Republicans argue Biden student debt program is 'major question' - Roll Call Republicans want the Supreme Court to use a case about student loan debt relief to restrict the power of the Biden administration. Roll Call · Feb 24, 2023
Editorial: Congress finally wakes up to Big Tech’s failure to protect kids If any issue can bring notoriously polarized Washington together across party lines — and should — it is the need to protect America’s children from such perils as those to be found in abundance on the internet. Chicago Tribune · Feb 22, 2023
Google Supreme Court Case Tests Whether Tech Firms Are Liable for User Content Section 230 helped the internet flourish. Now its scope is under scrutiny. Reason · Feb 20, 2023
Climate protester interrupts Josh Hawley speech before being dragged off stage US Senator was giving speech on China and Ukraine at Heritage Foundation think tank in Washington DC The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023
Josh Hawley's Social Media Ban Will Make Kids More Depressed When COVID-19 and the U.S. government stopped kids from seeing each other, social media was their lifeline. Reason · Feb 16, 2023
U.S. Will Add $18.8 Trillion in New Debt by 2033 Plus: Age verification for social media, a bill to ban cannabis "gatherings," and more... Reason · Feb 16, 2023
Biden nominee was praised for helping free Kevin Strickland. It’s now being used against her KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kate Brubacher’s work to free Kevin Strickland from prison, overturning the longest known wrongful conviction in Missouri history, won her praise in Kansas City. But that work may be slowing down her confirmation to become the U.S. attorney for the District of Kansas. Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023
Editorial: Just like doctors, lawmakers should adopt do-no-harm standard on gender dysphoria The increasing politicization of care for young people with gender dysphoria is making it much harder, if not impossible, for doctors to provide the kinds of help necessary to ease kids through a particularly difficult period of their already-difficult teen and pre-teen years. Lives could be at stake, given the… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 15, 2023
Senators demand Biden speech after classified briefing on aerial objects Briefers said the so-called "UAPs" are still being recovered and didn't pose a direct threat. Axios · Feb 14, 2023
GOP leaders start laying groundwork for more Ukraine aid Republicans assuming new positions of leadership in the House and Senate are not waiting for the next funding debate over Ukraine to begin making the case for why the U.S. should continue supporting the war-torn nation The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
Hawley’s departure from Armed Services draws speculation WASHINGTON — Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley was booted from his perch on the powerful Armed Services Committee last month as retribution for delaying the confirmation of numerous Defense Department nominees last year, and for his role in challenging Mitch McConnell’s hold as the chamber’s top Republican, sources tell CQ… Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023
Hawley’s departure from Armed Services draws speculation - Roll Call Was it retribution or magnanimity? Accounts differ on Missouri Republican Josh Hawley's departure from the desirable Armed Services panel. Roll Call · Feb 8, 2023
Even Biden’s ‘unity’ agenda could be tough going WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, understanding he will have to juggle differing priorities from a divided Congress, made just a handful of new requests to lawmakers in his State of the Union address. Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023
Even Biden's 'unity' agenda could be tough going - Roll Call Even Biden's 'unity' agenda he laid out in his State of the Union speech could be tough going with Republicans. Roll Call · Feb 8, 2023
Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2023 Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley bet BBQ the Chiefs would win. But he picked a Kansas spot With the Chiefs about to play in the AFC Championship game Sunday, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley followed tradition by betting a colleague some Kansas City barbecue that his team would win.
Axios · Jan 27, 2023 Exclusive: Senator pushes TikTok government-device ban enforcement Sen. Josh Hawley wants to know how a new TikTok ban for government devices will be implemented.
Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023 Biden has never been under more pressure from Congress to ban TikTok The growing clamor in Congress to completely ban the popular social media platform TikTok in the U.S. raises the stakes for the Biden administration, which is in the late stages of reviewing the security risks of the app.
Roll Call · Jan 25, 2023 Schmitt denied waiver to serve on Senate Judiciary - Roll Call Senate Republicans denied newly elected Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri a waiver to serve on the Judiciary Committee.
Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023 News briefs Florida to ‘curb’ diversity efforts at universities, Lt. Gov. Nunez says
Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023 Sen. Josh Hawley will introduce legislation to ban TikTok nationwide WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said Tuesday he will introduce a bill to ban the app TikTok in the United States.
Roll Call · Jan 24, 2023 Justice Department sues Google over digital advertising tech - Roll Call The DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Tuesday that accuses the tech giant of thwarting competition in digital advertising.
WEKU · Jan 20, 2023 Early jockeying for Senate seats foreshadows competitive 2024 elections Lawmakers are already setting their sights on 34 Senate seats that will open up in 2024, indicating a busy election season.
Financial Times · Jan 18, 2023 What it would take for Apple to disentangle itself from China The tech giant increasingly finds itself beholden to America’s biggest geopolitical rival. But is diversification even possible?
Roll Call · Jan 12, 2023 At the Races: Cooking with gas - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 Republicans call for US attorney general to name special counsel in tit-for-tat over Biden classified documents Republican senators want a special prosecutor to probe Mr Biden because there is already one investigating his predecessor