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Government pensioners look to elbow into Social Security talks - Roll Call

Lawmakers backing a push from public sector workers to restore higher Social Security payouts are gearing up for legislative action this year.

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Hey Congress: You can't ban TikTok

Does anybody in D.C. understand that the government doesn't control the internet? There are no good answers

Salon

Economy and Society, February 21, 2023: Will Congress block Biden’s ESG retirement plan rule?

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Bill to ban TikTok in US reflects growing concerns in Congress

WASHINGTON — A group of lawmakers has revived legislation to ban TikTok in the U.S. as doubts grow about the viability of an effort to keep data it collects from falling into the hands of the Chinese government.

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At the Races: Cash course - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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McCarthy’s moderate Republican allies have their own debt-ceiling ideas

Ultraconservatives in the House have dominated the public discussion on the US debt ceiling, but Speaker Kevin McCarthy can’t afford to ignore GOP centrists if the country is to avoid a catastrophic payments default later this year.

Tribune News Service

GOPers plot to hike retirement age to 70

"Medicare and Social Security are non-negotiable," responded Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan

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Francis Wilkinson: Sinema will have to be partisan to be independent

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema showed up in Davos this week, where she celebrated her recently declared independence from partisanship. The most pressing problem in U.S. politics, the former Democrat from Arizona told the World Economic Forum, was “a deeply broken two-party system.”

Tribune News Service

Senator: Ending US aid to Ukraine would be historic mistake

Maine’s independent senator says the U.S. risks enabling the spread of extremism in Europe if it stopped providing support to Ukraine in its war with Russia

The Independent UK

Benefits of federal law to remain out of Maine tribes' reach

Congress has halted a bill that would have allowed Native American tribes in Maine to get the same benefits of future federal laws that tribes across the rest of the U.S. do

The Independent UK

AOC wants a Democrat to challenge Kyrsten Sinema for Senate seat. Others in the party aren’t so sure

Most Democrats are unsure about challenging the newly minted independent Senator

The Independent UK

What Kyrsten Sinema’s party change means for Pa.'s John Fetterman and Senate Democrats

PHILADELPHIA — Well, that didn’t last long.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sinema switches from Dem to independent

Sinema may be trying to fend off a potential primary challenge — but could end up helping elect a Republican

Salon

Gillibrand calls new NDAA ‘huge milestone’ in military justice

WASHINGTON — The newly released defense authorization bill for fiscal 2023 all but completes a decade-long campaign to overhaul the tradition-bound military justice system, advocates of the change say.

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Gillibrand calls new NDAA 'huge milestone' in military justice - Roll Call

The defense authorization measure would move authority over prosecutions for major crimes from commanders to professional prosecutors.

Tribune News Service

Maine lawmakers snap over lobstermen’s impact on whales

As federal regulators look to impose limits on fishing lines that can entangle an endangered whale species, a bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers is rallying to block rules they say could tank the state’s lucrative lobster industry.

Roll Call

Maine lawmakers snap over lobstermen's impact on whales - Roll Call

A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers is rallying to block rules they say could tank the state’s lucrative lobster industry.

Tribune News Service

Nuclear arms fears surface during Senate hearing

Should the vice president’s residence be moved to Kansas City to ensure the U.S. government can function after a nuclear strike?

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Nuclear arms fears surface during Senate hearing - Roll Call

Doomsday queries at a Senate hearing reflect heightened level of alarm after China, Russia devise new delivery systems.

Tribune News Service

Backers of West Virginia pipeline have financial, campaign ties

WASHINGTON — Politicians backing an unfinished West Virginia gas pipeline at the center of debate in Congress have received thousands of dollars in contributions from the companies behind the project, hold stock in those companies or both.

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Pipeline's backers have financial, campaign ties - Roll Call

Politicians backing a West Virginia gas pipeline have received thousands of dollars in contributions from companies behind the project.

Roll Call

Fight brews over Pentagon's push to counter extremists - Roll Call

Democrats are vowing to resist GOP attempts to halt Defense Department training aimed at countering extremist groups.

Al Jazeera

US Senate introduces bills to safeguard future elections

Legislation would address threats to the electoral process but does not have enough votes to overcome the filibuster.

Tribune News Service

Senate NDAA to Pentagon: ‘Immediately’ halt fight against extremism

WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee has called on the Defense Department to halt its programs to prevent and root out extremism in the ranks.

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Senate NDAA to Pentagon: ‘Immediately’ halt fight against extremism - Roll Call

The Senate Armed Services Committee has called on the Defense Department to halt programs to prevent and root out extremism in the ranks.

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