Senate Democrats have criticized Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for not disclosing a private jet trip as a gift. Alito flew on a private jet owned by hedge-fund billionaire Paul Singer to travel with Singer on a luxury fishing excursion. Six years after that 2008 trip, Alito ruled in favor of an arm of Singer’s
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Tom Shannon, the CEO of Bowlero, has called allegations of discrimination against the bowling alley operator “absurd.” However, he has also acknowledged that the federal probe into these allegations may have contributed to recent struggles for the company’s stock. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed a $60 million settlement in January to resolve
A federal judge in Florida has issued a preliminary injunction allowing three transgender children to receive puberty blockers. This decision comes as the state has banned gender-affirming care for minors. The three youths, who are the children of the plaintiffs in the case, may receive GnRH agonists, known as puberty blockers. The suit challenges legislation
Rep. George Santos, a Republican lawmaker from New York, was charged last month with several financial crimes, including defrauding his campaign supporters, lying to obtain unemployment money, and making false statements on his congressional disclosure forms. Despite calls from his own Republican colleagues to step down, Santos has refused to resign. Santos’ lawyer, Joseph Murray,
A team of international lawyers assisting Kyiv in investigating alleged war crimes have accused Russian occupying forces in Ukraine of using starvation tactics on civilians. The investigators focused on the city of Chernihiv, which was under siege for over two months before Russian troops were expelled from the northern Ukrainian city. Starvation Tactics Used by
The US Congress is rushing to approve a bill to raise the debt ceiling and cut government spending by Monday, the earliest date the US risks a first-ever sovereign default. The significance of these pockets of Democratic support became increasingly clear Wednesday, as both parties recognized that Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would need Democratic
Several hard-right Republican lawmakers have stated that they will oppose a deal to raise the United States’ $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. This opposition is a sign that the bipartisan agreement may face difficulty passing through Congress before the U.S. runs out of money next week. Although expected, the opposition illustrates the hurdles that Democratic President
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced that a tentative deal has been reached between House Republicans and the White House to address the nation’s debt ceiling. According to McCarthy, negotiators have worked through the night to finalize the details of the agreement, keeping the bill around 150 pages to make it easier for members of
After lengthy negotiations, a tentative deal has been reached between the White House and U.S. lawmakers on the country’s borrowing limit. However, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy now faces the challenge of pushing the deal through the House, where hardline Republicans are threatening to sink it. Republican Hardliners Threaten to Block Deal Hardline Republicans in the
Republican Kevin McCarthy, the top congressional leader, has stated that he is making progress in negotiations with President Joe Biden to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling. The United States is facing a risk of default in just over a week. The Treasury Department has predicted that the government will run out of funds to