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☆ Salaries at The New Yorker magazine reveal major pay disparities, with women of color making significantly less than their coworkers across the board
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Tyler Sonnemaker | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

The New Yorker's employee union released a pay study Tuesday revealing major pay disparities. Employees are underpaid across the company, but women of color are paid the least, it concluded. The union that represents editorial employees at The New Yorker released a pay study on Tuesday that revealed major disparities across employees at the Condé Nast-owned publication. "The discrepancy between men's and women's median pay is $4,000; among employees of color. The gap between men's and women's median pay is closer to $7,000," it concluded, adding that "women of color earn a lower median salary than white women" and the pay gap for women of color was wider than other groups who made less than the company's median salary.

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☆ The DOJ has closed its investigation into Senator Burr's $1.7 million stock trades during the pandemic, according to reports
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Kevin Shalvey | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

DOJ officials reportedly closed an investigation into Sen. Richard Burr's financial transactions, per CNBC. Burr sold up to $1.72 million in stock in the weeks before coronavirus concerns rattled markets, said ProPublica. "The case is now closed," Burr reportedly said in a statement. The Justice Department closed its investigation into stock trades by Senator Richard Burr without bringing charges, according to a statement reportedly made by the senator. Later that month, the Justice Department reportedly closed its insider-trading investigations into three others, Sens.

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A Queens, N.Y. man who allegedly made repeated threats to murder Democratic members of Congress on social media, including threats to murder them at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, was arrested Tuesday morning by FBI agents and NYPD officers. Nearly a decade later, he called President-elect Joe Biden a communist on social media while inciting others to take up arms during the inauguration, according to the FBI. In one post, he wrote that he wanted Trump to “hold a public execution of Pelosi aoc schumer etc.,” according to court documents. In the video, Hunt spoke directly to the camera saying, “[T]hey’re gonna come after us, they’re gonna kill us, so we have to kill them first . An account tied to the same email address as Hunt's Facebook profile commented "lets go, jan 20, bring your guns."

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☆ New York court worker arrested in threats to Biden inauguration, calls for Pelosi, Schumer, AOC deaths
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

An FBI agent enters the residence of Brendan Hunt in Queens, New York, January 19, 2021. A New York man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly making threats related to the upcoming presidential inauguration of Joe Biden and calling for the deaths of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent Democratic lawmakers. The suspect, Brendan Hunt of Queens, works for the Office of Court Administration, which operates the state's court system, and also is a part-time actor and filmmaker, authorities said. "Meaning, we want you to hold a public execution of pelosi aoc schumer etc. Also Tuesday, a retired New York City firefighter, Thomas Fee, surrendered on charges of violent entry and disorderly conduct during the riot.

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☆ Manchin says Senate should consider using 14th Amendment to remove Hawley and Cruz over their objections to Electoral College votes
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-17 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Manchin said the 14th Amendment should be applied after Cruz and Hawley pushed forth with efforts to dispute Electoral College votes last week. Sen. Joe Manchin said the Senate should consider using the 14th Amendment to remove Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz, two Republicans who objected to the Electoral College vote last week. "That should be a consideration," Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, said when asked if the 14th Amendment should be triggered during an interview with PBS's "Firing Line." The 14th Amendment says that no lawmaker holding office "shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.

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☆ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accuses Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook of 'partial responsiblity' for the US Capitol insurrection
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-17 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

During a virtual town hall meeting, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook "bear partial responsibility" for the US Capitol insurrection. Ocasio-Cortez referred to her 2019 grilling of Mark Zuckerberg during a congressional hearing. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has accused Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook of being partially responsible for last week's violent siege of the US capitol building. Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook bear partial responsibility for Wednesday's events. Ocasio-Cortez suggested that Facebook has historically had a "complete lack of accountability" to democracy during the town hall meeting.

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☆ Some Democrats in Congress are worried their colleagues might kill them
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Benjy Sarlin | Benjy Sarlin Is Policy Editor For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +10 min

One House freshman is pushing to carry firearms on Capitol grounds, and another recounts being armed during the attack, further putting their colleagues on edge. But, Beyer said, the issue "that has the greater emotional impact is the sense that there's perhaps actual physical danger from our colleagues." Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has said she feared for her life, in part because she doubted the motives of unnamed colleagues who were sheltering with her. But she and over 30 other Democrats have signed on to a letter asking authorities to investigate the claim. The article also misstated what chamber of Congress the attacker of a Northern senator before the Civil War was from.

