Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) has threatened to place Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress as a result of the probe into the United States’ departure from Afghanistan. The House Foreign Affairs chairman sent a May 5 letter to Blinken as part of the latest development in the panel’s probe. The committee’s investigation began…
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Meta Reaffirms Plan to Block News Access in Canada If Bill C-18 Passes
May 8, 2023
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A representative for the tech giant Meta said Monday that the company plans to block access to Canadian news content on its platforms if Parliament passes Bill C-18, which mandates that the company pay news publishers for hosting content. “Ultimately, this legislation puts Meta in an unfavourable situation. In order to comply, we have to…
Neera Tanden Appointed Domestic Policy Adviser After Failed OMB Nomination in 2021
President Joe Biden announced on May 5 that Neera Tanden, the White House staff secretary, would be elevated to the position of domestic policy adviser, replacing Susan Rice. The White House also included in the announcement that Zayn Siddique will be appointed as Principal Deputy of the Domestic Policy Council, and Stefanie Feldman will take over as…
Former Intelligence Heads Brennan, Clapper to Testify to House Panel Over Role in Hunter Biden Laptop Letter
May 4, 2023
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Former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper are scheduled to testify before a Congressional panel this month as House Republicans investigate the effort to discredit negative stories about President Joe Biden’s son right before the 2020 election. A representative from the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal…
Auto Worker’s Union Withholds Support for Biden’s Reelection Campaign Over His EV Policies
May 4, 2023
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United Auto Workers (UAW) is delaying its endorsement of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, according to a May 2 union memo. The Detroit-based union is holding back out of concern for recent Biden administration policies that encourage the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). UAW, based in Detroit, has not endorsed the president, whom it supported in 2020, due…
‘We’re Not Increasing the Cost of Business,’ Bernie Sanders Argues for $17 Federal Minimum Wage
May 4, 2023
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WASHINGTON–Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced a bill on May 4 to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour. The proposal, which is more than double the current rate of $7.25, was unveiled to the cheers of various labor leaders outside Capitol Hill. “It is time to pass a new livable wage,” Sanders said….
New Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Force Tech Companies to Protect Young Users
Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on May 2 announced the introduction of legislation to make social media platforms conform to stricter safety regulations regarding children. The Kids Online Safety Act, a bill announced by the senators during a live event, aims to provide young people and parents with the tools, safeguards, and transparency necessary…
Major Social Media Platforms Named as Top Offenders Facilitating Sexual Exploitation
May 2, 2023
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The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has released its “Dirty Dozen” list for 2023, calling attention to groups facilitating sexual exploitation. The center’s annual list, released on May 2, has identified social media platforms Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Roblox, and Reddit as among the top offenders for contributing to exploitation. Additionally, the group asserts that Spotify,…
Tensions Mount Over Russia-Patrolled Land Corridor Linking Armenia, Azerbaijan
Tensions between Baku and Yerevan have mounted in recent weeks over a Russian-patrolled land corridor linking Armenia to the next-door Nagorno-Karabakh region. Although most of Nagorno-Karabakh’s roughly 120,000 inhabitants are ethnic Armenians, the region is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. Yerevan accuses Azerbaijan of blocking its only land route to the region—the so-called Lachin…
US Government Scrambling to Find Solution to Rescue First Republic Bank
U.S. regulators asked large banks to submit their takeover bids for First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) over the weekend, in an effort to rescue the troubled bank. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) reportedly held an auction, asking multiple banks to solicit bids for FRC before an afternoon deadline on April 30. As of press time, no…
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