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Senators are calling on the Justice Department to look into Ticketmaster's practices

The leaders of the Senate subcommittee that held a hearing into Ticketmaster last month shared evidence with the Justice Department and asked it to "continue examining" the company's conduct.

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Michael Hiltzik: Who's lying about the GOP's plans to cut Social Security? The GOP, of course

President Joe Biden has congressional Republicans all asquirm as he conducts a post-State of the Union speech national tour.

Los Angeles Times

McConnell rips Scott plan: "Bad idea"

"It’s clearly the Rick Scott plan. It is not the Republican plan," McConnell said

Salon

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GOP rages at Biden for exposing agenda

“President Biden did a great job highlighting the issue and calling out the hypocrisy,” Democrat says

Salon

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…

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Biden doubles down on attacks over GOP’s ‘dream’ to cut Social Security and Medicare

Mr Biden calls out GOP senators who have floated plans to end the popular pension and medical insurance programmes

The Independent UK

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.

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Stormwaters run deep: Auckland councillors call for audit

As the waters recede through choked and overloaded stormwater infrastructure, debates have opened up over the city’s future pattern of development

Newsroom.co.nz

Heckler MTG whines about SOTU "yelling"

“Part of the time we couldn’t really understand what he was saying because he was yelling at people," Greene said

Salon

McCarthy, Biden to meet in hopes of avoiding debt limit debacle

WASHINGTON — When Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., meets President Joe Biden on Wednesday to discuss the debt limit, there are some structural advantages in favor of emerging from the fight this summer without tanking financial markets that didn’t exist in 2011, a similar moment in U.S. political history.

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McCarthy, Biden to meet in hopes of avoiding debt limit debacle - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden could actually have a chance to avoid a fiscal crisis this summer.

Roll Call

Ticketmaster had to endure senators' T-Swift wordplay. Is that pun-ishment enough?

Was it better than revenge knowing Ticketmaster was forced Tuesday to endure three hours full of senators' cringey Taylor Swift puns?

Los Angeles Times

After Taylor Swift ticket fiasco, Senate panel calls Ticketmaster a monopolistic anti-hero

WASHINGTON — For decades now, Ticketmaster has engendered bad blood from concertgoers angry over its fees but has managed to shake it off, growing into the largest ticketing company in America. But after crossing Taylor Swift fans, parent company Live Nation faced a Senate panel Tuesday intent on getting the…

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After Taylor Swift ticket fiasco, Senate panel calls Ticketmaster a monopolistic anti-hero - Roll Call

After crossing Swifties, parent company Live Nation faced senators intent on getting it to admit, “It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me.”

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Hauraki Gulf conservation’s ship comes in

A multi-million-dollar marine research vessel was launched this week by the University of Auckland to be a sentry to the changing seas

Newsroom.co.nz

Stand up to helipad wannabes, council planners told

In the final part of a three-part Newsroom series, anti-helicopter protestors say Auckland Council is ignoring its own, and national government rules each time it gives permission for yet another helipad in someone’s garden.

The Independent UK

Portrait of a dark day in American history: We now have a full picture of what Trump did on January 6. Here it is

Trump woke up on 6 January 2021 ready for a battle he had no chance of winning. But the timeline of his day shows just how hard he tried, Andrew Feinberg writes

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Gulf residents accuse DOC of slow-walking new reserve

DOC says it’s a complex process in need of robustness and accuracy, but supporters of a proposed marine reserve are ‘deeply frustrated’ at bureaucratic hold-ups.

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‘Rudy is walking malpractice’: GOP senator slammed ex-New York mayor in Jan 6 text

Utah senator Mike Lee is revealed to have made the disparaging remark about Mr Giuliani in the new House January 6 committee report

Tribune News Service

House Jan. 6 panel's report says Rudy Giuliani called Alaska Sen. Sullivan twice before election certification vote

WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani had two calls with Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan the evening of Jan. 6, 2021, before Congress voted to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to the House Jan. 6 committee's final report.

Tribune News Service

Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill

WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly passed the mammoth fiscal 2023 spending package in a burst of activity on the floor Thursday after finally nailing down an amendments deal it took all day Wednesday and into the morning to hammer out.

Tribune News Service

Senate immigration showdown ends with Title 42 stalemate

WASHINGTON — Congressional inaction on immigration sparked yet another Senate showdown over the so-called Title 42 border expulsion directive, prolonging a legislative stalemate on the issue and paving the way for U.S. border policy to likely be decided in the courts.

The Independent UK

Senate reaches deal on $1.7trn package to fund government a day before deadline

Deal that aims to finance federal agencies through September now goes to House

Tribune News Service

Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill

The Independent UK

OLD Senate reaches deal on $1.7T package, pushing toward passage

The Senate appears back on track to pass a $1.7 trillion bill to finance federal agencies through September

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