#Mike Lee, Title 42 drama holds up omnibus passage

#Mike Lee, Title 42 drama holds up omnibus passage

Mike Lee, Title 42 drama holds up omnibus passage An effort led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to maintain Title 42 is threatening efforts to pass a sweeping government funding bill before a shutdown deadline later this week. Congressional negotiators on both sides say the biggest holdup is ongoing negotiations to decide what the voting threshold…

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#Jan. 6 committee punts release of report to Thursday

#Jan. 6 committee punts release of report to Thursday

Jan. 6 committee punts release of report to Thursday The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is punting the release of its final report, moving the expected publication date from Wednesday to Thursday. “The Select Committee now anticipates its final report will be filed and released tomorrow,” the panel…

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#Why Belarus matters for the Russia-Ukraine war

#Why Belarus matters for the Russia-Ukraine war

Why Belarus matters for the Russia-Ukraine war Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Belarus this week escalated concerns that he is seeking to drag the country into his war in Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine have acknowledged they are expecting a long fight, and Putin’s high-profile trip to Minsk to meet Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko…

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#European Film Academy, Festivals Join Calls to Release Imprisoned Iranian Actress Taraneh Alidoosti

#European Film Academy, Festivals Join Calls to Release Imprisoned Iranian Actress Taraneh Alidoosti

European Film Academy, Festivals Join Calls to Release Imprisoned Iranian Actress Taraneh Alidoosti Several of Europe’s key film organizations, including the European Film Academy, the German Film Academy, the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk, and the Berlin and Rotterdam film festivals issued a joint statement on Wednesday protesting the arrest of Iranian actress Taraneh…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump tax returns to be released; Senate omnibus advances

#The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump tax returns to be released; Senate omnibus advances

The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump tax returns to be released; Senate omnibus advances The House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday voted along party lines to publicly release former President Trump’s tax returns, marking the culmination of a yearslong battle during which Trump defied tradition by keeping his finances confidential. Following hours of debate…

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#READ: House panel’s reports on Trump tax returns

#READ: House panel’s reports on Trump tax returns

READ: House panel’s reports on Trump tax returns The House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday along party lines to release information surrounding six years of former President Trump’s tax returns. The redacted tax returns will likely be released publicly within the coming days. In the meantime, the panel on Tuesday released a pair of…

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#Greene and Boebert trade public barbs over McCarthy, ‘space lasers’

#Greene and Boebert trade public barbs over McCarthy, ‘space lasers’

Greene and Boebert trade public barbs over McCarthy, ‘space lasers’ Tension between conservative firebrand Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has spilled into public view, with the two trading barbs over House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) Speakership ambitions, controversial and fringe statements Greene has made and Boebert’s narrow reelection. A comment…

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