Georgia school voucher bill narrowly clears longtime obstacle with state House passage
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans on Thursday pushed a voucher plan to fund private school tuition and home study through the state Legislature, with Republican leaders overcoming long-standing skepticism from some local lawmakers. The move brings the state’s school choice advocates closer to a long-eluded goal. The House passed Senate Bill 233 by a vote […]
Bill that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok clears House panel unanimously
A bipartisan bill that would force Chinese government-aligned ByteDance to sell TikTok passed a House committee vote unanimously on Thursday. Lawmakers resisted the app’s full-scale pressure campaign, and disgruntled users tried to repeal the bill. The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a bill to protect Americans from foreign enemy regulatory applications by a 50-0 […]
Stopgap Spending Bill Clears The Senate To Avert Government Shutdown For Another Week
The Senate on Thursday passed a continuing resolution (CR), the fourth of the year to avert a government shutdown scheduled for Friday, and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature. Neither the House nor the Senate has fully repealed any of the 12 spending bills needed to fund the government for fiscal year […]
Eagles’ A.J. Brown clears air on ‘BS’ Jalen Hurts rift in call to Philadelphia sports radio
AJ Brown called into a Philadelphia sports talk radio station to clear the air about his position with the Eagles. After the Eagles suffered a mysterious collapse this season, there has been a lot of speculation about whether the wideout is happy with both the team and quarterback Jalen Hurts, and whether he will force […]
Former prosecutor dumps cold water on Dem narrative that FBI informant’s arrest clears Biden family of corruption allegations
Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy on Wednesday shot down claims that the Biden family’s corruption scandal fell apart with the FBI’s arrest of Alexander Smirnov. Last week’s grand jury Smirnov charged with lying To the FBI. Special Counsel David Weiss previously accused the FBI of falsely claiming that Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid $5 million […]
Senate clears hurdle to passing aid package for Ukraine, Israel as more GOP lawmakers sign on
In an unusual vote on Super Bowl Sunday, the Senate voted to advance aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, clearing a key hurdle when 18 Republicans signed on. The package would provide Ukraine with $60 billion, much of it to buy U.S.-made defense equipment, including munitions and air defense systems, that authorities desperately […]
Israel, Ukraine foreign aid bill clears first hurdle in Senate without border and immigration provisions
A foreign aid funding bill providing tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine and Israel passed its first procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday amid Republican confusion, without previously included border and immigration policies. did. The $95 billion bill passed by a vote of 67-32, also known as a motion to limit consideration of […]
Proto-Danksharding Ahoy! Ethereum Upgrade Clears Another Hurdle – Decrypt
A highly anticipated upgrade to the Ethereum network called Dencun has cleared a major hurdle and became active on the Sepolia testnet on Tuesday. This development follows his activation on the Goerli testnet earlier this month. Dencun introduces “proto-dunksharding” to the number one proof-of-stake blockchain. protodunk sharding is designed to reduce transaction costs and cheap […]
FAA clears path for Boeing’s grounded planes to resume flying despite reports of ‘many’ loose bolts
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday announced a clear path forward for Boeing's grounded 737-9 MAX aircraft. resume business. FAA press release The agency said it has completed an enhanced review and approved a plan to move forward with the inspection and maintenance process. Once completed, the landed plane will be cleared to return to […]
Kentucky committee clears mandatory ‘moment of silence’ bill for schools
Kentucky schools would be legally required to offer one to two minutes of “silence” each day under a bill passed by the state House Education Committee on Tuesday. Critics have expressed concerns that the law could open the way for prayer in schools, but specifically prohibits instruction on how students should use their allotted time. […]