a Thursday night power outage at the terminal disrupted more than 100 flights at the city’s busiest airport. The airport tweeted that an electrical panel failure, which caused a small fire […]
With help from Megan R. Wilson Programming note: We’ll be off this Monday for Presidents Day but will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday. Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill pledge to rein in pharmacy benefit managers. | Mel Evans/AP Photo LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE — Advocates pushing reforms to pharmacy benefit managers hope […]
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With Daniel Lippman THE JAN. 6 ATTORNEY DIASPORA: Since the House Jan. 6 select committee disbanded earlier this year, some of the panel’s top investigators have scattered throughout Washington, landing new jobs at prominent law firms around the capital. — Those staffers on one of the most high-profile congressional investigations in some time will now […]
With help from Derek Robertson A sandstorm covers Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. | Vahid Salemi/AP Photo Crypto executives love to complain about ill-defined rules — of “regulation by enforcement,” of living through another version of “Operation Choke Point.“ They have a point. There’s widespread consensus the U.S. needs a more comprehensive approach to […]
That win on Election Day set up the abortion providers in the state who are challenging the laws to argue on Nov. 15 that both the state’s near-total ban on the procedure beginning at conception and a separate law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy violate provisions of the state constitution adopted in 1891 […]
With Megan Messerly Programming Note: We’ll be off this Monday for Presidents Day but will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday. The Biden administration wants the uninsured to still be able to get free Covid tests, vaccines and treatment post-PHE. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A PROPOSED PHE BACKSTOP — As the government’s Covid-19 response winds […]
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“We know that the end of the [Covid public health emergency] is not the end of our work on Covid,” said one senior administration official, who was granted anonymity to discuss the ongoing deliberations. “It remains a public health priority, and a lot of people will still need these treatments.” Biden health officials are preparing […]
With Daniel Lippman LANDLORDS TRADE GROUP HIRES INVARIANT: The top trade association for landlords added Invariant to its roster of D.C. lobbyists last month, just before the Biden administration prepared to roll out new regulations aimed at helping tenants in the wake of post-pandemic rent surges, according to newly filed disclosures. — Invariant’s Mary Stanton, […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) arrives for a vote at the U.S. Capitol Feb. 14, 2023. (Francis Chung/POLITICO) | Francis Chung/POLITICO Is Ted Cruz more of a “partisan” than Fidel Castro? That’s one takeaway from a recent experiment run by Rudy Takala, an opinion editor at the crypto news website CoinTelegraph. According to a tweet thread […]
Washington — Former Vice President Mike Pence confirmed Wednesday he will resist a subpoena from the special counsel leading the investigations into former President Donald Trump, arguing he is doing so in defense of the Constitution. “I’m going to fight the Biden DOJ’s subpoena sent to me last week because it’s unconstitutional and because it’s […]
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The news was first reported by CNN. Officials at the DOJ declined to comment. Federal prosecutors and the FBI began investigating Gaetz in late 2020 during the Trump administration over potential sex trafficking crimes related to allegations he’d paid women for sex and traveled overseas on at least one occasion to parties attended by teenagers […]
“The worst mistake we could make is for our China positioning to be dictated by the House of Representatives. There aren’t a lot of thoughtful policy makers over there. We should make our own policy,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Biden administration officials are set to give […]
The spate of shootdowns followed the Feb. 4 downing of a Chinese surveillance balloon off the South Carolina coast after it traversed North America for a week. The Biden administration’s decision to wait before shooting down that balloon touched off days of intense criticism from Republicans and Democrats, who claimed the delay left America vulnerable […]
With Katherine Ellen Foley and Daniel Lippman Federal health officials are trying to ramp up nursing home booster rates. | David Goldman/AP Photo THREE YEARS LATER — America’s nursing homes have been at the epicenter of the Covid pandemic since its earliest days when the nation watched as cases of a new virus spread rapidly […]
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Biden administration officials announced a significant step Wednesday in moving the U.S. toward a more expansive and cohesive network of EV charging stations. Part of the move includes a major concession from EV market leader Tesla, which owns and operates an extensive network of proprietary “superchargers” for its cars. But now, White House infrastructure coordinator Mitch […]
That’s still higher than most Americans: A scant 16 percent of the eligible U.S. population has gotten the updated shot. But when it comes to Covid, nursing home residents have never been like most Americans. Nursing home residents make up about one out of every six cumulative Covid deaths in the U.S., according to AARP, […]
