NHL says it will pause season due to COVID-19 concerns

The league said no player can enter facilities—unless they are being tested—until they have a negative test result. The NHL took to Twitter late Monday to announce a brief pause to its season, two games before a scheduled Christmas break … Read More

Senator Manchin Pulls His Support for Build Back Better

Senator Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.) said Sunday that he “cannot vote to continue with” President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion social spending plan, dashing Democrats’ hopes that the moderate Democrat could be persuaded to support the bill. “I cannot vote … Read More

House votes to raise debt ceiling, sends bill to Biden’s desk

Lawmakers expect the increase to last beyond the upcoming midterm elections and into 2023. The U.S. House of Representatives voted to lift the federal debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion early Wednesday and will send the bill to President Biden’s desk … Read More

Senate rejects Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses

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WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing. The vote was 52-48. The … Read More

Biden Supreme Court commission votes to send president report taking ‘no position’ on court-packing

Disagreements among the commission on court-packing mirror ‘the broader public debate,’ the report said. The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of approving their final report and sending it to President Biden’s desk. The vote … Read More

NATO chief says allies must prepare for the worst in Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is warning that the U.S.-led military organization must prepare for the worst as concern mounts that Russia could be preparing to invade Ukraine RIGA, Latvia — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Tuesday that the … Read More

US hiring stumbles in November as economy adds just 210,000 new jobs

Economists expected payrolls to increase by 550,000 in November. U.S. job growth significantly undershot expectations in November, suggesting that difficulty in attracting new workers is weighing on the labor market’s recovery from the pandemic, even as COVID-19 cases dissipated nationwide. … Read More

High-end San Fran retailers looted, vandalized

(The Hill) — High-end retailers including Yves Saint Laurent and Louis Vuitton were among the stores looted and vandalized Friday night in the San Francisco area, prompting outrage from the city’s mayor and police chief. A spokesperson for the San … Read More

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