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Kevin McCarthy is Not Calling on George Santos to Resign

New York Times The House speaker has signaled that George Santos will be allowed to continue to serve in Congress even after being indicted on federal charges. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/us/politics/mccarthy-george-santos-congress.html

U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories Seen Rising Less Than Usual

Wall Street Journal Government data are expected to show natural-gas inventories increased last week by 74 billion cubic feet, as different parts of the U.S. saw a mix of both heating and cooling demand. https://www.wsj.com/articles/analysts-expect-74-billion-cubic-foot-rise-in-u-s-natural-gas-inventories-b865d47c

Biden, Republicans Dig In on Debt Ceiling

Wall Street Journal With just weeks to go until the U.S. potentially defaults on paying its bills, some Democratic lawmakers floated ways to make progress toward raising the borrowing limit. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-republicans-dig-in-on-debt-ceiling-aaa8271c

GOP Vermont Gov. greenlights legal protections for abortion pills

Fox News Vermont’s Republican governor signed abortion and transgender shield bills into law Wednesday that are the first in the country to explicitly include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone. The bills protect providers from discipline for…

Chanel Takes Hollywood in a Return to Spectacle. Will It Pay Off?

Wall Street Journal Fresh off underwriting the Met Gala and from Sofia Richie’s Chanel-showcase wedding, the Parisian house deepens its Los Angeles ties. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chanel-hollywood-expansion-paramount-los-angeles-d8e0010f

Santos backed a bill to fight unemployment fraud. Now he’s charged with it.

Washington Post The unemployment fraud bill has drawn attention as GOP leaders look to deliver on their promise to stop waste — while one of their own members is under scrutiny. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/10/unemployement-fraud-santos/

Comer says Biden ‘involved’ in family biz dealings; brother, grandkids, and Hunter and his wives all got paid

Fox News House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said the panel believes President Biden “has been involved” in his family’s foreign business dealings “from the very beginning,” telling reporters that lawmakers are only “in the beginning stages” of their investigation. Comer listed the Biden family members who received funds, including Hunter Biden, Jim Biden, “Joe…

What the indictment means for Rep. George Santos: Will he be kicked out of Congress?

Fox News House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is getting calls to expel Rep. George Santos after his indictment Wednesday.. Expulsion is not up to the speaker, but history plus the dynamics of the House make Santos’ immediate expulsion unlikely. The reason? Though he has a long list of lies and alleged frauds, Santos has only been…

Dem accuses GOP of wanting ‘slavery,’ insists migrants are needed to clean, build homes and harvest food

Fox News Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson, a Democrat, said Wednesday that immigrants “coming across” the border are needed in America for construction efforts, to “put food on our table,” and to clean up hospitals. Johnson’s comments came during a House Judiciary Committee markup of measures, including H.R. 2494 – known as the Protect Our Law…

Defense Logistics Agency’s Troop Support Creates Survivor Daily Rations for FEMA

Defense.gov Feeding disaster survivors is one of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s core response capabilities and it is one of the first initiatives requested at the onset of most disasters. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3391444/defense-logistics-agencys-troop-support-creates-survivor-daily-rations-for-fema/