Happy Friday and welcome back to On The Money on the first jobs day of the new decade. I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet me @SylvanLane. And if you like your newsletter, […]
Read MorePresident TrumpDonald John TrumpProfessor fired for Facebook post suggesting Iran should tweet out list of American cultural sites to threaten NY judge denies Trump request to dismiss lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll Rep. Omar: ‘War trauma never leaves you’ MORE’s latest environmental rollback was met with strong resistance from a number of Democratic lawmakers and […]
Read MoreThe Trump administration on Friday said it would be premature if the Supreme Court decided to expedite a review of a lawsuit seeking to overturn ObamaCare. The administration said that a lower court first needs to rule before the Supreme Court can take up the case. “The Fifth Circuit’s decision itself does not warrant immediate […]
Read MoreHappy Monday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Rebecca Kheel, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: The holiday break is over, and lawmakers and officials are returning to town with a new Iran crisis unfolding. To recap: In December, the United States blamed […]
Read MoreRide-hailing company Uber launched a new safety feature that uses randomized PIN numbers on Tuesday to help customers make sure they are getting into the right cars. Once a user a books a ride, they are sent a four-digit PIN number. When the driver arrives, the user has the driver enter it into their Uber app. If the numbers […]
Read MoreRep. Ro KhannaRohit (Ro) KhannaTrump campaign steps up attacks on Sanders Impeachment trial weighs on 2020 Democrats Khanna: Timing of Iran bill being weighed against getting bigger majority MORE (D-Calif.), who is sponsoring a bill to block funding for military action against Iran, said Friday that Democrats are weighing speed against the size of the […]
Read MoreTwo top Democrats on the House’s tax-writing committee are pressing the Trump administration to promptly appoint a new permanent national taxpayer advocate ahead of the opening of the tax-filing season. “This will be the first filing season the IRS will start without a permanent National Taxpayer Advocate in place in nearly 20 years,” House Ways […]
Read MoreA federal grand jury has indicted the man accused of stabbing five people with a machete during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s home in New York, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. Grafton Thomas, 37, was indicted with willfully causing bodily injury to the five victims because of their religion and obstructing the […]
Read MoreRep. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarOmar rips Trump on new Iran sanctions: ‘This is not a measured response’ Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball says Ocasio-Cortez has become a force in Democratic Party Omar tweets clip of anti-war George Carlin routine MORE (D-Minn.) on Wednesday condemned President TrumpDonald John TrumpPence: Intelligence shows Iran directing militias not to attack U.S. targets […]
Read MoreHouse Democrats outlined their vision for sweeping climate legislation Wednesday, offering a first look at a bill that would push the U.S. to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Wednesday’s white paper provides the framework that lawmakers in July promised to deliver by early 2020 – a broad climate bill targeting every major sector of […]
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