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June 8, 2023

Biden vetoes bill canceling his $400 billion student loan handout, vows he's 'not going to back down'

President Biden vetoed a bill that would scrap his $400 billion student loan handout while railing against Republicans for supporting "huge tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy."

June 7, 2023

Biden joins AOC in linking Canadian wildfires to 'climate crisis'

President Biden joined Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in linking the ongoing Canadian wildfires to the "climate crisis."

June 7, 2023

'SICKENED BY IT': PGA-LIV merger worries senators with Saudi Arabia's human rights record in the backdrop

Senators from both parties on Capitol Hill criticized the surprise LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger announced this week over Saudi Arabia's human rights record.

June 7, 2023

AOC seizes on Canadian wildfire smoke covering East Coast for new Green New Deal push

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Wednesday promoted her Green New Deal in response to record-hot temperatures in Puerto Rico and wildfires in Canada.

June 7, 2023

What the sonic boom and Capitol security scare have to do with 9/11 attacks

The security response to the Cessna plane that crashed in Virginia after veering toward Washington, D.C., airspace has roots in post-9/11 protocols to protect the Capitol.

June 6, 2023

Lawmakers skewer surprise PGA-LIV merger: 'It's always about the money'

Republican and Democrat lawmakers chided the bombshell merger between PGA Golf and LIV Golf circuit, after PGA once said a deal was not possible because of human rights concerns.

June 6, 2023

Scalise denies GOP leaders held anti-ATF pistol brace bill hostage to secure votes for debt ceiling increase

House GOP leader Steve Scalise denied that leadership threatened to hold an anti-ATF pistol brace bill hostage to secure votes to raise the debt ceiling.

June 6, 2023

Schumer announces bipartisan senator-only briefings on 'astounding' AI advances

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced three bipartisan hearings for this summer, including a classified briefing, tackling the subject of artificial intelligence.

June 6, 2023

Military whistleblower goes public with claims US has secret UFO retrieval program: ‘Terrestrial arms race’

Air Force veteran-turned-whistleblower says secret U.S. military program has retrieved crafts of "non-human origin" for decades, encounters "dead pilots."

June 5, 2023

FBI 'afraid' informant could be killed over Biden family information if unmasked: Congresswoman Luna

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., tweeted that the FBI is "afraid" the informant accusing President Biden of being party of an international bribery scheme could be "killed" if unmasked.