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Confirmations for Trump's controversial cabinet picks set to begin
President-elect Donald Trump's controversial picks are set to undergo confirmation hearings this week, as preparations for Trump’s Jan.20 inauguration ramp up. Over the course of four days, ...NBC News - Jan. 13 -
Democrats want to slow Gabbard confirmation path
Senate Democrats want to slow the roll on Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. intelligence community. Democrats are insisting on delaying Gabbard’s confirmation hearing ...The Hill - Jan. 13 -
Confirmation hearings for Trump's Cabinet picks begin this week
Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees are set to begin Tuesday. Senators will get a chance to directly question Trump's picks, including Pete Hegseth, his ...CBS News - Jan. 12 -
Online safety laws unsatisfactory, minister says
Peter Kyle responds as internet safety campaigner Ian Russell says laws to protect children need fixing.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
Supreme Court looks likely to uphold law banning TikTok
TikTok may go dark in days with the U.S. ban on the popular video-based social media platform looming. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely to uphold a federal law to shut down the ...CBS News - Jan. 11 -
Spurs confirm Bentancur concussion after collapse
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has confirmed that midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur suffered a concussion during the team's Carabao Cup semifinal win over Liverpool on Wednesday.ESPN - Jan. 10 -
Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok
The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold law that could ban TikTok in US
The Supreme Court appears inclined to uphold a law that would ban the video-sharing app TikTok in the U.S. after Jan. 19 unless its China-owned parent company divests.ABC News - Jan. 10 -
Supreme Court leans toward upholding law that could ban TikTok
The fate of a law that would likely ban social media platform TikTok in the United States goes before the Supreme Court as the justices consider whether to block it.NBC News - Jan. 10 -
MLS sorry after falsely confirming Atlanta transfer
Major League Soccer apologized on Thursday for posting an erroneous story on its website with the wrong name of a player that was purportedly being transferred to one of its clubs.ESPN - Jan. 10 -
Kremlin Confirms Readiness for Putin to Meet Trump
The president-elect had said Russia’s leader wanted to meet him to discuss the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin said it welcomed such dialogue, but a meeting could occur only after Mr. Trump took office.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
Man films escape from LA fires with elderly father-in-law
The men were forced to leave the car they were in and escape on foot as fire closed in around them.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
Morning Report — Senate gears up for confirmation fights
In today’s issue: This weekend, all roads lead to Mar-a-Lago. President-elect Trump, who has called his Florida club “the winter White House” will spend the remainder of the week hosting groups ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Israeli military confirms identity of hostage killed in Gaza
Israel confirmed that a hostage found killed in Gaza was Hamza Ziyadne, the son of another hostage, Youssef Ziyadne, found dead alongside him.NBC News - Jan. 10 -
Bang & Olufsen Confirms Guidance
The consumer-electronics company maintained its full-year guidance and said it is now ready to accelerate its strategic plan to drive profitable growth.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 10 -
Raiders' Charles Snowden thought he was in Florida during recent DUI arrest in Las Vegas
Snowden's blood-alcohol level was allegedly over twice the legal limit at the time of his arrestCBS Sports - Jan. 9 -
Massachusetts law aims to prevent repeat of Steward Health Care crisis
The law is intended to prevent the financial maneuvers Steward used to siphon money away from direct patient care.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Lynch confirms 49ers' plan to release Hargrave in offseason
John Lynch confirmed the San Francisco 49ers' plan to release defensive tackle Javon Hargrave after June 1.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 8 -
Biden’s new Social Security law is official — but implementing it under Trump will be a challenge
The Social Security Administration will now begin issuing large back payments to millions of individuals; however, it is unlikely the agency has the bandwidth to implement the new benefit structure ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
The laws turning Arab-Israelis into ‘second-class citizens’
Rules on deportations and taking part in elections seen as deepening systemic inequality of Palestinians in the countryFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
DHS inspector general confirms FEMA audit
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari confirmed that his office initiated an audit of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in mid-December over ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Venezuela’s Opposition Candidate Says His Son-In-Law Was Kidnapped
Edmundo González, who is recognized by the United States as the president-elect of Venezuela, said his son-in-law was kidnapped by hooded men.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Venezuelan opposition leader says son-in-law kidnapped in Caracas
Edmundo González Urrutia, who fled in exile to Spain in September, says son-in-law was seized by ‘hooded men’. Venezuela’s Edmundo González Urrutia, who the opposition says won a July presidential ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
A Key Part of Biden’s Climate Law Was Built to Survive Trump. Now, the Test.
A lucrative tax credit for renewable energy could be hard to kill because it applies to a technologies favored by Republicans, not just wind and solar.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
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No one is above the law — except Trump
By artifice, luck, disinformation and extraordinary political success, Trump has shown that the only verdict that counts is in the court of public opinion.The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Sheel Seidler, wife of late Padres owner, sues in-laws for control of the team
Sheel Seidler, the wife of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, has sued two of her brothers-in-law in an attempt to prevent a third Seidler brother from taking control of the team rather ...ABC News - Jan. 7 -
Why Jude Law wanted his FBI agent in 'The Order' to be damaged
Based on a true story, the film is a period piece about neo-Nazis in the Pacific Northwest. The actor and his director couldn't have known that the events of the early 1980s would be as timely as ...Los Angeles Times - Jan. 7 -
Cooper promises law to tackle child abuse cover ups
The home secretary says those who fail to report child sexual abuse could face criminal sanctions.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law: What to know
President Biden signed legislation into law over the weekend to expand Social Security benefits for droves of Americans. The measure, dubbed the Social Security Fairness Act, repeals two tax rules ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Biden signs bipartisan outdoor recreation bill into law
President Biden on Monday signed a bipartisan bill aimed at boosting outdoor recreation weeks after it cleared the Senate. The bill, the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act, ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
These government workers will benefit after Biden signs new Social Security law
President Joe Biden signed a bill on Sunday that will repeal two laws previously preventing many public employees from receiving Social Security benefits.MarketWatch - Jan. 6 -
Minecraft Creator Confirms Minecraft 2 (Sort Of)
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson says he's hoping to start work on a new game that would serve as a "spiritual successor" to the block-based sandbox game he first created in 2009. "I ...GameSpot - Jan. 6 -
Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law
President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law Sunday, marking what is expected to be one of the last major pieces of legislation of his presidency.ABC News - Jan. 6 -
A 2022 law changed how Congress counts electoral votes. Here's how.
Monday's joint session will be governed by a revised set of procedures that clarify the vice president's role, a change aimed at preventing attempts to overturn election results.CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Courts in ‘State of Disarray’ on Law Disarming Felons
The Supreme Court has repeatedly ducked Second Amendment challenges to the law. Starkly differing decisions from federal appeals courts last month may change that.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Schiff says Kash Patel 'should not be confirmed'
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Kash Patel, who was tapped as President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, should not be confirmed by the Senate. Schiff joined NBC News's "Meet the Press" on ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
Schiff: ‘Kash Patel should not be confirmed’ to lead the FBI
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) says he believes Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s pick to run the FBI, is unqualified to run the bureau, especially in light of the New Year’s Day terror attack in ...NBC News - Jan. 5