Cornyn tests positive for COVID-19
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, which could further complicate the math of floor votes for Republicans and Democrats at the start of a busy week for the Senate. “After dodging it for 2+ years I’ve tested positive for COVID-19,” Cornyn wrote on Twitter. “I’m fully vaccinated and boosted, and doing fine,” he said. “While quarantining I’ll continue to fight Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin’s massive tax increase on working families remotely, consist
Read MoreUS sanctions companies for helping Iran ship oil to East Asia
The Biden administration on Monday slapped sanctions on companies based in the United Arab Emirates and China that the U.S. says are helping ship Iranian oil to East Asia. The Treasury Department said that the companies together were helping Iran’s Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industry Commercial Co. sell tens of millions of dollars worth of Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products. Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industry Commercial Co. has been sanctioned by the U.S. since 2019. Treasury announced sanctions on four companies — one based in the UAE and three o
Read MoreUN hails first grain shipment out of Ukrainian agricultural corridor
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed the first shipment of grain out of Ukraine on Monday as part of a trade corridor set up by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the U.N. as “an enormous collective achievement.” The shipment left the port of Odesa bound for Lebanon and consisted of nearly 27,000 metric tons of corn as part of the U.N.’s Black Sea grain initiative. It was the first commercial shipment of any kind to leave Odesa since February 26, j
Read MoreGraham renews effort to block Georgia grand jury subpoena
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is renewing his legal effort to block a special grand jury subpoena for his testimony as part of an investigation into former President Trump's efforts to pressure Georgia officials to overturn the 2020 election results. Court filings submitted late Friday show Graham has tapped Trump's former White House Counsel Don McGahn as part of his legal team in a federal lawsuit to quash the subpoena from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D). Graham asked the federal district court in Georgia to hear the case on an expedited basis citing th
Read MoreWorking Americans pay income taxes — why don’t billionaires?
It’s far past time that we stopped tolerating billionaires paying no taxes. Despite out-of-control growth in billionaire wealth over the last several years, many of the richest people in America still pay lower tax rates t
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