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Adam Schiff Announces, 2024 Senate Run.
NPR reports that the California congressman made the announcement on Jan. 26 via a Twitter video.
The Senate seat is currently held by
Democrat Dianne Feinstein, 89.
NPR reports that Feinstein has not clarified whether she will retire or run again next year, saying she'll decide "in a couple months.".
I think it's all fine. I think people should, if they want to run, run. For me, I just need a little bit more time, Dianne Feinstein, via NPR.
Schiff gained national attention as
House Intelligence Committee chairman amid former President Trump's first impeachment.
Schiff gained national attention as
House Intelligence Committee chairman amid former President Trump's first impeachment.
Schiff called his role in the impeachment
"the biggest job of [his] life.".
I wish I could say the threat of extremism is over. It is not. Today's Republican Party is gutting the middle class and threatening our democracy. They aren't going to stop. We have to stop them, Rep. Adam Schiff, via NPR.
Schiff was also on the Jan. 6 panel that investigated the attacks on the U.S. Capitol. .
NPR reports that Rep. Katie Porter has also announced her bid for the Senate seat.
Reps. Ro Khanna and Barbara Lee may
throw their hats into the ring as well. .
Reps. Ro Khanna and Barbara Lee may
throw their hats into the ring as well.
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The company that owns Facebook and Instagram has said former President Donald Trump’s risk to public safety has significantly decreased in the last two years, and that he’ll be allowed back on the platforms.
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Prime Minister Modi on Sunday addressed the nation in his Mann Ki Baat radio show, this was the first radio address of 2023.
#MannkiBaat #PMModi #ModiMannkiBaat2023
The Mughal Gardens at the Rashtrapati Bhawan are renamed to Amrit Udyan, a move that has been hailed by the BJP and opposed by the opposition parties.
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Mitch McConnell Becomes , Longest-Serving Senate Leader.
Politico reports that on Jan. 3, McConnell broke
Sen. Mike Mansfield's 16-year record as a Senate leader.
Politico reports that on Jan. 3, McConnell broke
Sen. Mike Mansfield's 16-year record as a Senate leader.
McConnell paid tribute to Mansfield in his floor remarks commencing the new Congress.
This scholarly Montanan was not an exciting idealist who transformed our national discourse, nor a policy entrepreneur who brought to the leader’s role his own sweeping wish list of federal programs, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, via Politico.
Mansfield made a huge impact through a different road: by viewing the role of leader as serving others, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, via Politico.
He knew when to go to battle, and when to coordinate with his counterpart Everett Dirksen. In short, he knew how to work the Senate, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, via Politico.
Politico reports that Sen. John Cornyn said McConnell's achievement isn't surprising. .
If you’ve read [McConnell’s] book, ‘The Long Game,’ this is something he’s wanted to do his whole life. , Sen. John Cornyn, via Politico.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also took the time to congratulate the 80-year-old senator while looking to the future.
We have a lot of work ahead of us, so I hope we can find some ways to come together and not succumb to gridlock. For the good of this chamber and for the good of our country, Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, via Politico
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Senate Passes Massive, Spending Bill, Avoids Shutdown.
On December 22, the Senate voted 68-29 to
pass a $1.7 trillion spending bill to finance
federal agencies through September.
'The Independent' reports that the bill will
also provide about $45 billion in economic
and military assistance for Ukraine.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that
the Senate had reached an agreement to weigh
15 amendments before taking a final vote on the package.
The massive bill includes approximately
$772.5 billion for non-defense programs
and $858 billion for defense programs. .
On December 21, lawmakers heard from
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
on the importance of continuing U.S. aid. .
On December 21, lawmakers heard from
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
on the importance of continuing U.S. aid. .
'The Independent' reports that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed the bill based on the 10% boost it promises in defense spending.
According to McConnell, the legislation
will give U.S. Armed Forces the funding
necessary to ensure national security.
'The Independent' reports that while the bill
faced some Republican opposition, it managed
to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to pass.
Meanwhile, Democrats
are touting the bill
as a domestic win. .
Kids, parents, veterans, nurses,
workers: These are just a few of
the beneficiaries of our bipartisan
funding package, so there is every
reason in the world for the Senate
to finish its work as soon as possible, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Majority Leader, via 'The Independent'
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This Day in History:, Slavery Is Abolished in America.
