Democrats warn that Congress is still facing the threat of a shutdown at the end of the year, despite an agreement on the Federal budget. The agreement earlier this month between House Republicans and the Democrats was supposed to create a bipartisan framework for annual spending bills that would take a government shutdown off the…
Democrats Warn That Congress Is Still Heading Toward a Shutdown Despite Agreement on Budget
June 16, 2023
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Threat of Government Shutdown Looms as Spending Battle Heats Up in House
The word “shutdown” has been bandied about Capitol Hill as the standoff over raising the nation’s debt ceiling has morphed into an appropriations battle in the House between hardline Republicans and Democrats. An outline for 2024 federal spending was hammered out in negotiations between Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden, culminating in the…
Bank Executive Pay Could Be Seized for Failures Under Senate Bill Proposal
June 16, 2023
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The Senate Banking Committee will consider a bipartisan bill that would allow government regulators to seize compensation from executives deemed responsible for a bank failure. The committee’s chairman, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Sen Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the panel’s ranking Republican, came to a deal on June 16 after a wave of regional bank failures…
House Appropriator Shares Growing GOP Support to Cut DOJ, FBI Budget Amid Political Woes
Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that handles the budget for the U.S. Department of Justice, said Republicans are gathering in support to cut the department’s budget. Cline, who is a member of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus, said members of the caucus are leaning on House Speaker Kevin…
Rep. Crenshaw Grills Doctor Over Failure to Name Any Study Citing Benefits of Transgender Surgeries for Children
When asked by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) at a House Committee hearing on Wednesday, Yale School of Medicine assistant professor Meredithe McNamara was unable to cite any medical study that would provide evidence of the benefits of transgender surgeries for young children. …
LIVE 10 AM ET: House Energy Subcommittee’s Field Hearing on ‘Enhancing America’s Grid Security and Resilience’
June 16, 2023
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The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security holds a field hearing on “Enhancing America’s Grid Security and Resilience” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 16 at Pinehurst, North Carolina. Mark Aysta, Managing Director, Enterprise Security, Duke Energy; Dr. Jordan Kern, Associate Professor, Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial…
LIVE NOW: House Energy Subcommittee’s Field Hearing on ‘Enhancing America’s Grid Security and Resilience’
June 16, 2023
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The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security holds a field hearing on “Enhancing America’s Grid Security and Resilience” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 16 at Pinehurst, North Carolina. Mark Aysta, Managing Director, Enterprise Security, Duke Energy; Dr. Jordan Kern, Associate Professor, Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial…
House Energy Subcommittee’s Field Hearing on ‘Enhancing America’s Grid Security and Resilience’
June 16, 2023
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The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security holds a field hearing on “Enhancing America’s Grid Security and Resilience” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 16 at Pinehurst, North Carolina. Mark Aysta, Managing Director, Enterprise Security, Duke Energy; Dr. Jordan Kern, Associate Professor, Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial…
IN-DEPTH: Lawmakers Split on Surveillance Authority Reauthorization Amid DOJ, FBI Abuses
June 16, 2023
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Lawmakers are split on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a broad post-9/11 surveillance authority, in the light of a string of alleged abuses of the apparatus against American citizens. Limited authority to gather foreign intelligence information is granted by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a post-9/11 surveillance…
Bipartisan Journalism Anti-Trust Bill Advances in Congress, Sparks Debate on Content Moderation
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to advance a bill that empowers news outlets to collectively negotiate fair compensation with Big Tech platforms in exchange for distributing their content. The bipartisan Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) garnered support from senators across party lines in a 13–7 vote. In the last Congress, the bill…
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