Rebelling against their leaders, four House Republicans on Wednesday signed onto a “discharge petition,” giving Democrats the 218 signatures needed to force a vote on a three-year extension of the Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire for millions of Americans on Dec. 31.

The FCC chairman refused to disown his comments about Kimmel and, when questioned by Democrats about an agency long considered autonomous, suggested it was not insulated from Trump’s pressure.

“The FCC is not an independent agency,” Carr said.

Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., noted that the FCC’s website described it as an “independent U.S. government agency overseen by Congress.”

Soon after, with the hearing still underway, the website changed, removing “independent” from a section describing its mission.

Space Cat said:

I hope spittoon is keeping a spreadsheet listing all the shit that needs to get fixed.

I thought they had already gotten a vote on extending obamacare subsidies?

In spite of rising costs, Floridians aren’t ditching their flood insurance policies, a new study found. But the rest of the nation is dropping flood policies at a rate that could endanger the federal program that provides them.

attributes that growth to [Florida's] new policy of mandating that anyone with home insurance from Citizens, the state-run insurer of last resort, to also hold flood insurance — regardless of whether they’re in a flood zone or not.

GoonGoonington said:

MELANIA

Jeff Bezos's $40 millions documentary about her. Yes $40,000,000. Documentary. Seven zeros.
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Melanija Knavs said:

I Really Don't Care, Do U?

“The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted unanimously today to name the institution The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts,” center spokeswoman Roma Daravi said in a statement.

“The unanimous vote recognizes that the current Chairman saved the institution from financial ruin and physical destruction. The new Trump Kennedy Center reflects the unequivocal bipartisan support for America’s cultural center for generations to come,” she added.

But Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice (DOJ) would not be releasing the full Epstein files to Congress today.

Under the terms, TikTok's recommendation algorithm is set to be retrained on US user data to ensure feeds are free from external manipulation.

Overall, the military judges ordered removal 78% of the time compared to 63% for all other judges.

His fixation on the number between 91 and 93 has been a feature for a while.

• Young conservatives gather: On the final day of Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference in Arizona, Vice President JD Vance made an appeal to young conservatives to come together, and rapper Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance, heaping praise on the president.

toadylox said:

meant to mark that at 1:30

Under the terms, TikTok's recommendation algorithm is set to be retrained on US user data to ensure feeds are free from external manipulation.

Expanding Faith-based Healthcare in Nigeria through the America First Global Health Strategy
Today, the United States Department of State signed a five-year bilateral health Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Republic of Nigeria to strengthen Nigeria’s health system, with a strong emphasis on promoting Christian faith-based health care providers. Under this MOU, the Department of State, working with Congress, intends to commit nearly $2.1 billion to expand essential preventative and curative services for HIV, TB, malaria, maternal and child health and polio. Additionally, Nigeria will increase its domestic health expenditures by nearly $3 billion during the term of the MOU, the largest co-investment any country has made to date under the America First Global Health Strategy.

China bought the warehouse. Now they’re changing the currency on the cash register.