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☆ Trump doubles down on provocative Cabinet picks as their fates hang in the balance
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Not all of Trump’s picks are causing uproar. But in a conventional administration, controversies raging around at least four key Cabinet picks would be seen as a disaster. The president-elect’s son explains the planGaetz and several other Trump picks have caused consternation in some circles given the questions about their qualifications and past behavior. That’s what the American people want.”It would take a handful of Republican senators to block the most provocative Trump nominees early next year, given that Democrats are likely to vote en masse against them. If he’s qualified, he’s qualified.”Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt said he believed Trump’s nominees would get confirmed.

Persons: Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Hegseth, Trump’s, Intrigue, Gaetz, —, Kennedy, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Trump, he’s, ” Johnson, South Dakota Sen, John Thune, Mike Johnson, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “, ” Sen, Adam Schiff, Jim Himes, they’re, Matt Gaetz —, Robert Kennedy, Tulsi, ” Trump, Donald Trump Jr, ”, Sen, Markwayne Mullin, “ I’ve, … I’ve, Matt, ” Missouri Sen, Eric Schmitt, Alabama Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Pennsylvania Sen, John Fetterman Organizations: CNN, Washington, Republican Senate, Office, Fox News, Florida Republican, of Justice, Department of Health, Human Services, Senate, Trump, South, Louisiana Republican, California Democrat, Democrat, House Intelligence, Sunday, Connecticut Democrat, CBS, Republican, Fox Business, Oklahoma Republican, Press, ” Locations: Gaetz, — Russia, Washington, Florida, South Dakota, “ State, Louisiana, United States, California, Connecticut, ” Missouri, Alabama, Pennsylvania

☆ What is impoundment? How Trump thinks he can control spending without Congress
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —“Impoundment” is another word that Americans may need to learn in the vernacular of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. Trump took the time to record a video about impoundment during the Republican primary season, and he promised seizing control over spending from Congress would be a top priority if he was elected. Impoundment occurs when Congress appropriates money that the president then declines to spend. As a result of these standoffs, Congress passed a law to curtail a president’s use of impoundment, particularly for policy reasons. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 did a lot more than that, however.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, ”, Trump, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Nixon, Nixon, Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, Trump’s, “, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, DOGE –, Ramaswamy, ” Ramaswamy, Matt Gaetz, Jimmy Carter, It’s Organizations: CNN, Senate, Republican, Congress, Congressional Research Service, Office, Capitol, Supreme, overreach, Elon, “ Department, Government, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Ramaswamy, Department of Education, Nuclear Regulatory, Trump, FBI Locations: Mississippi, Louisiana, France, Ukraine, Trump’s, Ohio, Washington

☆ House Speaker Johnson calls ethics report on Matt Gaetz a 'rough draft' and says it shouldn't be released
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that House Ethics Committee's probe into Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. attorney general, is a "Pandora's box" and said the report from it should not be released. The House Ethics Committee was investigating allegations that Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and other wrongdoing. I don't think we want the House Ethics Committee using all of its vast resources and powers to go after private citizens, and that's what Matt Gaetz is now," Johnson said. Gaetz's resignation effectively ends the Ethics Committee probe because the panel's reach is limited to members of the House. On Friday, a lawyer for a woman told the Ethics committee she saw Gaetz have sex with a minor, NBC News reported.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's, Gaetz, Johnson, Gaetz's, Gaetz didn't, Department of Justice —, Joel Leppard, —, Kevin Breuninger Organizations: Republican, U.S . Capitol House, U.S, Louisiana Republican, Punchbowl News, Department of Justice, NBC News Locations: Washington , U.S, Louisiana, Florida, Orlando

☆ Get more active to extend your life expectancy, study suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Increasing your physical activity levels could extend your life by several years, a new study has found. skynesher/E+/Getty ImagesMany studies have examined the connections between physical activity and longevity. The activity levels in that study were measured with accelerometers — wearable activity-tracking devices. Total activity levels in the lowest quartile were equivalent to walking for 49 minutes at roughly 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) per hour daily. Total activity levels in the second-, third- and fourth-highest quartiles were equivalent to 78, 105 and 160 minutes, respectively.

