Новости за 05.03.2024

Congressional leaders are sprinting to pass a sweeping government funding plan unveiled Sunday ahead of a looming shutdown deadline this weekend. The 1,050-page package includes more than $450 billion in fiscal 2024 funding for a slew of offices including the departments of Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Affairs (VA), Justice, Commerce and...

The court was never likely to let the Colorado decision stand and open the door to “chaos.” But if the court is not very careful, it may find itself opening that door nonetheless.

Business ​McKinsey & Company hired Harbinger Strategies to educate policymakers on company activities. During a Senate subcommittee hearing last month, senators grilled McKinsey Global Managing Partner Bob Sternfels on his company’s work for the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and Chinese state-owned companies. One of the lobbyists on the account is John Leganski, who joined...

Voters will head to the polls in more than a dozen states and American Samoa on Tuesday to weigh in on their preferred pick for president and a slew of Senate and House primaries. Although President Biden isn't facing a formidable primary rival, advocates in several states are looking to get Democratic voters to stage...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will vote this week on whether to adopt a contentious rule that would require publicly traded companies to disclose climate change-related information to investors — though the rule could be significantly scaled back compared with what the agency proposed in 2022. The SEC’s five commissioners are slated to vote on whether...

Greg Lukianoff has learned the value of defending free speech on college campuses from both sides of the aisle — sometimes to the anger of his own donors. Lukianoff, the head of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), is the son of a Russian refugee and says first-generation immigrants from totalitarian regimes “really...

President Biden will announce Tuesday the formation of a "strike force" to hold companies accountable for price-gouging practices. The announcement comes days before the State of the Union, where Biden is expected to make his economic pitch to Congress and voters ahead of the pivotal 2024 election. The strike force, which will be co-chaired by...

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission announced Monday it authorized the state to pursue land swap negotiations with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to start despite meeting widespread criticism. The commission said it authorized the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to pursue “the acquisition of approximately 477 acres for a new state park” located near the Laguna Atascosa National...

Former President Trump is projected to win the North Dakota GOP caucus, according to Decision Desk HQ, extending his winning record as he races toward the Republican nomination. The results are another blow to rival Nikki Haley, who has promised to stay in the race through Super Tuesday despite losing to Trump in the early...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) met with former President Trump on Monday night, amid rumors that the Florida Republican might launch a bid to succeed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who recently announced he would step down from the post in November. “Great to see President Trump tonight! We’re going to continue working together to...

Four former Twitter executives filed a lawsuit on Monday against the company’s current owner, Elon Musk, arguing he withheld more than $128 million of their severance pay after firing them when he took over. The lawsuit was brought by the company’s former chief executive officer, Parag Agrawal; the company’s former chief financial officer, Ned Segal;...

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report   © The Hill / Greg Nash SCOTUS: Trump will stay on Colorado ballot The Supreme Court unanimously decided Monday that Colorado cannot disqualify former President Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment insurrection ban, giving Trump’s...

Presented by Panasonic — Climate activists opposed to new fossil fuel projects are often met with counterarguments from the right and center which argue that if the U.S. doesn’t produce fossil fuels, someone else will. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Will fossil fuel production limits help reverse climate change? Climate...

More than 20 percent of those planning on voting for former President Trump believe he has committed a serious crime, according to a recent poll. A New York Times/Siena College poll found that 21 percent of those voters planning on backing Trump in November’s election think he has committed a serious federal crime. Sixty-eight percent said he...

Hollywood legend Rita Moreno, who turned 92 in December, sharply criticized the rhetoric comparing former President Trump’s 91 criminal charges to President Biden’s age of 81. In an interview on “The View,” Moreno said the presidential candidates’ apparent political weaknesses are not comparable, but she’s not surprised that many focus on Biden’s age, pointing to...

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said she is “very happy” the Supreme Court restored former President Trump to the ballot in Colorado on Monday, rejecting 14th Amendment challenges to his eligibility for the White House. Haley responded to the Supreme Court’s ruling on CNN’s “The Lead” with Jake Tapper, explaining that voters should be the ones...

Americans will be turning their clocks forward in just a matter of days as most of the U.S. transitions to daylight saving time Sunday. Most of the U.S. will move from standard time to daylight saving time Sunday, bringing later sunrises and longer days to nearly every state. Some lawmakers have introduced legislation to make...

A federal appeals panel appeared skeptical Monday of the constitutionality of an Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision requiring insurers to cover specific preventive services. Judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans questioned whether the members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) have the legal power to...

The Biden administration is ramping up urgency around securing a temporary cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war as it faces its own domestic pressures over President Biden’s handling of the conflict. White House officials have aggressively lobbied for a six-week pause in fighting to allow hostages out and to get more aid into Gaza. Both Biden...

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