Fight for COVID funding resumes as FDA OKs second … The FDA authorized an optional second booster shot against the virus for millions of Americans, and the Biden administration is asking for $22 billion in COVID funding.
Lawmakers grill OMB director on $5.8T Biden budget President Joe Biden’s budget director was put in the hot seat on Tuesday as lawmakers grilled her over the administration’s newly-released spending plan.
Dems plow toward Supreme Court vote after testy hearing Democrats are barreling forward with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation after she emerged from two days of high-profile questioning largely unscathed.
Republicans ramp up support for candidates snubbed … While Trump remains the most coveted endorser among Republicans, his picks in some races have stirred concern and frustration within some corners of the GOP.
Clock ticking for Congress to pass more virus funding With the White House warning that time is running out for Congress to approve additional COVID-19 response money, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said a bipartisan effort to push through the funding is not dead.
House passes sweeping $1.5 trillion omnibus spending … The last-minute revolt over the COVID-19 funding from Democrats angered over a GOP-demanded offset upended a delicately negotiated package between congressional leaders of both parties.
Truth may be stranger than ‘The Thing About Pam’ … Pam Hupp sits in a state prison in northern Missouri, serving a life sentence for murder; she’ll eventually face trial another killing. The two murders left three families irrevocably harmed and spurred investigations into law enforcement corruption and prosecutorial malfeasance.
Highest-paying jobs in Memphis that don’t require … From the moment they first set foot on campus, today’s high-school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, coaches—the list goes on and on. While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students’ future […]
Chiefs look back on season of success that fell just … Despite blowing a 21-3 first-half lead, and an interception by Patrick Mahomes in overtime that allowed the Bengals to set up the winning field goal, the Chiefs still accomplished plenty this season.
Social Security payment schedule: When to expect … Do you qualify for social security benefits? Here’s when your payments will come in 2022.
AP: States and cities slow to spend federal pandemic … As Congress considered a massive COVID-19 relief package earlier this year, hundreds of mayors from across the U.S. pleaded for “immediate action” on billions of dollars targeted to shore up their finances and revive their communities. Now that they’ve received it, local officials are taking their time before actually spending the windfall. As of this […]