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Ban social media for kids? Fed-up parents in Senate say yes

Legislation introduced by four senators aims to prohibit all children under the age of 13 from using social media and would give parents more control over what teenagers under the age of 18 can access

The Independent UK

Kids under 13 would be barred from social media under bipartisan Senate bill

Studies link social media to aspects of America's mental health crisis in adolescents. A handful of bipartisan members of the Senate hope to change that.

WEKU

Collins helps sink Feinstein replacement

Democrats can't advance Biden judge picks while Feinstein is recovering from shingles

Salon

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McConnell returns to Senate, urges Biden to ‘stop wasting time’ on debt ceiling

WASHINGTON — Minority Leader Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday weeks after suffering a concussion and fractured rib in a fall, jumping back into the fray by accusing President Joe Biden of taking an “extreme position” over a coming debt ceiling deadline.

Tribune News Service

McConnell returns to Senate, urges Biden to ‘stop wasting time’ on debt ceiling - Roll Call

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell used his public remarks in weeks to blast President Biden for not holding new talks on the debt ceiling.

Roll Call

ISIS could launch attack in tourist hotspots 'within six months' with terrorists on rise

ISIS-K, the Islamic State - Khorasan Province has developed capabilities in Afghanistan that enable it to attack West interests in Eurasia, said US Army General Michael Kurilla

Daily Mirror

Global Disinformation Index, Inform Thyself

Time and time again, so-called disinformation watchdogs fail their own tests—the lab leak is just the latest example.

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U.S. Energy Department Endorses Lab Leak Theory of COVID-19's Origins

The push to label the lab leak thesis a racist conspiracy theory now looks even more foolish.

Reason

Top US court refuses to review anti-BDS law. Here’s what it means

The decision does not necessarily mean that the Supreme Court thinks anti-BDS laws are constitutional, experts say.

Al Jazeera

SCOTUS hears argument in case challenging scope of NLRB authority

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia

Balloon ‘panic’ intensifies push against China in Washington

Biden administration faces growing calls from US Congress for tough policies against China after ‘spy’ balloon incident.

Al Jazeera

U.S. military says it is searching for remnants of Chinese spy balloon

The U.S. military said on Sunday it is searching for remnants of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down the previous day, in a dramatic spy saga that has further strained American-Chinese relations.

Reuters

Senators: Officials blocking access to mishandled documents

Members of the Senate intelligence committee say they should have access to classified documents that were discovered in the homes of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence

The Independent UK

Congress tightens screws on Chinese tech purchases, collaboration

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers added new restrictions and limitations late last year on Chinese entities trying to buy U.S. high-tech companies as well as a ban on collaboration between American and Chinese government agencies in several technology sectors.

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Congress tightens screws on Chinese tech purchases, collaboration - Roll Call

Lawmakers directed the Federal Trade Commission to give closer scrutiny to Chinese acquisitions of US tech companies.

Reason

A New Federal Press Shield Bill Falters Just Before the Finish Line in Congress

A law to protect people engaged in journalism from having to reveal sources gets blocked by Sen. Tom Cotton.

Reason

The Failure To Enact Marijuana Banking and Crack Sentencing Reforms Is a Window on Congressional Dysfunction

Although both bills have broad bipartisan support, they never got a vote in the Senate and were excluded from the omnibus spending bill.

Reason

Congress Yet Again Fails To Pass Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reforms

A compromise to cram crack sentencing reform into the year-end omnibus spending bill fell apart at the last minute.

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9/11 compensation bill tangled up in Beirut victims’ push

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9/11 compensation bill tangled up in Beirut victims’ push

An effort to help victims and families of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing could derail legislation in the lame-duck session to compensate certain families for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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9/11 compensation bill tangled up in Beirut victims’ push - Roll Call

An effort to help victims and families of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing could derail 9/11 victims compensation bill.

Reason

What Does the Respect for Marriage Act Actually Say?

This isn't something radical. It basically just affirms a status quo supported by the polls.

Tribune News Service

TikTok draws bipartisan fire on concerns over China surveillance

WASHINGTON — Two U.S. senators called TikTok a Chinese surveillance tool, issuing a bipartisan warning as the Biden administration weighs a deal that could let the video-sharing app keep operating in the U.S.

The Guardian - US

Who’s next? Republicans who might go up against Trump in 2024

The former president is running again but the GOP midterm meltdown has changed the primary landscape

Salon

GOP in turmoil — and it's delicious

Maybe Republicans are finally over Trump! Ha ha, just kidding — but one way or another, they're eating themselves

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