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But Pryor mocked the notion that the 60,000-member professional organization was working "in the shadows" to reshape the courts. He also took aim at liberal commentators who frequently criticize the Federalist Society. He also took issue with criticism of society's role in the judicial nomination process. Leonard Leo, a long-time conservative legal activist, while serving as a Federalist Society executive helped compile a list of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees that Trump drew from during his tenure. "Are there members of the Federalist Society who are involved in that process?

After oil prices soared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, European governments already have imposed windfall taxes on their oil industries. But most U.S. lawmakers show little appetite to reverse that trend after oil companies like Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp <CVX.N. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Ro Khanna, both Democrats, are among legislators who have already introduced bills to tax excess oil company profits. Democratic Senators Kyrsten Sinema from Arizona and Joe Manchin from West Virginia would likely oppose a windfall profits tax, dimming its prospects, congressional sources and research groups said. Administration officials conceded privately that it may be difficult to enact a federal windfall profits tax, and said no deadline has been set for a next step.

WASHINGTON — Which party controls Congress next year could have big implications for Twitter — and its new “Chief Twit,” Elon Musk. A Jordan spokesman had no comment about Musk and Twitter, but Republicans expect the company will be more cooperative with any future GOP investigations with Musk at the helm. But upon taking control of Twitter, Musk said he would first form a “content moderation council,” and Yoel Roth, head of Safety and Integrity at Twitter, insisted that the company’s policies on hate speech have not changed. “If Elon Musk has said now that he’s going to start a content moderation board, that was one good sign, but I continue to be concerned about that,” Klobuchar said. Other Democrats are raising national security concerns about how Musk financed the $44 billion Twitter deal.

Wall Street banks committed to helping Elon Musk finance his $44 billion takeover of Twitter stand to $500 million in the process, by some estimates. One of Musk's banks has even told its staff to expect a borrowing notice from Musk by today, Bloomberg reported. But don't feel sorry for the banks just yet — a group that comprises Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Barclays, MUFG, BNP Paribas, Mizuho, and SocGen. The group consists of Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Barclays, MUFG, BNP Paribas, Mizuho, and SocGen. Birchall's eldest son Benjamin even interned at Morgan Stanley for his ex-colleagues Frank Malone and Jon Neuhaus in the summer of 2021.

☆ You can now see the application for Biden's student-loan forgiveness — and the 5 pieces of information you will need to apply
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The White House just released a preview of the student-loan forgiveness application. It will require borrowers provide basic information like their email and Social Security Number. There is still no exact date yet for when the application will be officially live. On Tuesday, the Education Department released details on all of the information federal borrowers will need to access President Joe Biden's up to $20,000 in debt relief for those making under $125,000 a year. Here are the five main pieces of information they will need to apply:Name Social Security Number Date of birth Email And phone number.

☆ Compass employees question the real-estate brokerage's cost cutting, saying it threatens the startup's tech ambitions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This is Kaja Whitehouse reporting to you from New York City, where real estate isn't just a profession — it's an obsession. But you don't have to be preoccupied with real estate, or located in the Big Apple, to known about Compass, the fast-rising real-estate brokerage that IPOed last year. When Compass IPOed in April 2021, it garnered a $7 billion valuation — the highest price ever for a residential real estate brokerage. In other news:Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon moonlights as a DJ, and is now set to play at the Lollapalooza music festival in July. It's no secret that Goldman Sachs' CEO David Solomon has been under pressure over his burgeoning consumer banking division Marcus.

☆ House Democratic leadership finally released the text of their bill to ban members of Congress from trading stocks. Here's what's in it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The text comes after months of back-and-forth between Pelosi and lawmakers, and a vote may come this week. Interest in lawmakers' stock trades rose after Insider's "Conflicted Congress" investigation. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who himself does not trade stocks, said earlier this year that he'd consider barring members of Congress from trading stocks if the GOP wins the House in November. Here's what the bill includes:The bill would ban top officials across all three branches — as well as the spouses and dependent children of members of Congress — from owning or trading stocks, as well as cryptocurrencies. Members of Congress would also be required to file financial disclosures electronically, eliminating a long-standing problem with lawmakers submitting illegible information about their personal finances.

