Tag: politics
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Joe Manchin’s Blatant Conflict of Interest Might Have a Silver Lining
Sen. Joe Manchin’s role in overhauling the spending bill has sparked national interest in reining in congressional conflicts of interest. The question is whether anything meaningful might come of it. The Biden administration’s current predicament demonstrates what’s at stake: The ambition of enacting comprehensive climate action has been waylaid by two centrist senators. One of…
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10 Things in Politics: Dems stall on voting rights
Welcome back to 10 Things in Politics. Sign up here to receive this newsletter. Plus, download Insider's app for news on the go – click here for iOS and here for Android. Send tips to [email protected]. Here's what we're talking about: In voting-rights fight, progressive activists see a 'make-or-break moment' for changing the filibusterThe FDA…
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10 Things in Politics: Dems failing to Trump-proof the presidency
Welcome back to 10 Things in Politics. Sign up here to receive this newsletter. Plus, download Insider's app for news on the go – click here for iOS and here for Android. Send tips to [email protected]. Here's what we're talking about: Legal experts sketch out their nightmare scenarios if Trump is president again in 2025Senate…
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Big Tech Doesn’t Want You Fixing Your Gadgets. This Federal Agency Is Calling BS
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here within this Climate Desk cooperation. For the past several decades, as state legislators across the country have held hearings to consider “right-to-repair” bills which would make it easier for consumers to mend their electronics , lobbyists representing manufacturers have revealed up to replicate the same disagreements over and above: Letting…
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Elon Musk would have paid $4.6 billion in 2020 under Warren’s wealth tax proposal, data shows
Tesla and SpaceX CEO would be hit heavily by the tax. PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images Musk would have paid $4.6 billion in 2020 under Warren’s “ultra-millionaire” plan, tax groups said. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO was worth at least $150 billion at the end of 2020. Musk plans to use his fortunes to fund…
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A major Apple supplier is reportedly using forced labor from thousands of Uighur workers to make glass for iPhones
Apple CEO Tim Cook reacts during the Economic Summit held for the China Development Forum in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 23, 2019. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan Longtime iPhone glass supplier Lens Technology reportedly uses forced labor from Uighur minorities in its factories, according to the Washington Post, which examined a new report from Tech Transparency…
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tears into ‘completely inadequate’ GOP stimulus proposal
Samuel Corum/Getty Images Democrats have to combine against Senate Republicans’ new, slimmed-down proposal for fresh stimulus, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a Thursday letter to his caucus. The GOP is floating a bill expected to cost $500 billion for replenishing select relief programs. The proposal”seems to be totally insufficient and, by every measure,…
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A Timeline of Kanye West Getting Political
Kanye West paved a long road before reaching his 2020 presidential run, which he announced on the 4th of July. From criticizing former President George W. Bush on national television to supporting President Donald Trump on social media, Billboard compiled a timeline of when he hit the Ye button when it comes to hot-button political issues. {“nid”:”9413884″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Kanye West…
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Apple partners with ABC on 2020 presidential coverage in the Apple News app
Apple announced today it will collaborate with ABC News on coverage of the upcoming 2020 U.S. presidential election in its Apple News app. The efforts will kick off with the Democratic primary debate on February 7, 2020, in New Hampshire, and will feature ABC News videos, live streams, plus FiveThirtyEight polling data, infographics and analysis during key…
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94 facts about Mahathir who just turned 94
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir is currently 94. PM Lee wants M’sia PM Mahathir a joyful 94th birthday He had been born at a time before television was invented. However, he is still very pertinent to the entire world today as the best man of Malaysia — in a time when traditional television is dying . Ad…