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• Senate Democrat: 'Turning all these bills by reconciliation is not the right way to do it' August 7, 2022
  U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) on Sunday said he supports using the budget reconciliation process to bypass a Senate filibuster for the Inflation Reduction Act, but said using the process for bill after bill is "not the right way to do it," calling for more bipartisan unity on key legislation. Cardin told "Fox News Sunday"...
• Nikki Haley says Pelosi was right to go to Taiwan August 7, 2022
  Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday endorsed Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) recent visit to Taiwan. “I do think that Nancy Pelosi was right to go to Taiwan,” Haley told “Fox News Sunday” guest anchor Mike Emanuel. “It's a shame that [President] Biden tried to put a wrench in it by...
• Senate passes sweeping tax, climate package after marathon vote; Harris breaks tie August 7, 2022
  Senate Democrats have passed their sweeping tax, health care and climate change legislation after a marathon night of voting, with Vice President Harris casting the decisive vote to break a 50-50 deadlock and send the package to the House.   The long-awaited $740 billion bill would raise taxes on corporations, tackle climate change, lower prescription...
• Meijer says Pelosi, Democrats hope that Trump announces 2024 run before midterms August 7, 2022
  Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), who lost his primary election last week, said on Sunday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her Democratic colleagues are hoping that former President Trump announces another run for president in 2024 ahead of this year's midterm elections because they think it'll deflect from President Biden's poor approval ratings. During...
• Coons dodges question on whether he'll encourage Biden to run in 2024 August 7, 2022
  Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Sunday sidestepped questions about whether he is encouraging President Biden to run for a second term in 2024. “I’m hopeful that President Biden will run again. If he does, I’ll certainly support him,” Coons, a close Biden ally, told ABC “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos. But when pressed about whether...
• Seven Dems vote for GOP amendment, forcing Democratic scramble August 7, 2022
  CORRECTION: Seven Democrats voted for the GOP amendment that would extend a cap on the SALT tax deduction. A previous version of this story included incorrect information. Maverick Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) on Sunday backed a Republican amendment to shield businesses that rely on capital investment from private equity groups from the 15 percent corporate minimum...
• South Africa just filed its first-ever WTO case — but it’s not obvious it wants to win August 7, 2022
  False codling moth, which thrive in tropical, dry or temperate climates, pose a real risk to fruits, vegetables and other plants.
• Cheney: GOP is 'very sick' August 7, 2022
  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), whose criticism of former President Trump has alienated some Republicans, said in a new interview that the GOP is "very sick" and predicted it could take "several cycles" for the party to heal from internal strife and aggressive extremism. Cheney told The New York Times a little more than a week...
• Gottlieb: White House 'can still catch up' after monkeypox emergency declaration August 7, 2022
  Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Sunday said that the Biden administration “can still catch up” and control the monkeypox outbreak in the U.S. with ramped-up testing. “I think they can still catch up. I think there's a potential to get this back in the box. But it's going to be...
• Fourth set of human remains discovered at Lake Mead since May August 7, 2022
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS)– Another set of skeletal remains was discovered at Lake Mead on Saturday morning, the National Park Service said. National Park Service Rangers received an emergency call reporting the discovery of human skeletal remains at Swim Beach in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area around 11:15 a.m. Rangers responded to recover the remains...