By Tom Ozimek The White House pressured Facebook to take action against Fox News host Tucker Carlson for supposedly saying COVID-19 vaccines “don’t work,” according to a document released by Louisiana’s Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry, who characterized the move as a request to censor the journalist. Landry shared the document—an email exchange between White House Director of Digital Strategy Rob Flaherty […]
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McCarthy, Jeffries Launch 118th Congress With Preview of Intense Partisanship to Come
By Mark Tapscott Newly elected Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) launched his tenure leading the lower chamber of the 118th Congress by challenging colleagues in both political parties to work together to do the will of the American people expressed in the November 2022 midterm election. “You know, if the son of a fireman and the grandchild […]
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Kevin McCarthy Elected as Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress
By Mark Tapscott and Madalina Vasiliu It took 15 votes beginning Jan. 3, but Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) finally gained enough votes to be elected the 55th Speaker of the House of Representatives in a nail-bitingly close election that ran past midnight in the lower chamber of the U.S. Capitol. McCarthy’s 216 votes total bested Rep. Hakeem […]
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Florida Takes Steps to Save Endangered Citrus Production, Protect Valuable Farm Land from Foreign Buyers
By Patricia Tolson In an aerial view of a fruit loader harvesting oranges at a grove in Fort Meade, Fla. on Feb. 1, 2022. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) In an aerial view of a fruit loader harvesting oranges at a grove in Fort Meade, Fla. on Feb. 1, 2022. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Florida lawmakers are taking steps […]
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Damar Hamlin ‘Awake’ After On-Field Cardiac Arrest: Teammate
By Jack Phillips A teammate of Damar Hamlin said Thursday that the Buffalo Bills safety is awake, while his agent revealed he is holding hands with his family in a Cincinnati hospital—after he collapsed on the field during Monday night’s game against the Bengals. Agent Rob Butler told CNN that Hamlin’s condition improved and he’s holding hands with his family members, while […]
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Trump Breaks Silence on McCarthy as Contender for House Speaker After Failed Votes
By Tom Ozimek Former President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for House speaker ahead of a fourth round vote Wednesday after McCarthy failed to secure the top job in three rounds of voting on Tuesday but insisted he’s still a contender. Hours after failing to clinch the House gavel amid GOP opposition, McCarthy […]
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Republicans Plan to Start a Committee to Probe ‘Weaponization of the Federal Government’
By Tom Ozimek House Republicans want to investigate allegations of collusion between federal agencies and private companies, and, to that end, they’re looking to establish a subcommittee on the “weaponization” federal government. Republicans have put forward a House rules package (pdf), which among its numerous indications includes a proposal to create a House Judiciary select subcommittee on […]
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Pharma Companies to Hike Cost of Over 350 Drugs in 2023: Analysis
By Katabella Roberts The costs of over 350 different drugs are set to rise in the United States this year as multiple pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, prepare for President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to take effect and inflation continues to soar. Pfizer, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Sanofi are among several drugmakers set to raise prices on […]
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US Stock Market Suffers Worst Year Since 2008—Is More Pain Ahead in 2023?
By Andrew Moran Investors will be quick to turn the calendar year to 2023 after the U.S. stock market suffered its worst annual performance since 2008, driven by elevated inflation, global recession fears, and tightening monetary policy. The leading benchmark indexes suffered notable losses in 2022, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index’s 33.1 percent […]
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S&P 500 Closes Out Dismal Year With Worst Loss Since 2008
By The Associated Press Wall Street capped a quiet day of trading with more losses Friday, as it closed the book on the worst year for the S&P 500 since 2008. The benchmark index finished with a loss of 19.4 percent for 2022, or 18.1 percent, including dividends. It’s just its third annual decline since […]
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Google Must Face Privacy Lawsuit for Tracking Children Without Parental Consent: Appeals Court
By Naveen Athrappully Google is set to face a class action lawsuit that accuses the tech behemoth of collecting information and tracking children’s behavior online without consent, according to the decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The lawsuit was filed in 2019 by children, through their parents, against Google, YouTube as well as […]
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US Virgin Islands Sues JPMorgan Chase for Allegedly Aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Trafficking Scheme
By Katabella Roberts The U.S. Virgin Islands is suing JPMorgan Chase & Co. over allegations that the banking giant aided convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in illegally sex trafficking women and girls, according to a lawsuit filed on Dec. 27 in a Manhattan District Court. The lawsuit accuses JPMorgan of providing banking services to Epstein after he had been convicted […]
