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Federal judge at center of FDA abortion drug case has history with conservative causes

U.S. District Matthew Kacsmaryk was once deputy counsel for the First Liberty Institute, the Plano-based conservative Christian law firm.

The Texas Tribune

US recognises Arunachal Pradesh as part of India and condemns China’s attempts ‘to change status quo’

China claims the northeastern state as its own and calls it ‘Zangnan’ or ‘South Tibet’

The Independent UK

GOP wants to impose 30% US sales tax

The bill would also eliminate corporate income taxes and abolish the IRS

Salon

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Capitol riot far-right internet personality gets 60 days

A far-right internet personality who streamed live video while he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to two months of imprisonment for joining the mob’s attack on the building

The Independent UK

Congress tasks a federal watchdog to examine Indian Affairs' troubled tribal jails

The jails program has come under fire for numerous deaths. NPR and Mountain West found a previous review was managed by a retired official who oversaw the facilities when some of the deaths occurred.

WEKU

Senate adds breastfeeding worker protections to omnibus - Roll Call

The Senate adopted an amendment to the omnibus spending bill to require employers to provide space for workers to pump breastmilk on the job.

Roll Call

Senate Democrats: Reduce harm of drug laws to open cannabis banking

Negotiations over provisions that would allow cannabis companies to access banking services were among the sticking points holding up the release of the fiscal 2023 defense reauthorization bill text Tuesday, senators said.

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Lawmakers exclude cannabis language from defense authorization text

Senate Democrats will let banks work with cannabis businesses but only for fairer treatment for those caught up in the war on drugs.

Roll Call

Suburban man gets 18 months probation for entering U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6

David Wiersma, 68, was arrested in Posen and charged along with Dawn Frankowski in September 2021. He pleaded guilty in late August to misdemeanor parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.

Chicago Sun-Times

Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where on ballot

Voters approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime

The Independent UK

Schumer mulls filing cloture on shell for stopgap funding bill

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer may take procedural steps beginning Thursday to set up a final vote next week on stopgap spending legislation running through Dec. 16.

Tribune News Service

Schumer mulls filing cloture for stopgap funding bill

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer may take procedural steps beginning Thursday to set up a final vote next week on stopgap spending legislation running through Dec. 16.

Tribune News Service

Schumer mulls filing cloture on shell for stopgap funding bill - Roll Call

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer may take procedural steps to set up a vote next week on stopgap spending legislation running through Dec. 16.

Roll Call

Is SAFE Banking Act Getting Closer To Passage? Senators Agree Public Safety Issues Are At Play

Sponsors of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act recently discussed the urgency of enacting cannabis reform this session, reiterating the public safety imperative of providing the industry access to the financial system.

Benzinga

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The Guardian - US

Oregon shooting at grocery store leaves three dead, including gunman

Details of suspected gunman and his two victims were not immediately released in attack at a Safeway in Bend

Benzinga

The US Cannabis Council Announced A New Media Campaign During A Briefing On SAFE Banking For Cannabis Businesses

On Wednesday, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) joined Steven Hawkins, CEO of the U.S. Cannabis Council, for a briefing about marijuana banking reform.

The Guardian - US

Biden under pressure to declare climate emergency after Manchin torpedoes bill

President could bypass the political gridlock as nearly 20% population faces 100F and above temperatures

The Independent UK

Biden vowing 'strong' climate action despite dual setbacks

President Joe Biden is promising “strong executive action” to combat climate change, despite setbacks that have restricted his ability to regulate carbon emissions and boost clean energy such as wind and solar power

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Inverse

NASA’s hunt for life on Europa hits a major milestone

In today's edition of Inverse Daily, read about the James Webb Space Telescope, Paxlovid and rebound Covid-19 infections, and an interview on Ms. Marvel.

Inverse

Paxlovid and rebound Covid-19 infections: What you need to know

Some people who take Pfizer's oral antiviral for Covid-19 report testing negative after treatment only to test positive again days later.

Roll Call

Biden heads to Oregon amid controversy over state's new House seat

Biden's trip to Oregon comes as a Washington super PAC's spending in a crowded House primary has made some Democrats angry with Washington.

Tribune News Service

Congress begins taking stock of how to limit lawmaker trading

A bipartisan rush earlier this year to limit stock trading by members of Congress has given way to the slow grind of finding a consensus on a complex issue that critics say erodes public trust in government.

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