President Biden will spend the upcoming weekend in Delaware, the White House announced Thursday, as he seeks some rest and relaxation after a vacation in St. Croix and a four-day workweek. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...<p><em>Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on </em><a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″><i>Apple Podcasts</i></a><em> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>.</em></p> <p>From a supreme court confirmation vote to Russian misbehavior, the House and Senate have a lot to do in the coming week. And there’s considerable time pressure to get it done. The <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”><em><strong>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</strong></em></a> got the outlook from Bloomberg Government deputy news director, Loren Duggan.</p> <p><em>Interview transcript:</em></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Tom Temin: </strong>Loren, let’s start with,well, let’s start with a schedule that’s kind of forcing the hand of Congress…
Read More...Calls for a boycott of Amy’s Kitchen vegetarian products spread this week. Workers at the company have said they face long hours and unsafe working conditions, and they’re working with the Teamsters to file a workplace safety complaint with Cal/OSHA. The Teamsters are also challenging Amy’s B Corp certification, noting that B Corps’ alleged values include that “business ought to be conducted as if people and place mattered.” YouTube Video <p>● <a href=”https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gb5p/amazon-warehouse-workers-stage-coordinated-strikes-demanding-dollar3-raises”>Workers at three Amazon warehouses staged walkouts</a>, demanding a $ 3 an hour raise, Lauren Kaori Gurley reports.</p> <p>● </p> <div…
Read More...ORLANDO, Florida—A week before the first Russian boots set foot in Ukrainian soil, Rep. Mark Green flew to Ukraine to get a sense of how things were going, and how America could best help. “When I was there, the mood was very positive and energetic. They felt like they were going to fight.” said Green, R-Tenn. in an interview Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “These people love their country. They love freedom. Even the Russian speakers, contrary to what Vladimir Putin is putting out there, are saying we’re…
Read More...President Biden will meet with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin next week to talk him into supporting the administration’s $ 1.9 trillion social spending bill. Mr. Biden told reporters on Friday that he wasn’t sure if he could convince the moderate Democrat to vote on passing his bill, better known as … The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...<p>Now that it’s finished <a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/gosar-censured-video-killing-aoc-attacking-biden”>censuring</a> Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and stripping him of his committee assignments, the House will turn its attention back to the reconciliation bill. </p> Talking Points Memo
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