News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Secretary of State Blinken takes aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin during an address to the United Nations Security Council: "The people of all nations get to write their own future. We cannot, we will not, let one man write that future for us." pic.twitter.com/97NhnRhliU
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 20, 2023
Day 2 of the UN General Assembly is set to be dominated by two high-profile side events: a Security Council session on the war in Ukraine and a special Climate Ambition Summit.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 20, 2023
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Senate braces for possibility of stiffing Zelenskyy https://t.co/cxjZHz1nDe
— POLITICO (@politico) September 20, 2023
The Fed leaves benchmark interest rate unchanged, pausing an aggressive inflation fight amid growing optimism over economy. https://t.co/a2FBac02RH
— ABC News (@ABC) September 20, 2023
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland pushed back against lawmakers who have criticized the DOJ for its handling of the indictments of Trump and Hunter Biden.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 20, 2023
"I am not the president’s lawyer. I will add I am not Congress’s prosecutor. The DOJ works for the American people." pic.twitter.com/SjKLDKTysG
Special counsel David Weiss says Hunter Biden should be required to attend his first court appearance on gun charges to “promote the public’s confidence” that President Biden’s son is not receiving special treatment https://t.co/oxUKgsDkr7
— CNN (@CNN) September 20, 2023
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, facing a looming government shutdown deadline and intense pressure from his right flank, projected optimism that his conference can work together on potential tweaks to the conservative stopgap measure https://t.co/rGMPs664G3
— CNN (@CNN) September 20, 2023
Sen. Tuberville spent months blocking promotions at the Pentagon in protest to a new abortion policy but will now try to force the Senate to vote on a key nominee — an effort to flip pressure onto Democrats after criticism from both them and Republicans. https://t.co/Q5qXHst8xS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 20, 2023
BREAKING: The suspected gunman in the fatal shooting of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder with special circumstances. https://t.co/QBrjbo3iZ6 pic.twitter.com/FjlJptARcb
— ABC News (@ABC) September 20, 2023
The Biden administration is providing $600 million to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to order free tests. https://t.co/dJ4RZgxBNf
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 20, 2023
Thousands of veterans could receive retroactive honorable discharges as the Pentagon reviews cases involving LGBTQ+ veterans who may have been forced out of the service under its "don't ask, don't tell" policy. https://t.co/UH8vOc5vIk
— Axios (@axios) September 20, 2023
On the 6th anniversary of Hurricane Maria, several Puerto Rican groups seek congressional action around food security and assistance and an end to tax breaks they say benefit the wealthy at islanders' expense. https://t.co/p1X2Ruch4X
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 20, 2023
