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Bezos Steps Away as CEO at Amazon, Citing Other Interests

(Headline USA) Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon as an online bookstore and built it into a shopping and entertainment behemoth, will step down later this year as CEO---a role he's had for nearly 30 years---to become executive chairman, the company announced Tuesday. Bezos, 57, will be replaced in the fall...

McCarthy Faces Dilemma as Cheney, Greene Embody GOP’s Internal Identity Crisis

(Headline USA) House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., faced unrest Tuesday from opposing ends of the Republican spectrum over Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., underscoring GOP fissures as the party seeks its pathway without Donald Trump in the White House. Trump-allied lawmakers were itching to oust...

California’s 1st GOP Gubernatorial Hopeful Rolls Out Campaign w/ Blistering Newsom Attack

(Headline USA) Republican Kevin Faulconer, the former San Diego mayor, formally rolled out his campaign for California governor Tuesday with a blistering attack on Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The event began with a symbolic flourish: Faulconer arrived in a yellow school bus to underscore the frustration of parents whose kids...

With Biden Now Installed, Dems Pressure Schools to Reopen, but Unions Remain Opposed

(Headline USA) One of the political boons that Democrat politicians hoped to gain from their coronavirus-inspired lockdowns was to inflict maximum suffering on voters who would blame then-President Donald Trump. But with Trump out of office, they are now the ones facing the heat from outraged voters in areas that...

Michigan Approves Permits for Great Lakes Oil Pipeline that Whitmer Wanted to Shut Down

(Headline USA) Michigan's environmental agency said Friday it has approved construction of an underground tunnel to house a replacement for a controversial oil pipeline in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. The decision, a victory for Enbridge Inc., comes as the Canadian company resists Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's demand...

House Dems Use Phrase Coined by Adolf Hitler in Official Impeachment Filing

In their initial brief outlining the latest case against former president Donald Trump, Democrat House impeachment managers cited an unexpected source: Adolf Hitler. "The facts are compelling and the evidence is overwhelming," said the filing, according to a press release from House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-NY. "After months of spreading...

Democrats Push Bill to Label Racism a ‘Public Health Crisis’

Three Democrats reintroduced a bill this week that would label racism a nationwide public health crisis. The bill, titled Anti-Racism in the Public Health Act, was introduced last year by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., along with Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Barbara Lee, D-Calif. If passed, it would establish two new...

Senate Confirms Neophyte Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary

(Headline USA) Pete Buttigieg won Senate approval Tuesday as transportation secretary. Without any managerial experience of any level of a bureaucracy, he’ll be tasked with advancing President Joe Biden’s ambitious agenda of rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure and fighting so-called climate change. Buttigieg, a 39-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and...

Stacey Abrams, Black Lives Matter Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

The Black Lives Matter movement and failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams were among the many nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Abrams was nominated by Lars Haltbrekken, a Socialist Party member of Norway’s Parliament, who argued that the voting rights activist is a trailblazer following in the steps of...

Two California Supermarkets Close After City Orders Pay Hike

(Associated Press) Kroger Co. will close two Southern California supermarkets in response to a local ordinance requiring extra pay for certain grocery employees working during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision announced by the company Monday follows a unanimous vote last month by the Long Beach City Council mandating a 120-day increase...

GRAHAM: We Will Call FBI to Testify if Dems Call Impeachment Witnesses

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. said Republicans will call on the FBI to testify about the Jan. 6 Capitol siege if Democrats call witnesses for a Senate impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump. Graham and several other leading Senate Republicans have argued against impeaching Trump, adding that calling witnesses would...

White House Wants Reporters to Hand Over Questions Before Briefings

The Biden administration is reportedly asking reporters to submit their questions prior to press briefings so they can be vetted by the president’s communications staffers, according to the Daily Beast. The issue came up during a White House Correspondents’ Association video call last Friday when WHCA leaders encouraged reporters not...
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