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PEN America honors activists, artists and dissidents

From an imprisoned Ukranian journalist to a high school activist in Florida, PEN America paid tribute Monday night to democracy and free expression and warned about the dangers faced in the U.S. and abroad

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Schumer calls for end to crack cocaine sentencing disparity: ‘Cocaine is cocaine’

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday called on lawmakers to end a sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine that has had a disproportionate effect on Black Americans.

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Communication breakdown — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

This week’s Hits and Misses is all about communication as Sen. Cory Booker shows he doesn't need a mic and House panels have mute troubles.

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Biden's Plan To Link Federal Transportation Spending to Zoning Reform Could Make the Housing Shortage Worse

The administration is encouraging counterproductive "inclusionary zoning" policies that often raise housing prices and reduce supply.

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Why is there a baby formula shortage in the US, and what can parents do?

Many parents are struggling to feed their babies, and the crisis is hitting poorer families disproportionately hard

The Guardian - US

Senators Cory Booker And Brian Schatz Call On Federal Agencies To Research Psychedelics

Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the FDA whom they called on to study the therapeutic potent

Benzinga

The fur flies as House, Senate wrangle over ban on mink farming

WASHINGTON — The future of an estimated 100 U.S. mink farms may be decided by House and Senate negotiators resolving differences in a massive research and technology package designed to make the nation more competitive with China.

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The fur flies as House, Senate wrangle over ban on mink farming - Roll Call

The House would ban U.S. mink farming in a competition bill, but the Senate, with support from both parties, is balking.

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Sen Steve Daines Says SAFE Banking Act Has Enough Votes To Pass As Standalone, Is This True?

The Senate has been under a lot of pressure from all sides over the last few weeks to pass the cannabis SAFE Banking Act.

Benzinga

Booker blasts Biden admin’s food justice efforts in closed-door meeting

The heated exchange left some senators stunned.

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Biden will ask Congress for money to combat global hunger

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s next supplemental spending request for Ukraine will include money to deal with a spiraling global food crisis, the United States’ No. 1 diplomat said in testimony before a Senate panel Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Biden will ask Congress for money to combat global hunger

President Joe Biden will ask Congress in his next supplemental funding request for Ukraine to include money to combat global hunger.

Roll Call

Biden weighs adding global food aid to Ukraine funding request

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is weighing swift action to ramp up global food assistance amid rising concern that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is stoking a hunger crisis in many poorer nations, according to people familiar with the discussions.

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The AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF MSOS Reaches All-Time Low After CAOA Delay

The AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF has reached an all-time low of $17.59 after the delay of Chuck Schumer’s CAOA Act. CAOA is short for Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. The ETF was priced ar

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Matthew Yglesias: If Canada’s conservatives can say YIMBY, why can’t America’s?

Scott Aitchison is one of several politicians in the running to lead Canada’s opposition Conservative Party. And one of his big ideas is something that would never fly — but should — in America’s opposition Republican Party: federal action to deregulate the housing sector.

Benzinga

Senators Rick Scott, James Lankford And Ted Cruz Openly Against Federal Cannabis Legalization, Here's Why

The House of Representatives approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act,

Benzinga

Why The Cannabis Community Needs To Avoid Spreading Misinformation

This article was originally published on Goldleaf and appears here with permission.

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Democrats revel in history during Supreme Court confirmation vote

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris couldn’t hold back a broad smile and a crack in her voice as she guided the Senate’s final steps to confirming the first Black woman to the Supreme Court Thursday.

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Senate set to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson for upcoming Supreme Court vacancy

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, the end of a historic nomination process streaked with acrimony even for a justice who will not alter the court’s current conservative tilt.

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Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for upcoming Supreme Court vacancy

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Ketanji Brown Jackson approved as first Black woman Supreme Court justice

Jackson was confirmed 53-47, mostly along party lines but with three Republican votes.

Roll Call

Democrats revel in history during Supreme Court confirmation vote - Roll Call

Democrats marked Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court with smiles, tears and cheers.

Benzinga

Sen Chuck Schumer Explores What Republicans Need In Cannabis Legalization Bill To Support It

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) confirmed this week that together with his colleagues he is planning to consult with Republican senators to find out what “they want” to see included in a bill to federally legalize cannabis, which he

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Senate set to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson for upcoming Supreme Court vacancy

WASHINGTON — The Senate is expected to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, the end of a historic nomination process streaked with acrimony even for a justice who will not alter the court’s current conservative tilt.

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Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for upcoming Supreme Court vacancy - Roll Call

After another contentious confirmation process, she will be the first Black woman and former public defender on the high court.

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