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☆ Democrats are lining up behind Biden's COVID-19 stimulus plan, a stark contrast to the deep GOP divides over the last deal
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Democratic Party members are largely unified in their support for President-elect Biden's COVID-19 stimulus. The issue of $2,000 checks – now reduced to $1,400 — has caused some complaints, but the party appears to be largely backing Biden's plan. Congressional Democrats are largely unified in their support for President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 stimulus plan, contrasting sharply with the GOP divisions on the previous package. This third stimulus plan includes $1,400 relief checks for Americans, which would make a total of $2,000 when combined with the $600 in the most recent package. There has nonetheless been dissent over the $1,400 checks from progressives, who argue that the new stimulus checks should be $2,000 by themselves.

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☆ Tucker Carlson mocks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for thinking she might die during the Capitol riot in which 5 people died
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Fox News primetime host Tucker Carlson lashed out at one of his favorite targets on Thursday night: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Carlson also accused Ocasio-Cortez of being a hypocrite for praising Capitol Police officers as "heroic," while supporting reallocating law enforcement funds to social services. "She likes the cops now despite the fact they're white supremacists," he said. Carlson's account of the Capitol riot flies in the face of overwhelming evidence and law enforcement's charges. And Carlson has long been accused of sympathizing with white supremacists, whom he has occasionally disavowed.

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☆ Critics say Biden's Covid relief plan breaks promise of $2,000 stimulus checks
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Alicia Adamczyk | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

Following the release of President-elect Joe Biden's sweeping coronavirus relief plans, critics are saying he's already reneged on one of his early promises to provide financially-strapped families with $2,000 stimulus checks. But some critics of Biden's new plan, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), say that Democrats need to fulfill their campaign promise and provide full $2,000 payments. lauded Biden's plan. Biden's plan increases enhanced unemployment insurance payments to $400 per week from the current $300 per week, and extends the benefits through September. Check out: $1,400 checks, enhanced unemployment: Here's what's included in Biden's stimulus planDon't miss: The best credit cards for building credit of 2021

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A man who was seen in the Capitol holding a Confederate flag during last week’s riot by supporters of President Donald Trump turned himself in to authorities on Thursday. https://t.co/GBUQJkydGI pic.twitter.com/Mt0C4QTG4b — FBI (@FBI) January 11, 2021Both men are set to have a virtual appearance in front of a federal judge either Thursday or Friday, the FBI said. Investigators allege that video evidence showed Hunter Seefried punched out broken glass in a window to get access the Capitol. The sight of the Confederate flag in the halls of the Congress raised particular alarm for citizens and lawmakers because of its affiliation with secession, civil war and slavery. The congresswoman on Wednesday posted an Instagram video detailing her experience during the Capitol riot, calling it the “tragedy of white supremacy” that some would rather watch the country burn than have equality for all.

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☆ Fact check: Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ‘conservative traitors’ tweet is fabricated
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) participates in a Census Town Hall at the Louis Armstrong Middle School in Queens, New York City, U.S., February 22, 2020. REUTERS“Congrats to President Joe Biden. Reuters could not find the alleged tweet in ProPublica’s “Politwoops” archive, which tracks deleted tweets by public officials (here). Deleted Tweets from Ocasio-Cortez can be found here . Ocasio-Cortez’s tweet congratulating Joe Biden said, “Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamala Harris!”, and can be seen here .

Persons: Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Joe Biden, ”, Alexandria Ocasio, Louis Armstrong, REUTERS “ Congrats, let’s, …, “, Kamala Harris, Ocasio, Read Organizations: Democratic Representative, Conservative, U.S . Rep, Louis, Louis Armstrong Middle School, REUTERS, Reuters Locations: U.S, Alexandria, Cortez, Queens , New York City

☆ Biden's COVID-19 stimulus checks plan: $600 + $1,400 = $2,000
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan on Thursday that includes $1,400 checks. But based on criticism of the proposal online, there's confusion and anger about why the plan does not explicitly include $2,000 direct payments. President-elect Joe Biden released his COVID-19 stimulus plan on Thursday, and it includes $1,400 checks to add to the $600 direct payments provided via the most recent stimulus package — bringing the total distributed amount to $2,000. Just four days ago, Biden tweeted: "We need $2,000 stimulus checks." Biden's plan garnered a fair amount of criticism Thursday:—Rhea defund police Butcher (@RheaButcher) January 14, 2021Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York was also critical of Biden's plan over the $1400 checks.

