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Senate Parliamentarian Blocks Immigration Reform From Democrats’ Spending Bill For Third Time

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough rejected another Democratic effort to include immigration reform in President Joe Biden’s spending bill. MacDonough’s ruling, which came late Thursday, is Democrats’ latest setback in their bid to…

December 17, 2021

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‘My Reputation Over Someone’s Life?’: Kim Kardashian Couldn’t Care Less About What Working With Trump Did To Her Image

Featured News·US and World News

Kim Kardashian revealed that she doesn’t care about the backlash she received for working with former President Donald Trump on criminal justice reform in an interview with Bari Weiss. “I really don’t…

December 17, 2021

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Gang Releases Kidnapped American Missionaries

Featured News·US and World News

The 12 remaining American missionaries kidnapped by a gang in Haiti in October were released Thursday, multiple sources reported. A Haitian gang kidnapped 17 missionaries of the Christian Aid Ministries on Oct.…

December 16, 2021

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California Democratic Rep Alan Lowenthal Announces Retirement

US and World News

California Democratic Rep. Alan Lowenthal announced his retirement Thursday after a decade in Congress. Lowenthal, who was first elected to California’s Long Beach-based 47th district in 2012, is the 20th House Democrat…

December 16, 2021

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‘This Is What Career Politicians Do’: Perdue Ignored Warning From GOP Not To Challenge Kemp

US and World News

A majority of Georgia’s Republican state senators sent former Sen. David Perdue a letter to request that he not enter the 2022 gubernatorial race before he launched his campaign, Axios reported. “Our…

December 16, 2021

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UK Supreme Court Denies Appeal For Non-Gendered Passports

US and World News

The U.K. Supreme Court agreed with the government that passports do not need to offer a non-gendered option after hearing an appeal to add an “X” gender option to the legal document.…

December 16, 2021

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1 Person Dies In Latest Surge In Midwest. Semitrailers Turn Over From Hurricane-Force Wind Gust

In the News

One person died Wednesday after a powerful storm delivering strong winds swept through the Midwest, turning a semitrailer on its side and killing the driver, the Associated Press reported. The storm, which…

December 16, 2021

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Team DeSantis Wages War on Liberal Media in the Wake of Trump

Nike Executives Funneled Money To Democrat Who Just Blocked Uyghur Forced Labor Bill

Business News·US and World News

Several top Nike executives funneled more than $60,000 to the re-election campaign of Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden over the course of just 16 days in September. On Wednesday evening, Wyden blocked…

December 16, 2021

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Jobless Claims Rise From A 52-Year Low

US and World News

The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims totaled 206,000 in the week ending Dec. 11 as the tight labor market continues to recover, though it remains far from pre-pandemic levels.…

December 16, 2021

1 min read

White House now blaming big meat for rising inflation in U.S.

Business News·Politics

WASHINGTON, D.C. – White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki this week blamed corporate greed, in particular, big meat for rising inflation and not the Biden administration. Psaki singled out the United States’…

December 16, 2021

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High-Profile Conservatives Pressure McCarthy To Remove Cheney, Kinzinger From House GOP

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A group of high-profile conservatives urged Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to act to remove Republican Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois from the House GOP conference in a…

December 16, 2021

1 min read

‘The Worst War Movie You See On TV’: MMA Fighter Recalls Saving His Family During Tornado

US and World News

MMA fighter Brian Brooks recalled to Fox News how he saved his family from a candle factory they were trapped during a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. “It’s a miracle I even found them.…

December 15, 2021

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Seven Children Killed On A Single Kentucky Street By Tornado

Community News·Kentucky News·Police Blotter·US and World News

The deadly tornado that struck Kentucky last week led to the deaths of seven children who lived on a single street, the Associated Press reported. Entire families were lost on Moss Creek…

December 15, 2021

1 min read

New York City To Prohibit Natural Gas For New Buildings

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New York City Council members are expected to approve a measure Wednesday banning natural gas hookups for new buildings in an effort to combat climate change. The prohibition, which Democratic Mayor Bill…

December 15, 2021

1 min read

Compromised NDAA Sails Through The Senate With Bipartisan Support

Politics·US and World News

The National Defense Authorization Act sailed through the Senate Wednesday on a bipartisan 89-10 vote, clearing its path to President Joe Biden’s desk. The annual defense bill, which Congress has passed for…

December 15, 2021

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US Will Put 8 Chinese Companies On Investment Blacklist For Alleged Uyghur Surveillance: REPORT

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The U.S. Treasury Department will ban American investors from buying shares in eight Chinese companies linked to alleged surveillance of Uyghur Muslims. The Treasury Department will add the companies, which includes popular drone…

December 15, 2021

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House Votes To Hold Mark Meadows In Criminal Contempt After Defying Subpoena From Jan. 6 Select Committee

US and World News

The House voted Tuesday to recommend criminal contempt of Congress charges against Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s ex-chief of staff and a former House member, for defying a subpoena from the…

December 15, 2021

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Kroger Strips Unvaccinated Employees Of Their Benefits

Business News·Featured News·US and World News

Supermarket chain Kroger announced Tuesday it will eliminate paid emergency leave for unvaccinated employees who contract COVID-19 in addition to requiring some of them to pay a monthly $50 health insurance surcharge…

December 14, 2021

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Republicans Question HHS Authority To Establish Climate Office

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A group of House Republican leaders raised concerns Tuesday about the new climate office created by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It remains unclear what statutory authority, if any,…

December 14, 2021

1 min read

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