The Democratic-led Senate confirmed four new circuit court judges in the last two weeks, most recently U.S. District Judge Florence Pan to the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. By contrast, Trump had installed 69 judges at this point in his tenure. The most recent two-term presidents, Barack Obama and George W. Bush, each secured 325 Senate-confirmed judges for district courts, circuit courts and the Supreme Court over eight years. McConnell's allies say a GOP-run Senate would force Biden to pick judges who are acceptable to conservatives in order to get floor votes. Republicans ended the tradition for circuit judges in the Trump era and some liberals want to end it for district judges so that GOP senators in red states cannot block Biden’s nominees for vacancies.

☆ Republican senators vote to block a bill requiring dark-money groups to disclose their donors: 'I don't want to see them doxxed'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Democrats teed up a procedural vote Thursday on a bill to disclose dark-money groups' donors. Super PACs, on the other hand, are subject to federal campaign finance disclosure laws, but their funding often comes from dark money groups. "Unfortunately, the Republican party has become as dependent on dark money as a deep-sea diver is on his air hose," said Whitehouse. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesA bipartisan problemSince the Citizens United ruling 12 years ago, dark money spending has exploded in elections. Nonprofits have poured around $2 billion into elections, most of which can be linked to dark money groups, OpenSecrets found.

☆ Millennials and Gen Z want to stop a climate catastrophe. But first they have to get elected.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, told young climate activists in 2019, "You didn't vote for me." AP Photo/Gemunu AmarasingheBut most policy debates aren't genuinely existential in the way climate change is. "Younger Democrats tend to have a much more friendly relationship and response to the party's activist class than older Democrats do." Fossil-fuel interests have played a central role in stymieing progress on climate change for decades. Nearly a decade later, Trump ran for and won the presidency — with Gingrich's early and staunch support — while calling climate change a "hoax."

☆ Biden to press for donor transparency bill, Schumer pledges action this week
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Summer Concepcion | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden will deliver remarks Tuesday afternoon on legislation to require the disclosure of donors to dark money groups that raise huge sums of money to influence elections. The remarks come after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday that he plans to hold a vote on the Democratic bill this week. “This bill would fight the cancer of dark money in our elections and require dark money groups to report campaign contributions,” Schumer said in a statement. The legislation requires disclosures of donors giving $10,000 or more to a super PAC or 501(c)(4) group in an election cycle. Schumer’s announcement comes months after he said the bill would receive a vote in the full chamber.

☆ Trump accused Biden of scheming to keep gas prices down but they've been in steady decline for months: 'Right after the election it's going to double'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden for lowering gas prices. Trump claimed the decrease was a politically motivated scheme. "Right after the election, it's going to double up and go higher than anybody ever believed," Trump claimed. While the crowd cheered during Trump's rant on the current status of gas prices, some supporters didn't seem too bothered. "Wasn't too bad," the supporter said of the gas prices.

☆ I'm a 17-year-old high school student who can't vote. Here's why I built a system to track Congress' troubling stock trades.
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-10 | by ( George Mccain | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As a 17-year-old student at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, I can't even vote. I would spend the summer of 2021 creating a website — SenateTrades, I dubbed it — that analyzed senators' public financial disclosures. During an April congressional hearing, there was some bipartisan consensus that changes need to be made to congressional stock trading. My high school social studies class certainly didn't cover congressional stock trading. George McCain is a rising senior at The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

☆ После саммита с Путиным: Байден пригласил Зеленского в США в июле
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-08 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +2 min

Президент США Джозеф Байден пригласил украинского лидера Владимира Зеленского посетить Вашингтон в июле. Как сообщил в понедельник, 7 июня, помощник главы Белого дома по национальной безопасности Джейк Салливан, приглашение было озвучено во время телефонной беседы двух лидеров, передает dw. Разговор предшествовал визиту Байдена в Европу, в ходе которого 16 июня, в частности, запланированы переговоры американского лидера с президентом РФ Владимиром Путиным. Реагируя на озвученное Вашингтоном приглашение, украинский президент написал в Twitter: «Спасибо, президент Джо Байден, за приглашение посетить Белый дом в июле, озвученное во время нашей телефонной беседы. Глава украинского государства заявил порталу, что в свете предстоящего саммита Байдена и Путина готов пообщаться с американским лидером «в любой момент и в любой точке планеты».

