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Michigan Public Schools Spent Nearly Half of Their $1.2 Billion in Pandemic Relief Funds on Employee Compensation, Watchdog Says

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Michigan school districts ‘mostly used Covid relief funds to pad existing employees’ compensation levels,’ watchdog’s findings indicate (Getty Images) Michigan public schools used nearly half of their pandemic relief spending on employee compensation, according to a new report from a Michigan policy watchdog. Many of the state’s students, meanwhile, continue to perform below pre-pandemic testing

Top House Armed Services Democrat Says Johnson’s ‘Convoluted’ Ukraine Aid Plan Will Only Bring Further Delays

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Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, cast doubts on Tuesday about a plan advanced by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to send new rounds of aid to Ukraine, arguing the proposal creates a convoluted process for supplying Ukrainian forces. Congress has deliberated for months on proposals for new rounds

Rep: CCP Doing ‘Nothing Substantial‘ to Stop Fentanyl Trafficking Into US Despite Its Claims

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While the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has claimed to have been helping keep fentanyl from being trafficked into the United States, it has not done anything substantial, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) said during a Tuesday House Select Committee on the CCP hearing on the subject. Presenting his case to colleagues and testify… Original News Source

Rep. Krishnamoorthi: CCP Doing ‘Nothing Substantial‘ to Stop Fentanyl Trafficking Into US Despite Its Claims

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While the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has claimed to have been helping keep fentanyl from being trafficked into the United States, it has not done anything substantial, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) said during a Tuesday House Select Committee on the CCP hearing on the subject. Presenting his case to colleagues and testify… Original News Source

House speaker faces new call by another Republican to step down or face removal

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House Speaker Johnson says he’s not resigning House Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s not resigning as momentum grows for ouster 11:15 Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a new call by another Republican lawmaker to step down or face removal, but he said Tuesday he’s not resigning. Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie said Tuesday

WATCH: Jennifer Granholm Says She Doesn’t Know Her Own Stock Portfolio

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Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on Tuesday said she does not know her own stock portfolio when pressed by Sen. Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) over why she falsely testified last year about her stock-trading activities.  Hawley asked Granholm during a Tuesday congressional hearing why she incorrectly said she did not own individual stocks when she