Apple flexes lobbying power as Apple Watch ban comes before Biden next week
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Read MoreLindsey Graham in GOP hot seat for speedy judicial nominees
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is coming under pressure from conservatives on his panel and outside Congress to slow down consideration of President Biden’s judicial nominees. Graham has voted for more of Biden’s nominees than any other Republican on the Judiciary Committee, something that is coming under scrutiny from conservatives after Democrats this week celebrated the 100th successful confirmation of a Biden judicial nominee. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Judiciary Committe
Read MoreHouse Republicans turn southern border into second campus
Republicans are turning the U.S.-Mexico border into something of an extension campus for the House of Representatives. A two-week recess kicked off a flurry of hearings and visits to the border by multiple GOP-led House committees, with more in the works. Republicans are looking to place blame on the Biden administration for drug trafficking, national security and the humanitarian crisis as migrant encounters at the southern border remain near record highs. And they think being on location will help build up public disapproval of Democratic policies.
Read MoreHere are the groups looking into George Santos
At least seven state, federal and congressional entities have received formal complaints about or are said to be looking into embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) as he faces mounting questions about his background and fin
Read MoreSocial Security's new funding timeline gives Senate some heartburn
A new budget report pulling the insolvency date for Social Security to within a decade is prompting fresh unease among senators and a greater urgency to act. In its latest outlook report, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund, which pays out retirement and survivors’ benefits, would be exhausted in 2032. Experts say the recent projection from the nonpartisan budget scorekeeper brings the insolvency date within the nation’s 10-year budget window for the first time in decades.
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