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ReutersU.S. House plans vote to end foreign air traveler COVID vaccine mandate
The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote next week on a bill that would end a requirement that most foreign air travelers be vaccinated against COVID-19, Majority Leader Steve Scalise said on Friday. The Biden administration in June dropped its requirement that people arriving in the country by air must test negative for COVID-19 but has not lifted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccination requirements. Currently, adult visitors to the United States who are not citizens or permanent residents must show proof of vaccination before boarding their flight, with some limited exceptions.
Yahoo NewsRepublicans pounce on Biden over appearance of Chinese spy balloon
Republican politicians sharply criticized President Biden shortly after an apparent Chinese spy balloon appeared in the sky above Montana.
Yahoo NewsPence calls for Social Security reform, private savings accounts
Former Vice President Mike Pence, a possible contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, said Thursday that he wants to “reform” Social Security and institute private savings accounts for recipients.
INSIDERGeorge Santos admits he 'lied to everyone' in leaked audio recorded this week by a prospective staffer
The New York representative is under pressure after a series of claims he made about his career and personal history were exposed as fabrications.
PoliticoBiden on robust jobs numbers: The ‘critics and cynics are wrong’
Noting the 3.4 percent jobless rate, the lowest since May 1969, the president said “the Biden economic play is working.”
The HillHouse GOP struggles to unify over budget ideas
House Republicans are struggling to unify as the party tries to hash out a cost-cutting budget strategy, creating headaches for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as he launches high-stakes talks with President Biden over raising the debt limit. Republicans charged into the year newly energized with their House majority, and all factions of the conference say…
Associated PressSorry, not sorry: Some 1/6 rioters change tune after apology
Appearing before a federal judge after pleading guilty to a felony charge in the deadly Capitol riot, former West Virginia lawmaker Derrick Evans expressed remorse for letting down his family and his community, saying he made a “crucial mistake." Less than a year later, Evans is portraying himself as a victim of a politically motivated prosecution as he runs to serve in the same building he stormed on Jan. 6, 2021. Evans is now calling the Justice Department's Jan. 6 prosecutions a “miscarriage of justice" and describes himself on twitter as a “J6 Patriot."
The New York TimesThe Powerful Lobbyist Behind Kevin McCarthy
WASHINGTON — As he waged his messy campaign to become House speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy turned to a longtime friend, Jeff Miller, to serve as a kind of field general. Miller, his closest confidant, top fundraiser and sometimes enforcer, hosted a pasta dinner and strategy session for the McCarthy political team at his luxury condominium in Washington. He then set up shop in the speaker’s office in the Capitol for the week of the vote, working the phones to persuade holdouts, tamping down conserv
USA TODAYFBI to search Pence locations; Southwest COO to testify on flight cancellations: recap
Also Friday the Biden administration is monitoring a Chinese spy balloon. Biden will go to Wisconsin and Florida after next week's State of the Union.
The New York TimesRepublicans Revive a Debate on Term Limits
WASHINGTON — In grabbing control of the House, Republicans promised a vote on a proposition that always strikes a chord with frustrated voters: imposing term limits on members of the House and Senate to finally depose those entrenched, out-of-touch lawmakers. Within months of taking power, the new majority put the idea on the floor, where it flopped spectacularly. That episode was in 1995, when Republicans, led by newly installed Speaker Newt Gingrich, pledged a vote on term limits as part of th
Washington PostFrom burgers to bagels, Biden turns to brands to boost everyman image
WASHINGTON - The cameras were rolling in the Oval Office as President Biden placed a surprise call last month to Ghostburger, a local eatery with bright pink decor that debuted during the pandemic in 2020, ordering cheeseburgers to the White House for his weekly lunch with the vice president. Ghostburger quickly highlighted Biden's order on its social media pages - to good effect. "Our sales are up almost 100 percent," Josh Phillips, co-owner of Ghostburger, said two weeks after the president's
Associated PressState of the Union: Biden sees economic glow, GOP sees gloom
Going into Tuesday's State of the Union address, President Joe Biden sees a nation with its future aglow. Republicans take a far bleaker view — that the country is beset by crushing debt and that Biden is largely responsible for inflation. The harder reality is that the United States is on a tight rope, trying to balance efforts to reduce inflation with the need to stay upright and avoid falling into a recession.