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The three-way fight to replace outgoing Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pits Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., against Sen. John Cornyn, a former McConnell deputy, and underdog candidate Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. “It’s a loud online presence that doesn’t ultimately add up to votes in the Senate,” said one Senate Republican aide, who requested anonymity to speak candidly about the race’s dynamics. He supported me in 2022 in my run against Mitch McConnell,” Scott said. “The Senate Republicans — particularly Senate Republican leadership — must understand that the American people put President Trump back in the White House with his America First agenda. And any Republican leader candidate who does not agree with that should get the hell out of the way," he said.

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☆ White House races to dole out funding from key legislation before Trump takes office
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Arlette Saenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The White House is racing to dole out remaining funds appropriated from key legislation President Joe Biden signed before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in 10 weeks. The implementation efforts reflect one slice of how the Biden administration is working to shore up key initiatives as the second Trump presidency approaches. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the first official day at COP29, Podesta said the Biden administration is “fully committed” to obligating outstanding funding under Biden’s climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act. About $103 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding, which makes up 92% of the law’s total, has been announced as of late October. While Trump has criticized the CHIPS legislation as “so bad,” it has enjoyed bipartisan support because the plans could create jobs and infuse money into local communities.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, ramping, White, Natalie Quillian, “, ”, ” Quillian, John Podesta, Podesta, it’s, ” “, Andrew Harnik, Mike Johnson, he’d, Betsy Klein, Ella Nilsen Organizations: CNN, Commerce Department, Law, White House, White, UN, Act, House Republicans, American, Congress, Trump, Semiconductor, The Commerce Department, Polar Semiconductor, Intel, Micron Technology, Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Commerce, Louisiana Republican Locations: Ukraine, America, Baku, Azerbaijan, COP29, ”, Washington , DC, New York, Corning, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Louisiana

“We take this type of targeting very seriously.”The FBI said it “is aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter,” according to a statement Thursday. At least some appear to have been sent through TextNow in what the company believes “is a widespread, coordinated attack,” it told CNN on Friday. Texts addressed recipients by nameScreenshots of the texts shared with CNN and appearing on social media show the racist messages addressed the recipients by name. Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland said in a statement Thursday that some of its students received the racist texts. CNN affiliates have also reported instances of students receiving the racist texts in South Carolina, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, among other states.

Persons: Derrick Johnson, ” Donald Trump’s, Karoline Leavitt, Orangeburg , South Carolina –, Jessica Rosenworcel, ”, “, Liz Murrill, ” Murrill, Murrill, Cori Faklaris, ” Faklaris, Letitia James, ” Kenneth Gray, Alysa, Arleta McCall, ” McCall, Nimrod, ” Megan Shafer, ‘, ’, Jackie Bradley, WISN, ” Bradley, Bradley, you’re, ” Talaya Jones, Talaya Jones, ” Jones, —, Jim Crow, Johnson, Jones, Tasha Dunham, WCVB, wasn’t, ” Dunham Organizations: CNN, Federal, District of Columbia, NAACP, stoke, Black Colleges, Universities, Hampton University, Fisk University, Claflin University, Federal Communications Commission’s, FBI, Justice Department, & Safety, General’s, Louisiana Bureau, Investigation, University of North, Associated Press, New York, University of New, Montgomery County Public Schools, ”, University of Alabama, Missouri State University, Missouri NAACP, Lower, Lower Merion School District, Milwaukee, WISN Locations: New York, California, Hampton , Virginia, Nashville , Tennessee, Orangeburg , South Carolina, TextNow, Louisiana, Poland, Napoleonville , Louisiana, Washington , DC, Virginia , New Jersey , Illinois, Maryland, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, University of New Haven, Montgomery County, Missouri, South Carolina , Massachusetts , Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Lower Merion, Montgomery County , Pennsylvania, Piscataway , New Jersey, United States, Lodi , California, North Carolina