Persons: nokta, Джозеф Байден, Владимир Зеленский, Джейк Салливан, Салливан, Байден, Зеленский, Владимир Путин, Путин, Джо Байден, Володимир Зеленський Organizations: Twitter, СМИ Locations: Ukraine, США, Вашингтон, Белый дом, Украина, Европа, РФ, Российская Федерация, Соединенные Штаты

Deasemenea a fost discutat progresul Israelului în degradarea capacităților Hamas, a altor elemente teroriste, eforturile diplomatice în curs ale guvernelor regionale și ale Statelor Unite. „Mă aștept să se ajungă la o încetare a focului într-o zi sau două, iar încetarea focului se va face pe baza unui acord reciproc”, a adăugat Moussa Abu Marzouk în timpul interviului. Întrebat la radio-ul public Kan din Israel dacă va începe încetarea focului vineri, ministrul serviciilor de informații Eli Cohen a spus: „Nu. Agravarea conflictului dintre Palestina și Israel a început cu ciocniri în Ierusalimul de Est. Ca răspuns, armata israeliană a chemat 5.000 de rezerviști și lansează atacuri aeriene împotriva țintelor din Fâșia Gaza.

Persons: Abu, Președintele Joe Biden, Beniamin Netaniahu, Președintele, Eli Cohen, Președintele SUA, Joe Biden, Jean, Pierre . Organizations: Hamas, Israelul, Casei Albe Locations: Fâșia Gaza, Israelului, Statelor Unite, Israel, Palestina, Est

☆ STUDIU: Topirea calotelor glaciare este asociată cu o creştere a nivelului mării de 10 ori mai rapidă
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-02 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

O topire a calotelor glaciare care s-a produs în trecutul Terrei ar fi putut să determine o creştere a nivelului mării de 10 ori mai rapidă decât cea actuală, potrivit unui studiu britanic publicat joi, care conţine numeroase "indicii esenţiale" despre efectele provocate de încălzirea climei, informează AFP.Nivelul mării ar putea să crească cu un metru sau chiar cu doi metri, potrivit estimărilor, până la sfârşitul secolului al XXI-lea, scrie agerpres.ro Autorii studiului, coordonaţi de cercetătorii de la Universitatea Durham, s-au bazat pe măsurători geologice ale nivelului mării din trecutul planetei noastre pentru a estima că nivelurile au crescut cu 3,6 metri pe secol într-un interval de 500 de ani la sfârşitul ultimei perioade glaciare, în urmă cu circa 14.600 de ani.Autorii au constatat, totodată, că acea creştere a nivelului mării cu 18 metri ar fi putut să provină în principal din topirea calotelor glaciare din emisfera nordică, nu a gheţurilor din Antarctica, aşa cum s-a crezut până acum.Autorii consideră că studiul lor ar putea să ofere "indicii esenţiale" despre impactul pe care ar putea să îl aibă schimbările climatice, fenomen ce provoacă o creştere a nivelului mării. "Am constatat că cea mai mare parte din creşterea rapidă a nivelului mării s-a datorat topirii calotelor glaciare din America de Nord şi din Scandinavia, cu o contribuţie uimitor de slabă a Antarcticii", a explicat o coautoare a studiului, Pippa Whitehouse, profesoară la Facultatea de Geografie din cadrul Universităţii Durham. "Următoarea mare întrebare este de a determina ce anume a declanşat topirea gheţii şi ce impact a avut afluxul masiv de apă asupra curentelor oceanice din Atlanticul de Nord. Aceste aspecte ne preocupă mult astăzi - orice perturbare a Gulf Stream, de exemplu, din cauza topirii calotei glaciare din Groenlanda, va avea consecinţe importante asupra climatului britanic", a subliniat Pippa Whitehouse.Fenomenul de creştere a nivelului mării care a durat cinci secole, comparabil cu topirea unei calote glaciare de două ori mai mare decât Groenlanda, a determinat inundarea unor vaste zone de uscat şi o perturbaţie a circulaţiei oceanice, cu efecte în serie asupra climatului mondial, au explicat autorii studiului.

