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WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's new chairman on Thursday said he would look at Turkey's $20 billion Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) F-16 fighter jet deal and that more issues than Sweden's ascension to NATO would affect the decision on lifting his predecessor's longstanding hold. Cardin said he had discussed Sweden's NATO accession with Turkish officials at a NATO ambassador's meeting on Wednesday. Leaders of the U.S. Senate and House foreign affairs panels review every major foreign arms sale. "Menendez being out of the picture is an advantage," Erdogan was quoted as telling reporters by Turkish media. The top Republican on the Senate panel, Senator Jim Risch, has put a hold on arms sales to Hungary over the issue.

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☆ Landmark marijuana financing bill set to move forward in the Senate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A new bill that aims to give the marijuana industry access to banking services is expected to move forward in the Senate on Wednesday. The bill would provide legal protection to banks or other financial institutions that offer services to state-legal marijuana businesses. The Senate Banking Committee will mark up the bill Wednesday, and the panel is expected to vote to advance it to the full chamber's floor. Even as 39 states have legalized marijuana for recreational or medical use, the sector has struggled to scale. The new bill includes stricter requirements for federal regulators, such as prohibiting them from terminating any marijuana-related accounts without "valid reason," or from denying banking services based on "personal beliefs or political motivations."

Persons: Jeff Merkley, Steve Daines, Kyrsten Sinema, Cynthia Lummis, Chuck Schumer, Ian Katz Organizations: U.S, Capitol, Washington , D.C, Sens, SAFE, Democratic, Republican, GOP, Capital Alpha Partners, Republicans Locations: Oregon, Washington ,

Some elected officials, including the Democratic governor of Menendez's state of New Jersey, have publicly urged him to step down. Sherrod Brown became the second Senate Democrat to call for Menendez to resign, saying in a statement: "Senator Menendez has broken the public trust and should resign from the U.S. Senator John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, on Saturday urged Menendez to resign in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Senator Peter Welch also said he encouraged Menendez to resign because the allegations against him had "compromised his capacity" to be an "effective senator." Menendez, his wife Nadine Menendez and the businessmen are expected to appear in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday.

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☆ Ex-Goldman Sachs trader to lead Greece's leftist Syriza party
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Renee Maltezou | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/7] The newly elected leader of Syriza leftist party, Stefanos Kasselakis walks outside the party's headquarters in Athens, Greece, September 25, 2023. Syriza was catapulted to power at the height of Greece's debt crisis in 2015, but lost to the conservative New Democracy party in 2019 and in June 2023. Kasselakis replaces Alexis Tsipras, a firebrand leftist whose anti-austerity rhetoric rallied voters around Syriza during the debt crisis. After coming to power, Tsipras was forced to accept a third international bailout and more austerity. Since Kasselakis is not a lawmaker, he will most likely need to appoint a party deputy to lead Syriza's parliamentary group.

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☆ An Ohio Town Struggles Between Biden’s Clean Energy Agenda and Union Support
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | More About Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the shadow of a shuttered General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio, far from the United Automobile Workers’ picket lines, the U.A.W. and the management of an electric vehicle battery plant are locked in a wholly different conflict. officials take pains to say the talks in Lordstown between the autoworkers union and Ultium Cells, a joint venture between G.M. and LG Energy Solution in South Korea that is building the fuel cells to power G.M.’s electric vehicles, are not directly linked to the strikes. Vance, Republican of Ohio, specifically pointed to the struggles of Ultium workers laboring near the old G.M.

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☆ Opinion | What Republicans Say (and Don’t Say) About the Auto Workers’ Strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

But beyond the presidential contenders, there were also the ostensibly populist Republicans who have placed workers at the center of their case. They haven’t even blamed management for the strike, despite the fact that the U.A.W. And they haven’t voiced support for the largest, most ambitious organizing goal of the U.A.W. As (my former editor and colleague) Harold Meyerson notes in a piece for The American Prospect:The long-term future of the U.A.W. foreign-owned auto factories that are spread across the South, also falls well short of the levels that U.A.W.

