By Ann E. Marimow, Eva Dou · The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will quickly take up TikTok’s challenge to a federal law that would shutter the popular platform next month unless the company divests from Chinese ownership. The justices said they would consider whether the law, passed with bipartisan support […]
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to banning TikTok in U.S.
By Ann E. Marimow, Eva Dou · The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will quickly take up TikTok’s challenge to a federal law that would shutter the popular platform next month unless the company divests from Chinese ownership. The justices said they would consider whether the law, passed with bipartisan support […]
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Elon Musk and House GOP rebels blast government spending bill
By Marianna Sotomayor, Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2024 The House steamed toward a tense vote Wednesday to put off a looming government shutdown, even as Republicans threatened to rebel against House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposed spending bill. Scrambling to keep the federal government open past a midnight Saturday deadline, Johnson (R-Louisiana) is set to […]
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Elon Musk and House GOP rebels blast government spending bill
By Marianna Sotomayor, Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2024 The House steamed toward a tense vote Wednesday to put off a looming government shutdown, even as Republicans threatened to rebel against House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposed spending bill. Scrambling to keep the federal government open past a midnight Saturday deadline, Johnson (R-Louisiana) is set to […]
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House Ethics Committee will release investigation report on Matt Gaetz
By Jacqueline Alemany · The Washington Post (c) 2024 The House Ethics Committee is set to release its report on former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) this week, a reversal for the panel that last month voted along party lines not to release the results of a long-running investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use. […]
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House Ethics Committee will release investigation report on Matt Gaetz
By Jacqueline Alemany · The Washington Post (c) 2024 The House Ethics Committee is set to release its report on former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) this week, a reversal for the panel that last month voted along party lines not to release the results of a long-running investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use. […]
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Trump picks ex-NFL star Herschel Walker to be Bahamas ambassador
By Kelsey Ables · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump intends to nominate Herschel Walker, the former NFL player and Heisman Trophy winner who lost a scandal-ridden bid for Senate in 2022, as ambassador to the Bahamas, the president-elect announced on social media Tuesday evening. Trump said Walker, 62, “has spent decades serving as an […]
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Trump picks ex-NFL star Herschel Walker to be Bahamas ambassador
By Kelsey Ables · The Washington Post (c) 2024 Donald Trump intends to nominate Herschel Walker, the former NFL player and Heisman Trophy winner who lost a scandal-ridden bid for Senate in 2022, as ambassador to the Bahamas, the president-elect announced on social media Tuesday evening. Trump said Walker, 62, “has spent decades serving as an […]
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Council approves business licensing proposal
Albuquerque business owners will now be required to have a business license but their costs will stay the same. Councilors Monday night approved a proposal from Mayor Tim Keller’s office to shift from a business registration system to one that issues licenses. Keller’s administration proposed replacing the current system because it does not allow the […]
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Council approves business licensing proposal
Albuquerque business owners will now be required to have a business license but their costs will stay the same. Councilors Monday night approved a proposal from Mayor Tim Keller’s office to shift from a business registration system to one that issues licenses. Keller’s administration proposed replacing the current system because it does not allow the […]