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(The Hill) Rep. Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that her next term as Speaker will be her last, making good on a promise she’d made in 2018 to relinquish power after the next midterm elections.  “I don’t want to undermine any leverage I may have,” she told reporters in the Capitol, “but I made the statement.” The comments came shortly after House Democrats had voted privately … [Read more...] about Nominated for Another Speaker Term, Pelosi Says It’s Her Last

by Jack Jenkins (RNS) As the fight for U.S. Senate majority turns to the runoff election for Georgia’s two Senate seats, Republicans are ramping up attacks on one of the Democratic candidates, the Rev. Raphael Warnock, by sharing short clips of his sermons and tying him to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the controversial Chicago pastor whose fiery rhetoric once caused President … [Read more...] about In Georgia Runoff, GOP Attacks Warnock by Tying Him To Controversial Chicago Preacher

In attempting to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, some states are placing mandates on their residents leading into the holiday season. Here are just a few: In Oregon if you have too many people over for Thanksgiving you could be jailed, fined up to $1,250, or both. For the next two weeks, restaurants and bars are take-out only, gyms are closed, long-term care … [Read more...] about States Start Issuing COVID-19 Mandates in Time for the Holidays; Fines, Jailtime, for Some if Violated

(CNN Business) Low interest rates have helped fuel a boom in the US housing market: Last quarter Americans' mortgage debt climbed to a record high of nearly $10 trillion, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Tuesday. Homebuyers are leveraging the near-constant new lows in rates. At the beginning of this month mortgage rates fell to a record low -- the 12th record … [Read more...] about Americans’ Mortgage Debt Soars To a Record $10 Trillion

(CBN News)  Israel will be one of the first countries to receive Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine candidate, which initial reports show to be 94.5% effective against the virus. Dr. Tal Zaks, Moderna’s chief medical officer for Israel, told Israeli media on Monday that the vaccine is “around the corner” and will likely be arriving in the Jewish State in early 2021. “I … [Read more...] about Israel to be One of First Recipients of Moderna Vaccine