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Senators argued for their dueling proposals for a federal privacy law during a highly anticipated hearing on Wednesday, marking the first time key Republicans and Democrats have taken their disputes public after months of closed-doors negotiations. The Senate Commerce Committee hearing underlined the significant daylight between the parties over how Congress should approach the country’s […]

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellDemocratic challenger to Joni Ernst releases ad depicting her as firing gun at him Senate confirms eight Trump court picks in three days The case for censuring, and not impeaching, Donald Trump MORE (R-Ky.) and Sen. Chuck GrassleyCharles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyHouse to vote next week on sweeping bill […]

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General Motors (GM) and South Korean company LG Chem announced Thursday that they will begin producing battery cells for electric vehicles at a new plant in Ohio. The companies plan to invest a total of $2.3 billion in the facility, which is expected to create 1,100 new jobs, according to a GM statement. The plant will […]

Planned Parenthood is targeting Republican senators in a seven-figure ad campaign over the Trump administration’s changes to a federally funded birth control program. The campaign, which will include ads on television, radio and digital platforms, as well as mailers, will target three Republican incumbents who Democrats hope to defeat in 2020: Sens. Cory GardnerCory Scott GardnerOvernight Health Care: House to […]

A top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official was grilled by members of Congress on Wednesday for declining to answers questions about the agency’s plan to curb youth vaping rates. Mitch Zeller, director of the Center for Tobacco Products, would not say whether the FDA is still considering a proposal to clear the market of flavored e-cigarette […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday that more than 100 people have been infected in the latest E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce harvested in California. The CDC said in an update that 35 additional cases of E. coli related to the lettuce have been reported since Nov. 26, when there […]

President TrumpDonald John TrumpStates slashed 4,400 environmental agency jobs in past decade: study Biden hammers Trump over video of world leaders mocking him Iran building hidden arsenal of short-range ballistic missiles in Iraq: report MORE‘s personal lawyer Rudy GiulianiRudy GiulianiPoll: 46 percent of voters say Trump’s Ukraine dealings constitute impeachable offense GOP member urges Graham […]

Click:one piece swimsuit​ Click:kinds of electronic components A bipartisan group of House and Senate members on Wednesday introduced legislation that would allow new parents to pull forward child tax credits to finance a leave from work or pay for child-related expenses. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Bill CassidyWilliam (Bill) Morgan CassidyLawmakers […]