A law enforcement source told NBC News that several branches of the FBI have been deployed, including criminal, cyber and counterintelligence agencies. But the FBI told NBC News that a VPN from another country does not necessarily mean the text messages originated there. Dozens of people across the country have received the racist text messages, including high school and middle school students. She’s among several recipients who were disappointed by the outcome of the presidential election and saw the text messages as salt on an open wound. The association urged anyone receiving spam text messages to forward them to the number 7726 or “SPAM” to report them to their wireless provider.

Persons: ”, Letitia James, Keith Ellison, McCall, Jessica Rosenworcel, Devereaux Adams, Donald Trump, ” Adams, “, Lance Beaudry, TextSpot, ” TextSpot, Beaudry, “ I’m, Liz Murill, Kumi Wolf Kumi Wolf, ” Wolf, Brian Hughes, Trump, Nick Ludlum Organizations: FBI, New York, Minnesota, NBC, NBC News, Federal Communications, Trump, Ohio State University, Clemson University, Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, Messaging Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, South Carolina, Philadelphia, Louisiana, Poland, Michigan

It was not immediately clear who sent the messages, and there is no complete list of whom they were delivered to. “My initial reaction was probably like disbelief, like I thought it was like a joke,” said Jones, who forwarded the text message to loved ones. The “racist and vile spam text messages” have also spread to Louisiana, Republican state Attorney General Liz Murrill confirmed said Thursday via X. And in Washington, DC, the attorney general’s office also is “aware of racist text messages being sent to residents there, condemning them unequivocally,” spokesperson Gabriel Shoglow-Rubenstein said. If you believe your safety is at risk, please contact local law enforcement,” he said in a statement to CNN.

Persons: ”, Derrick Johnson, ” Donald Trump’s, Karoline Leavitt, TextNow, “, Talaya Jones, Jones, Alysa, Arleta McCall, ” McCall, Liz Murrill, Letitia James, Brown, Sam Burwell, Chloe Smith, Laura Bass, Gabriel Shoglow, Rubenstein, ” TextNow, Alayna Treene, Andy Rose Organizations: CNN, Authorities, NAACP, stoke, & Safety, Federal Communications Commission, FBI, Justice Department, ” University of Alabama, University of Alabama, Republican, Louisiana Bureau, Investigation, ” New York, Montgomery County Public Schools, KHOU, General’s Locations: United States, Alabama, Georgia, Maryland , Michigan , New Jersey , New York, South Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, Nevada, Piscataway , New Jersey, New, Maryland, Montgomery County, Houston, Washington , DC, Hanna

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide a thorny legal dispute from Louisiana involving the state's effort to draw a congressional district map while navigating claims it is unlawfully considering race. One lawsuit claimed that the state had to draw a map containing two majority Black districts to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act. A federal court struck the new map down, but with time running out to finalize the congressional districts before this year’s elections, state officials successfully asked the Supreme Court to put the lower court decision on hold in May. The Supreme Court has a 6-3 conservative majority that, in a surprising move, buttressed the federal Voting Rights Act in 2023 in another racial gerrymandering case involving the congressional map in Alabama. The court will hear oral arguments and issue a ruling in the Louisiana case during its current term, which ends in June.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Benjamin Aguiñaga, Mike Johnson, “, Phillip Callais Organizations: Republican, Legal Defense Fund, ”, Republicans, Representatives Locations: Louisiana, American, Black, Alabama

☆ 10 House races to watch on election night (and beyond)
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Terence Burlij | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

With so much at stake, CNN has identified 10 races to watch on Tuesday – grouped into buckets that nod to broader themes across the House landscape. Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger decided against seeking a fourth term, instead launching a campaign for governor in 2025. Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has crafted a moderate profile by challenging his party on issues ranging from spending to immigration. This year she faces a challenge from GOP state Rep. Gabe Evans, a fellow Mexican American and a former Army helicopter pilot and police officer. GOP Rep. Zach Nunn, an Air Force officer, was first elected in 2022 – defeating Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne by about 2,000 votes.