December 18, 1865.
The 13th Amendment was formally
adopted into the U.S. Constitution.
It ensures that “neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude … shall exist within the United States,
or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”.
It had been approved in the
Republican-led Senate in April of 1864.
But the amendment had been
bogged down in the Democratic-led
House of Representatives for almost a year.
On December 2, 1865, Alabama became
the 27th state to ratify the 13th Amendment.
The vote provided the requisite
three-fourths majority of states’ approval
needed to ratify the 13th Amendment
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Congress Avoids , Partial Government Shutdown.
NPR reports that the Senate approved a stopgap spending measure by a vote of 71-19 on Dec. 15. .
The measure gives Congress a week to compile a larger spending package and
averts a partial government shutdown.
The House passed the bill on Dec. 14,
so now it goes to President Biden.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers will continue to negotiate for what they want included in an omnibus package that details the country's spending through September 2023.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
said he hopes both sides of the aisle can come to an agreement so funds can be directed to the military,
Ukraine aid and other domestic concerns.
NPR reports that while details haven't
been revealed, there appears to be
"bipartisan agreement on a framework.".
However, the measure is receiving pushback from some lawmakers, such as House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy.
They want to raise the spending, bring more inflation, create more 'wokeism' in the legislation they want to pass through it and not even give members an opportunity to read it or see it, Kevin McCarthy, House GOP leader, via statement.
President Biden's budget proposal for the year called for
$5.8 trillion with $1.6 trillion in discretionary spending
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Former US President Donald Trump’s company was fined around €1.5 million on Friday for a scheme in which the former president’s top executives dodged personal income taxes on lavish job perks.
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Trump Organization Sentenced , to Pay $1.61 Million for Tax Fraud.
NPR reports that on Jan. 13, the Manhattan
criminal court ordered two of Trump's companies
to pay the combined amount for tax fraud.
Payment is due within 14 days of sentencing.
This conviction was consequential, the first time ever for a criminal conviction of former President Trump's companies, Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney, via statement.
However, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
thinks the organization's fine, which is the most allowed
per state sentencing guidelines, isn't enough.
Our laws in this state need to change in order to capture this type of decade-plus systemic
and egregious fraud, Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney, via statement.
Trump Organization spokesperson
Kimberly Benza said the
company intends to appeal.
New York has become the crime and murder capital of the world, , Kimberly Benza, Trump Organization spokesperson, via statement.
... yet these politically motivated prosecutors will stop at nothing to get President Trump and continue the never ending witch-hunt which began the day he announced his presidency, Kimberly Benza, Trump Organization spokesperson, via statement.
The Trump Organization's longtime CFO,
Allen Weisselberg, was sentenced to five months in prison earlier this week for his role in the tax fraud scheme.
Benza previously referred to Weisselberg
as a "victim" of the ordeal.
Allen Weisselberg is a victim. He was threatened, intimidated and terrorized. , Kimberly Benza, Trump Organization spokesperson, via statement.
He was given a choice of pleading guilty and serving 90 days in prison or serving the rest of his life in jail — all of this over a corporate car and standard employee benefits, Kimberly Benza, Trump Organization spokesperson, via statement
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Donald Trump's company has been convicted of tax fraud for a scheme by top executives to avoid paying personal income taxes on perks such as apartments and luxury cars.
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Jury Starts Deliberating , On Trump Organization's , Tax Fraud Trial.
Al Jazeera reports that jurors have begun to deliberate
in the Trump Organization's tax fraud trial after
hearing four weeks of testimony and arguments.
Al Jazeera reports that jurors have begun to deliberate
in the Trump Organization's tax fraud trial after
hearing four weeks of testimony and arguments.
The trial revolves around executive pay practices at the
former president's real estate company that prosecutors
claim was part of a years-long criminal scheme.
The trial revolves around executive pay practices at the
former president's real estate company that prosecutors
claim was part of a years-long criminal scheme.
In 2021, Trump's company was charged
with paying personal expenses for executives
without reporting the payments as income.
The charges also claim
the company paid executives as if
they were independent contractors.
The Trump Organization's chief financial officer,
Allen Weisselberg, pleaded guilty to the charges and
testified against the company for the prosecution.
The Trump Organization's chief financial officer,
Allen Weisselberg, pleaded guilty to the charges and
testified against the company for the prosecution.
