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HAWLEY: ‘Too Big to Fail’ Wall St. Firms ‘Don’t Want Competition’

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said the private investors who initiated the short squeeze on GameStop's (GME) stock price, causing hedge funds to suffer major losses, have faced more criticism than Wall Street did for tanking the entire economy in 2008. "What we’ve seen I think with this GameStop meltdown that...

FBI: Pipe Bombs at RNC, DNC Were Planted Night BEFORE Capitol Siege

(Headline USA) Two pipe bombs left at the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees, discovered just Antifa agitators and Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, were actually placed the night before, federal officials said Friday. The news undermines the legacy media narrative that the explosives threat was part of...

Democrats Introduce Bill to ‘Massively Expand’ Mail-In Voting

Democrats introduced a bill on Thursday called the “Vote at Home Act,” which would make permanent several voting practices that may have contributed to widespread vote fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The bill seeks to “massively expand vote-at-home ballot access” by enacting automatic voter registration and providing voters with...

In Wyoming, Cheney Faces Blowback from Gaetz for Vote to Impeach Trump

(Headline USA) When Liz Cheney, the third-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, decided to vote to impeach a president from her own party, she knew she'd cause some waves. She might not have expected the seismic impact at home. But Cheney's vote against Donald Trump has put her home state...

Pelosi Wants Security Money to Face ‘Enemy’ within House

(Headline USA) Lawmakers face threats of violence from an “enemy” within Congress, and more money is needed to protect them, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says, a startling acknowledgment of escalating internal tensions over safety since this month's Capitol attack by Antifa rioters who were joined by supporters of former President...

Brokerages Limit Trading in GameStop, Sparking Outcry

(Headline USA) Robinhood and other retail brokerages took steps to tamp down the speculative frenzy surrounding companies such as GameStop, but the actions only sparked more volatility in the market and an outcry from users of the platforms and some members of Congress who say small investors are being treated...

Remember What the Letters ‘BP’ Used to Stand For?

BP’s oil exploration team has been cut down to 100 people from its peak of more than 700 as part of the company’s effort to prioritize climate change. Hundreds have left the oil exploration team in recent months under the leadership of CEO Bernard Looney --- either having been transferred,...

AUDIT: California Paid $10.4 Billion in Fraudulent Benefits; $810 Million to 45,000 Inmates

(Associated Press) An audit released Thursday found the California Employment Development Department has likely paid $10.4 billion in fraudulent benefits from March to December, a number that is likely to grow in the coming months. California State Auditor Elaine Howle said the agency was slow to react to warnings of...

Pelosi Pressures GOP Leadership to Remove Rep. Taylor Greene from Education Committee

(Headline USA) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi intensified pressure Thursday on House Republican leaders for their handling of a controversial GOP freshman. She denounced them for placing a lawmaker who Pelosi says has "mocked the killing of little children" on the chamber's education committee. Pelosi's comments focused on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene,...

Biden Signs Executive Order to Open Obamacare for Special Sign-up Window

(Headline USA) Democrat Joe Biden on Thursday ordered Obamacare's health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window. Biden signed an executive order directing the HealthCare.gov insurance markets to take new applications for subsidized benefits. He also instructed his administration to consider reversing other Trump health care policies, including curbs...

Democrats to Pass $1.9 Trillion Bailout Bill with $15 Minimum Wage, $1,400 Direct Payments

(Headline USA) Democrats in Congress and the White House rejected a Republican pitch to split Democrat Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion bailout package into smaller chunks on Thursday. Lawmakers appear primed to muscle the sweeping economic and virus aid forward without GOP help. Despite Biden's calls for unity, Democrats said the stubbornly...

State Lawmakers are Pushing to Curb Governors’ Virus Powers

(Headline USA) Irritated by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to curb the authority of governors and top health officials to impose emergency restrictions such as mask rules and business shutdowns. The push is underway in such states as Arizona,...
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