News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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JUST IN: Senate Republicans have blocked an effort to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
— NPR (@NPR) May 28, 2021
60 votes were needed to pass the bill. Just 6 Republicans joined Democrats in supporting it.https://t.co/3BW0LTI2bC
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks after Republicans block bill to create a Capitol riot commission: "We all know what's going on here. Senate Republicans chose to defend the big lie because they believe anything that might upset Donald Trump could hurt them politically" pic.twitter.com/1mtjrIa5vi
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 28, 2021
The Senate agreed to delay final passage of a wide-ranging bipartisan bill aimed at confronting China after Republican senators forced a series of procedural hurdles
— POLITICO (@politico) May 28, 2021
https://t.co/2LDwUF3ApP
JUST IN: Federal government says it is legal for companies to require workers to get coronavirus vaccines https://t.co/SYpOa6Ss2X
— Axios (@axios) May 28, 2021
A Southwest passenger accused of punching a flight attendant and causing her to lose two teeth has been banned from flying with the airline. https://t.co/NGkshZwRXW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 28, 2021
Jury finds Cristhian Bahena Rivera guilty of first-degree murder in Mollie Tibbetts killing https://t.co/dqaSBh2LPR pic.twitter.com/evoe6eHQp6
— The Hill (@thehill) May 28, 2021
The Biden administration plans to speed up court cases for recently arrived migrant families who are seeking asylum, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. https://t.co/B0BgxusWe5 m
— CNN (@CNN) May 28, 2021
A federal judge has denied a request from Rudy Giuliani for the return of a trove of digital information the FBI seized in a raid on his Manhattan home and office last month https://t.co/E3QkWpZyDr
— POLITICO (@politico) May 28, 2021
An 11-year-old boy is facing multiple felony charges allegedly for starting a brush fire that destroyed two buildings and caused $30,000 worth of damage in Arizona. https://t.co/hV51GWu5WT
— ABC News (@ABC) May 28, 2021
Men displaying "Trump won" banner removed from Yankee Stadium https://t.co/fCZtWVc4Kj pic.twitter.com/zxQ9SUs8Fh
— The Hill (@thehill) May 28, 2021
U.S. military service members placed flags at gravestones in Arlington National Ceremony in Virginia to mark Memorial Day.
— ABC News (@ABC) May 28, 2021
The ceremony was part of an annual tradition called "Flags-In." https://t.co/ssYjIfFY1w pic.twitter.com/4TXNcgrui0