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☆ 20,000 guardsmen to deploy for Biden inauguration
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Lisa Lambert | Makini Brice | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While Congress acted to impeach him, President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged his supporters to shun violence as the National Guard prepared to deploy at least 20,000 troops in Washington for the Jan. 20 swearing-in of his successor Joe Biden. About 8,000 National Guard troops were on hand for Trump’s 2016 inauguration, Reuters reported at the time. While the House of Representatives debated a formal charge of “incitement of insurrection,” Trump and the Republican National Committee called for an end to violence ahead of the Inauguration. Incoming troops will be responsible for securing the city before Biden’s inauguration, with new fencing engulfing the Capitol area. Two officials said some National Guard troops were deputized as Capitol Police officers to carry out law enforcement functions if needed.

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☆ 'I thought I was going to die': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rips GOP lawmakers, shares experience during Capitol riots on Instagram Live
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

She also ripped into Republican colleagues in the House and Senate: "Ted Cruz, you do not belong in the United States Senate. Josh Hawley, you do not belong in the United States Senate, so get out." "Ted Cruz, you do not belong in the United States Senate. Josh Hawley, you do not belong in the United States Senate, so get out," Ocasio-Cortez said. "Maybe you should vote to impeach him because he's an active threat to every single American," Ocasio-Cortez called out to GOP colleagues.

Persons: Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Jamie Raskin, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Hawley, Donald Trump, he's Organizations: United States, United States Senate, Capitol Locations: Alexandria, Ocasio, Sens

☆ Amazon hits back at Parler's antitrust lawsuit with extensive examples of its violent content, including death threats against Democrats, GOP, tech CEOs, and BLM
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Tyler Sonnemaker | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

Amazon responded on Tuesday to a lawsuit filed by Parler that accused the tech giant of violating antitrust laws by banning the controversial social media platform from using Amazon Web Services. In its response, Amazon alleged that Parler violated its contract by refusing to remove more than 100 examples of violent content, including death threats against prominent Democrats, Republicans tech executives, and supporters of Black Lives Matter. Amazon also cited Section 230 as part of its defense against Parler's claims that Amazon conspired with Twitter to hurt Parler's business by kicking it off AWS. Major tech companies including Apple and Google cut ties with Parler this week amid revelations that far-right insurrectionists used the social media platform to organize and incite violence at the US Capitol. Amazon cited more than a dozen examples of content posted to Parler that it said violated Amazon's policies.

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☆ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez denounced House Republicans who scoffed at new security measures at the Capitol in the wake of the deadly insurrection
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed House Republicans who refused to comply with safety measures implemented after the deadly Capitol siege on January 6. "It was always abt upholding a system of state violence that targets Black ppl & ppl of color. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed House Republicans who refused to comply with new safety protocols implemented at the Capitol building in the wake of the deadly insurrection on January 6. "It was always abt upholding a system of state violence that targets Black ppl & ppl of color." "You can tell by how regularly GOP members defend crimes, reject accountability, & push officers when *they* want to," she continued.

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☆ The Capitol siege proves it's finally time to take Trump and other politicians' violent rhetoric both seriously and literally.
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Anthony L. Fisher | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

Capitol rioters shouted "Hang Pence!" We need to, at long last, take Trump's violent words — and the incendiary words of Republican lawmakers that contributed to the incitement — both seriously and literally. We need to, at long last, take their violent words — and the incendiary words of the president and Republican lawmakers that incited them — both seriously and literally. They took Republican lawmakers' words seriously. They took Trump's words seriously.

