GOP infighting threatens to block FISA bill
House leadership’s attempts to start debate on a bill to reauthorize warrantless state surveillance powers are on ice after at least two Republicans announced Wednesday they would oppose a procedural vote. It becomes. The announcement comes as the House rushes to update Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) before it expires on […]
Israel threatens direct attack against Iran if Tehran launches strike ‘from its territory’
Israel’s foreign minister on Wednesday drew a line under Iran, warning the country that if Iran launches an attack on Israel from within its territory, Israel will respond with a direct attack on Iranian targets. Minister Yisrael Katz issued the warning after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei again threatened retaliation for an Israeli airstrike […]
Texas Cancels Solar Eclipse Events As Extreme Weather Threatens Path Of Totality
Events in Texas dedicated to Monday’s solar eclipse are reportedly being cancelled as extreme weather threatens huge portions of the state. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Monday forecast revealed that a massive portion of the 2024 solar eclipse’s path of totality is under a marginal to enhanced weather warning, particularly those areas around […]
GINN: NAIC’s New Regulatory Proposal Threatens Your Retirement Savings
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) recent regulatory proposals have concerned stakeholders across the U.S. insurance landscape. At the heart of the controversy are proposed changes that could fundamentally alter how life insurance companies invest in financial instruments, with far-reaching consequences for the broader economy and, more specifically, the retirement security of millions of […]
McConnell: TikTok threatens security ‘on US soil’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Monday backed an effort to force Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban on the popular app in the United States, saying It warned that ownership poses a serious national security threat. “America’s greatest strategic rival is threatening our safety right here on American soil… […]
House GOP chair threatens to slap Legal Aid union with contempt of Congress for dodging subpoena about ‘antisemitic’ resolution
The House Republican chairman threatened to bring the Legal Aid Society lawyers union to Congress on Monday and consider contempt proceedings for evading subpoenas related to an “anti-Semitic” resolution adopted by the group last year. did. House Education and Labor Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) said United Auto Workers Local 2325 Legal Aid Lawyers Association […]
Extremists rise in new Palestinian Authority government as Biden threatens Israel over Gaza war
JERUSALEM – The new Palestinian Authority (PA) government was sworn into office this week by PA President Mahmoud Abbas and has been warmly welcomed by the White House and State Department, including Israeli, Jewish and Palestinian leaders. It includes at least two ministers who hold extreme and racist views. This was revealed by Media Watch […]
ACLU threatens to sue Georgia over election bill conservatives praise as ‘commonsense’ reform
Georgia’s state legislature has passed new voting reforms that, if signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, could have a major impact on 2024 elections in key battleground states. Georgia’s House of Representatives passed Republican-backed Senate Bill 189 last week, and it now awaits Kemp’s signature or veto. The bill would give parties that qualify for presidential […]
Thug points gun at Burger King drive-thru worker on Easter Sunday; allegedly threatens to kill him, calls him racial slur
It’s bad enough that a disgruntled customer at an Ohio Burger King pointed a gun at an employee on Easter Sunday, threatened to kill him and called him a racial slur. But things actually escalated when an employee at the Willowick restaurant drive-thru told them he was facing charges. few More money than he thought […]
Larry Summers predicts AI threatens robust US job growth
Thomas Siebel said at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that artificial intelligence is the fastest growing area of the information technology industry in the last 40 years. told. The U.S. labor market remains strong after a historically tight year over the past year, but recent comments from prominent economist Larry Summers […]