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Consortium’s proposed acquisition of Forbes under scrutiny over Russia, China ties

Gregory Treverton, former U.S. National Intelligence Council Chair, has asked the U.S. Treasury Department to stop a consortium, led by Austin Russell, from buying Forbes magazine due to national security concerns. The consortium had dropped SUN Group as its lead investor due to links to Russia and the Chinese governments.…

The Hindu

Senate GOP’s favorite in Nevada did not trust McConnell last cycle

Nevada Senate candidate Sam Brown railed against Washington PACs and McConnell when they backed an opponent in 2022. Now they support him.

Roll Call

Trump indictment related to Jan. 6 hinges on actions, not just words - Roll Call

Trump and his allies in Congress have decried the prosecution for targeting his freedom of speech, but legal experts disagree.

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House Republicans Launch Assault On ESG Regulations

Hearings focus on climate-related disclosures and proxy advisory services as GOP targets ESG investing

Zenger

Congressional effort to help Afghans draws competing bills - Roll Call

Two competing Senate bills to help Afghan evacuees risk stalling progress on the effort almost two years after the U.S. withdrawal.

Roll Call

GOP stooges: Quit with the push-ups

RFK Jr. and other GOP stooges think their fitness videos are impressive, but it's really quite sad

Salon

Financial Services Committee holds four hearings targeting ESG policies

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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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.

Roll Call

The MAGA defense falls apart

The GOP establishment has taken back the wheel and they are now driving the MAGA bus

Salon

EastEnders teases huge Rocky mystery as ex-wife drops bombshell about 'secret son'

EastEnders newcomer Jo hints that her ex Rocky has a secret son on the BBC soap next week, as she discusses 'their boy'

Daily Mirror

GOP defend Thomas from ethics charges

Republicans defend Clarence Thomas and deflect from bombshell reports about the Supreme Court justice

Salon

Bipartisan senators predict parents will overcome tech lobby to protect kids online

Four senators — all parents of young kids or teens — are pushing new legislation to set the minimum age to use social media platforms at 13, and require parental consent for teens signing up.

WEKU

These Senators Want the Federal Government To Verify Your Age Online

Requiring users to verify their age to use social media will degrade their privacy and cybersecurity.

Reason

Ban social media for kids? Fed-up parents in Senate say yes

Legislation introduced by four senators aims to prohibit all children under the age of 13 from using social media and would give parents more control over what teenagers under the age of 18 can access

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Kids under 13 would be barred from social media under bipartisan Senate bill

Studies link social media to aspects of America's mental health crisis in adolescents. A handful of bipartisan members of the Senate hope to change that.

Salon

Collins helps sink Feinstein replacement

Democrats can't advance Biden judge picks while Feinstein is recovering from shingles

Tribune News Service

McConnell returns to Senate, urges Biden to ‘stop wasting time’ on debt ceiling

WASHINGTON — Minority Leader Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday weeks after suffering a concussion and fractured rib in a fall, jumping back into the fray by accusing President Joe Biden of taking an “extreme position” over a coming debt ceiling deadline.

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McConnell returns to Senate, urges Biden to ‘stop wasting time’ on debt ceiling - Roll Call

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell used his public remarks in weeks to blast President Biden for not holding new talks on the debt ceiling.

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Daily Mirror

ISIS could launch attack in tourist hotspots 'within six months' with terrorists on rise

ISIS-K, the Islamic State - Khorasan Province has developed capabilities in Afghanistan that enable it to attack West interests in Eurasia, said US Army General Michael Kurilla

Reason

Global Disinformation Index, Inform Thyself

Time and time again, so-called disinformation watchdogs fail their own tests—the lab leak is just the latest example.

Reason

U.S. Energy Department Endorses Lab Leak Theory of COVID-19's Origins

The push to label the lab leak thesis a racist conspiracy theory now looks even more foolish.

Al Jazeera

Top US court refuses to review anti-BDS law. Here’s what it means

The decision does not necessarily mean that the Supreme Court thinks anti-BDS laws are constitutional, experts say.

Ballotpedia

SCOTUS hears argument in case challenging scope of NLRB authority

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Al Jazeera

Balloon ‘panic’ intensifies push against China in Washington

Biden administration faces growing calls from US Congress for tough policies against China after ‘spy’ balloon incident.

Reuters

U.S. military says it is searching for remnants of Chinese spy balloon

The U.S. military said on Sunday it is searching for remnants of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down the previous day, in a dramatic spy saga that has further strained American-Chinese relations.

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