WH defends OSHA vaccinate-or-test mandate after Senate disapproval vote

The White House on Thursday defended a heavily litigated regulation that would force workers at large companies to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested for the virus and said President Biden will veto a disapproval resolution if it makes it to his desk. The Senate voted 52-48 late Wednesday to … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Pause Before You Give Congress Credit for Trying to Stop Slave Labor in China

American corporate and political leaders are more eager than ever to burnish their do-gooder credentials. Companies are taking stands on social issues more than ever before. Politicians also want to make sure the voters know they are socially just. It’s no surprise, therefore, that each house of Congress has passed a bill to stop the importation of goods made with Chinese slave labor. What’s more interesting is just how much top American companies and our political leaders have done to slow down the process and weaken the protections. It’s a…

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Report: Meadows Provided Jan. 6 Committee Messages With ‘Wide Range’ Of People During Attack

<p>Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows reportedly produced text messages and emails that show he was &#8220;exchanging with a wide range of individuals while the attack was underway&#8221; to the Jan. 6 committee, according to <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/politics/january-6-committee-mark-meadows-texts/”>CNN</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo

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Biden calls fight for democracy the world’s ‘defining challenge’

President Biden called upon more than 100 world leaders gathered for the opening of his “Summit for Democracy” on Thursday to stand together in battling what he described as a “backward slide of rights and democracy” in the face of rising authoritarianism around the world. “We stand at an inflection … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Why Mitch McConnell Caved Again

For the second time this fall, the Senate’s proud king of obstruction is caving to the Democrats. Two months ago today, Mitch McConnell sent President Joe Biden a letter containing a warning so important that he repeated it three times in five paragraphs. The Senate Republican leader vowed that he would “not be a party to any future effort” to help Democrats lift the debt ceiling—a necessary step that Congress must take to avoid an economically damaging default. The two-page missive was the closest that the famously taciturn McConnell gets…

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Afghan Refugee Who Served as Translator for US Army Killed in San Francisco Mugging

Ahmad Fawad Yusufi, an Afghan refugee who served the U.S. Army as a translator in Afghanistan, was shot and killed in San Francisco on Nov. 28. An Uber driver, Yusufi often traveled to the Bay Area from his home in Sacramento. The 31-year-old man was shot and killed during an attempted mugging while driving near Rolph Playground, according to Fox 2. Uber reportedly said he was not working when he was shot. Yusufi was driving with a friend when the attempted mugging occurred, according to KRON 4. The friend told Yusufi’s brother, Mohammad Dawood…

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