#McConnell freezes at briefing, concerning colleagues

#McConnell freezes at briefing, concerning colleagues

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) froze for almost 20 seconds while delivering his opening statement at a leadership press conference Wednesday afternoon, prompting murmurs of concern among his colleagues and the assembled press corps.   McConnell told reporters the Senate was on a path to complete work on the annual defense authorization bill and…

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#Hunter Biden plea agreement on hold after judge questions scope of deal

#Hunter Biden plea deal on tax charges appears in jeopardy

Hunter Biden’s plea agreement with the Justice Department appeared to unexpectedly crumble during an initial hearing on the case Wednesday. Biden, 53, made his first federal court appearance in Wilmington, Del., where he was set to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay income taxes. Top Stories from The Hill Senate…

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#Remote employees work longer and harder, studies show

#Remote employees work longer and harder, studies show

Remote work became possible long before the pandemic. Many employers resisted it on a hunch that employees working from home might spend too much of their workday watching Oprah and shopping on eBay.  Then came COVID-19, which launched a vast, forced experiment in telework. The results are in: As it turns out, most remote workers…

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#UFOs: Frustrated lawmakers demand answers

#UFOs: Frustrated lawmakers demand answers

Senior lawmakers are increasingly demanding that military and other government officials provide them with information about intelligence on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). The demands reflect frustrations on the part of some lawmakers that they are being kept in the dark about what’s known about UFOs and UAPs. The lawmakers do…

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