#GOP senators question drag queens in Navy outreach effort

#GOP senators question drag queens in Navy outreach effort

Fourteen Republican senators are asking the U.S. Navy to respond to questions concerning reports that it used a TikTok drag queen to help reach potential recruits on social media. “While we understand the importance of social media for modern recruiting, we are concerned about both the promotion of a banned app and behavior that many…

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#Fed hikes rates despite recession fears

#Fed hikes rates despite recession fears

The Federal Reserve voted to raise interest rates Wednesday by another 0.25 percentage points, brushing aside concerns about the financial sector and an expected recession later this year. The Fed’s rate-setting committee voted unanimously Wednesday to boost its baseline interest rate to a range of 5 to 5.25 percent, the point at which Fed officials…

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#Democrats say aide didn’t know documents boxed to Biden’s house were classified

#Democrats say aide didn’t know documents boxed to Biden’s house were classified

House Democrats sought to undercut a brewing Oversight Committee investigation into the discovery of records from President Biden’s tenure as vice president, releasing partial transcripts indicating his assistant was unaware there were classified records in the boxes sent to a center bearing his name. A memo from the panel’s Democrats indicates Biden’s former secretary, Kathy Chung,…

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#EXCLUSIVE: Biden pick to head National Highway Traffic Safety Administration faces GOP roadblock

#EXCLUSIVE: Biden pick to head National Highway Traffic Safety Administration faces GOP roadblock

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and the other Republicans on the Senate Commerce Committee are taking aim at President Biden’s pick to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over fuel-efficiency standards, a sign that another Biden nominee could be in serious trouble.  Two high-profile Biden nominees have already failed to get past the Commerce Committee…

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