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HHS has limited options as millions lose Medicaid - Roll Call

States are booting millions off of the Medicaid rolls, but the Biden administration has few options to keep people from losing health care.

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Harlan Crow on collision course with Senate over Clarence Thomas gifts

Finance committee focusing on tax treatment of billionaire mega-donor’s gifts to supreme court justice

The Guardian - US

Lawmakers seek redo on federal freedom of the press protections - Roll Call

Lawmakers reintroduced legislation Wednesday that would prohibit the government from seeking reporters' confidential sources.

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Harlan Crow's stonewalling over gifts to Justice Thomas tests Senate's power

WASHINGTON — Harlan Crow, the conservative billionaire who bestowed luxurious trips and private real estate deals on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family, is signaling a will to do what auto-industry chieftains and Wall Street titans dared not: defy a Senate subpoena.

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PGA Tour confident it can see off any US investigation into LIV Golf alliance

PGA Tour and LIV’s proposed merger could face review over antitrust concerns, while Phil Mickelson was heckled during the first round of the US Open

The Guardian - UK

US Justice Department to investigate PGA Tour-LIV deal

The US Justice Department will reportedly investigate the PGA Tour's planned merger with LIV Golf to check whether it violates antitrust law.

The New Daily

PGA Tour’s deal with Saudi LIV Golf draws Senate panel investigation

WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden notified top officials with the PGA Tour that he’s opening a wide-ranging probe into the PGA’s surprise tie-up with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

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Washington threatens to disrupt PGA Tour’s merger with Saudi-funded LIV Golf

US Senator Ron Wyden has threatened to introduce legislation to disrupt deal which would see the PGA Tour merge with Saudi-backed breakaway tour

The Guardian - US

Intelligence Services Evade 4th Amendment by Paying for Your Data

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned that the practice threatens civil liberties, risks "mission creep," and could increase intelligence agencies' power.

Reason

Senior US politicians demand investigation into PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal

United States senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden have asked the US Justice Department (DOJ) to open an anti-trust investigation into the planned deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, saying they believe it would result in a monopoly over professional golf operations.

Evening Standard

New report claims US intelligence agencies are buying Americans’ personal data

Sen Ron Wyden calls for congressional action to reign in government data purchases

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia has bought into soccer and golf. Will the NBA and NFL be next?

The kingdom has extended its soft power through several sporting projects. There are signs that an expansion into US professional leagues could be next

The Guardian - US

Speaker McCarthy eyes new commission to tackle nation's debt, but many Democrats are wary

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is studying history and considering the appointment of a mix of lawmakers and business leaders to a new commission to tackle the nation’s soaring debt

The Independent UK

Mega-donor faces new Senate subpoena threat over gifts to Clarence Thomas

Senator Ron Wyden, chair of finance panel, warns of ‘next steps’ to compel testimony of Harlan Crow about supreme court justice

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The Independent UK

IRS ‘whistleblower’ who claimed Hunter Biden case was mishandled won’t cooperate with Senate probe

EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower has cut off communication with the Senate Finance Committee even as he prepares to testify before a GOP-led House panel, writes Andrew Feinberg

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Harlan Crow dismisses Senate panel’s questions about gifts to Clarence Thomas

WASHINGTON — A billionaire Republican donor brushed off questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about his relationship with Justice Clarence Thomas, in a letter Monday that argues the panel did not have the authority to investigate the lavish gifts he provided to the member of the Supreme Court.

The Guardian - US

Harlan Crow refuses to cooperate with Democrats’ inquiry on Clarence Thomas

The rightwing billionaire declined a request to provide a list of gifts he had given to the supreme court justice

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Crow sidesteps panel's questions about gifts to Clarence Thomas - Roll Call

A billionaire Republican donor brushed off questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about his relationship with Justice Clarence Thomas.

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IRS chief says agency is 'deeply concerned' by higher audit rates for Black taxpayers

Findings from an internal investigation come after researchers said the IRS was at least three times more likely to audit Black taxpayers than other racial groups.

Salon

Thomas' pal obstructing Senate probe

"Mr. Crow is relying on the same baseless arguments that failed Donald Trump," Sen. Ron Wyden said

The Independent UK

Senators push overhaul of classification rules after Trump, Biden cases

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation that would require the National Archives to screen documents leaving the White House for classified material

WEKU

Senate Democrats demand more details from Harlan Crow on gifts to Justice Thomas

Top Senate Democrats are pushing for new disclosures from a wealthy GOP donor with ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

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Senate Democrats request details on gifts to Clarence Thomas - Roll Call

Senate Democrats requested more information from a billionaire GOP donor on gifts to Justice Clarence Thomas.

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Even Senate sponsors are skeptical of bills to shield kids online - Roll Call

Even as many advance in congressional committees, bills to protect children online could be doomed by opposition from powerful opponents.

Chicago Sun-Times

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas let a GOP donor pay family member’s tuition

GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, who paid for luxury vacations for Clarence Thomas and his wife, also paid the private school tuition for a great-nephew of the justice, who raised the boy. The payments were not disclosed.

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