Biden signs bipartisan bill banning imports of Russian uranium | Joe Biden
Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan bill banning the import of enriched uranium from Russia as part of Washington’s latest effort to put more pressure on Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. The ban on imports of fuel for nuclear power plants will begin in about 90 days, but the Department of Energy (DOE) […]
Melinda French Gates leaving Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Melinda French Gates has announced that she plans to step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “After careful consideration and consideration, I have decided to step down as Co-Chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. My last day of work at the Foundation will be June 7,” she said. stated […]
Archegos’ Bill Hwang lied to become Wall Street legend, causing $36B fund to collapse: prosecutors
Hwang Sung-kook “Bill” Hwang tried to defraud all of Wall Street, federal prosecutors told a federal jury in Manhattan after the 2021 collapse of Hwang’s $36 billion fund, Archegos Capital Management. The trial on charges stemming from the incident began on Monday. Prosecutors allege that Mr. Hwang and Mr. Archegos lied to Wall Street banks […]
Kirsten Gillibrand, Joni Ernst introduce bill to strip federal pensions from convicted sex criminals in wake of FDIC sexual harassment report
Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) are introducing legislation this week that would force federal employees convicted of certain sex crimes to have their pensions forfeited. . Federal agents convicted of treason, sedition, espionage, and other acts of subversion have already Banned From receiving pensions saved by taxpayers. The bill, called the “Prohibit […]
How TikTok’s slick, ‘tone-deaf’ lobbyist in Washington miscalculated as Congress passed sale-or-ban bill
TikTok’s aggressive push to stop Congress from forcing a sale or ban of Chinese-owned apps has turned into a disaster. And insiders blame the company’s sophisticated and experienced Washington lobbyists, who they say miscalculated with outdated and tone-deaf tactics. As a bipartisan bill moves toward passage late last month as part of the Ukraine-Israel aid […]
Bill Maher Trashes Stormy Daniels Testimony over Blatant Contradictions
Comedian Bill Maher last week slammed adult film actress Stormy Daniels’ testimony with former President Donald Trump over blatant contradictions in her past interviews. Mr. Marr addressed Stormy’s testimony last Friday night during a panel discussion on his HBO show, during which he interviewed Ms. Stormy, in which she blatantly denied many of the claims […]
Parliament urged to look at sportswashing clause in football bill | Soccer
Britain’s parliament is being urged to repeal clauses in new football governance legislation that could leave the door open to sportswashing by authoritarian states. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has drawn attention to parts of the bill as potentially pointing the way to a harmful increase in state ownership under certain conditions. The bill, which is […]
Bill Maher: I speak for the ‘vast middle’ and ‘normies’ tired of tribal politics
“Real Time” host Bill Maher claimed to represent American “norms” fed up with the far right and left in politics. Maher spoke to CBS correspondent Robert Costa about his upcoming book, “What This Comedian Said Will Shock You,” and explained that his goal with the HBO show was to avoid becoming “tribal.” . “I represent […]
Thousands protest against ‘foreign influence’ bill in Georgia | Georgia
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of central Tbilisi on Saturday in a rally against a controversial “foreign influence” bill backed by the Georgian government and likened to a Russian law to silence opposition. Marched. Massive rallies have continued in the Black Sea Caucasus country for almost a month since the ruling Georgian Dream […]
Senate Approves FAA Reauthorization, Sends Bill To House Just Before Key Deadline
In an overwhelming vote Thursday evening the Senate approved the reauthorization of a major Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) bill, passing it over to the House just before a kay deadline. With a vote of 88 to 4 lawmakers pushed through the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act which would renew authority to both the FAA and the […]