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Pandemic Relief Money Spent on Hotel, Ballpark, Ski Slopes

Thanks to a sudden $140 million cash infusion, officials in Broward County, Florida, recently broke ground on a high-end hotel that will have views of the Atlantic Ocean and an 11,000-square-foot spa.

Big Tech Profit Model ‘Fundamentally at Odds’ With Kids’ Well-Being, Advocates Say

Calling Big Tech's profit-maximizing business model "fundamentally at odds with children's well-being," a broad coalition of 60 leading advocacy groups urged Congress on Tuesday to enact stronger online protections for young people.

Tucker Carlson: Our Leaders Lying About Ukraine’s Corruption and Authoritarianism

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky shut down political opposition and consolidated all media into state-run news network -- the exact opposite behavior of a democratic nation.

Disney’s ‘Toy Story’ Prequel Will Now Feature Same-Sex Kiss After Pushback Over Fla.’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

An announcement made by Disney-Pixar last week is creating some “buzz” around their upcoming animated children’s movie, “Lightyear.” For the first time, one of its blockbuster animated films will feature a same-sex kiss.

SEC Unveils Sweeping Climate Requirements for Public Companies

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules that would force companies to publicly disclose a wide-range of climate-related information.

Biden Under Fire for U.S. Funding Scientific Testing on Cats in Russia, Despite Sanctions: ‘Stomach-Churning’

President Biden is under fire for allowing U.S. tax dollars to fund government research in Russia, including “stomach-churning” scientific tests on cats, despite championing economic sanctions against the country for its invasion of Ukraine.

Why the Senate should vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson

Last week, I laid out three reasons senators should think twice before giving Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson a premature vote of support. She has since made their decisions much easier, making it clear that lawmakers must vote against her nomination for the sake of the Supreme Court and the integrity of our judiciary.

California Lawmakers Vote to Make Abortion Cheaper

California lawmakers vote to make abortion more affordable to individuals on private healthcare plans.

Ketanji Brown Jackson to Face Senate Judiciary

Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, will head into hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, where members on the panel will ultimately decide whether to send her nomination off to a full vote in the Senate.

Democrat Lawsuit Aims to Keep Ron Johnson, Two Other Wisconsin GOP Reps. Off Ballot for Assisting Jan 6 ‘Insurrection’

Wisconsin Democrat Activists filed suit earlier this month in an attempt to disqualify Republican Senator Ron Johnson and two GOP congressional colleagues — Representatives Tom Tiffany and Scott Fitzgerald — off the midterm ballot this November. The Democrats claim that the three pro-Trump Republicans should be disqualified to serve based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which was adopted in the aftermath of the Civil War to (in part) keep former Confederates from serving in Congress.

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