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A Republican senator in Massachusetts blocked a wide-ranging climate bill for the second time this week over concerns he had with provisions targeting natural gas. (Cliff Owen/Associated Press) A Senate Republican stopped a broad climate bill from advancing Friday for the second day in a row but struck a deal with Democrats to allow full debate on the proposal to take place on Tuesday, a move the conservative argued bought lawmakers more time to review the large bill. Resistance to climate legislation Senate Democratic leadership unveiled Monday has grown over the past week as labor unions and Republicans took issue…
PHOENIX — Arizona delegates to the Republican National Convention gathered this month in a Phoenix suburb, showing up to get to know each other and learn about their duties.Part of the presentation included a secret plan to throw the party’s nomination of Donald Trump for president into chaos.The instructions did not come from “Never Trumpers” hoping to stop the party from nominating a felon when delegates gather in Milwaukee next month. They instead came from avowed “America First” believers hatching a challenge from the far right — a plot to release the delegates from their pledge to support Trump, according…
The Rev. Michael McBride was an early backer of a cease-fire in Gaza, publicly breaking with President Biden’s support for the war months before many other Democrats arrived in a similar place.Nearly five months before Election Day, Mr. McBride, a co-founder of the group Black Church PAC, remains critical of how the administration has stood by Israel. But he is now leading an effort, alongside other progressive Black activists, strategists and faith leaders, that would indirectly help Mr. Biden by working to defeat former President Donald J. Trump.It is one of the clearest signs yet that at least some of…
Senate Republicans recently crafted legislation off of former President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal taxes from tips off of wages. The “No Tax on Tips Act” exempts “cash tips” – cash, credit and debit card charges, and checks – from federal income tax by allowing taxpayers to claim a 100% above-the-line deduction at filing for tipped wages. According to the IRS, cash tips include “those received directly from customers, electronically paid tips distributed to the employee by their employer and tips received from other employees under any tip-sharing arrangement. All cash tips must be reported to the employer.” Currently,…
The White House and Biden campaign responded Friday to the death of a 12-year-old girl in Houston after two suspects charged with capital murder were found to be undocumented migrants.Jocelyn Nungaray was discovered Monday in a shallow creek after being strangled to death, according to the Houston Police Department.A White House spokesperson said “our hearts go out to the family and loved ones of Jocelyn Nungaray.”“We cannot comment on active law enforcement cases,” the spokesperson continued. “But fundamentally, anyone found guilty of this type of heinous and shocking crime should be held accountable, to the fullest extent of the law.”12-year-old…
Winklevoss Twins Say They Each Gave $1 Million to Trump Presidential Campaign CoinDeskBillionaire Winklevoss Twins Donate $2 Million In Bitcoin To Support Donald Trump ForbesWhy the circumstances surrounding Trump’s crypto flip seem familiar MSNBCWinklevoss twins donate $1m each to Trump as champion of cryptocurrency The Guardian USBitcoin Donation to Trump Too Large, Winklevoss Twins Refunded Bloomberg This article was originally published by a www.coindesk.com . Read the Original article here. .
Happy Friday! The summer solstice arrived yesterday at 4:51 p.m. ET, so how was your first full day of summer? We spent ours looking for fiscal news, just for you. Ted Cruz Offers Bill That Would Exempt Tips From Taxes Some fiscal experts are still scratching their heads over a proposal floated by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to eliminate taxes on workers’ tips. The idea seemingly arrived out of nowhere, with little grounding in economic history or theory other than a general objection to all taxation. And it would come with a hefty cost estimated to be as…
The Trump campaign is expanding its ground game in Minnesota and Virginia as it puts President Biden’s campaign on its heels in traditionally Democratic states, according to a new internal campaign memo. The memo, obtained exclusively by CBS News Friday, details that the campaign is in the process of securing leases for eight “Trump Force 47” offices in Minnesota, and 11 campaign offices in Virginia. “Trump Force 47” is the nickname for the joint effort between the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee’s grassroots volunteer canvassing program. In addition to the offices, the campaign has hired new staff to manage its ground…
Timothy Mellon, the reclusive billionaire who’s thrown millions of dollars behind both Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump this election cycle, has finally hinted at who his preferred candidate might be. Mellon, 81, donated a whopping $50 million to Trump’s Super PAC, Make America Great Again Inc., the day after the ex-president was convicted in his hush-money trial late last month, The New York Times reported Thursday, citing federal filings. That generous giving more than doubled the $34.5 million the PAC had on hand at the end of April, and it appears to already be having an impact as…
Legislation to establish a national right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) was blocked by Senate Republicans on Thursday, amid a push by Democrats to put the GOP on defense over reproductive rights ahead of the November elections. The bill needed 60 votes in order to move forward, meaning nine Republicans would have needed to break ranks and vote with Democrats. The final vote was 48-47, with only two Republicans defecting: Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska). The Right to IVF Act, sponsored by Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.), Patty Murray (Wash.) and Cory Booker (N.J.), is a package of…