Maria Cantwell questions bill’s legality, contradicting report from constitutional law firm Sen. Maria Cantwell (Getty Images) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.), the head of the powerful Senate Commerce Committee whose former senior aides work for TikTok, is throwing cold water on the bipartisan House bill targeting the Chinese-owned app, saying she thinks it is likely
The Amazon Labor Union burst onto the scene in 2021 with support from leading progressives and an endorsement from President Joe Biden. But the group could soon lose that prime placement as it grapples with financial troubles and controversy surrounding its founder. The union had just $28,354 cash on hand at the end of last
New York City Hall on Monday indicated it will use taxpayers’ money to pay for a celebrity lawyer to defend New York City mayor Eric Adams against a lawsuit containing allegations of sexual assault dating back to 1993. Attorney Alex Spiro will serve as co-counsel for Adams, according to a court notice filed on Monday
A new poll this week shows Republican challenger Tim Sheehy leading incumbent Democratic senator Jon Tester in Montana’s Senate race. Sheehy is leading Tester 48 percent to 45 percent, with 7 percent of polled Montana voters still undecided, according to the poll released on Monday by J.L. Partners. Montana is poised to have one of
TEL AVIV—At least two students have dropped out of Columbia University’s dual degree program with Tel Aviv University since Oct. 7, citing an eruption of anti-Semitism on the Manhattan campus. Others have considered leaving the program for the same reason, or said they wish they could. Eighty-five dual degree students, along with 80 of their
The Legal Aid Society says members of its board of directors “provide crucial guidance that strengthens” the organization’s work. When President Joe Biden’s embattled judicial nominee Adeel Mangi served on the board, that work included defending some of New York’s most notorious cop killers. Mangi, the nominee for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, served
Brian Harrison led green energy company to bankruptcy after receiving $500 million in Obama admin loans former Solyndra head Brian Harrison (Twitter/@AZRegents) The Biden administration is giving $6.6 billion to a semiconductor project run by the former CEO of Solyndra, the failed solar energy company at the center of an Obama-era scandal over government misspending.