House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday denied promising Donald Trump a vote on expunging the former president’s two impeachments — a legislative maneuver that some House Republicans argue would carry little legal weight and could jeopardize the standing of some moderate GOP caucus members. Politico reported earlier Thursday that McCarthy promised Trump a vote […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the storied political family who is making a long-shot Democratic presidential bid, was bolstered by Republicans at a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill while lawmakers from his own party sought to tear him down, citing his history of espousing conspiracy theories and making racist and antisemitic statements. Kennedy, […]
Legislation requiring the Supreme Court’s nine justices to adopt a binding code of ethics was adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, but the proposal faces a slim chance of passing in the narrowly divided Senate, where Republicans have promised to torpedo the bill. The panel voted 11-10 along party lines to move the […]
A federal judge on Thursday denied a bid from Jacob Chansley to withdraw his guilty plea to obstructing Congress on Jan. 6 and rebuked the so-called “QAnon Shaman” for going on a Tucker Carlson program that gave a distorted view of the riot. Chansley’s bare chest, painted face, and hat of fur and horns made […]
A top Senate Democrat is demanding answers from Social Security’s embattled watchdog about allegations of low productivity, poor morale and retaliation against whistleblowers in her office. In an 11-page letter sent this week, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said his committee had received complaints from current and former employees in the watchdog division […]
The fast-emerging conventional wisdom is that a bipartisan No Labels ticket in the 2024 presidential race would benefit Donald Trump by pulling more votes away from President Biden. Hence the increasingly urgent Democratic pushback on No Labels’s plans. But a new poll calls that conventional wisdom somewhat into question. Thus far, those of us who […]
NASA’s top goal might be returning astronauts to the moon under its Artemis program, but most Americans think that watching for asteroids that could hit Earth should be the space agency’s top priority, according to a poll released Thursday. Monitoring climate change was the second-most favored priority. Respondents in a study released by the nonprofit […]
Streaming services now command a greater share of viewers than cable, data published by Nielsen show. That means apps like Netflix and other streaming platforms capture 38% of all television viewing, compared with 31% for traditional cable, the data show. In a sign of streaming’s rapid rise, as recently as May 2021, the shares were […]
TSX:NANO)(OTC PINK:NNOMF)(Frankfurt:LBMB Highlights – nano one’s LFP plans in Québec are on time and on budget: Tonne scale trials in existing reactors are demonstrating scalability of the One-Pot process.New One-Pot reactors have arrived and are on target for commissioning in Q3 2023.Commercial LFP evaluations to begin in Q4, leading to potential offtake and first revenues.Trials […]
Gold remained at historically high levels in the second quarter, although it fell below US$2,000 per ounce. The US Federal Reserve was in focus during Q2, with investors closely watching the American economy for hints on the central bank’s next move. While the summer is often a slower time, some experts believe it’s a good […]