Persons: CNN —, Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Eugene Vindman, Derrick Anderson, Abigail Spanberger, Biden, Vindman, Anderson, Trump’s, Alexander –, Volodymyr Zelensky, Jen Kiggans, Missy Cotter Smasal, Don Bacon, Tony Vargas, –, Joe Biden, Brad Ashford, Bacon, Vargas, Harris, Jared Golden, Austin Theriault, Golden, Theriault, Elissa Slotkin’s, Curtis Hertel, Tom Barrett –, Barrett, Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan’s, Dan Kildee, Yadira Caraveo, Gabe Evans, Hyoung Chang, Yadira, Evans, Scott Perry, Janelle Stelson, Stelson, Josh Shapiro, Perry, Marc Molinaro, Josh Riley, Sen, Al Franken, Trump, Michelle Steel, Derek Tran, Don Davis, Davis, Laurie Buckhout, Zach Nunn, Cindy Axne, Lanon Baccam, CNN’s David Wright, Matt Holt, Molly English, Renée Rigdon, Andrew Menezes Organizations: CNN, Congress, Republicans, GOP, Louisiana Republican, New York Democrat, White, Republican, Democratic, Labor, Army, National Security Council, NSC, Biden, Nebraska Rep, GOP Rep, Air Force, Democrats, Electoral College, Harris, Capitol, Trump, Marine Corps, Trump voters, NASCAR, Democrats outpacing Republicans, Republican Democratic Rep, Army helicopter, Slotkin, Hertel, CIA, Central Michigan, Colorado Rep, Denver Post, crosscurrents, Colorado, Latina, Caucus, – Trump, MAGA, Empire, Democrats outspending Republicans, District :, US Army, North, North Carolina –, an Air Force, Iowa’s, Dallas County, US Department of Agriculture Locations: Louisiana, Virginia’s, Washington, Virginia, District, Virginia Beach, Omaha, Maine’s, Canada, Lewiston –, AdImpact, Michigan’s, Michigan, Lansing, Central, Denver, exurbs, Mexican, Aurora, Central Pennsylvania, New York, Empire, Hudson, It’s, California’s, District : California, California, Orange, Los Angeles, Korean, North Carolina’s, North Carolina, Alabama, Iowa’s, Des Moines, Laos

The Summary A new lawsuit challenges Louisiana’s classification of abortion medications as controlled dangerous substances. A group of Louisiana health care providers and reproductive rights advocates are suing the state over a new law that classifies abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances. It’s the first time a state has classified abortion pills as controlled substances. In Louisiana, abortion is largely banned, so the law has not had a major impact on abortion access. The Louisiana law established a crime known as “coerced abortion” — intentionally giving a pregnant woman abortion pills without her knowledge or consent.

Persons: —, misoprostol, Allison Zimmer, ” Zimmer, ”, Nancy Davis, Liz Murrill, “, ” Murrill, Zimmer, Louisiana Sen, Thomas Pressly’s, Catherine Herring, ” —, “ Ms, Pressly, Davis, Kaitlyn Joshua, Joshua, ” Joshua Organizations: American College of Medical Toxicology Locations: Louisiana, mifepristone, Texas, Baton Rouge

☆ Louisiana trooper avoids jail time in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

— A Louisiana state trooper pleaded no contest Monday to significantly reduced charges that spare him jail time in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, the first conviction of any kind in a prolonged police brutality case that once prompted national outrage. It’s unfair.”District Attorney John Belton declined to say Monday whether justice had been served in Greene’s death, noting the case remains open. York, 51, also will retain his nearly $83,000-a-year pension following his August retirement from the Louisiana State Police. Greene’s death was among several beatings of Black men by Louisiana troopers that prompted the U.S. Justice Department to open an ongoing civil rights investigation into the state police’s use of force. But federal prosecutors still have not said whether they will file charges in the case following a years-long FBI investigation.

