Afghanistan Withdrawal Hearing

All of Trump’s nominees must face questioning in Senate confirmation hearings

For the Senate to go into recess specifically to avoid its constitutional duties would be a shameful first in American history.

Politics - The Hill - November 19

Senators say there are other ways to vet Gaetz without ethics report

Sen. John Cornyn seemed to suggest one way info about Gaetz could come out is by calling those associated with the allegations to appear before the Judiciary Committee.

Conor McGregor accuser ‘will always be a marked woman’, court hears

Nikita Hand, who alleges she was raped by the mixed martial arts fighter, lives in fear, jury told. A woman who alleges the Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor brutally raped her after ...

World - The Guardian - November 19

How Hearing and Meeting Customer Expectations Boosted Walmart’s Sales

The giant retailer posted huge in-store and online sales gains through product and price diversification and cheaper, faster delivery, offering smaller stores an idea how to bolster their business, ...

Business - Inc. - November 20

Paul Simon's inside look at the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss

Legendary musician Paul Simon gives Anthony Mason an inside look at the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss, where scientists are working to help the nearly half a billion people disabled by ...

Hear me out: RFK could be a transformational health secretary | Neil Barsky

RFK Jr has articulated what our Democratic and Republican leaders have largely ignored: our healthcare system is a national disgrace hiding in plain sight. Among the cast of characters poised to ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Democratic chair blasts Mayorkas, Wray for failure to testify; threats hearing postponed

The Democratic chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee blasted the heads of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, issuing a rare but sharp rebuke of the two officials for ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Mayorkas, Wray draw fire for declining to testify in public at threats hearing

Lawmakers reacted with anger at the homeland security chief and FBI director.

New Hampshire courts hear 2 cases on transgender girls playing girls sports

Two New Hampshire fathers who were punished for wearing pink wristbands marked “XX” to represent female chromosomes at a high school soccer game say they didn't set out to harass or otherwise ...

Sports - ABC News - 5 days ago

Which WNBA players might hear their name called in the Valkyries' expansion draft?

Every WNBA team can protect six players in Golden State's expansion draft on Dec. 6. We project which players will be protected on draft day.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Supreme Court to hear a new challenge to the scope of federal agency power

The Supreme Court could further weaken the power of federal agencies by agreeing to hear a dispute over a Federal Communications Commission program that requires companies to subsidize ...

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fresh Challenge to Agency Power

A conservative group argues that Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission too much discretion over an $8 billion fund.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Researchers capture baleen whales for the first time to study their hearing

Scientists temporarily captured baleen whales and tested their hearing, a step that some activists said could lead to the giant animals' deaths.

What’s the Worst Date You’ve Ever Been On? We Want to Hear About It.

Tell us about your experience, and you may be featured on the Modern Love podcast.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Democratic Senator 'looks forward' to hearing what Rubio has to say

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) said Sunday she “looks forward” to hearing what Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has to say about his new nomination after being picked as President-elect Trump’s ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Menendez Brothers to appear in court in hearing that could bring them closer to release

Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for the 1989 murder of their parents, will appear virtually in court Monday for a hearing addressing the brothers' habeas corpus petition that ...

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