WWE CEO Vince McMahon to step aside amid misconduct investigation
WWE CEO Vince McMahon is stepping down from his responsibilities leading the wrestling entertainment organization while the board of directors investigates hush money allegations against him and others in the company. The WWE announced in a release on Friday that McMahon is voluntarily stepping back from his role as CEO and chairman of the board until the investigation concludes. A special committee of the board conducting the investigation app
Read MoreGOP lawmaker deletes tweet blasting CNN for 'full TV set' inside Capitol that was actually green screen
Republican Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) deleted a tweet Thursday that accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of allowing CNN or as Steube put it the “Communist News Network” to build a TV set in Statuary Hall. CNN had actually used a green screen displaying that section of the U.S. Capitol. “In case you forgot the sham #January6thcommitteehearings are purely for TV ratings, Pelosi let The Communist News Network build a full TV set where Abraham Lincoln’s desk once stood,”
Read MoreHow to celebrate Juneteenth this year
Story at a glance Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19, the day in 1865 when the remaining enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed of their freedom by the Emancipation Proclamation issued two years earlier. President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law last June amid a continued racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd.
Read MoreTo advance equity, score it like the budget
It is often said that we measure what we value. Since 1974, we have assigned a high value to the price tag of new bills: The Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation score legislation for their effects on our national budget. These scores matter for the public debate around a proposal, but they also matter for policy. For example, after CBO’s budget scoring projected that the Affordable Care Act would cost more than predi
Read MoreFDA signs off on COVID vaccines for kids age 5 and younger
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave the green light to COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 and younger, a key step towards making the shots available to the youngest group of kids. The agency authorized the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech for kids ages 6 months to 4 years old, as well as a vaccine from Moderna for kids up to age 5. With the authorization, vaccines can start being shipped to states and other jurisdictions that pre-ordered the initial batch. Advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scheduled to meet Friday and
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