Lawmakers ‘may slip by a day’ in releasing text on emergency spending bill
Details on the emergency spending bill are expected to be delayed, and “could be delayed by a day” as a deadline approaches to avoid a government shutdown. Lawmakers were expected to release language on Sunday for an emergency spending bill to avert a government shutdown and address disaster relief, but Fox News reported that the […]
South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach president over martial law declaration
South Korean parliamentarians on Saturday voted to impeach President Yun Seok-yeol over the brief martial law he imposed earlier this month. Parliament passed the motion on Saturday by a vote of 204 to 85. Saturday's vote means that Yun's presidential powers and duties will be suspended after copies of the impeachment documents are delivered to […]
Lawmakers tell Apple, Google to prepare for TikTok ban
Top lawmakers on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) House of Representatives Select Committee on Friday told Apple and Google to prepare to remove TikTok from their app stores as a possible ban next month looms. Committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) are joined by Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google's […]
Lawmakers Pass Bill Approving Chemical Castration of Convicted Pedophiles
Brazilian House of Representatives passed Thursday's bill included a provision that would allow chemical castration of individuals convicted of pedophilia. The chemical castration provisions were introduced as an amendment to broader legislation that called for the creation of a national registry of pedophiles. The amendment was introduced by liberal Novo party lawmaker Ricardo Salles, who […]
Lawmakers push for PBM reform
Introduced by the Children's Hospital Association — This bill would be the largest effort in history to regulate the industry. {beacon} health care health care Full text Ocasio-Cortez: People experience denial as an 'act of violence' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York) said that denying claims from health insurance companies could be interpreted as an […]
Bipartisan lawmakers ‘equally angry’ over government handling of drone sightings
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Lawmakers face deepfake threats
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Pentagon Denies GOP Lawmaker’s Claim that Drones Are from Iranian ‘Mothership’
The Pentagon has denied claims by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) that an Iranian “mother ship” located “off the East Coast of the United States” is launching mysterious and unidentified drones. . Sabrina Singh, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said: asked Whether there is “some truth” to the claim that Iran “launched a mothership” about a month […]
UnitedHealth, rival shares tumble as lawmakers push to break up drug middlemen
Shares of companies that own pharmacy benefit managers fell on Wednesday after the introduction of a bipartisan bill that would force health insurance companies and drug intermediaries to sell their pharmacy businesses. CVS Health's Caremark, Cigna's Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth Group's Optum control much of the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry in the U.S., and […]
Lawmakers edge closer to deal on government funding
Lawmakers said they are inching closer to a deal to keep the government's lights on for nine days but are still trying to reconcile differences over disaster relief and possible additions to the bill. There is optimism on Capitol Hill that the bill text could arrive as early as this weekend as the Dec. 20 […]