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Senate eyes possibility of vote-a-rama on budget resolution

TheHill.com 

The Senate this week may move ahead with its budget resolution to enact part of President Trump’s legislative agenda, an effort that would include an hours-long vote-a-rama — which Democrats could use to protest the measure and stall its passage. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has not indicated if he plans to bring the...

Five pressing questions as RFK Jr. takes HHS reins

TheHill.com 

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent decades as an outsider railing against federal health authorities. His entire Make America Healthy Again movement is based largely on undermining the scientific and public health messaging from the federal government, along with overhauling the status quo in the food and drug industries. But after being confirmed by the...

GOP lawmakers divided on Musk, seen by some as a liability

TheHill.com 

Republicans on Capitol Hill are divided over tech billionaire Elon Musk being the public face of President Trump’s aggressive bid to shrink the government, with some souring on Musk’s prominent role as he increasingly has become a target of Democratic attacks. Several GOP senators worry that having an unelected billionaire crow about slashing federal jobs, which happen...

Fire-ravaged Los Angeles confronts difficult questions as it rushes to rebuild

TheHill.com 

As a charred Los Angeles resurfaces from the infernal flames that engulfed the region last month, questions loom as to how residents will rebuild — and whether they should remake their neighborhoods as they were, or take the chance to make the city less vulnerable to the fires of the future. With an estimated 17,000 structures...

Republicans hope to jam through defense, border funding boost ahead of shutdown fight

TheHill.com 

Senate Republicans have the ambitious goal of jamming through funding boosts for defense and border security — separately from the appropriations process — ahead of a mid-March deadline to prevent a government shutdown. Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said this week that he told President Trump “it would be really helpful if we...

Democrats grapple for response on education as GOP charges ahead

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The Democratic Party is having to take a hard look at its education strategy as Republicans move aggressively on the issue with satisfaction in public education at its lowest point in decades. Democrats, who dominated the education realm for years, are on their back foot as President Trump and the GOP look to enact sweeping...

YouTube Gold: George McGinnis

Duke Basketball Report 

Unknown date; Atlanta, GA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Philadelphia 76ers forward George McGinnis (30) shoots over Atlanta Hawks forward Lou Hudson (23) at The Omni. | Manny Rubio-Imagn Images

One of the great talents to come out of the state of Indiana

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Progress made for blackchin tilapia control in Thailand

Thefishsite.com 

Thailand's Department of Fisheries has reported progress towards achieving its goal of controlling invasive populations of blackchin tilapia, providing benefits for aquaculture producers throughout the country.

Nigeria Looks to Boost Oil Production by 1 Million Bpd by End-2026

Oilprice.com 

The Nigerian government aims to boost the country’s oil production by 1 million barrels per day (bpd) by December 2026, from the current 1.75 million bpd, the head of the upstream regulator of Africa’s top crude producer said. Thanks to a government crackdown on oil theft, losses have declined by 5,000 bpd and current oil output in the country is at about 1.75 million bpd, Gbenga Komolafe, chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), said at a town hall conference this weekend. Читать дальше...