Tag: usa
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U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Final Regulations Implementing Bipartisan Tax Reporting Requirements for Brokers of Digital Assets
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s implementation of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today released final regulations regarding reporting requirements for trading front-end service providers interacting directly with customers on digital asset transactions, often referred to as “DeFi brokers.” The final rules announced today do not change or…
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Roundup: December 27, 2024
FDA News Release Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: Related Information The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other…
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Congress Passes Social Security Fairness Act Repealing WEP/GPO
On early December 21, the Senate voted 76-20 to pass the Social Security Fairness Act – legislation that repeals both the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), two provisions of Social Security that reduce or sometimes eliminate benefits for certain public servants, as well as their surviving spouses. The House previously…
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Federal Efforts to Reduce Homelessness: Biden-Harris Administration Unveils New Measures to Tackle Homelessness
Federal Government Announces Significant Efforts to Reduce Homelessness WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration announced a series of measures to address homelessness across the country, reaffirming the Administration’s commitment to ensuring all Americans have access to safe, stable housing. This includes updating regulations that streamline the repurposing of surplus federal properties for affordable housing and homelessness services,…
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FBI: Missouri Man Indicted for Federal Hate Crime for Racially Motivated Threats Targeting St. Louis NAACP
A federal indictment was unsealed charging a Missouri man with threatening the St. Louis office of the NAACP. Darryl Jaspering, 62, of Warrenton, was indicted for one count of transmitting threatening communications and one count of interference with federally protected activities. According to the indictment, Jaspering wrote a message on the NAACP’s contact page “in…
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New York. Governor Hochul Signs Online Safety Legislation to Strengthen Protections for the Personal Data of Consumers
Ahead of the holidays, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a legislative bill package designed to strengthen protections for the personal data of consumers. During the holiday season, companies, offices and organizations statewide, experience higher levels of fraudulent activity involving consumer data and information. With this series of bills newly signed by the Governor, New York continues…
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Donald Trump speaks at Turning Point USA event in Phoenix Arizona December 22 2024 – Video
President-elect Donald Trump delivered his first rally-style speech since winning the 2024 election at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday, December 22, 2024[1][2][3]. The event, billed as the “largest celebration of our constitutional rights and freedoms,” drew thousands of supporters[3][5]. During his 75-minute speech, Trump focused on several key points: While attempting…
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White House. Bill H.R. 10545
On Saturday, December 21, 2024, the President Joe Biden signed into law: H.R. 10545, the “American Relief Act, 2025”, which provides fiscal year 2025 appropriations to Federal agencies through March 14, 2025, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government; provides disaster relief appropriations and economic assistance to farmers; extends the Agriculture Improvement Act of…
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Statement from President Joe Biden on the Bipartisan Government Funding Bill
The bipartisan funding bill I just signed keeps the government open and delivers the urgently needed disaster relief that I requested for recovering communities as well as the funds needed to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge. This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted. But it rejects the accelerated pathway…
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White House. Biden-Harris Administration Marks Progress Strengthening America’s Supply Chains
Upon taking office in 2021, President Biden and his Administration immediately got to work addressing the shocks that were roiling global supply chains and moved swiftly to secure key industries for America’s economy and national security. Everything in our lives—the food we eat, the medicines in our hospitals, the energy that powers our homes, the…
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White House. The United States and India Advance Growing Space Partnership
On December 17, U.S. Principal Deputy National Security Advisor (PDNSA) Jon Finer, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, and Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Kwatra traveled to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, to mark the significant progress the United States and India have made to strengthen space cooperation, including under the…
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Progress by Biden-Harris Good Jobs Task Force
Today, the White House is releasing new data illustrating the transformative impact the Biden-Harris Investing in America agenda has already had in creating good jobs, especially union jobs, that expand the power of the American worker. As the Investing in America agenda spurs record levels of job creation—particularly in construction, clean energy, and manufacturing—the Biden-Harris…
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White House. Remarks by APNSA Jake Sullivan in Press Conference Tel Aviv, Israel
MR. SULLIVAN: Good afternoon, everyone. I want to start by taking a moment to reflect on the last year and take stock of where we are. This is my seventh time visiting Israel as National Security Advisor. I was here on October 18th of last year when I joined President Biden to send a strong…
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White House. Statement from Joe Biden on Providing Clemency
Statement from President Joe Biden on Providing Clemency for Nearly 1,500 Individuals on Home Confinement and Pardons for 39 Individuals Convicted of Non-Violent Crimes America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances. As President, I have the great privilege of extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation, restoring opportunity for Americans…
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United States Department of Justice secretly obtained phone records from two members of Congress, 43 congressional staffers, and Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director?
A recent report by the Department of Justice’s Inspector General has revealed that the DOJ secretly obtained phone records from two members of Congress, 43 congressional staffers, and Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director[1][3]. This surveillance was part of extensive leak investigations conducted during Trump’s first term. Key findings from the report…
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Letitia James Refuses to Drop Civil Fraud Case Against Trump: A Case Without Victims
The World’s Strangest Trial: A Case Without Victims In this unusual legal proceeding against Donald Trump in New York, there are indeed no traditional victims. Attorney General Letitia James filed a civil fraud lawsuit against Trump, his family, and companies, accusing them of inflating asset values for economic benefits. However: Despite the lack of apparent…
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U.S. House of Representatives Floor Activity Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The House Floor Activity (Schedule) for Wednesday, December 11, 2024, includes the following sessions:10:00 AM: 10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Hearing: An Assessment of the State Departments Withdrawal from Afghanistan by Americas Top Diplomat Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs 10:00 AM | 2167 Rayburn HOB Hearing: “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024: Stakeholder Perspectives on Implementation” Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Aviation…
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LAWSUIT: General Milley and AG Garland Team Up to Target Trump?! Video
Judicial Watch Files FOIA Lawsuit Against DOJ for Details on Garland-Milley Meeting Discussing Trump and “Far-Right Extremism“ Judicial Watch filed a FOIA lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice seeking details of a reported meeting between Attorney General Merrick Garland and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley[1]. The lawsuit,…
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FDA Must Disclose COVID Vax Docs They Wanted to Keep Hidden for 75 Years
A federal judge in the Northern District of Texas ruled in January 2022 that the FDA must expedite the release of documents related to the licensing of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. This decision followed a lawsuit filed by scientists and medical researchers under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The FDA initially proposed releasing only 500…
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Initiative: A Bold Move to Reassess U.S. Foreign Aid and Government Spending
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, as leaders of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), are indeed considering significant changes to U.S. foreign aid as part of their broader cost-cutting initiatives for the incoming Trump administration. Foreign Aid in the Crosshairs On December 6, former Congressman Ron Paul proposed a radical idea for DOGE:…