Attorney General Announces Uvalde Shooting Review Team

Experienced officials will visit school and local offices. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced this past week that the Justice Department will be sending a team to review…

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Treasury Announces Broadband State Awards

COVID-19 aid program finally kicks into gear. The Department of the Treasury announced the launch of the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund on Tuesday, a program created to improve…

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Unemployment Claims Higher Than Estimated

Highest level since January.  The Labor Department reported that unemployment claims for the week ending on June 4 reached 229,000, increasing by 27,000 from the last period. The number,…

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Senate Makes Progress on Bipartisan Gun Legislation

A dozen legislators work to identify common ground. A pledge for quick action submitted on Thursday has energized members of Congress to find a bipartisan solution to mass…

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Pentagon Hires New AI Chief

He will bring modernization to Department of Defense.  The Pentagon announced this week that Craig Martell has been hired to advance the defense department’s digital technology and artificial…

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U.S. Wasted 82 Million Vaccine Doses

CVS and Walmart pharmacies responsible for more than 25 percent of waste.  Between December 2020 and mid-May 2022, slightly more than 82 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine…

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U.S. Unveils Latin American Economic Plan

Administration offers “social contract” not trade agreements.  President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris went to Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas this week to…

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CBO Report Says Taxes Will Rise Higher

Highest for individuals since 1913.  The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its budget and economic outlook for 2022 and it shows that federal taxes are rising…

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FTC to Investigate Pharmacy Benefit Managers

FTC chair says powerful middlemen have enormous influence.  The Federal Trade Commission is launching an inquiry into the operations of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) who control access to…

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Armed Man Arrested Near Justice Kavanaugh’s Home

Authorities say he was there to kill Kavanaugh.  A California man armed with a handgun, a knife, pepper spray, and burglary tools was arrested early Wednesday morning near…

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