The border deal between the White House and Senate Republicans that seemed dead Thursday appears to have been resurrected. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is now denying earlier reports that he has given up on a border deal with Democrats. And lead negotiator Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) has said the legislation is “90%-plus” written. The […]
William “Lia” Thomas, the transgender former collegiate swimmer from the University of Pennsylvania, is back in the news again. He just can’t shake the itch of wanting to compete against female swimmers. His latest quest is filing a lawsuit to try to compete in the 2024 Olympics in the female swimming category. As nearly everyone […]
If you want to know why the tax code is so complex, ask Peter Stahley. Stahley was a staffer for Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV). According to his LinkedIn profile, Stahley was “Responsible for major provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including: mineral & supply chain initiatives including IRA tax credits, […]
A member of the Naperville, Illinois, city council turned heads this week after he proposed creating a sign-up list for residents to house illegal immigrants who have started to flood the Chicago suburb. Naperville is only dealing with migrants because Chicago has implemented new requirements in a bid to stop the flow of illegal immigrants […]
The White House on Friday said that House Republicans have to choose between finding a solution or scoring political points after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a letter to colleagues that the Senate border deal is “dead on arrival.” “House Republicans, they have a choice to make. They have to choose whether they want...
White House climate adviser Ali Zaidi outlined the scientific rationale behind the Biden administration’s pause on some liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals, but he acknowledged young and climate-focused voters as a key constituency when asked whether they influenced the decision to implement the pause. At Friday’s White House press briefing, Zaidi was asked whether...
A top adviser to President Biden on migration issues is departing the White House next week after three years on the job. Katie Tobin, the senior director for transborder issues at the National Security Council, will leave the administration as Biden comes under fire for his handling of the southern border and as lawmakers on...
The SEC, which ignored its own rules for corporations on cybersecurity and had its X account hacked as a result, wants to store all U.S. investors’ financial information.
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) will pay $45 million for its involvement in California’s second largest-ever wildfire, state regulators announced Thursday. The settlement pertains to the 2021 Dixie Fire, which began in July 2021 and was kindled after a Douglas fir tree fell and hit energized conductors owned and operated by the utility, according...