House Dems Vow To Tank MTG’s Bid To Oust Republican Speaker Mike Johnson
House Democrats announced on Tuesday that they would vote to table Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attempt to remove House GOP Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership position. Greene first filed the motion to vacate on March 22 during the latest appropriations fight, and the effort has picked up the support from Republican Reps. […]
Large Crude Inventory Build Rocks Oil Prices | OilPrice.com – OilPrice.com
Oil prices fell today following the US Energy Information Administration’s announcement. report Inventories increased by 7.3 million barrels for the week ending April 26. By comparison, prices briefly rose last week due to significant demand of 6.4 million barrels the previous week. For gasoline, officials reported that inventories rose by 300,000 barrels last week, compared […]
Companies Are Slashing Away At Debt As Surging Inflation Casts Shadow Over Interest Rate Cuts
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that recent reports of high inflation have dimmed prospects for central bank interest rate cuts, making borrowing more expensive and causing many Companies are reportedly considering reducing debt. Even companies with already strong credit prospects are deleveraging to improve their ratings from top agencies and reduce borrowing costs, which […]
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey backs anti-Israel protesters at Columbia
Jack Dorsey expressed support for anti-Israel demonstrators who occupied Columbia University buildings. The Twitter co-founder posted and shared several messages on X criticizing law enforcement’s response to protesters. Dozens of demonstrators were arrested after being forcibly removed from the building. Dorsey, who stepped down as CEO of the company then known as Twitter in 2021, […]
House COVID panel urges criminal probe over gain-of-function virus research in Wuhan
The House subcommittee investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has urged a criminal investigation into Dr. Peter Daszak, president of the EcoHealth Alliance, ahead of a Wednesday hearing, and the Manhattan-based nonprofit has released a large amount of documents related to controversial virus experiments in Wuhan, China. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), chairman of the Coronavirus […]
Hundreds of asylum seekers in encampment at Seattle park after funding for hotel stay runs out
Hundreds of asylum seekers have set up encampments in public parks in Seattle after funding for hotel accommodation near Seattle ran out, according to local reports. Dozens of tents have popped up in Powell-Barnett Park in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood as asylum seekers from Venezuela, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo wait for […]
Portland State University closes campus after anti-Israel protesters occupy, vandalize library
Portland State University announced it would close its campus Wednesday after images surfaced of graffiti and destruction caused inside the main library by anti-Israel protesters. Photos show signs spray-painted on the walls of the Miller Library in downtown Portland, Oregon: “If Israel ends its occupation of Palestine, it will stop occupying this building,” and “We […]
Fox News Removes Docuseries on Hunter Biden After Lawsuit Threat
Fox News on Tuesday removed a Hunter Biden documentary after his eldest son threatened to sue the network. “This program was produced in 2022 and has been available for viewing since 2022,” the network told reporters in a statement. “We have considered the concerns that have just been raised and have withdrawn them out of […]
Democrats have become the most powerful minority in congressional history
Welcome to the second edition of our twice-weekly newsletter. We are still doing some checks before announcing the names, but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy them and tell your friends. subscribe! (Hated people and losers too.) Sincerely, christopher bedford Congress returned to Washington this week with a change of structure. House Speaker Mike […]
The massive constitutional implications of the Idaho abortion case
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Idaho v. United States last week. The case pits state and federal law between strict abortion bans and protecting women’s health in emergency situations. Unlike Roe v. Wade and Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which challenged whether a woman had a constitutional right to decide for herself […]