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☆ De Blasio announces NYC severs all contracts with Trump Organization
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

SEE NEW POSTSDe Blasio announces NYC severs all contracts with Trump Organization New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that the city of New York is cutting ties with the Trump Organization. "The city of New York is severing all contracts with the Trump Organization. "Inciting an insurrection against the United States government clearly constitutes criminal activity," he said. Ocasio-Cortez said it is "not an exaggeration" to say that many members of the House were "nearly assassinated." The impeachment measure is likely to sail through the Democratic-led House, with or without Republican support.

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☆ Rep. McGovern: 'America was attacked and we must respond'
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

The House is set to vote on the article later Wednesday and it is expected to pass with support from both Democrats and a handful of Republicans. There had been some debate among Democratic leadership, led by Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, who suggested that they could wait until after Biden's first 100 days in office. But a readout of a closed-door briefing of Republican House members Tuesday, obtained by NBC News, quotes acting U.S. Capitol Police Assistant Chief Sean Gallagher as saying he never saw any such information. Share this -AOC says she feared for her life during Capitol riot: 'I thought I was going to die' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., says she feared for her life as a violent mob stormed the Capitol building last week. Ocasio-Cortez said it is "not an exaggeration" to say that many members of the House were "nearly assassinated."

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☆ Hoyer says House will send article of impeachment to Senate immediately
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +6 min

SEE NEW POSTSHoyer says House will send article of impeachment to Senate immediately House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told NBC News that he would send over the article of impeachment to the Senate immediately once it is passed. He did not specify if immediately meant later Wednesday or another day. The House is set to vote on the article later Wednesday and it is expected to pass with support from both Democrats and a handful of Republicans. But a readout of a closed-door briefing of Republican House members Tuesday, obtained by NBC News, quotes acting U.S. Capitol Police Assistant Chief Sean Gallagher as saying he never saw any such information. Ocasio-Cortez said it is "not an exaggeration" to say that many members of the House were "nearly assassinated."

☆ National Guard troops rest before impeachment vote
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

SEE NEW POSTSNational Guard troops rest before impeachment vote Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News National Guard members sleep in Emancipation Hall, top, and in front of a bust of President Abraham Lincoln at the Capitol on Wednesday. "The city of New York is severing all contracts with the Trump Organization. Ocasio-Cortez said it is "not an exaggeration" to say that many members of the House were "nearly assassinated." Others Republicans who announced support for impeachment Tuesday were Reps. John Katko of New York, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Fred Upton of Michigan and Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington. The impeachment measure is likely to sail through the Democratic-led House, with or without Republican support.

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☆ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urges Republican colleagues to stand up to death threats and vote for impeachment
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized her GOP colleagues who are reportedly reluctant to impeach the president because they fear death threats from his supporters. Ocasio-Cortez argued that she and many other progressive members of Congress have dealt with death threats for years. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized her Republican colleagues who reportedly want to impeach President Donald Trump, but won't support the effort for fear of the threats of violence they might receive from Trump's supporters. Ocasio-Cortez argued that she and many other progressive members of Congress have dealt with death threats for years and that it's a "privilege" for GOP members to be facing this danger for the first time. Like Ocasio-Cortez, Crow argued that Republicans should stand up to the threats of violence.

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☆ Hallmark asks Republican Senators Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall to refund its political donations after they voted against Biden's certification
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Greeting card company Hallmark has asked two Republican senators to return its political donations after they voted against certifying Joe Biden as president on Wednesday. "The recent actions of Senators Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall do not reflect our company's values. Hallmark is the first big company to ask for political donations back after pro-Trump rioters stormed Capitol on Wednesday. Hallmark has asked Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas, two Republicans, to return its donations after they both voted against certifying President-elect Joe Biden's election victory Wednesday. Congress ultimately voted to certify Biden's win, but eight Republican senators and 139 representatives voted against this, including Hawley and Marshall.

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☆ The poorest quintile of Americans will get a 29% income boost if $2,000 stimulus checks become a reality, a new report finds
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

The House on Dec. 28 passed the CASH Act, which would provide for increased stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000. A recent report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy finds that the increased payments will significantly increase incomes of Americans in the poorest quintile. Democratic lawmakers say the $600 payments passed at the end of last year are not enough, urging support for $2,000 direct stimulus. The House passed the CASH Act on Dec. 28, which would increase stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000, among other measures. The CASH Act now awaits approval in the Senate.

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