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Congress ask for probe into Amazon for obstruction

Lawmakers followed through Wednesday on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking the Justice Department to investigate whether the tech giant and senior executives obstructed Congress or violated other federal laws in testimony on its competition practices. The House Judiciary Committee escalated the bipartisan battle against the… Read More

Schumer and McConnell announce $1.5 trillion spending deal

On Wednesday, congressional leaders of both parties reached a new deal on a federal funding bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. With this bill, Congress plans to spend $1.5 trillion to fund our federal agencies, including our military. The House is expected to vote on the bill this Thursday,… Read More

In stunning move, Biden betrayed by 2 key Dems

President Joe Biden’s handling of the impending global oil crisis has come under fire… and not by just Republicans. Key Democratic senators have come forward and put public pressure on the Biden administration’s oil policies. Biden announced on Tuesday that the United States was putting an embargo on Russian oil… Read More

Biden’s new executive order over cryptocurrency

President Joe Biden is signing an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should jump in and create its own digital currency. The Biden administration views the explosive popularity of cryptocurrency as a call for acting with urgency to… Read More

McDonald’s to temporarily shut all 850 stores in Russia

McDonald’s said Tuesday it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The burger giant said it will continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia “who have poured their heart and soul into our McDonald’s brand.” But in an open… Read More

Netflix and TikTok block services in Russia to avoid crackdown

Netflix and TikTok suspended most of their services in Russia on Sunday as the government cracks down on what people and media outlets can say about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Pulling the plug on online entertainment — and information — is likely to further isolate the country and its people… Read More

Warning: Is Biden’s recession coming? Economists say…

“On the Holmes Front,” with Frank Holmes While the whole world is watching bombs drop on Ukraine, the U.S. economy may be blowing up—and more and more economists are making dire predictions about what’s coming in the three remaining years of the Biden administration. Too many economists say we could… Read More

Top Dem and GOP officials investigate TikTok over this

State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users’ mental health, widening government scrutiny of the wildly popular video platform. The investigation was announced Wednesday by a number of states led by California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and… Read More

Families have mixed reactions to Purdue Pharma settlement

For those who lost loved ones in the opioid crisis, making sure the family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma paid a price was never just about money. What many wanted was a chance to confront the Sackler family face to face, to make them feel their pain. While some may… Read More

Bill Gates’ ex-wife tells all

The messy divorce between Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda French Gates has been aired out to the public. Bill’s ex-wife came clean to CBS News’ Gayle King on Thursday — and she fumed about her former husband’s relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and more. Sponsored: This… Read More