Persons: Black, Ronald Greene, Kory York, Greene, York, “, ”, Mona Hardin, John Belton, Greene’s, Mike Small, “ It’s, John Bel Edwards, Edwards, Chris Hollingsworth, heavyset Greene facedown, ’ Organizations: Louisiana State Police, Republican, Associated Press, ”, York, Louisiana, U.S . Justice Department Locations: La, —, Louisiana, ”, York, Monroe

☆ Vance insists Trump’s ‘enemy from within’ comments weren’t directed at political rivals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Kit Maher | Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“What he’s talking about is marauding gangs,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told Tapper last week when asked about Trump’s comments. “I did not hear President Trump in that clip say he’s going to sic the military on Adam Schiff. Cheney, a former Wyoming congresswoman, and her father, former Vice President and Iraq war architect Dick Cheney, have both endorsed Harris. “Mike Pence thought he could control Donald Trump? And when he found out that he couldn’t, they all turned on Donald Trump,” Vance said.

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WASHINGTON — As Speaker Mike Johnson marks one year on the job Friday, he’s fighting hard to preserve House Republicans’ razor-thin majority — and his speakership. I’m going to be the speaker of the House,” Johnson said in a recent sit-down interview with NBC News at a campaign stop in Hellertown, Pennsylvania. "It's going to be a free-for-all" if Republicans lose the House and Trump loses the White House, a third House GOP lawmaker added. 2 GOP leader, Scalise also has not spoken publicly about what he’d run for in the minority. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is expected to run for minority leader if Republicans lose the House.

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An encampment of unhoused people in downtown New Orleans was forcibly relocated by the order of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry ahead of this weekend's Taylor Swift concerts, disrupting monthslong housing efforts with less than a week's notice. "It's not like Taylor Swift all of a sudden decided to come to New Orleans," Harris said. We, as a city, knew that Taylor Swift was coming, but there wasn't a conversation had other than last Friday." "So this is working, what we're doing is working," Harris said.

Persons: Jeff Landry, Taylor Swift, Lesli Harris, Swift, Harris, rumblings, Landry, Kate Kelly, ” Kelly, Burger, Joseph Neiswander, Helena Moreno, WDSU, Nathaniel Fields, Nola.com, Taylor Organizations: Louisiana Gov, Caesars Superdome, NBC News, New, Louisiana State Police’s, Louisiana State Police, State, Good, Burger King Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana, Orleans, Nola.com

☆ Julia Hawkins, a record-setting centenarian runner, dies at 108. Here are her 5 longevity tips.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Julia Hawkins, a centenarian runner, died at 108 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. AdvertisementJulia Hawkins, a record-setting centenarian runner who picked up the sport after she turned 100, died on Tuesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Here are her five tips for living a long life. Stay activeHawkins credits her long life and good health to an active lifestyle. Even before she picked up running, Hawkins was already competing in the Senior Olympics as a cyclist, she said.

Persons: Julia Hawkins, Hawkins, —, It's, Guideposts, I've, Brit Huckabay, I'm, they're, Fabrizio Villatoro, Murray Hawkins Organizations: Service, Louisiana Senior Olympic Games, New York Times, Olympics, National Senior Games, Washington Post, Louisiana State University, Times, Harvard Locations: Baton Rouge , Louisiana

☆ Trump calls Schiff and Pelosi ‘enemy from within’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Jack Forrest | Veronica Stracqualursi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Donald Trump called Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi each “an enemy from within,” even as the former president’s Republican allies attempt to argue that his previous comments labeling political opponents as such are being misinterpreted. But when you look at ‘Shifty Schiff’ and some of the others, yeah, they are, to me, the enemy from within,” Trump said in an interview on Fox News’ “MediaBuzz” that aired Sunday. Fox News’ Howard Kurtz gave Trump an opportunity to clarify — “He’s a political opponent of yours, but is he an enemy?” — to which Trump responded, “Of course he’s an enemy, he’s an enemy.”Trump also called Pelosi an “enemy from within,” falsely claiming the then-speaker of the House had the opportunity to protect the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. “I did not hear President Trump in that clip say he’s going to sic the military on Adam Schiff. He’s talking about using the National Guard and the military to keep the peace in our streets.”And Virginia Gov.

