Top Senate Appropriators Pledge to Keep Government Funded in Face of House Uncertainty
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House GOP looks for reset on government funding
House Republicans are looking for a reset on government funding following the chaotic — and prolonged — spending process over the last year, adding to the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who already faces an uphill climb to achieve many ...The Hill - Politics -
House speaker faces removal bid as articles of impeachment for Mayorkas delivered to Senate
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing pressure from far-right members of his own party, who are threatening to remove him. Meanwhile, articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were delivered to the Senate, where ...CBS News - Politics - House -
Scotland to abandon pledge to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030
In ‘acute global embarrassment’, Scottish government expected to follow UK and Wales by adopting five-year carbon budgets. The Scottish government is to abandon its “world-leading” goal to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030, after repeatedly ...The Guardian - World -
Credit Firm Brightwood Capital Faces Lawsuit Over Continuation Fund
Banner Ridge Partners has sued Brightwood over a roughly $253 million deal, alleging it deprived Banner Ridge of $58 million.The Wall Street Journal - World -
These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs keep your portfolio financially fit
Getting real about weight-loss ETFs, stock returns and bearish corporate insiders.MarketWatch - Business -
The US isn’t just reauthorizing its surveillance laws – it’s vastly expanding them | Caitlin Vogus
A little-known amendment to the reauthorized version of Fisa would enlarge the government’s surveillance powers to a drastic, draconian degree. The US House of Representatives agreed to reauthorize a controversial spying law known as Section 702 ...The Guardian - World -
Retail Sales Top Expectations as Consumers Keep Spending
U.S. retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in March compared with a month earlier, much higher than expected.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Top Goldman Sachs executive quits for hedge fund Millennium
Izzy Englander poaches latest partner from Wall Street bank, where David Solomon faces fresh unrestFinancial Times - Business -
Speaker Johnson plans to bring separate bills funding Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to the House floor, in a maneuver aimed at breaking a monthlong deadlock over a $95 billion foreign-aid package the Senate passed earlier this year.
Speaker Johnson plans to bring separate bills funding Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to the House floor, in a maneuver aimed at breaking a monthlong deadlock over a $95 billion foreign-aid package the Senate passed earlier this year.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Mike Johnson vowed to remain House speaker as he faced the most direct challenge to his leadership since taking the gavel last fall, sparked by his effort to pass long-stalled funding for Ukraine, Israel and other overseas allies.
Mike Johnson vowed to remain House speaker as he faced the most direct challenge to his leadership since taking the gavel last fall, sparked by his effort to pass long-stalled funding for Ukraine, Israel and other overseas allies.The Wall Street Journal - World -
China funding fentanyl crisis, House panel says
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has subsidized the manufacturing and export of materials used to make fentanyl through tax rebates, a House select committee alleged in a report. A months-long investigation into Chinese websites, government ...The Hill - Politics - China -
‘The critics are ignorant’: the designer facing death threats for his Portugal government logo
Eduardo Aires’s innocuous-seeming branding has become a ‘projectile weapon’ for rightwing leaders – who have manufactured ‘patriotic’ outrage into real political power. In the stylishly converted factory site in Porto that Eduardo Aires calls ...The Guardian - World -
Martin Gilbert faces investor revolt over governance concerns
AssetCo is one of the only UK public companies to have an all-male board, Glass Lewis saysFinancial Times - Business -
Newsom requests federal disaster funds as chinook salmon season faces likely closure
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Thursday he was requesting a federal fishery disaster declaration, after regional supervisors recommended a full closure of ocean salmon season for the second year in a row. The Pacific Fishery Management ...The Hill - Politics -
Biden campaign tries to keep Jan. 6 top of mind with voters. Will it work?
President Biden believes painting former President Trump as a "threat" to democracy is a crucial contrast to highlight in his campaign.CBS News - Politics - Joe Biden -
William Byron keeps top spot in NASCAR Power Rankings after Texas
William Byron scored his second consecutive top-three finish at Texas.Yahoo Sports - Sports - NASCAR