Month: May 2021

U.S. equity futures are mostly trending lower ahead of the Monday’s trading session with first-quarter earnings season winding down, Fox News reports. Investors await a few anticipated reports on Monday, including Tyson Foods, Marriott International, […]

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A pipeline that provides the East Coast with nearly half its gasoline and jet fuel remained shuttered on Sunday after yet another ransomware attack, prompting emergency White House meetings and new questions about whether an […]

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The White House was working closely with top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline on Sunday to help it recover from a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut a critical fuel network supplying […]

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Many of the nation’s medical marijuana holdouts are giving in as pot activists make inroads this year with conservative strongholds — and are poised to notch more wins in the coming weeks, Poitico writes. Medical […]

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said in an interview that aired Sunday that repealing the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap “sends a terrible, terrible message,” The Hill reports. Axios reporter Jonathan Swan asked Sanders […]

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Republicans on Capitol Hill criticized Biden administration after a decision to bypass federal ethics rules an employ former union officials in senior posts, Fox News informed. The White House decided to avoid the rules for […]

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The White House has issued its first batch of visitor logs on Friday, in an attempt to reinstate transparency, integrity and the trust in the government, Fox News informed. The logs contain a 400 person […]

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Members of the Cabinet of US President Joe Biden were instructed not to give in-person commencement speeches at the universities this year, an official from the White House said on Thursday, Fox News informed. “The […]

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Kevin Stitt, the Oklahoma Governor, signed a rather controversial draft bill which would restrict how gender-based and race content can be taught in universities and public schools, Fox News informed. The 1775 bill, which was […]

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The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) has closed its investigation into whether former President Trump illegally made hush money payments to women prior to the 2016 election, according to The Hill. The FEC voted 4-1 to […]

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The mortgage rate for 30-year mortgages fell slightly over the past week, marking three straight weeks rates remained below 3%, according to CNN. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 2.96%, […]

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U.S. support for waiving intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines could be a tactic to convince drugmakers to back less drastic steps like sharing technology and expanding joint ventures to quickly boost global production, lawyers […]

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week said those residents receiving unemployment benefits will soon be required once again to show proof they’re looking for a job, Fox News says. The requirement had been waived during […]

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The pro-Trump activist and military veteran who was charged last year over a campaign to build a section of privately-maintained border wall along a stretch of land near El Paso, Texas, now faces an additional […]

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President Biden left the word “God” out of his proclamation of the annual National Day of Prayer on Thursday, New York Post reports. The president lauded America’s “remarkable religious vitality and diversity,” noted “the power […]

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Twitter temporarily suspended the account of communications director for GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik late Wednesday, reinstating it Thursday morning, Fox News informed. Karoline Leavitt, Stefanik’s communications director, in an interview with Fox News Tuesday morning, […]

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called out fellow Democrats standing in the way of abolishing the Senate filibuster, implying her party must get tougher to take on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, Fox News informed. […]

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Twitter has been taking “enforcement action” on accounts that exist solely to repost the content from former President Donald Trump’s new communications platform, Fox News informed. Trump earlier this week unveiled “From the Desk of […]

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GOP senators are calling on the Biden administration to scrap a proposed amnesty program for U.S.-based scientists and academics who failed to disclose foreign support in securing federal research grants, Fox News informed.  Sen. Rob […]

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