Persons: Donald Trump, Adam Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, Shifty Schiff, ” Trump, Fox News ’ Howard Kurtz, Trump, Pelosi, ”, “, California Democrat “ didn’t, Chris Miller, ” Miller, Maria Bartiromo, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, Tim Walz, Mike Johnson, ” Johnson, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Tapper, Schiff, Johnson, That’s, Jake, Glenn Youngkin, ” Tapper, Adam Schiff … who’s, CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez, Eric Bradner, Ali Main, Daniel Dale, Zachary B, Wolf Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Republican, Fox News, Capitol, National Guard, California Democrat, Capitol Police Board, US Capitol Police, Trump, Minnesota Gov, GOP, Union, Louisiana Republican Locations: California, ”, “ State, Louisiana, Virginia

☆ D.E. Shaw, Mantle Ridge zero in on key fixes to build shareholder value at Air Products
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Kenneth Squire | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Air Products provides industrial gases and related equipment in end-markets such as refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing and food. These long-term contracts functionally guarantee an unlevered double-digit return before Air Products even needs to put a dollar into the ground. Investors appreciate companies like Air Products for their low-risk and highly stable cash-flowing operations. On Oct. 4, Mantle Ridge announced a more than $1 billion position in Air Products, and echoed a similar sentiment and identified similar issues as D.E. We strongly expect that many of Air Products' other shareholders are concerned about the same issue.

Persons: It's, Shaw, unadulterated, Praxair, Seifi, Linde, D.E, Seifi Ghasemi, Ghasemi, Samir Serhan, Mantle, Paul Hilal, Scott Sutton, Olin, Russell, Ken Squire Organizations: Air Products, Chemicals, Air Liquide, Linde, Products, Air, D.E, Technologies, Fidelity National Information Services, FedEx, Verisk, Healthcare Trust, 13D Locations: Saudi Arabia, Louisiana, Texas, D.E, Air

☆ How Hurricane Katrina and an off-script remark by Kanye West shifted culture
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

If you see a White family, it says they’re looking for food,” West, going off script, said in September 2005 during NBC’s “Concert for Hurricane Relief” telethon following hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, causing severe flooding damage to cities from New Orleans to Biloxi. Comedian and actor Mike Myers, who appeared with West on the telethon, did not know about the artist’s planned comments in advance. Myers said in a 2014 interview that he was “super proud” to stand next to West in that moment. “This moment should not even be about Kanye West and President Bush,” CNN Entertainment Correspondent Lisa Respers France said in Sunday’s episode.

Persons: Kanye, “ George Bush doesn’t, West, –, Katrina, George W . Bush, ” Van Lathan, ”, George W, Jim Watson, Bush, ” Bush, Van Jones, ” Jones, Mike Myers, Myers, Lisa Respers Organizations: CNN, Kanye West, Hurricane Relief, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Getty, Louisiana Superdome, Air Force, White, NBC, stoke, ” CNN Entertainment Locations: Gulf, New Orleans, Biloxi . New Orleans, AFP, West, Lisa Respers France

The move, experts say, isn’t based on medical science but instead on ongoing efforts from anti-abortion advocates to restrict access to abortion medications in states with near-total bans, like Louisiana. During a medication abortion, mifepristone is given first, followed by misoprostol one to two days later. According to the new law, it’s not a crime for a patient to possess the medications if they were prescribed to them. Hospitals don’t need to remove misoprostol from hemorrhage carts, the spokesperson added, or hesitate to administer misoprostol to patients experiencing health emergencies. The testimony “illustrated that easy access to these drugs can be dangerous to pregnant women,” Murrill said in the statement.