USA TODAYThe COVID emergency declaration is ending: What it means for tests, vaccines, treatment
When Biden ends the emergency declaration May 11, access to COVID tests, vaccines and treatment will now depend on insurance coverage.
The Guardian‘I can’t plan ahead’: Dreamers speak out as US program faces new threat
Immigrants express frustration as nine Republican-led states ask judge to end Obama-era program that gives temporary deportation relief
USA TODAYThis week in politics: China spy balloon, Haley enters '24 race, Omar ditched from House committee
What happened this week in politics? Biden and McCarthy met at the White House to talk debt ceiling and news of a Nikki Haley White House run leaked.
The GuardianThe race for the 2024 election is on. But who will take on Trump?
The ex-president is daring Republican challengers to make the first move – and some are preparing to attack
HuffPostRepublicans Push To Rename Part Of John Lewis Way In Nashville To 'Honor' Trump
Two Tennessee Democrats blasted the bill that could christen a stretch of the street named for the late civil rights icon "President Donald Trump Boulevard."
Associated PressDemocrats set to shake up start of 2024 presidential primary
Democrats are poised to reorder their presidential primary schedule beginning next year, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot as part of a major overhaul meant to empower Black and other minority voters critical to the party's base of support. The Democratic National Committee has worked for months to revamp the start of its voting calendar, and the full membership is set to vote on the plan on Saturday. The proposal has been championed by President Joe Biden and would have South Carolina hold its primary on Feb. 3.
The Daily BeastMissouri Lawmakers Are ‘at War’ With This Trans 9-Year-Old, Dad Says
Courtesy of Rabbi Daniel BogardMissouri ranks last in the nation in starting salaries for teachers, and 49th in state funding of schools, so low that a quarter of the districts have cut back to four-day weeks.But the GOP legislators in the “Show Me” state have demonstrated their priority with at least 20 bills aimed at the LBGTQ community. Ten are aimed at restricting transgender athletes in the schools. That in a state where just seven transgender students in K-12 are registered to compete.“The
HuffPostJamie Raskin Forecasts Trump's Legal Future: Indictment Is 'Almost Inevitable'
The Maryland Democrat referred to the ex-president as "basically a one-man crime wave" in an interview with MSNBC.
The Daily BeastJesse Watters Floats Batsh*t Solutions to Spy Balloon
via Fox NewsThe Chinese surveillance balloon floating above the continental U.S. would be subjected to a handful of unfeasible and outright silly actions if Fox News host Jesse Watters were in charge.Despite Pentagon officials advising President Biden that shooting down the sizable balloon would risk harming civilians on the ground, Watters didn’t appear too concerned about that Friday on The Five.“Why not shoot it over Montana?” Watters said before theorizing that anyone whose property gets dam
NBC NewsRepublicans blast Biden, saying suspected Chinese spy balloon proves U.S. isn't deterring Xi
Top Republicans in Congress are criticizing the Biden administration's response to the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon hovering over the U.S.
HuffPostEx-Prosecutor’s Book Details Struggle Over Indicting Trump On His Business Records
“Once again, Donald Trump had managed to dance between the raindrops of accountability,” writes Mark Pomerantz.
CBS NewsFentanyl seizures rise at U.S.-Mexico border — here's why
GOP lawmakers have incorrectly blamed the spike in fentanyl overdoses on migrants, whom they blame for bringing the drugs across the border.
USA TODAYRep. Jim Jordan subpoenas FBI, Education Department over school board memo
Rep. Jim Jordan subpoenaed the FBI and Education Department for documents about a memo the GOP says targeted parents protesting school board meetings.
“Streaming is beginning to look an awful lot like the old-fashioned analogue TV it was supposed to replace.”
“Streaming isn’t going away … You’re still going to have a lot of choice for a long time.”
“In the future, [streaming] likely will cost more, have a little less library content and cancel more shows more quickly.”
“Streaming is still a game of content … It’s not a matter of who’s spending more, it’s who’s spending smartly.”
“Streamers are retreating from any sort of creative risk in favor of humdrum, lowest-common-denominator shows.”