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Menendez said he decided to step down temporarily as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Menendez has been a crucial partner for Biden on these and other foreign policy priorities. "Like him or dislike him, Menendez has played an incredibly influential role when it comes to shaping U.S. foreign policy," said Daniel Vajdich, a Republican former Foreign Relations Committee staffer. Vajdich noted that Menendez's departure adds to uncertainty on Capitol Hill about foreign policy, given sharp divisions among Republicans, who control the House of Representatives, on issues like aid to Ukraine. Under Senate Democratic Conference rules, any member charged with a felony must give up his or her committee leadership position.

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☆ Members of Congress are so tired of government shutdowns that some want to pass a bill to get rid of them forever
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Congress has yet to reach an agreement on avoiding a government shutdown by September 30. Politico reported that legislators in the House and Senate are passing around a letter calling for a vote on legislation to get rid of shutdowns. Under that law, a two-week extension of funding would automatically kick in should Congress not pass appropriations bills in time. Congress would also not be allowed to recess or adjourn for over 23 hours during that shutdown period. "There's Democrats talking to Democrats, Republicans talking to Republicans about the bill.

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☆ What We Lose When We Loosen Dress Codes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Rhonda Garelick | More About Rhonda Garelick | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Responses to the Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer’s new relaxation of Senate dress codes have so far fallen along partisan lines: Republicans have been deploring it as a lapse in decorum and order. “Most if not all Republican senators think we ought to dress up to go to work,” Mitch McConnell said. How we dress telegraphs intricate messages to those around us, as well as to ourselves — messages we receive and interpret constantly, consciously or not. There is no such thing as “total freedom” of dress, only different registers of meaning, which are entirely context dependent. Men’s suits say “we are heads, not bodies.”

Persons: Chuck Schumer’s, ” Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tina Smith, John Fetterman, “, ” Organizations: Democrats, Democratic, “, Republicans, MSNBC

☆ GOP senator who's friends with Fetterman says she 'very much' disagrees with the new dress code despite not signing on to her party's letter slamming the change
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Just 3 GOP senators did not sign onto a letter condemning the new Senate dress code. That includes Sen. Katie Britt, who's good friends with Sen. John Fetterman. But the Alabama senator says she "very much" disagrees with the change anyway. "When I walked in that day, his energy and demeanor was totally different," Britt told the Associated Press of her hospital visit. "I very much disagree with Senator Schumer's unilateral change to the Senate dress code," said Britt.

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While Biden and most congressional leaders still support aid to Ukraine, and Biden's Democrats control the Senate, Zelenskiy faces a tougher crowd than when he visited Washington nine months ago. Zelenskiy told Senators that military aid was crucial to Ukraine's war effort, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in the Senate chamber after the briefing, which took place behind closed doors. "If we don't get the aid, we will lose the war," Schumer quoted Zelenskiy as saying. Biden will announce a new $325 million military aid package for Ukraine, which is expected to include the second tranche of cluster munitions fired by a 155 millimeter Howitzer cannon. About a third of the House Republican caucus voted in July for a failed proposal to cut funding for Ukraine.

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AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The deceptive use of artificial intelligence should be a priority for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), three commissioner nominees said at a confirmation hearing Tuesday in show of bipartisanship on the popular issue. Ferguson was chief counsel to U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell from 2019 until 2021. Asked by Senator John Thune about the FTC's role in enforcing rules involving artificial intelligence, Slaughter said it was the FTC's job to pursue instances where laws against unfair and deceptive acts and practices were broken, whether or not artificial intelligence was used. A previous Republican FTC commissioner, Christine Wilson, quit this year and sharply criticized agency leadership.

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☆ Sen. John Fetterman is selling 'body double' T-shirts, leaning into the right-wing conspiracy theory
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. John Fetterman will begin selling "body double" T-shirts on his campaign website. It's a cheeky reference to the right-wing conspiracy theory about the Pennsylvania Democrat. One T-shirt, emblazoned with the phrase "John Fetterman's Body Double," sells for $35 apiece. Fetterman for PA"John has loved having fun with the body double conspiracy theory and the new Senate dress code, and he loves trolling," said spokesman Joe Calvello. AdvertisementAdvertisement"It's all true," Fetterman joked to a reporter about the body double theory earlier on Tuesday, the audio of which was posted by the senator's own office on Twitter.

