Variety4d
Bill Simmons Renews Spotify Contract as Head of Talk Strategy
Bill Simmons, five years after Spotify bought his media startup The Ringer for about $250 million in cash, is staying on with the streaming giant. Simmons has renewed his contract with Spotify and ...
KWTX4d
Paxton investigates Dallas for alleged sanctuary city policies
(THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Attorney General Ken Paxton said Thursday that his office is investigating the city of Dallas, whose police department he accused of refusing to comply with state and federal ...
Texas Senators could give Ken Paxton, OAG more power to prosecute election fraud
When the last legislative session came to a close, Attorney General Ken Paxton seemed to be against a wall with his ...
Reason5d
The House's Budget Bill Cuts Earmarks, but Spending Will Be Going Up Anyway
The measure now heads to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain, although some Democrats appear to be ready to support the bill to avert a government shutdown. Cutting earmarks hopefully ...
CNN5d
House passes funding bill ahead of Friday shutdown deadline in win for Republicans
The 217-213 vote to approve Republicans’ stopgap bill saw just one GOP defection, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and now amplifies pressure on Senate Democrats to decide whether to back the ...
Fox News5d
Comedian Bill Burr explains 'why I hate liberals' in rant about toothless Democrats, Hollywood 'White chicks'
Comedian Bill Burr attacked liberals Monday for having "no teeth whatsoever" to fight back against billionaires like Elon Musk. Burr previewed his upcoming Hulu comedy special "Drop Dead Years ...
The Hill5d
Watch live: House votes on bill to avert government shutdown
House Republicans are racing to pass their bill by 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday to avert a government shutdown, teeing up a final vote on the legislation Tuesday afternoon. The chamber voted 216-214 to ...
The Boston Globe5d
Spotify signs Bill Simmons, its $250 million man, to a new deal
Bill Simmons is sticking around at Spotify. The podcast host and media executive said in a statement Wednesday that he has agreed to a new contract at the Swedish audio streaming giant. Simmons ...
CNN6d
What we know about the GOP government funding bill
Congress has approved a stopgap bill to fund the federal government through September 30 and avert a shutdown ahead of a Friday deadline. Overall, the measure would boost defense spending by $6 ...
CNN6d
House Democrats push to sink GOP spending bill but Senate Dems act coy
Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are ready to seize on the first big leverage point of President Donald Trump’s second term, lining up against a bill to avert a government shutdown this week.
The Hill5d
House Republicans pass bill to avert government shutdown
The House on Tuesday passed a funding bill to avert an end-of-the-week government shutdown, teeing up the measure for consideration in the Senate. The chamber cleared the continuing resolution (CR ...
The New York Times6d
House G.O.P. Passes Bill to Avert a Shutdown, Daring the Senate to Accept It
Approval of the bill sent it to the Senate, where Republicans need the cooperation of several Democrats to move it past a filibuster and to passage before a midnight deadline on Friday. By Catie ...