A coalition of trade associations, labor unions and environmental groups on Monday urged Democratic leaders to allocate an additional $10 billion for public transit in the party’s $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill. That’s the amount of transit funding that was cut out of the final $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the Senate earlier […]
Read MoreFacebook will weigh negative user feedback to reduce political content in the platform’s News Feed, the company said Tuesday. The announcement is part of Facebook’s updates to its previously announced plan to cut down on political content. Since initiating the effort in February, Facebook has learned that “some engagement signals” are better at indicating what posts users […]
Read MorePresident BidenJoe BidenTapper presses top Biden aide on Afghanistan: ‘How are you going to get those Americans out?’ Overnight Defense & National Security: War ends, but finger pointing continues On The Money — Companies consider making unvaccinated workers pay MORE on Tuesday offered a full-throated defense of his decision to withdraw the U.S. military from […]
Read MoreHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthyKevin McCarthyOvernight Defense & National Security: War ends, but finger pointing continues McCarthy says GOP ‘will not forget’ if firms hand records to Jan. 6 panel GOP demands keeping troops in Kabul until all Americans evacuated MORE (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that Republicans “will not forget” if telecommunications companies turn phone and email […]
Read MoreAmazon Web Services (AWS) has disabled a website that had reportedly been used since April by a wing of the Islamic State to promote propaganda, including praise of the deadly suicide attack Thursday at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Washington Post initially reported on the website used by Nida-e-Haqq, an Islamic State media group that […]
Read MoreClick:Prototype machining Environmental advocacy group Earthjustice warned in a report published Tuesday that hydrogen cannot serve as a “silver bullet” against climate change if it is derived from fossil fuels. In the report, the organization said hydrogen is a “false solution” for renewable fuels and that injecting hydrogen into either pipelines or household appliances could pose a […]
Read MoreWelcome to Tuesday’s Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-signup. The Manhattan DA filed charges against a couple who sold fake vaccine cards on Instagram for $200 each, and charged an extra $250 to enter the cards into New York’s centralized database. Also […]
Read MoreA federal judge on Tuesday ordered a Pennsylvania man who allegedly assaulted a police officer during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to remain in prison until his trial. Click Here: stade francais rugby jerseys As The Huffington Post reported, Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather ordered Samuel Lazar, 35, to remain in prison until his trial during […]
Read MoreCompanies are considering more aggressive alternatives to vaccine mandates after Delta Air Lines announced last week that it would implement a $200 monthly surcharge on unvaccinated employees enrolled in the company’s health care plan. Delta’s announcement intrigued firms that are eyeing stronger incentives to get employees vaccinated. Those companies view the surcharge approach as a […]
Read MoreMedicare’s ability to pay for hospital services did not change as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and will be able to pay out full benefits until 2026, the same estimate as last year, according to a report released Tuesday by the program’s trustees. In the short term, the pandemic is expected to greatly reduce […]
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