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FedEx pilots head to the picket lines over contract negotiations
The pilots said they are frustrated by the pace of contract negotiations.
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One month after state lawmakers were summoned back to Tallahassee to fix Florida’s broken homeowner’s insurance industry, the crisis continues.
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‘Kimmel’ Guest Host Chelsea Handler Spots Kevin McCarthy’s Ugliest Hypocrisy Yet
The comedian drops a blunt fact-check on what "pro-life" really means.
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DeSantis vetoed another bad idea and showed Florida lawmakers who’s boss | Editorial
It’s not unusual for governors to veto legislation. But no governor has used his veto pen with the same poise and purpose as Ron DeSantis. That purpose has not only been to occasionally do the right thing, but to show fellow Republicans in the Legislature who’s boss.
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Surprise Jan. 6 hearing featuring White House adviser signals urgency by the committee
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will convene Tuesday afternoon for a surprise public hearing, signaling apparent urgency among members to reveal further findings from their year-long inquiry. Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who was a top adviser to Donald Trump's last chief of staff, Mark Meadows, is expected to testify, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. It's anticipated that through her testimony, Hutchinson will put a voice to many of the internal White House interactions involving the events of Jan. 6 that have been reported publicly and offer significant insight into Meadows' actions and interactions with then-President Trump on Jan. 6 and in the days before and after, sources said.
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Ex-CIA officer says Putin could be at risk of being killed or deposed by a member of his inner circle
Daniel Hoffman, a former CIA officer, said Putin might be murdered or sent to a "sanatorium" if his top advisers conspire against him.
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Justice Gorsuch called a high-school football coach's on-field prayer 'quiet' and 'personal' as the Supreme Court sided with religious rights. Sotomayor said that description 'misconstrues the facts.'
Justice Sotomayor said the Supreme Court's decision to side with a praying football coach would force states to "entangle themselves with religion."
- The Telegraph
Women do not have ‘absolute right of bodily autonomy’, says Tory MP Danny Kruger
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A former Trump White House chief of staff says the latest January 6 hearing provided 'stunning' new evidence of potential criminality
Mick Mulvaney, who resigned a day after the January 6 insurrection, said the new evidence presented was a "serious problem" for Trump.
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Joe Manchin reacts to Roe v. Wade ruling: ‘I trusted Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh’
Americans reacted on Friday to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to abortion access. In the court’s ruling Friday, telegraphed in a rare court leak, Republican-appointed judges voted 5-4 to overturn Roe v. Wade. Chief Justice John Roberts did not back using the latter decision to overturn Roe.
- Fortune
Chip makers are refusing to build new semiconductor plants in the U.S. unless Congress unlocks $52 billion in funding
Taiwanese semiconductor firm GlobalWafers joins Intel and TSMC in urging Congress to fund U.S. development.
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Former FBI Official Thinks Taking Away Trump Attorney's Phone Is A Critical Move
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Nancy Pelosi Calls to Eliminate Filibuster to Codify Roe , Kamala Harris Disagrees
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- The Hill
McConnell vows to be ‘picky’ with Biden nominees if GOP wins Senate
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday warned that if Republicans win control of the Senate in November, President Biden’s nominees will have a tough time getting confirmed. McConnell says he’ll be “picky” in deciding which of Biden’s nominees are moderate enough to warrant getting votes on the Senate floor. “We’ll be…
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Commanders owner Daniel Snyder refused to accept subpoena from Congress amid investigation
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- The Hill
Boebert says she is ‘tired’ of separation between church and state: ‘The church is supposed to direct the government’
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) says she is “tired” of the long-standing separation between church and state in the U.S., adding that she believes “the church is supposed to direct the government.” In a Sunday speech at the Cornerstone Christian Center in Basalt, Colo., ahead of her primary election on Tuesday, Boebert argued that “the government…
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Former aide testifies that GOP leader Kevin McCarthy warned White House officials about Trump going to the Capitol on January 6
A former White House aide testified that GOP Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy warned that Trump shouldn't come to the US capitol on January 6.
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The January 6 committee plans to show 'recently obtained evidence' at a newly announced hearing on Tuesday
The hearing was announced unexpectedly on Monday afternoon, and committee members had previously said that further hearings wouldn't come until July.
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California firefighters use 4,500 gallons of water to extinguish Tesla fire that kept reigniting
Sacramento firefighters had to create a water pit to extinguish a Tesla that kept reigniting in a wrecking yard.