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☆ GOP politicians are saying they've always cared about IVF. Bills they've supported indicate otherwise.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Republicans are rallying around IVF access after a controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling. The issue has been further fueled by a House bill to recognize human life at fertilization. Democratic candidate Elissa Slotkin, who is running against Rogers for Senate, pointed out that Rogers has co-sponsored four bills with similar language to the House bill while in Congress. President Joe Biden's campaign and Vice President Kamala Harris have also lobbed criticism regarding the Alabama Supreme Court decision, specifically calling out Trump. What’s happening in Alabama is a direct result of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

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☆ Here's how the stock market can build on its best week of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

These two points blunted anything that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell had to say and that was all it took to have the best week in the stock market of the year. He's the union president, which contributes to investor ennui given how unions have produced minus signs in the stock market wherever they prey. But yields looked to break out the wrong way for the stock market for certain. We didn't realize that yields could be peaking: 6% was beckoning on the long end of the bond market yield curve. All I can tell you is that the Apple selling last Friday morning was relentless from 4 a.m.

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☆ Biden says US troops don't need to be deployed into Israel, but guarantees to 'provide them everything they need'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

President Joe Biden doesn't think US troops need to be sent to Israel. In a 60 Minutes interview, Biden said "Israel has one of the finest fighting forces." Biden also said the US would support Israel by giving them "everything they need." AdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Joe Biden doesn't think the US needs to deploy troops into Israel. Israel has one of the finest fighting forces in the country," Biden told 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley in an interview that aired on Sunday.

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☆ Biden has a new plan to save renters from bogus apartment fees
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Biden administration is trying to crack down on hidden apartment rental fees. As part of the initiative, major rental platforms will show the total cost of units, not just the rent. As part of the Biden administration's ongoing initiative to crack down on junk fees, the White House has a new target: Rental fees. On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced a slew of new measures to help ensure that renters aren't burdened with surprise fees while trying to find a new place, or after they move in. Now, prospective renters will be able to see the total cost of an apartment when they peruse three major platforms — Zillow, Apartments.com, and AffordableHousing.com.

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☆ Debt ceiling drama is back and it's coming for markets. Here's what to know as a deadline looms.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Max Adams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

If the trend returns to the upside, it'll buck many of the gloomiest predictions of a crushing earnings recession and a painful stock market sell-off — at least for now. Last week, markets started showing early signs that investors are stressed about a possible US default as the deadline looms without an agreement in sight. Join us in demanding a reasonable negotiation, a responsible debt ceiling, an agreement that brings spending under control" McCarthy said. Here are the latest market moves. Here's why Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson doesn't believe in the latest stock market rally.

☆ After SVB's collapse, Biden calls on Congress to hold bank executives accountable for failures: 'No one is above the law'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, President Joe Biden wants harsher penalties for executives at failed banks. On Friday, Biden released a statement calling on Congress to "impose tougher penalties for senior bank executives whose mismanagement contributed to their institutions failing." The banking industry has fallen under intense scrutiny over the past week after federal regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and crypto-friendly Signature Bank. Lawmakers — and now the president — want bank executives to be held accountable for actions that jeopardize taxpayer dollars. Warren, along with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, have also stressed the importance of holding bank executives accountable for failures.

☆ Third-party candidate push will 'hurt Biden and help Trump' in 2024, Democratic group warns
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Democratic think tank has grown increasingly alarmed by an effort to field a third-party candidate in 2024. The "No Labels" effort is "going to hurt Biden and help Trump," Third Way's Jim Kessler told Insider. "I've been tracking what No Labels is doing, and at a certain point concluded, this is real and it's going to hurt Biden and help Trump," Kessler said. Of 23 states they say its will win, 19 of those states Biden won in 2020, he said. "But we know who they're going to nominate.

☆ Biden doesn't fully trust his Secret Service detail, and is suspicious of a story that one was bitten by his dog, book says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

President Joe Biden doesn't fully trust his Secret Service detail, a new book says. Per the book, Biden thought parts of the account were untrue. The White House confirmed Major bit someone in March 2021, and the Secret Service confirmed it was an agent. Per the book, Biden went to the spot with a friend and said "Look, the Secret Service are never up here. Insider contacted the White House and Secret Service for responses but did not immediately hear back.

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