Новости за 06.12.2022

The Justice Department has issued a series of subpoenas to officials in three states, nodding to an expansion of its inquiry into the false elector scheme pursued by the 2020 Trump campaign. A trio of subpoenas, first reported by The Washington Post on Tuesday, were sent in late November to county officials in Michigan, Arizona, and Wisconsin. ...

The House Ethics Committee has directed Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) to pay more than $14,000 following an investigation into his promotion of a cryptocurrency but found no evidence that he had an improper relationship with a staff member. The committee announced in a release on Tuesday that it unanimously approved a report on Thursday from...

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters Tuesday that he is open to revising Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in response to rising hate speech on Twitter directed at Black and Jewish Americans.  Section 230 grants social media platforms such as Twitter protection from legal liability for offensive, wrongful or damaging content...

As a pediatrician, parent, and grandmother, I know that the birth of a child is one of life’s most joyful moments. I also know that parenting, especially those early years, comes with unique stresses and challenges, and I especially empathize with families with young children who have been more isolated and unable to rely on...

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has implemented a ban on TikTok in the state’s executive branch, citing security concerns over Chinese-based owner ByteDance. In a news release on Tuesday, Hogan, whose second term as governor of Maryland ends next month, issued an emergency cybersecurity directive that would prohibit state employees from using certain Chinese and...

Georgia's Senate race is finally coming to a close. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, who have been duking it out in the last battle of the midterms, will get a final verdict from voters on Tuesday night. Warnock has already shown his ability to win in this situation several times over the past two...

Rental car company Hertz on Monday announced it will pay $168 million to settle 364 customers’ claims related to the company falsely reporting they stole vehicles, which caused some customers to go to jail. The hundreds of customers had filed various lawsuits against the company, which also owns the Dollar, Firefly and Thrifty car rental...

A group of House Democrats is pushing Congress to use the powerful Defense Production Act (DPA) to rapidly produce electric transformers, a call that comes in the wake of an armed attack at two substations in North Carolina that left tens of thousands without power. The nine Democratic members — who include Reps. Sean Casten...

Lingering divisions from the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot were on full display Tuesday when legislative leaders presented the Congressional Gold Medal to law enforcement personnel who protected the Capitol during last year’s attack. In a moment that drew widespread attention, family members of former Capitol Police Office Brian Sicknick — who died one day after...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said anyone who suggests the Constitution could be suspended “would have a very hard time being sworn in as president of the United States.” McConnell’s comments appeared directed squarely at former President Trump, who recently called for the termination of parts of the Constitution in light of...

Fox Business host Stuart Varney blasted former President Trump, saying his time as the leader of the GOP is likely coming to an end and a loss by Herschel Walker in Tuesday's Georgia Senate runoff election would essentially be Trump's fault. "There's a lot at stake here, more than just a balance of power in...

A team of Harvard University public health experts has launched an initiative to help frontline medical clinics protect their patients from climate risks. The project, called the Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics toolkit, provides clinical guidance and information on how to develop action plans and alert systems, as well as chemists for staff and tips for...

President Biden on Tuesday will deliver remarks on how his economic plan is leading to a manufacturing boom, rebuilding supply chains and creating well-paying jobs in Arizona and across the country. He is visiting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of chips. The company is slated to announce the construction of a...

Family members of the late officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, appeared to snub Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday, passing by the pair without shaking their hands at a ceremony to honor officers who served during the attack. C-SPAN...

Former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is going from the daily grind of Congress to “The Daily Show,” taking a turn as a guest host following Trevor Noah’s departure. The ex-lawmaker will temporarily take the reins on the Comedy Central show as part of a rotation of guest hosts in 2023, the network announced Tuesday. “Saturday...

The Supreme Court should deny North Carolina's gerrymandering and focus on the protection of our democracy.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday renewed his challenge against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for Speaker as McCarthy's opponents aim to keep him from securing the gavel on the House floor but lack a viable alternative. “I’m running for Speaker to break the establishment,” Biggs, a former chairman of the confrontational conservative House...

George Clooney says he’s not placing any bets for or against Trump 2024 after being “dead wrong” about the former president's odds in 2016. “I have no idea,” the “Ticket to Paradise” star said when ITK asked him about the likelihood of the 45th president winning the White House again. Trump launched his 2024 presidential bid...

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has come to a “general agreement” to forward some criminal referrals to the Justice Department, its chair told reporters Tuesday. It was a confusing morning at the Capitol, with Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) walking back statements he made earlier in the day when...

The University of Virginia (UVA) has announced that it will award posthumous degrees to the three football players who were killed in a campus shooting last month. In a news release on Monday, UVA said that Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry will receive degrees from the school’s College of Arts & Sciences,...

Incoming House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) will speak at the caucus’s weekly press conference Tuesday, joined by incoming Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (Mass.) and incoming Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (Calif.). A principal question for party leaders at the moment is how best to manage their minority status in the new year, even...

The suspect in the Colorado Springs, Colo., shooting last month that left five people dead and 17 others wounded at a LGBTQ nightclub was formally charged on Tuesday with 305 counts, including murder, hate crimes and assault. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, appeared before a judge in El Paso County District Court, where District Attorney Michael...

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Tuesday poured cold water on Democratic efforts to add language allowing banks to do business with state-approved marijuana businesses and permitting reform, a priority of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), to the annual defense authorization bill.   McConnell called on Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker Nancy...

Remnants of fireplaces found in the Rising Star caves in South Africa suggest homo naledi, a pre-human ancestor, used fire as a tool. That’s according to an announcement made during a lecture by professor Lee Berger, a paleoanthropologist from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Berger gave the lecture on Dec. 1 at the Carnegie Institution...

A new report from the Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA) has ranked all 50 states from most to least conservative, with Alabama leading as the most conservative state in the U.S. and Massachusetts as the least conservative. The rankings from CLA, a project of the Conservative Political Action Committee and the American Conservative Union, are...