Schumer says he will back Biden if he runs in 2024
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says he will support President Biden for reelection in 2024 if the 79-year-old runs for a second term, which some Democrats and analysts say is becoming more of an open question. Schumer said Biden has his full support but stopped short of declaring his confidence that Biden will wage a reelection bid. “I have said if he runs, I’ll support him,” Schumer told reporters when asked whether Biden should run for a second term. Biden’s viability as a candidate in 2024 has come under growing scrutiny as his jo
Read MoreFitness trackers boost daily step counts, promote weight loss: study
Story at a glance Researchers reviewed nearly 400 studies involving more than 140,000 participants who wore fitness trackers to monitor their activities and the impact on their health. The team found that those who wore the devices walked on average 40 minutes more per day, while losing 2.2 pounds over five months. They also found po
Read MoreToomey, Sinema eye exempting small crypto purchases from capital gains tax
Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) introduced legislation on Tuesday that would exempt small crypto purchases from a capital gains tax. The pair of lawmakers introduced a bill that would offer an exemption for personal transactions using cryptocurrency of less than $50 or personal transactions that have gains of under $50 from being subject to a capital gains tax. The legislation woul
Read MoreManchin and the Supreme Court told Biden to modernize regulatory review — will he listen?
The Biden administration’s path forward on climate change — as the widely deployed metaphor goes — has become more difficult with the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent
Read MoreMcConnell won’t comment on bill protecting gay marriage until it reaches floor
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) won’t say whether he will support bipartisan House-passed legislation to require states to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states until the bill comes to the Senate floor. The legislation passed the House with the support of 47 Republicans but it doesn’t yet have the support of 10 Republican senators. McConnell, when asked about the legislation Tuesday, said he’s waiting until it comes to the floor before announcing whether he would vote for it. “I’m not going to make an observation about
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