Biden urges Congress to pass bipartisan tech legislation in WSJ op-ed
President Joe Biden called on members of Congress Wednesday to set aside partisan differences and pass groundbreaking legislation to rein in Big Tech, focusing on digital privacy, antitrust and the industry’s liability shield, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.Read More
New GOP House Oversight chairman seeks Biden family bank activity reports
Rep. James Comer, in one of his first moves as House Oversight Chairman, is seeking information from the Treasury Department about the Biden family’s financial transactions and calling on a handful of former Twitter executives to testify at a public hearing.Read More
Brazilian authorities intend to revive fraud case against George Santos
Law enforcement officials in Brazil will reinstate fraud charges against Rep.-elect George Santos, the Rio de Janeiro prosecutor’s office tells CNN, as the New York Republican officially assumes his role in the US House Tuesday under a cloud of suspicion over his dubious resume.Read More
Watch reporters swarm George Santos as NY GOP leaders call for his resignation
Leaders of the Nassau County Republican Party have called for Rep. George Santos, elected to represent New York’s 3rd Congressional District in November, to resign from office over his lies to voters and fabrications about his personal life.Read More
Santos defends himself as Democrats file ethics complaint
Rep. George Santos, the recently elected GOP congressman from New York who has admitted to lying about parts of his resume, defended himself and his record on Tuesday as two House Democrats filed an ethics complaint against him.Read More
Local Republican leaders said the New York congressman should step down because of his campaign made up ‘of deceit, lies and fabrication’
• New GOP House Oversight chairman seeks Biden family bank activity reports • Biden’s classified documents issue adds to House Republicans’ growing list of investigationsRead More
The U.S. May Finally Breach the Debt Ceiling. Here’s Why That Would Be Very Bad.
If Congress fails to increase the government’s borrowing limit in time, the result would be a shock to the economy and financial markets.Read More
Obamacare Is Everywhere in the Unlikeliest of Places: Miami
A decade after the Affordable Care Act’s federal health insurance marketplace was created, its outsize — and improbable — popularity in South Florida persists.Read More
A ‘Pineapple Express’ Is Bringing Rain and Snow to California
It’s a specific kind of “river in the sky” that drives precipitation on the West Coast, which relies on those rivers for its water supply.Read More
Kyiv Workers Find Their Way Online Even as Ukraine Faces Power Outages
Sporadic power outages have people resorting to makeshift office spaces in the Ukrainian capital. Stores have set up power hubs, and workers are getting comfortable doing their jobs in home furnishing displays.Read More