Persons: — mifepristone, misoprostol, Jennifer Avegno, ”, Greg Caudill, ” Avegno, “, mifepristone, it’s, Tamika Thomas, Magee, ” Thomas, “ We’re, Avegno, don’t, Liz Murrill, ” Murrill, Roe, Wade, Kaitlyn Joshua, ‘, ’ ” Joshua, Joshua —, —, ” Joshua, Lisa Boothby, ’, ” Boothby, They’ll, Boothby, You’re Organizations: New, New Orleans Health Department, NBC, Louisiana Society of Addiction, Gynecology, Louisiana Department of Health, Louisiana Society of Health, System, Physicians, Louisiana Legislature Locations: Louisiana, New Orleans, America, Baton Rouge

Higgins' post amplified the debunked pet claim, which was followed by dozens of bomb threats in the city. "All these thugs better get their mind right and their ass out of our country before January 20th," the post concluded. That would be the day Trump and Vance would be sworn into office if they win November's election. Higgins' fellow Republican congressman from Louisiana, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, said, "The tweet has been deleted already and removed, but I object to the motion." Horsford told reporters afterwards that he'd spoken to Higgins earlier and that the Louisiana congressman had told him he would not remove the post.

Persons: Clay Higgins, Higgins, —, Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Lol, Trump, Vance, Subodh Chandra, Mike Johnson, ”, Higgins “, Hakeem Jeffries, Steve Horsford, Horsford, Steve Scalise, ” Horsford, “, Kamala Harris, I’m, ” Vance, who's, Jack Smith, Hunt, Lauren Boebert Organizations: Associated, Republican, Haitian Bridge Alliance, Democratic, United States House, ”, Department of Homeland Security, Capitol, Twitter Locations: Haiti, Caribbean, U.S, Haitian, Springfield , Ohio, Louisiana, Springfield, North Carolina, London, American

☆ Congress votes to avert shutdown, setting up chaotic funding fight in December
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Clare Foran | Lauren Fox | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The stopgap spending bill, which will fund the government until December 20, will next be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Johnson had said that he believes Trump understands that House Republicans don’t have the votes to pass the SAVE Act. The House vote was 341 to 82 with 132 Republicans and 209 Democrats voting in favor and 82 Republicans voting against. As that internal contest nears, Johnson’s own leadership deputies are working to shore up their own relationships across the House GOP. In recent days, for instance, Emmer’s team gave personally engraved hockey sticks to several House Republicans that thanked them for their service to the chamber.

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☆ Why Trump’s election fraud falsehoods might cost the GOP the House
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s obsession with election fraud that doesn’t exist in any significant form could drive the country into a government shutdown — and may even put the Republican House majority at risk. But given the tiny House GOP majority and Trump’s looming presence, every step the speaker takes will be perilous – especially if he hopes to cling to his job if Republicans succeed in holding the House in November. Trump seems to be setting the GOP up for an intra-party fight that could turn into a disaster in November. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesA potential self-inflicted wound for the GOP in Trump’s birth stateIronically, Trump was on Wednesday in the state where his stand could wreak the most political damage for House Republicans. Johnson has been happy to indulge Trump’s voter fraud claims – both after the 2020 election and this cycle.

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☆ Republican House speaker floats deregulation, tax cuts — not tariffs — to pay for Trump proposals
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said former President Donald Trump could pay for his presidential campaign's economic proposals by rolling back corporate regulation and expanding tax cuts to stimulate growth. "If you get Republican leadership in the White House, the Senate and the House, unified government, we will put this thing on turbo. Trump has proposed making his 2017 tax cuts permanent and further lowering the corporate tax rate, as well as wholly eliminating federal income taxes on worker tips, overtime pay and Social Security benefits. That figure did not include Trump's Sept. 12 proposal to exempt overtime pay from federal income taxes. A tax exemption for all hours worked over 40 hours per week would cost an estimated $1.3 trillion over 10 years.

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