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House approves measure condemning 'calls to defund the police'
The House approved a resolution Friday that condemns “calls to defund the police,” taking aim at the rallying cry embraced by some progressives amid the Black Lives Matter movement. The chamber approved the four-page measure in a 337-61 vote, with ...The Hill - Politics -
House passes GOP bill to force Biden to continue weapons transfers to Israel
House Republicans passed a bill to condemn Biden on his Israel policy, even after his admin notified Congress about a new $1 billion weapons deal.ABC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
House passes GOP bill to undo Biden’s weapons freeze to Israel
The House approved a bill Thursday to reverse President Biden’s pause on some weapons shipments to Israel, a formal admonishment of the administration’s approach to the war in the Middle East that narrowly divided Democrats, who have struggled to ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
House Passes Bill to Force Biden to Reverse Israel Arms Pause
The legislation has no chance of advancing in Congress or being signed into law. Republicans scheduled a vote anyway in an effort to spotlight Democratic divisions over Israel and rebuke the president.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
These 16 House Democrats bucked Biden, party leadership on Israel bill
Sixteen House Democrats voted to undo President Biden’s pause on some weapons shipments to Israel on Thursday, breaking with the White House and party leadership, who urged its members to oppose the GOP-led bill. The chamber approved the ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
House GOP releases $1.5 trillion farm bill proposal as clock ticks
House Agriculture Chair Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) unveiled his long-awaited farm bill, teeing up the process of wedding the two chambers’ competing visions for the $1.5 trillion package underpinning the U.S. agriculture system. The committee is set ...The Hill - Politics -
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White House presses Senate Democrats to support border security bill
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday urged senators to pass a border security bill expected to come up for a vote this week after Republicans blocked the measure earlier this year. "This bipartisan border legislation would ...The Hill - Politics -
House passes Republican-backed bill designed to pressure Biden on delivering weapons to Israel
The Republican-led House passed a bill that would put restrictions on the president's ability to withhold weapons transfers to Israel in a vote that drew attention to a divided Democratic caucus on the war in Gaza.NBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Jasmine Crockett backs claim calling Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘racist’
The Texas Democrat found herself at odds with the Georgia Republican during a House hearing.Politico - Politics -
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House GOP says revived border bill "dead on arrival" as Senate plans vote
House Republican leadership said a Senate effort to revive a once-failed border security measure is "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber. But the legislation may not make it out of the Senate.CBS News - Top stories -
House GOP says revived border bill "dead on arrival" as Senate plans vote
House Republican leadership said a Senate effort to revive a once-failed border security measure is "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber. But the legislation may not make it out of the Senate.CBS News - Politics -
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Tesla’s Controversial Factory Expansion Is Approved
After anti-Tesla activists clashed with police in Germany last week, local councillors today backed Elon Musk’s plan to make Tesla’s only European Gigafactory even bigger.Wired - Tech -
Serbia Approves Plans For a Hotel With Jared Kushner in Belgrade
The redevelopment plans for a bombed NATO site in Belgrade in partnership with the government provoked immediate criticism in Serbia.The New York Times - Top stories -
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Will the ICC approve arrest warrants for Israel and Hamas leaders?
