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Oil Industry Now Set to Control Both Congressional Energy Committees
The Energy and Commerce Committee will be led by the House Republican who received the most money from oil and gas PACs.
DOJ Suit Accuses Major Drug Distributor of Fueling US Opioid Epidemic
“All these companies need to be held accountable,” said Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal. “This is a start.”
Putin Planned Before Invasion to Cut Off Ukraine’s Electricity During the Winter
Russia assumed that Ukraine’s population could be controlled by shutting off access to heat and water.
Starbucks’s Refusal to Bargain With 21 Stores Is Illegal, NLRB Says
This is the first time the NLRB has filed a complaint over the company’s refusal to bargain with multiple stores.
Biden WH Reminds GOP Leaders: You Don’t Have Oversight Powers Until Next Week
The GOP plans to aggressively investigate the Biden administration once the party takes the House.
Biden Admin Plans to Expand Title 42 to Expel Cubans, Nicaraguans and Haitians
The new rules will model the policy used for Venezuelan asylum seekers, which advocates have denounced as inhumane.
January 6 Committee Withdraws Trump Subpoena
The former president falsely claimed the subpoena withdrawal was proof he “did nothing wrong.”
Big Pharma and GOP Open About Plans to Obstruct Medicare Drug Price Reforms
While the reforms are less ambitious than what progressives wanted, they could still have a significant impact on costs.
New York Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Representative-Elect George Santos
The investigation comes as top Republicans have remained silent about his numerous lies.
In a Violent Year for LGBTQ People, These Are the Ways We Coped and Fought Back
A year-end round-up of LGBTQIA+ news and cultural shifts.