Persons: - lea Organizations: Universitatea, Universităţii, Gulf Stream Locations: Universitatea Durham, Antarctica, America de Nord, Scandinavia, Universităţii Durham, Atlanticul de Nord, Groenlanda

☆ Congressional stock report: Diet Coke-loving Debbie Dingell buys the competition, environmentalist Lois Frankel eyes oil, and Dan Crenshaw gets his move on
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Members of Congress regularly make stock trades and are required to disclose them. Here's Insider's compilation of the most recent stock trades lawmakers disclosed. Her stock sales include the American Express Company, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc., and oil company Hess Corporation. Dingell this month also sold up to $50,000 worth of stock in the parent company of department store Macy's. These disclosures, which include a range of information about members' income, assets, debt, and financial trades, were originally due May 17.

@POTUS este contul oficial de Twitter al președintelui SUA. Contul va fi administrat de Joe Biden începând din ianuarie 2021 și, tot de atunci, numărul urmăritorilor pe acest cont va fi resetat la zero. Aceeași situație se va aplica și în cazul altor conturi asociate administrației prezidențiale din America. Ca transformare, @transition46 va deveni @whitehouse, conform datelor obținut de Bloomberg. Din momentul în care Joe Biden își va prelua mandatul de președinte al SUA, pe prima pagină a Twitter vor fi afișate niște notificări prin care vei fi invitat să-l urmărești pe președintele ales, care în prezent are 21,6 milioane de urmăritori, dar și contul @whitehouse.

Persons: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: United States Locations: SUA, America

☆ Melania Trump a întâmpinat Pomul de Crăciun la Casa Albă // VIDEO
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-24 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Melania Trump, în vârstă de 50 de ani, a întâmpinat Pomul de Crăciun într-un palton în carouri alb-negru, cu mănuși și cizme negre peste genunchi. Decorațiunile de Crăciun vor fi printre îndatoririle finale ale primei doamne înainte ca ea și președintele Donald Trump să părăsească Casa Albă pe 20 ianuarie. Each year the arrival of the #WHChristmas tree brings a spirit of holiday warmth & tradition to the @WhiteHouse. This year’s tree will continue to bring joy to those who will pass through the halls of the White House during this most wonderful time of the year. pic.twitter.com/RVHkWtoaWo November 23, 2020Melania TrumpMelania TrumpMelania Trump

Persons: Crăciun, Melania Trump, Donald Trump, Trump Melania Organizations: Casei Albe, Albastră, Casei Locations: Virginia de Vest

☆ Facebook передаст Байдену аккаунты президента США и других официальных лиц страны
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-23 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: 1 min

Другие аккаунты официальных лиц страны также будут переданы администрации нового президента. Американская компания Facebook намерена передать официальные аккаунты президента США @POTUS в соцсетях Facebook и Instagram Джозефу Байдену в день его инаугурации, несмотря на мнение действующего главы государства Дональда Трампа. Об этом в воскресенье, 22 ноября, сообщило агентство Reuters. "В 2017 году мы работали как с администрацией Обамы, так и администрацией Трампа, чтобы 20 января переход их аккаунтов в Facebook и Instagram состоялся беспрепятственно, и мы ожидаем сделать то же в этой ситуации (с Байденом. Кроме того, другие аккаунты официальных лиц страны, такие как @VP (вице-президент), @FLOTUS (первая леди США), @whitehouse (Белый дом), также будут переданы администрации нового президента.

Persons: Джозеф Байден, Дональд Трамп, Обамы, Трамп, Байден Organizations: Facebook, Reuters Locations: whitehouse, США, Белый дом

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