Santos was defensive about the unusually high price tag for a local event. “Understand that I’m not here for personal gains or for any kind of financial gains,” he said in a spring 2019 video message to the group posted on its Facebook page. “All monies raised are solely for structuring this movement slash organization.” […]
With Daniel Lippman and Caitlin Oprysko FIRST IN PI: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s chief of staff Amelia Chassé Alcivar is heading to Hilco Redevelopment Partners, as Hogan considers a bid for the presidency. — Alcivar will serve as the newly established position of executive vice president of corporate affairs for the unit of Hilco […]
With help from Derek Robertson Detroit News via AP The recent flurry of excitement around AI has raised the question — where does it end? Could machines write our journalism? Our poetry? Our laws? Well, actually, machines are kind of already in the business of writing laws. And there’s even an ongoing patent fight about […]
With Katherine Ellen Foley The Biden administration wants to see more transparency in who owns the nation’s nursing homes. | Scott Olson/Getty Images SHEDDING LIGHT ON NURSING HOME OWNERSHIP — The Biden administration is proposing new rules that would require more transparency about the owners, managers and contractors at nursing homes, Daniel reports. HHS officials […]
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To Democrats, such projects and the domestic manufacturing incentives included in Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act are the key to creating a homegrown clean energy industry that will end China’s dominance, while weaning the U.S. off fossil fuels. But Republicans contend that the president is recklessly pushing a quick transition away from coal, oil and natural […]
With help from Derek Robertson The logo for cryptocurrency site Binance appears on a mobile phone, in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) | AP Following crypto’s disastrous 2022, American regulators have kicked off the new year by going on offense — a flurry of enforcement activity at the state and federal […]
A Georgia judge on Monday ordered the release of parts of a special grand jury’s report on efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election, but said that most of the report will remain under wraps for now. Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney largely ruled against media organizations […]
A Medicare policy change could help keep some rural hospital doors open. | Brynn Anderson/AP Photo A LIFELINE FOR A FEW — Some rural hospitals, facing the end of pandemic-era cash and eased regulations, are moving toward a new Medicare designation that could help keep them from closing. The Rural Emergency Hospital designation, aimed at […]
It’s a preview of the long slog that Washington expects during divided government. But the limping pace is also a textbook example of the strategy some Republicans hope to execute for the next two years, running out the clock on Biden’s presidency and betting on beating him in 2024. Summing up the view of many […]
Full interview: Rep. Michael McCaul on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” – CBS News Watch CBS News Watch the full version of an interview with Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas that aired on Feb. 12, 2023, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking […]
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Full panel: 4 governors on the state of their states – CBS News Watch CBS News Watch the full version of our panel featuring Govs. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, Wes Moore of Maryland, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico and Doug Burgum of North Dakota that aired on Feb. 12, 2023, on “Face the […]
The Super Bowl is advertising’s grandest stage, with nearly 200 million adults in the U.S. planning to tune in to this year’s contest between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, according to one estimate. For major brands, it’s also one of the priciest — companies are paying about $7 million this year for a 30-second […]
Michael McCaul, House Foreign Affairs chairman, says Chinese spy balloon had American-made parts – CBS News Watch CBS News GOP Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called for an end to U.S. exports of technology that ends up used in Chinese surveillance operations. Be the first to know Get browser […]
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On this “Face the Nation” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas Govs. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Doug Burgum of North Dakota and Wes Moore of Maryland Click here to browse full transcripts of “Face the Nation.” MARGARET […]
After the general’s remarks, a Defense official who requested anonymity to speak about a developing situation said that there is “no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns.” In terms of the Chinese balloon, said Melissa Dalton, assistant secretary of Defense for homeland defense and hemispheric affairs, “we had a basis and […]
In Georgia, legislators want to create a prosecutorial oversight commission that could discipline or remove local prosecutors who demonstrate a “willful and persistent failure to perform his or her duties.” A bill introduced in the South Carolina House would give the state attorney general the power to prosecute abortion cases — something currently under the […]