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☆ Lawmakers Give New Senate Dress Code a Dressing Down
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Annie Karni | More About Annie Karni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Senator J.D. And recently, he announced his plans to block all nominations to the Justice Department until it stops what he describes as a “political prosecution” of Mr. Trump. But on Tuesday, Mr. Vance spoke about a different gripe altogether: the relaxing of the Senate dress code, which he said would demean America’s government institutions. They’re frustrated by it, but they respect it and I think the dress code should reflect that.”The recent decision by Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, to relax the Senate’s informal dress code and allow members to enter the chamber in casual attire, or even gym clothes, has set off waves of consternation and cries of dismay in the stuffy upper chamber. Many senators, mostly Republicans, have publicly expressed concerns along the same lines as Mr. Vance’s, and privately have said that the change could harm America’s standing on the international stage.

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Pay transparency, supporters say, will prevent employers from offering some job candidates less or more money based on age, gender, race or other factors not related to their skills. Advocates believe the change also could help underpaid workers realize they make less than people doing the same job. A similar pay transparency ordinance has been in effect in New York City since 2022. There’s a demand from workers to know of the pay range,” said Da Hae Kim, a state policy senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center. State Senator Jessica Ramos, a Democrat representing parts of Queens, said the law is a win for labor rights groups.

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☆ Leading conservative women turn on 'embarrassing bimbo' Lauren Boebert after vaping and groping theater incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Leading conservative women took aim at Lauren Boebert over an incident at a Denver musical. Ann Coulter said Boebert was an "embarrassing bimbo" in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Boebert had been kicked out of a theater for seemingly vaping and was filmed grabbing her date's crotch. Ann Coulter, a conservative pundit and writer, responded to news of the incident with a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, writing: "Totally embarrassing bimbo." Boebert blamed her "public and difficult divorce" for her actionsRep. Lauren Boebert vaping, left, and a Broadway performance of "Beetlejuice," right, in a composite image.

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A global hunger crisis has left more than 700 million people not knowing when or if they will eat again, and demand for food is rising relentlessly while humanitarian funding is drying up, the head of the United Nations food agency said Thursday. According to WFP estimates from 79 countries where the Rome-based agency operates, up to 783 million people — one in 10 of the world’s population — still go to bed hungry every night. More than 345 million people are facing high levels of food insecurity this year, an increase of almost 200 million people from early 2021 before the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said. A business can use its expertise, he said, to strengthen infrastructure, “innovate new approaches and deliver solutions at scale” to improve humanitarian operations. “The public sector must harness the expertise of the private sector and translate it into action.”

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President Biden is planning to deliver a major speech on the ongoing threats to democracy in Arizona later this month, with the address scheduled the day after the next Republican presidential primary debate. One location for the speech that has been under discussion is the McCain Institute, according to a person familiar with the planning. The institute, which is devoted to “fighting for democracy,” is named for Senator John McCain, a Republican who served for more than 20 years in the Senate with Mr. Biden and who sparred repeatedly with former President Donald J. Trump, the Republican Party’s front-runner in 2024. Mr. Biden has made the perils facing American democracy a central theme of his 2020 campaign and also his 2024 re-election bid. He also made the case ahead of the 2022 midterms that Mr. Trump and his allies posed a threat to the “soul of the nation.”Anita Dunn, a top White House adviser, told Democratic donors about the upcoming speech on Wednesday in Chicago, the site of the party’s 2024 convention, according to people familiar with her remarks.

