Washington — Democrats in the House on Friday pushed their more than $700 billion domestic policy package across the finish line, sending to President Biden for his signature their long-negotiated plan to address drug costs, raise taxes on large corporations and combat global warming. Passage of the proposal, now by …
Read More »Navy punishes more than two dozen officers and sailors for USS Bonhomme Richard fire
The Navy has punished more than two dozen officers and sailors for the dayslong fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship. This action came as a result of the Navy’s finding that the response to the fire was inadequate, and fire prevention measures were lacking. An investigation …
Read More »Biden names Julie Chavez Rodriguez as White House senior adviser
President Biden is naming Julie Chavez Rodriguez to serve as a White House senior adviser, putting her on par with some of his most senior and longest-serving aides and making her one of the rare Latinas to hold a top West Wing staffing role. Rodriguez currently serves as director of …
Read More »Biden to sign executive order on policing two years after George Floyd’s death
President Biden is expected to sign an executive order on federal policing Wednesday at the White House, multiple sources tell CBS News, two years after George Floyd died at the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The executive order comes after bipartisan negotiations in Congress to reform policing …
Read More »Baby formula shortage: Biden to invoke Defense Production Act
President Biden announced Wednesday that he will invoke the Defense Production Act to address the baby formula shortage, meaning suppliers will be required to give resources to infant formula plants before sending them to other customers. “I know parents all across the country are worried about finding enough infant formula …
Read More »FDA proposes rule to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced its proposed rule on product standards to ban menthol flavoring in cigarettes and non-tobacco flavors in cigars. The Biden administration believes this action has the potential to “significantly reduce disease and death” from smoking by making it less likely that young …
Read More »Here’s what Biden, Harris and their spouses paid in 2021 taxes
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden released their 2021 federal income tax return Friday, as did Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff. The Bidens’ tax records show they earned a total of $610,702 in 2021, and paid $150,439, for an effective income tax rate of 24.6%. …
Read More »Clarence Thomas discharged after week
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged Friday after a week in the hospital, according to the court. The Supreme Court’s public information officer said Thomas was discharged from the hospital earlier Friday, without elaborating further. Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on March 18 with …
Read More »This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” March 20, 2022: Qin, Austin, McConnell, Markarova, Gottlieb
“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Qin Gang – Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Lloyd J. Austin III – Secretary of Defense Senator Mitch McConnell – (R) Kentucky, Senate Minority Leader Oksana Markarova – Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Dr. Scott Gottlieb – Former FDA Commissioner How to watch “Face the …
Read More »New York couple charged with conspiring to launder crypto billions
A New York couple was arrested Tuesday and charged with conspiracy to launder billions of dollars’ worth of stolen bitcoin, resulting in the seizure of $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency, the Justice Department announced, the largest financial seizure in the department’s history. Russian national Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, …
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