Al Jazeera reports that Trump, who was not
charged in the case, has called the charges
against his company politically motivated.
If convicted, the Trump Organization
faces up to $1.6 million in fines.
Trump, who announced that he
would be running for reelection in 2024,
is facing a number of legal battles. .
The Department of Justice is investigating Trump's efforts
to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential
election and his possession of classified documents. .
The Department of Justice is investigating Trump's efforts
to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential
election and his possession of classified documents. .
The state of Georgia is also investigating
Trump's efforts to overturn his
2020 election loss in the state.
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Asian Restaurants Lost Billions, in Revenue Due to Pandemic-Era, Racism, Study Says.
According to a recent study, a racially-driven stigma in the
first year of the pandemic cost Asian restaurants in the
United States an estimated $7.4 billion in revenue.
NBC reports that the study, published last week in
the journal 'Nature Human Behavior,' found that Asian restaurants lost 18.4% more than other restaurants in 2020.
Following the outbreak of the pandemic,
the U.S. saw numerous incidents of anti-Asian
racism from harassment to direct violence.
According to Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition founded in response to growing racism, nearly 11,500 incidents were recorded between March 2020 and March 2022. .
When you have something like folks
just choosing not to eat in a Chinese
restaurant, that is something that’s a lot
more subtle and under the surface,
but it’s also a lot more common, Masha Krupenkin, assistant professor of political
science at Boston College, via NBC.
According to the study's co-author, Masha Krupenkin,
the relationship between partisanship and human behavior
is one of the most important drivers of discrimination.
People tend to really strongly follow
cues from their party leaders. So Trump
setting an example and calling COVID
'the China virus' and really laying blame
on China, I think, was one of the key
drivers of the effects that we saw,
especially among Republicans, Masha Krupenkin, assistant professor of political
science at Boston College, via NBC.
According to Krupenkin, the report found that non-Chinese Asian restaurants had even less traffic than
Chinese restaurants amid the pandemic.
The team found that this spillover of consumer
discrimination was caused by most people not knowing
the difference between different Asian cuisines
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California's politicians remain deeply divided on gun control as the state sees its third mass shooting in little over a week. Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom accused California congressman and leader of the house Kevin McCarthy of remaining largely silent on the issue.
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White House Announces , Biden Will Deliver
State of the Union , Address Next Month.
On January 13, the White House announced that
President Joe Biden will deliver a State of the Union
address to Congress on Tuesday, February 7.
ABC reports that Biden accepted new House Speaker
Kevin McCathy's invitation to make his first address to
Congress since Republicans took control of the House.
ABC reports that Biden accepted new House Speaker
Kevin McCathy's invitation to make his first address to
Congress since Republicans took control of the House.
The president has accepted it
and looks forward to delivering
the State of the Union address.
We truly appreciate the kind
invitation by Speaker McCarthy, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via ABC.
McCarthy tweeted a copy of his letter to the president,
noting that it was his "solemn obligation" to make
the invitation as the new Speaker of the House.
The American people sent us to
Washington to deliver a new direction
for the country, to find common
ground, and to debate their priorities, Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House, via Twitter.
ABC reports that McCarthy's invitation to the president
has a sharply contrasting tone compared to last year's
invitation from former speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Since becoming House Speaker, McCarthy told Congress that it must investigate potential mishandling of classified documents by Biden, news of which surfaced last week.
In 2021, Biden's State of the Union address came just days
after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine and as the
United States headed into its third year of the pandemic.
In 2021, Biden's State of the Union address came just days
after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine and as the
United States headed into its third year of the pandemic.
At the time, Biden reportedly highlighted his
administation's efforts to combat rising inflation and
enacting what he called "a unity agenda for the nation."
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Florida Nursing Schools , Part of Alleged , Wire Fraud Scheme .
CBS reports that federal officials have
uncovered an alleged scheme involving
three South Florida nursing schools. .
As a result of..
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Donald Trump’s , Facebook and Instagram Accounts , Will Be Reinstated.
'The Hill' reports that parent company Meta made the announcement via a news release on Jan. 25.
The former president had..
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A new video released by Project Veritas shows a Pfizer executive admitting that the company is exploring ways to mutate viruses to create new vaccines. Kamala Harris has been eerily quiet about..
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