On Capitol Hill, both sides of the aisle trade verbal blows as Congress works to raise the debt ceiling. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said, “If Republicans would just get out of the … way, we could get this all done.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed back, saying the Democrats created their own mess:…
Deep Dive (Oct. 6): Facebook CEO Blasted for Going Sailing During Hearing
Deep Dive (Oct. 5): Sen. Wicker: Big Tech Harmful to Children; Facebook Senate Hearing
The Facebook whistleblower called on Congress to take action on the company, saying “the buck stops” with Mark Zuckerberg. She said a safer internet is still possible. Since her bombshell interview on “60 Minutes,” Frances Haugen has a new website, a Twitter profile that is now down, and a new Instagram account. The website states…
Deep Dive (Oct. 4): Social Media Down Globally; Facebook Whistleblower Steps Forward
People around the world have been impacted as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are all experiencing a major outage Monday. According to detection websites, by noon, there were over 5 million reports that Facebook was down. In America alone, there were over 123,000 reports of the social media giant being down. This comes after a Facebook…
Deep Dive (Oct. 1): Sen. Blackburn Blasts Facebook Over Impact on Children
A government shutdown has been officially averted. President Joe Biden has now signed a funding bill passed by lawmakers on Capitol Hill just hours before the shutdown deadline at midnight. And after hours of negotiations, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delayed a vote on a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill Thursday night. She said there will be a vote…
Deep Dive (Sept. 30): Sen. Manchin: Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill ‘Fiscal Insanity’
The countdown begins to a possible shutdown, with government funding expiring at midnight. But the Senate majority leader says they’ve reached an agreement with Republicans to avoid a shutdown. Meanwhile, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) called Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill a “fiscal insanity.” The debate around vaccination mandates continues. And amid that, YouTube has announced…
Deep Dive (Sept. 29): Sen. Rick Scott: ‘Can’t Just Keep Spending’ on Bill Funding Congress
Top military officials continued to get grilled on the Afghanistan withdrawal. Already, there have been some contradictory statements. On Tuesday, Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie told senators they wanted to keep some troops in the country. That seems at odds with President Joe Biden’s claim; he couldn’t recall getting that advice. The White House…
Deep Dive (Sept. 28): Gen. Milley Questioned Over Afghanistan Withdrawal
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, faced questions on Capitol Hill Tuesday over the Afghanistan withdrawal. Milley said, “I think that our credibility with allies and partners around the world and with adversaries is being intensely reviewed by them to see which way this is going to go.” This comes as…
Deep Dive (Sept. 27): Mayorkas: About 13,000 Haitians Released Into US
Thousands of illegal immigrants have been expelled from the country, but Homeland Security head Alejandro Mayorkas says thousands more illegal Haitian immigrants are being released into the United States. He said on Sunday, “About 4,000 actually have been expelled under the public health authority of the Centers for Disease Control. There are about 13,000 that are…
Deep Dive (Sept. 24): Texas AG Sues Biden Admin Over ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
Debates are taking place around how the border is being handled. Texas and Missouri are calling on the Biden administration to reinstate the “remain in Mexico” policy. The states accuse Biden’s team of stalling, after the Supreme Court ordered the policy to be restarted last month. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton writes, “I have already sued…
Deep Dive (Sept. 23): Biden Pledges Another 500 Million Doses on Global Vaccination
The border crisis is reaching the geopolitical stage. The U.S. special envoy to Haiti has resigned, citing the “inhumane and counterproductive” decision to deport Haitians from the border. He says Haiti is unable to provide basic services and security to its citizens, and that will have consequences for the United States and its neighbors. This…
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