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What we know about the next Senate and the balance of power now that Georgia’s runoff is over

What we know about the next Senate and the balance of power now that Georgia’s runoff is over

Regardless of the Georgia runoff results, a split Congress manner both Democrats and Republicans can have bother passing rules in January. &#a hundred and sixty;&#a hundred and sixty; &#a hundred and sixty; &#a hundred and sixty;

 
 

Biden to announce federal bailout for troubled union pension fund

Biden to announce federal bailout for troubled union pension fund

A $36 billion bailout for a afflicted pension fund will help more than 350,000 truck drivers, warehouse staff, development staff and others. &#one hundred sixty; &#a hundred and sixty;&#one hundred sixty; &#a hundred and sixty;

 
 

The White House is now tracking nonfatal opioid overdoses by state. Why that’s important.

The White House is now tracking nonfatal opioid overdoses by state. Why that’s important.

The data dashboard on nonfatal opioid overdoses will help target specific regions to lend a hand cease the epidemic, which left eighty one,000 lifeless in the United States this 12 months  &#one hundred sixty;&#a hundred and sixty;&#a hundred and sixty; &#a hundred and sixty;

 
 

US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez under investigation by House Ethics Committee

US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez under investigation by House Ethics Committee

The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, however did not present further important points on the subject of the investigation.  &#one hundred sixty;&#a hundred and sixty;&#one hundred sixty; &#one hundred sixty;

 
 

Trump companies convicted on all charges in Manhattan criminal tax fraud case

Trump companies convicted on all charges in Manhattan criminal tax fraud case

Former President Donald Trump was not charged within the case, and didn’t seem within the court docket all over the trial. &#a hundred and sixty;&#one hundred sixty; &#one hundred sixty;  

 
 

5 takeaways from the Georgia Senate runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker

5 takeaways from the Georgia Senate runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker

The Georgia Senate runoff race, which value $380 million in whole, underscored how deeply the u . s . is divided going into 2023.  &#one hundred sixty;    

 
 

2021 had the most antisemitic incidents reported according to the Anti-Defamation League

2021 had the most antisemitic incidents reported according to the Anti-Defamation League

According to the ADL, 2021 had probably the most antisemitic incidents for the reason that reporting commenced. 80% of those incidents weren’t conducted by means of extremist groups. &#a hundred and sixty;&#one hundred sixty;&#one hundred sixty;&#one hundred sixty; &#one hundred sixty;

 
 

Supreme Court pressed to give state legislatures more power to oversee federal elections

Supreme Court pressed to give state legislatures more power to oversee federal elections

The Supreme Courtroom will hear arguments about whether the Constitution cuts state courts out of the mix for reviewing laws governing federal elections. &#one hundred sixty;&#one hundred sixty;&#a hundred and sixty;   

 
 

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club back in a spotlight it never really left

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club back in a spotlight it never really left

Mar-a-Lago has been Trump’s MAGA mecca regardless of perceived conflicts of pursuits when Trump used to be in place of business and self-dealing given that. &#one hundred sixty; &#one hundred sixty;&#a hundred and sixty; &#one hundred sixty;

 
 

Sen. Chuck Schumer calls Trump’s ‘termination’ of the Constitution comments ‘disgusting’

Sen. Chuck Schumer calls Trump’s ‘termination’ of the Constitution comments ‘disgusting’

Senate Majority Leader Schumer chided former president Donald Trump after he called for the “termination” of the Constitution over the 2020 election.  &#one hundred sixty;&#one hundred sixty;&#one hundred sixty; &#one hundred sixty;

 
 

Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter files’: Emails reveal internal struggle on handling of Hunter Biden laptop

Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter files’: Emails reveal internal struggle on handling of Hunter Biden laptop

Twitter honored requests from both the Biden campaign and Trump White House to put off tweets they flagged, journalist Matt Taibbi stated. &#one hundred sixty;&#one hundred sixty;&#a hundred and sixty;  &#one hundred sixty;

 
 

US drug czar wants India to stem flow of chemicals used by Mexican cartels for fentanyl

US drug czar wants India to stem flow of chemicals used by Mexican cartels for fentanyl

Precursor chemical compounds shipped to Mexico are known to float from China, but India can also be a source for drug cartels making fentanyl and meth.  &#a hundred and sixty; &#one hundred sixty;  

 
 

French President Macron finished his US trip in Louisiana, discussed climate change

French President Macron finished his US trip in Louisiana, discussed climate change

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Louisiana, on his ultimate day in the U.S. He mentioned energy policy and local weather change with Governor John Bel Edwards.       

 
 

Prosecutor: Evidence shows Trump ‘explicitly’ sanctioned alleged tax fraud scheme at two companies

Prosecutor: Evidence shows Trump ‘explicitly’ sanctioned alleged tax fraud scheme at two companies

A protection lawyer representing some of the Trump companies on trial for the alleged fraud brushed aside the argument raised in the prosecution’s closing.  &#a hundred and sixty;    

 
 

Florida, DeSantis yank billions in investments from ‘woke’ BlackRock over ESG investing

Florida, DeSantis yank billions in investments from ‘woke’ BlackRock over ESG investing

Florida is yanking $2 billion value of state belongings managed by BlackRock, escalating the GOP standoff with the arena’s largest money supervisor over ESG. &#a hundred and sixty;&#one hundred sixty; &#one hundred sixty;