The international criminal court’s chief prosecutor has applied for warrants; what will happen now?. ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas officialsThe international criminal court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Uber and Lyft Driver Pay Deal Approved in Minnesota
The state legislature ends the rideshare companies' high-stakes game of chicken and signs off on a package that will raise driver pay and keep the companies from leaving Minneapolis.Inc. - Business -
Dutch woman, 29, granted euthanasia approval on grounds of mental suffering
Zoraya ter Beek, who has chronic depression, anxiety, trauma and unspecified personality disorder, expected to end her life soon. Europe’s slowly shifting attitudes towards assisted dyingA 29-year-old Dutch woman who has been granted her request ...The Guardian - World - Netherlands -
The US has approved more flights for China, but the real winner is Russia
While it is certainly understandable that the Biden administration wishes to reestablish the bilateral services agreement with China, there is a better way to do so.The Hill - Politics - China -
FDA approves Amgen's treatment for most deadly form of lung cancer
The FDA cleared the Amgen drug, called Imdelltra, as a treatment for patients with advanced small-cell lung cancer.CNBC - Business - FDA -
FDA Approves Amgen Drug for Persistently Deadly Form of Lung Cancer
The treatment is for patients with small cell lung cancer, which afflicts about 35,000 people in the U.S. a year.The New York Times - Science - FDA -
Amgen gets FDA approval for small-cell lung-cancer treatment
Amgen on Thursday received approval from U.S. regulators for its drug to treat a form of late-stage lung-cancer.MarketWatch - Business - FDA -
German parliament approves plans to relax strict restrictions on family names
The German parliament has approved plans to relax strict restrictions on family names — clearing the way, among other things, for couples to take double-barreled surnames and pass them on to their childrenABC News - World - Germany -
Crypto Lender Genesis Global Gets Wind-Down Plan Approved
A bankruptcy judge approved a chapter 11 wind-down plan for Genesis that will pay back creditors about 77% of the same digital assets that they lent to the cryptocurrency lender before its bankruptcy filing.The Wall Street Journal - World - Crypto -
Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state's near-ban on abortion stand?
A judge's decision in a lawsuit against Ohio’s ban on most abortions could be nearABC News - Health - Abortion -
Indian Voters Are Being Bombarded With Millions of Deepfakes. Political Candidates Approve
India’s elections are a glimpse of the AI-driven future of democracy. Politicians are using audio and video deepfakes of themselves to reach voters—who may have no idea they’ve been talking to a clone.Wired - Tech -
Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence
Exclusive: Ads containing AI-manipulated images were submitted to Facebook by civil and corporate accountability groups. The Facebook and Instagram owner Meta approved a series of AI-manipulated political adverts during India’s election that ...The Guardian - World - India -
Ether price jumps ahead of SEC’s ETF decision as speculation on approval rises
Ether’s price jumped Monday afternoon, leading a rally for major cryptocurrencies three days before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has to decide whether to approve VanEck’s application for a spot ether exchange-traded fund.MarketWatch - Business -
Biden's Israel approval gets lowest mark yet in new poll
The approval rating for President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war has dropped to its lowest point in a new poll, as the fighting continues in Gaza. The latest Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found Biden with a 36 percent job approval rating on ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
FDA Approves Amgen Drug for Persistently Deadly Form of Lung Cancer
The treatment is for patients with small cell lung cancer, which afflicts about 35,000 people in the U.S. a year.The New York Times - Business - FDA -
Energy bills predicted to fall by 7% in July
If the forecast proves correct, it would mean a typical annual bill could be £500 lower than last summer.BBC News - Top stories - Energy -
Schumer Announces Senate Will Vote Again on Border Bill
The bipartisan border enforcement compromise, blocked by Republicans in February, is all but certain to be thwarted again. Democrats aim to tag the G.O.P. as the culprit in its failure.The New York Times - Top stories - Senate -
Colorado governor signs sweeping AI regulation bill
Colorado will require developers of artificial intelligence (AI) to avoid discrimination in high-risk systems as part of a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Jared Polis (D). The first-in-the-nation law adds requirements for developers of ...The Hill - Politics -
Senate Republicans introduce bill to protect IVF access
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.CBS News - Politics - Republican Party -
Schumer says he'll reintroduce bipartisan border bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he will reintroduce the bipartisan border bill that Republicans previously blocked. House Republicans say the bill would be dead on arrival if sent to them.NBC News - Politics -
Biden speaks with Johnson and McConnell to push for border bill
President Biden on Monday talked with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as the White House pushes for a vote on a bipartisan border security bill in the Senate. The White House in a statement said ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
House Dems outraise House GOP with record April fundraising month
The House Democrats’ campaign arm outraised their Republican counterpart in April with a record $12.4 million brought in during the month. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) total is the highest ever in the month of April ...The Hill - Politics