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Tax deal faces Senate reckoning

The bill would fund a $33 billion expansion of the child tax credit, along with $33 billion in business credits and other provisions. Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC)a pandemic-era tax break to help businesses that don’t lay off workers. But Republicans argue that shifting spending from one tax credit to another won’t actually balance costs […]

Stacey Abrams’ once-powerful voting rights group faces massive layoffs as it struggles with millions in debt

Fair Fight, a once-powerful voting rights organization founded by two-time unsuccessful Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, is closing as it continues to grapple with multimillion-dollar debts, according to reports earlier this week. , almost all of its staff will be laid off. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Fair Fight, which helped increase voter turnout and […]

Controversial Prosecutor Fani Willis Faces the Voters in November

Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis is up for re-election in 2024, and local voters have the power to remove her from office following corruption allegations. Willis recently came under fire for having a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, the lawyer she hired to help prosecute former President Donald Trump. Willis does not deny her charges, […]

Big Tech faces brutal question on Capitol Hill over content harming kids

Top leadership at big tech companies on Wednesday faced tough questions from senators on both sides of the aisle over the future of industry regulation related to combating online child sexual exploitation. The CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap, and Discord testified Wednesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. The hearing centered on the question […]

Judge faces ethics violation for hot tub photo

A Las Vegas judge has been accused of ethics violations over two social media posts, including one in which he posed with a public defender in a hot tub. Clark County District Court Judge Erica Ballou faces ethics charges after the Nevada Judicial Discipline Commission filed a formal statement against her. Two of the charges […]

‘Attacks Will Continue’ As Long as Iran Faces ‘No Consequences’

On CNN’s “The Source” broadcast Monday, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, said, “Iran has been able to attack U.S. troops without any consequences for itself. We are allowing these attacks to occur.” As long as this continues, attacks will continue and military personnel will be at risk. ” […]