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Phelps, Schmitt plead Congress to crack down on doping ahead of Olympics

Olympic star swimmers Michael Phelps and Allison Schmidt went to Congress to urge lawmakers to crack down on doping ahead of the Olympics. The Olympians, along with Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, made their case for why and how the government could sanction the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for failing to enforce […]

Dems hesitate on attending Netanyahu speech to Congress as party splinters on Israel

Senate Democrats appear unsure about whether to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks to a joint session of Congress next month. “I haven’t made up my mind yet,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, told Fox News Digital. Asked if he had any specific concerns, he reiterated that “I haven’t made up my mind yet.” Republicans […]

IRS asks Congress to scrap employee retention credit amid 'gold rush' of bogus claims

The IRS is plagued by false Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) claims and is asking Congress for help. IRS Commissioner Danny Wuerfel also said Thursday that the IRS has completed an internal review of the ERC claims process and will use that information to “reject billions of dollars in clearly unjustified claims.” “This program has […]

AOC calls Netanyahu ‘war criminal,’ says he should not address Congress

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress next month, calling him a “war criminal” and accusing him of having no respect for U.S. laws. Leaders of both houses of Congress have asked Netanyahu to address parliament on July 24, the latest gesture of wartime support for […]

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy calls on Congress to pass legislation requiring tobacco-style warning on social media platforms

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has urged Congress to pass legislation requiring social media platforms to carry warning labels similar to those on tobacco products in an effort to combat rising mental health issues in the United States, especially among adolescents. Murthy, 46, condemned social networks for emerging as a “significant contributor” to the “mental […]

Ro Khanna to skip Netanyahu’s speech to Congress

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) revealed Sunday that he planned to skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress next month, saying he was not interested in attending a “one-way lecture.” “I will not attend,” Khanna said during an appearance on Meet the Press. “I said that if he wants to come to speak to […]