Elon Musk To Resign As Twitter’s CEO
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, says he will resign as chief executive officer of social media network Twitter if he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job.”
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Court rules White House can’t force contractors to guarantee workers have COVID vaccinations
A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that the Biden administration cannot enforce its planned COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors.
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes parts of Northern California, 70,000 without power
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Northern California early Tuesday, jolting people awake, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Powerful winter storm to bring freezing temperatures, snow to much of the U.S.
A powerful Arctic cold front was slated to bring blizzard conditions to several parts of the U.S. this week, lowering temperatures to dangerous levels, dumping heavy snowfall, causing potential power outages and creating a holiday travel nightmare for millions of Americans in the process.
‘Twitter Files’ show FBI offered executives top secret info to guide 2020 election censorship
The FBI set up a classified briefing for Twitter lawyer James Baker weeks before news reports emerged about incriminating information found on Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop computer, according to internal Twitter documents.
Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Four Charges For Trump
The Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot recommended that the Department of Justice (DOJ) charge former President Donald Trump with four counts related to attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Winter storm could see 55 million people hit by freezing Christmas conditions
Millions of people across the country are set to endure freezing temperatures as Christmas fast approaches.
Texas, Arizona and 17 other states ask SCOTUS for stay in eliminating Title 42 border protocol
Nineteen states joined an application to the Supreme Court this week, requesting the expiration of Title 42 be put on hold until a higher court can review the decision made by the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia to allow its sunsetting.
Senate Passes Defense Bill Rescinding COVID Vaccine Mandate
A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the Senate on Thursday and now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
Pentagon receives hundreds of new UFO reports — though no evidence of aliens yet
A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has received “several hundreds” of new reports, but no evidence so far of alien life, the agency’s leadership told reporters Friday.
‘They’ve gotta have something in place’: Critics circle as Biden admin prepares for end of Title 42
Texas lawmakers from both parties urged the Biden administration on Sunday to provide more support in the days leading up to this week’s scheduled end of a Trump-era policy that had allowed for widespread expulsions of people seeking asylum.
White House Releasing Documents Of Kennedy Assassination
U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered the full release of thousands of documents on the murder of President John F Kennedy.
Border Communities and Officials Brace for End of Title 42 as Another Surge of Migrants Breach US Border
The situation at the southern U.S. border is expected to get even worse next week.
US Interest Payments to Cost More Than Entire Defense Budget, $31 Trillion Debt Points to ‘Very Precarious Future’
The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it’s raising interest rates by another half point in an effort to stifle America’s crushing inflation problem. While this is smaller than the three quarter-point hikes from the past four Fed meetings, it’s still double the customary quarter-point raise.
US Senate approves legislation to ban Tik Tok on federal government devices
The US Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would ban federal employees from using Tik Tok, the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app, on government devices, the Washington Post reports. The bill will now pass to the House for approval, which would need to be given before the end of the congressional year.
Pro-life groups angered as Associated Press advises writers not to say “late-term abortion” or “fetal heartbeat.”
Pro-life organizations have accused the Associated Press (AP) news agency of misleading the public by advising journalists not to use terms such as “fetal heartbeat” and “late-term abortion,” the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Fed hikes interest rate by half a percentage point, with benchmark rate projected to top out at 5.25%
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point and signaled more tightening next year as it continues to battle high inflation, a fight that’s expected to slow the economy and raise unemployment.
House passes short-term spending bill to avoid government shutdown
The House passed a short-term spending bill on Wednesday that would fund the government for another week while lawmakers make an eleventh hour push to pass a full year-long omnibus package prior to the Dec. 23 deadline.
At least 18 tornadoes sweep across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi; mother and son among 3 killed
Three people, including a mother and son, were killed, and multiple people were hospitalized after a series of tornadoes swept through Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi Tuesday and Wednesday.
US to Pay Pfizer Nearly $2B for More Paxlovid Courses in 2023
The U.S. government agreed to pay Pfizer Inc nearly $2 billion for an additional 3.7 million courses of its COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, the company said on Tuesday.