Новости за 09.02.2023

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), whom the White House is trying to make the “poster child” for Medicare and Social Security cuts, tried to flip the script on Thursday in a contentious CNN interview by claiming President Biden cut Medicare in the Inflation Reduction Act. Scott battled with CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins, who dismissed Scott’s...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) invited President Biden to debate over Social Security and Medicare on Thursday while the president is in Florida after days of the White House and the GOP sparring over whether the programs are at risk of facing funding cuts.  “Since you can’t stop talking about me and lying to Floridians about...

A group of House Democrats unveiled a resolution on Thursday to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress, citing the long and growing list of résumé fabrications that have defined his first weeks on Capitol Hill. "This is not just a simple liar," Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y.) told reporters on the steps of the Capitol....

The Biden administration on Thursday announced that it would issue a $2 billion loan to a battery manufacturing facility as it looks to bolster the country’s supply chain for electric vehicles. “The Department of Energy is proud to announce a conditional commitment for a $2 billion loan to Redwood Materials,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said...

In a sharply worded opening volley against the House GOP’s probe into Hunter Biden and the business dealings of President Biden’s family, an attorney for the president’s son denied a request for documents and information from the Oversight Committee, saying it has “no legislative purpose.” “Peddling your own inaccurate and baseless conclusions under the guise...

President Biden traveled to Florida on Thursday in which he hammered Sen. Rick Scott (R) in his home state, calling Scott's views on Social Security and Medicare "outrageous." “The very idea the senator from Florida wants to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every five years, I find to be somewhat outrageous....

Football fans are projected to spend billions of dollars while watching the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs face off at Super Bowl LVII — and those are the ones who aren't even attending the game.

Story at a glance Chick-fil-A is releasing a new sandwich without any chicken in it. The Atlanta-based fast-food chain will launch a new “Chick-fil-A Cauliflower Sandwich” on Monday, Feb. 13, which will look almost identical to the company’s signature breaded Chicken Sandwich.   For the new sandwich, cauliflower filets will be marinated, breaded and spiced...

Kari Lake, the defeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate, will be the featured speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference’s (CPAC) high-profile Ronald Reagan Dinner next month, the gathering’s organizers announced on Thursday. It’s a high-profile gig for a conservative firebrand who has repeatedly refused to concede her loss to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs in last year’s...

Automotive industry experts joined Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) on Wednesday in expressing concern over the implementation of electric vehicle subsidies included in the Inflation Reduction Act. “It is incredibly complicated, and it needs to be fed to the consumer in a way that makes sense to them,” S&P Global analyst Stephanie Brinley said at The...

Nicaragua has freed more than 200 political prisoners from custody and sent them to the United States, a move Secretary of State Antony Blinken called “a constructive step” toward addressing human rights issues and improving the two nations’ relations. The 222 prisoners — among them journalists, students, civil society representatives and political leaders — were...

Boom times are here for any developer who can sell clean power to tech companies — and particularly those who can guarantee a round-the-clock supply.  The number of clean energy purchase agreements signed by large corporations hit record levels in 2022, Bloomberg New Energy Finance found in a report published on Thursday. Amazon and other tech companies...

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday defended President Biden’s reaction to the flight of a Chinese surveillance balloon across the United States and said he agreed with the president’s decision to shoot it down off the coast of South Carolina. Romney said he was satisfied with answers he received from senior administration officials, including...

Senate Republicans pushed back on the prospect of stricter airline rules during a Thursday hearing on the Southwest Airlines meltdown that impacted more than 2 million travelers over the holidays. In the wake of Southwest’s cancellations, Democrats want to pass legislation to bolster air traveler protections and further empower the Department of Transportation to penalize...

On balance, India could be the best bet for the U.S. in its competition with China.

Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) was assaulted Thursday morning in her Washington, D.C., apartment building, her office said. The attack does not appear politically motivated, her chief of staff Nick Coe added. The assault, which occurred in the building's elevator around 7:15 a.m., left her bruised, according to a statement from Coe. The lawmaker called 911...

The White House on Thursday pushed back against Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), arguing that he wants to make himself the “national poster-child” for Republican attacks on Social Security and Medicare after the Florida Republican doubled down on his efforts to sunset the programs. “Rick Scott is in overdrive to make himself the national poster-child for...

Two bipartisan bills introduced on Thursday would repeal the war authorizations for the Gulf War in Kuwait in the early '90s and for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, both of which remain on the books years after the U.S. military withdrew troops from the Middle Eastern nations. The pieces of legislation would formally repeal the...

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s political advocacy group is launching a round of ads in Iowa pushing back against transgender-affirming policies in schools, Pence’s latest outreach in the early voting state as he mulls a 2024 presidential bid. Advancing American Freedom, a group formed in 2021 by Pence to promote his agenda, announced Thursday a...

President Biden is set to deliver remarks on strengthening social security and Medicare in a visit to Tampa, Fla., on Thursday. Biden is making stops across the nation as he ramps up his anticipated 2024 reelection campaign. He was in Wisconsin on Wednesday, where he pitched his economic plans and rallied for working-class voters. Thursday’s...

For now, the Great Hullaballoon of 2023 appears to be more diplomatic brinksmanship than intelligence coup.

The House unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s use of a spy balloon over the continental U.S., labeling the situation “a brazen violation of United States sovereignty.” The resolution — which cleared the chamber in a bipartisan 419-0 vote — came to the House floor five days after the U.S. shot...

Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy and Fox Business reporter Hillary Vaughn announced on Thursday the birth of their first child, according to People magazine. Doocy and Vaughn, who have been married since 2021, confirmed to People magazine that their daughter, Bridget Blake Doocy, was born on Feb. 1. Vaughn, who joined Fox News...

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LGBTQ activists and organizations say hateful and abusive speech has surged on Twitter since Elon Musk bought the social media platform, according to a new survey. A majority of LGBTQ activists and organizations say they have encountered more hateful and abusive speech on Twitter since Musk’s acquisition of the social media giant, according to a...