Republicans in Kansas narrowly picked an activist who has promoted unfounded election conspiracies and promised a shakeup to lead the state Republican Party for the next two years, following weeks of infighting that mirrors the acrimony in the party across the U.S. Within 30 minutes of the change in the Kansas Republican Party’s leadership, its […]
“I spoke with President Biden this afternoon. Canadian Forces will now recover and analyze the wreckage of the object. Thank you to NORAD for keeping the watch over North America,” Trudeau added. After the North American Aerospace Defense Command first discovered the object, Canadian and U.S. jets intercepted it, and a U.S. F-22 — for […]
As part of its retaliation against China over the alleged spy balloon that flew across U.S. airspace last week, the U.S. has blacklisted six Chinese entities it says were linked to Beijing’s aerospace programs. The economic restrictions announced Friday followed the Biden administration’s pledge to consider broader efforts to address Chinese surveillance activities and will […]
“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Sen. Jon Tester — (D) Montana Rep. Michael McCaul — (R) Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Plus, a governor’s panel with: Gov. Chris Sununu — (R) New Hampshire Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham — (D) New Mexico Gov. Doug Burgum — (R) North Dakota Gov. Wes Moore — (D) Maryland How to watch “Face the […]
With Daniel Lippman ANTI-BIG TECH LOBBYIST HEADS TO THE HILL: Democrats on the House’s antitrust panel have tapped a top outside advocate for breaking up tech giants to serve as their top lawyer for the new Congress. Katie McInnis will be the chief Democratic counsel on the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee, per Morning Tech. […]
With help from Derek Robertson David Auerbach speaking on a panel held by New America in 2015. | New America/Flickr Happy Friday and welcome back to our weekly feature: The Future in 5 Questions. Today we have writer David Auerbach, who spends quite a lot of time contemplating technology’s place in society. A former software […]
Details: GAO concluded in a report Thursday that the agency’s actions fall within the definition of an “order” — not a rule — and are not subject to the CRA’s requirement that they be submitted to Congress. The CRA provides a vehicle for lawmakers to undo recent agency rulemaking through a simple majority vote. GAO […]
“It’s a lot harder than getting a man to the moon,” Gilbert Welch, an internist and senior investigator at the Center for Surgery and Public Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, said of curing cancer. “It’s a very complex set of diseases. You need to think of it as a family of diseases. […]
With David Lim and Alice Miranda Ollstein Post-PHE, Medicare beneficiaries will no longer be able to get over-the-counter at-home Covid tests for free. | Ted S. Warren/AP Photo HHS LAYS OUT THE END OF THE PHE — On Thursday, HHS officials spelled out some of what the end of the PHE would — and wouldn’t […]
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The sales pitch for Biden’s signature legislation would be crucial to any reelection effort he wages in 2024. But polls show that few Americans are aware of the climate law and how it could benefit them — creating a political challenge that the president’s Democratic allies acknowledge. “If we can’t figure out how to sell […]
The Oregon Supreme Court has again refused to overturn a lower court’s ruling blocking a voter-approved gun measure from taking effect, concluding it would be inappropriate to get involved while the matter is still being addressed in a trial court, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. The measure remains blocked pending a hearing on its constitutionality. Voters […]
With Brendan Bordelon and Daniel Lippman LAHOOD CHIEF HEADS DOWNTOWN: Steven Pfrang is headed back to the private sector after more than a decade on the Hill. Pfrang is joining BGR Group as a vice president, where he’ll represent clients in financial services and commerce. Pfrang has spent the past seven years as chief of […]
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Crypto is supposed to be exciting, right? Hacking, fraud, overnight billionaires, international fugitives. Sure. But, far from the high drama of crypto finance, governments around the world have been quietly putting blockchains to a more, well, boring use: recordkeeping. Though these experiments lack the drama […]
The Pennsylvania theft charge, which has not previously been reported, is the latest revelation in a dizzying array of scandals for the beleaguered New York congressman, who fabricated much of his campaign biography. Santos is facing at least five law enforcement probes including an FBI investigation into his role in a service dog charity scheme […]
The Illinois governor on Thursday called on the federal government to not only enact a federal law legalizing abortion nationwide but also to assist people who have to travel from their home states for access to abortion. The prospects for such a law at the federal level appear dim. President Joe Biden has asked Congress […]
For children: The CDC recommends that healthy children 6 months to 4 years old receive a primary series of two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech monovalent Covid-19 vaccine followed by a third dose of a bivalent vaccine. Children aged 5 to 12 should receive two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine followed […]