Year: 2022

The former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and his wife Debra Meadows won’t be charged with voting fraud, according to a Friday announcement from the North Carolina Department of Justice, The Hill reported. […]

Maximum salary for House raised to $212,100, Pelosi says

The House will once more increase the staff wage ceiling, raising the maximum salary to $212,100, according to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who made the announcement on Friday. “As you know, our hard-working, patriotic Congressional […]

Biden pardons six convicts, showing focus on women’s rights

President of the United States Joe Biden released six individuals from prison on Friday, including a lady who killed her allegedly abusive husband over 50 years ago and five others who were found guilty of […]

Southwest Airlines resume operations after storm

Following this week’s operations that were severely hampered by a winter storm, Southwest Airlines got back to its regularly scheduled operations on Friday, Reuters reported. During the bustling Christmas holiday rush, Dallas-based Southwest struggled to […]

First female news anchor Barbara Walters dies at 93

Barbara Walters, the first female anchor of an American network nightly news show and one of TV’s most renowned interviewers, passed away on Friday at the age of 93, according to her longtime ABC News […]

The chairman of the House Select Committee probing the tragic Jan. 6 brawl at the Capitol revealed on Thursday that the panel had subpoenaed four top government officials of Donald Trump's administration, together with Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon.

Trump’s tax returns released, launching fresh scrutiny of his finances

A House committee released several years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Friday, ending his extensive effort to keep his financial documents from the public, POLITICO reported. With the release of the taxes […]

Congressional probe faults FDA on Biogen Alzheimer’s drug approval

A congressional investigation found that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not follow its own guidance and inappropriately collaborated with drugmaker Biogen before the approval of a controversial Alzheimer’s drug last year, CNN reported. […]

House Republicans Blast White House for Rejecting Oversight Requests

December 30, 2022 Dime

Following the counsel’s office’s rejection of GOP oversight requests on Thursday, House Republicans retaliated against the White House, Fox News informed. White House Special Counsel Richard Sauber wrote to House Oversight Committee Ranking Member James […]

Elon Musk’s reduced bare-bones Twitter operation

Twitter is down to the bare bones under Elon Musk’s leadership, The New York Times reported. Musk has taken drastic steps to stabilize Twitter’s finances since the billionaire bought the social media platform for $44 […]

China’s Huawei sees ‘business as usual’ as U.S. sanctions impact wanes

Chinese tech giant Huawei says it has emerged from “crisis mode” after years of U.S. sanctions and restrictions have stifled its sales overseas, Independent reported. Huawei has estimated its 2022 revenue remained flat, suggesting that […]

Andrew Tate detained in Romania over rape and human trafficking case

Controversial online influencer Andrew Tate has been detained in Romania as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation, the BBC reported. The American-British kickboxer-turned-influencer has called himself the “king of toxic masculinity.” He began […]

Report: ICE Deported 72,177 Illegal Immigrants in 2022

December 30, 2022 Dime

According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) annual report, deportations of illegal immigrants increased marginally in FY 2022 compared to the prior fiscal year, but remained significantly lower than during the Trump administration as ICE […]

Biden signs into law $1.7 trillion Government spending bill

The United States government was funded by a $1.7 trillion spending bill on Thursday by President Joe Biden, according to a statement from the White House. Reuters reports that while on vacation on the Caribbean […]

House Republicans state they only endorse McCarthy as Speaker

Republicans who are already serving in the House and those who will soon be joining it from competitive districts and those that President Biden won in the 2020 election made a commitment on Thursday to […]

New York opens first legal weed shop

Upwards of one year after New York made marijuana legal, the first licensed marijuana shop in the state finally opened its doors to customers on Thursday, Reuters reported. This came despite delays in creating the […]

Manchin Wants to Pause Implementation Of New Electric Vehicle Tax Credits

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chair Joe Manchin wants the U.S. Treasury to pause the implementation of commercial and consumer electric vehicle tax credits. The Treasury issued guidance today that will allow automakers to […]

Tesla’s Brutal Year Sees Stock Losses Head Towards $1 Trillion

It has been a brutal year for Tesla stock. Shares of the electric-vehicle maker have lost a massive 68 percent in 2022. It makes Tesla the worst performing company among any major S&P Company. Tesla stock crashed […]

U.S. Sues AmerisourceBergen Over Opioid Epidemic

The U.S. government filed a civil lawsuit accusing the massive drug distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp of contributing to fueling the nation’s deadly opioid crisis. The Department of Justice has said AmerisourceBergen contributed to the deadly opioid […]

Israel’s Hard-Line Government Takes Office

Israel’s new right-wing coalition is taking office, and with it will likely test ties with the United States and Europe. Israel’s new government was sworn in Thursday, returning Benjamin Netanyahu to power. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s […]

George Santos Puts GOP in Tight Spot

A Republican congressman-elect is under investigation in New York after he admitted he lied about his education and work experience. George Santos is under fire on multiple fronts after admitting to lying about his heritage, […]

Migrants from Haiti, Nicaragua, and Cuba to Become Title 42 Victims

Several days after the Supreme Court ruled that Trump-era restriction of Title 42 must stay in place for what could be months as a legal battle over their future plays out, sources say that the […]

Travelers from China Must Present a Negative COVID-19 Test to Enter the US

Amid China’s recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Wednesday that, starting Jan. 5, the United States will require travelers from China to show a negative COVID-19 […]

Washington Urges Calm in Balkans Amid High Tensions on Kosovo Border

Amid soaring tension with Serbia that Kosovo has fueled by arresting a former Serb police officer, the United States on Wednesday expressed its concerns over the continued tense situation and appealed for calm in the […]

House Panel Expected to Release Trump Tax Returns on Friday

Former president Donald Trump’s tax returns will be made public Friday morning as part of the House’s congressional record, according to a person familiar with the process cited by CNN. The six years of Trump’s […]

ExxonMobil Files Lawsuit Against EU Over Windfall Profit Tax

In a bid to force European Union to scrap its new windfall tax on oil groups and energy companies, US oil giant ExxonMobil is suing the bloc, arguing that, by imposing the levy, Brussels exceeded […]

Webb Telescope Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

The new NASA James Webb Space Telescope has released stunning images after its one year in space. Christmas Day marked the one-year anniversary of NASA’s $10 billion Webb telescope blasting into space. It has beamed back […]

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Global Releases Sustainability Report

The new Red Sea Global in Saudi Arabia is helping deliver the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 strategy. The Red Sea Global aims to develop a world-class tourism industry within Saudi Arabia. It is the multi-project developer […]

US Scrambles to Stop Iran from Providing Drones for Russia

The United States is trying to halt Iran’s ability to provide drones to Russia. The Biden administration has launched a broad effort to halt Iran’s ability to produce and deliver drones to Russia, which the nation […]

First Gen Z Congressman Says He’s Of “Mass Shooting Generation”

The first Gen Z congressman, Maxwell Frost, made a heavy campaign focus on gun safety measures. It has made the 24-year-old Democrat from Orlando, Florida, a subject of hate. Gun safety is of utmost importance to […]

Travel Nurses Pay Slashed after Covid

Travel nurses took high-paying jobs during the Covid pandemic. But now far away from home, many are finding their salaries cut, sometimes in half, at renewal time. A series of lawsuits are pushing back. The boom […]