The so-called most romantic city in the world has been enveloped in a smelly odour as bin men strike for the ninth consecutive day, sparking fears of a looming rat infestation.
Chuck Schumer gives campaign donations from Silicon Valley Bank’s ex-CEO, PAC to charity
The Senate Majority Leader Schumer received campaign donations from both the CEO and political action committee of shuttered Silicon Valley Bank.
Ex-rep: Legislative plans in Mississippi are ‘Jim Crow 2.0’
A former Mississippi lawmaker says efforts by the majority-white state Legislature to create courts with appointed rather than elected judges and to expand patrols by state police inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson amount to “Jim Crow 2_…
Ex-rep: Legislative plans in Mississippi are ‘Jim Crow 2.0’
A former Mississippi lawmaker says efforts by the majority-white state Legislature to create courts with appointed rather than elected judges and to expand patrols by state police inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson amount to “Jim Crow 2_…
ComEd, Madigan focus of federal bribery trial in Illinois
Jury selection has begun at a federal trial in Chicago that could offer an inside look at pay-to-play politics in Illinois that prosecutors say involved the state’s largest electric utility and one of the state’s most powerful politicians at the time.
WA Legislature moving in right direction with gun control bills
Assault weapons serve no purpose in sport or hunting. Their sole purpose is to kill as many people as possible, as quickly as possible.
Sources: TikTok’s leadership is considering the option of divesting itself from ByteDance as a last resort if its existing proposal with CFIUS is rejected (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
Sources: TikTok’s leadership is considering the option of divesting itself from ByteDance as a last resort if its existing proposal with CFIUS is rejected — TikTok’s leadership is discussing the possibility of separating …
Are US military drills in Asia Pacific a veiled attempt to curb Chinese power?
Recent US military activity in the Asia Pacific is on the rise, including drills in the Philippines and South Korea as well as a recent submarine deal struck between the US and Australia. China has meanwhile accused the US of encircling the country. F…
‘Finish the job’: Biden calls on lawmakers to hold gun industry accountable as he issues executive order
The president demanded lawmakers ‘eliminate gun manufacturer immunity from liability’ as he delivered remarks from Monterey Park, California, where 11 people were fatally shot in January