Speaker Mike Johnson calls shutdown “utterly pointless” after House passes funding bill

[ad_1] House Speaker Mike Johnson addressed reporters on Wednesday night after the lower chamber voted to pass a Senate-backed funding package to end the 43-day government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. Johnson admonished Democrats over the impasse and touted Republicans’ achievements in the first 10 months of President Trump’s second term. [ad_2] Source link

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Amazon sued in class action lawsuit over workplace absence practices

[ad_1] Amazon was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the e-commerce giant has used “punitive attendance policies” against its employees. The complaint claims Amazon uses an automated system to track employee attendance, and then threatens employees with discipline and possible termination when they make legally protected accommodation requests. “Under this…

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Epstein discharge petition secures final signature needed to force House vote on releasing files

[ad_1] Washington — An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday after House Speaker Mike Johnson delayed the swearing-in of a newly elected Democrat for seven weeks.  The effort, known as a discharge petition,…

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Judge orders hundreds detained by ICE in Chicago area released over the next week, with hundreds more possible

[ad_1] A federal judge has ordered that hundreds of people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement be released from federal facilities in the next week because their arrests by ICE were possibly unlawful and in violation of a federal court order. Attorneys with the National Immigrant Justice Center and ACLU of Illinois say federal…

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