Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned Congress that while the Federal Reserve continues to expect inflation will move down “significantly” over the next year, it “now appears that factors pushing inflation upward will linger well into next year.” The new COVID-19 variant Omicron could have a negative impact on employment …
Read More »First lady Jill Biden and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy kick off kids vaccination campaign
First lady Jill Biden and Dr. Vivek Murthy, the surgeon general, will be visiting a children’s vaccination clinic at a school in McLean, Virginia, with historic significance in vaccine delivery. Franklin Sherman Elementary School was the first school in the nation to give children the polio vaccine in 1954. Jill …
Read More »Supreme Court rejects religious groups’ challenge of New York abortion rule
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday kicked back to the lower courts a bid by religious organizations in New York who challenged a state regulation requiring employer health insurance plans to cover abortions. In a brief order, the high court tossed out a state court ruling upholding the rule …
Read More »Cruz pushes TikTok over company’s ties to China in social media giant’s first
TikTok‘s head of public policy Michael Beckerman told lawmakers at a Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday that the social media company considers ByteDance, its Beijing-based parent company, to be a part of its “corporate group.” The acknowledgment, which came after intense questioning from Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, is a …
Read More »Congressman Jim Clyburn says Democrats will trim social spending bill “carefully”
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn says Democrats are modifying the Build Back Better Act, Democrats’ massive social spending bill with care, as they try to forge a compromise acceptable to both moderates and progressives in the party. “We’ll trim it down very very carefully — and with a whole lot …
Read More »California Governor Gavin Newsom’s team confident he’ll beat recall attempt
Governor Gavin Newsom’s team is supremely confident it has enough “No on recall” votes to keep Newsom in the statehouse. “There’s no scenario where we lose tomorrow,” said Sean Clegg, a senior adviser to Newsom. “We see the blue giant waking up. I don’t see evidence of a red giant …
Read More »Trump to provide commentary on Holyfield
On the day other ex-presidents visit memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 2001 terrorist attacks, former President Trump will be providing commentary on a boxing match between former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield and former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort. Donald Trump Jr. will join his …
Read More »Senate Democrats tee up debt ceiling standoff as McConnell vows opposition
Washington — Lawmakers are facing the prospect of a bitter battle over increasing the nation’s debt limit in the fall, with Democrats seeking to pressure Republicans to go along with a hike as GOP leaders vow to resist it. Senate Democrats did not include an increase to the federal debt ceiling …
Read More »Arkansas’ GOP governor wants to undo ban on mask mandates
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says he wishes a bill banning state and local mask mandates hadn’t become law, months after he signed the bill. Now, he’s asking state leaders to reconsider the ban so local school districts have the flexibility to require masks when children return to the classroom. Hutchinson …
Read More »Eviction moratorium, enhanced unemployment: Here’s when pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic swept the country starting in March 2020, Congress and federal agencies stepped in to help keep millions of people in their homes, put food on tables, pay bills and household expenses for those who lost their jobs and more. In total, Congress passed more than $5.4 …
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