Persons: Biden, John McCain, sparred, Donald J, Trump, Mr, Anita Dunn Organizations: Republican, McCain, Mr, White Locations: Arizona, Chicago

2 Senate Republican said on Wednesday. That will be particularly challenging as some hard-line House Republicans are vowing to withhold votes for a stopgap, known as a "continuing resolution," without which the government could shutdown beginning in October. The Senate is only now beginning to move forward on its first spending legislation, which the House managed to pass only one bill before Republican infighting consumed the process. Thune said the Senate is giving the 222-212 Republican House majority room to maneuver on spending for now, but warned that failure to make progress soon could force Congress to resort to an omnibus bill that Republicans have vowed to avoid. Democratic Senate incumbents are vulnerable in as many as eight states next year, while Republicans are not at risk.

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REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Asked about Republicans launching an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Joe Biden in Congress, Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman clutched his head in mock horror and declared "Oh my God, really?" "Starting an impeachment inquiry will hopefully force the media to cover the mountains of evidence linking Joe Biden to Hunter's business dealings in a way that the American people haven't seen yet." Less than half believe Joe Biden did anything illegal and most voters polled in June said Hunter's legal issues had little impact on their plans to vote for or against his father. The White House sent out a list of comments from Republican House members saying evidence that Biden had done anything wrong had not been found. He did not cite any evidence of misconduct by Joe Biden.

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The White House denies any impropriety, calling the impeachment move "extreme politics at its worst." "Starting an impeachment inquiry will hopefully force the media to cover the mountains of evidence linking Joe Biden to Hunter's business dealings in a way that the American people haven't seen yet." He was under pressure from them to launch the impeachment inquiry. The White House sent out a list of comments from Republican House members saying evidence that Biden had done anything wrong had not been found. It also released a previous McCarthy quote in which he said a vote would be needed ahead of an impeachment inquiry otherwise it "would create a process completely devoid of any merit or legitimacy."

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Artificial intelligence is again in focus this week in Washington, as leading tech executives — including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella and Sam Altman — as well as labor leaders and civil society groups meet on Wednesday with lawmakers behind closed doors. The gathering is the first of a series of Schumer’s listening sessions before lawmakers start writing rules. “This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for Congress—we need AI experts, ethicists, labor leaders, civil rights groups, the world of academia, defense and beyond helping us with the work ahead,” he wrote Tuesday on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Two separate Senate hearings devoted to A.I. It includes an independent office to oversee A.I., licensing and safety standards, and making executives liable for their tech.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman —, Chuck Schumer, ”, Richard Blumenthal, Josh Hawley Organizations: Elon, Democratic, Twitter Locations: Washington, New York, Connecticut, Republican, Missouri

Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2023. With Trump dominating the 2024 Republican presidential field, Romney has faced powerful headwinds at home in solidly Republican Utah. Romney was the only Republican senator to vote to convict Trump at both Senate impeachment trials. 2 Senate Republican, told Reuters he would miss Romney most on economic issues. Brad Wilson, the Utah state House of Representatives speaker, has not declared his candidacy for Romney's seat.

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☆ Senate Republicans Grill S.E.C. Chair on Pace of Rule Making
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Matthew Goldstein | More About Matthew Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Gensler said the S.E.C. A rule governing climate change disclosures has been delayed, Mr. Gensler said, partly because the S.E.C. “We’re updating our rules to promote the efficiency, integrity and resiliency of the markets,” said Mr. Gensler, who appeared before the committee for about two hours. In response to questions about digital assets, Mr. Gensler said the cryptocurrency market faced “significant noncompliance” and was “rife for fraud.”The most heated moment of the hearing came when Senator J.D. “Have you ever spoken to anyone at the White House about your investigation of Donald Trump’s Truth Social?” Mr. Vance asked Mr. Gensler.

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☆ Shutdown risk looms as US Congress faces spending, impeachment brawl
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives returns this week for an expected political brawl over spending cuts and impeachment that could paralyze the Republican-controlled chamber, as Congress struggles to avoid a government shutdown. The White House and Senate leaders -- including top Republican Mitch McConnell -- have rejected that demand. The House, which Republicans control by a thin 222-212 majority, has passed only one appropriations bill so far. Other Republicans reject the idea of tying an impeachment inquiry to the spending debate. Democrats have dismissed impeachment talk as little more than an effort to distract from Trump's extensive legal woes."

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