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March 3, 2026
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna propose bill to impose wealth tax on billionaires
Mon 2 Mar 2026 14.27 EST Last modified on Mon 2 Mar 2026 16.07 EST Senator Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna, a representative, on Monday introduced legislation that would impose a 5% annual wealth tax on America’s billionaires. The proposal, titled the make billionaires pay their fair share act, would apply to individuals in the US with a net worth of $1bn or more, of which Sanders’s office estimates there are 938 people who meet that threshold. In a news release on Monday, Sanders, the independ ...
Go to discussionDemocratic lawmakers want to know what Trump officials said to Netflix chief about WBD deal
March 2, 2026, 3:16 PM EST Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and two other Democratic lawmakers demanded more information Monday about what Trump administration officials discussed with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos hours before the streaming giant pulled out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Warren and her co-signers expressed concern that Trump administration officials "used the closed-door m ...
Go to discussionMysterious Jeffrey Epstein 'Walk of Shame' appears on path close to White House
Today at 00:30 A “Jeffrey Epstein Walk of Shame” has been set up in Washington DC, not far from the White House, naming and shaming prominent public figures associated with the late paedophile and sex trafficker. The display consists of stickers – mocked up in the style of the celebrated Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles – which name powerful friends of Epstein and carry QR codes linking to specific entries about them in the files recently released by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Bei ...
Go to discussionActing CDC director Bhattacharya urges measles vaccines
03/02/26 3:59 PM ET Jay Bhattacharya, the recently appointed acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Monday urged families to consider vaccinating against measles as outbreaks across the country continue. In a video statement posted on the social media platform X, Bhattacharya discussed the steps that the CDC is taking the address the measles situation in the U.S., including “surging” resources and coordinating with states to spread education and outreach. ...
Go to discussionTrump says he'll attend the White House Correspondents' Association dinner
03/02/2026 07:53 PM EST President Donald Trump announced on Monday he plans to attend this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner for the first time as president, setting up a potentially dramatic confrontation with members of the media he has regularly attacked. Trump wrote on social media he accepted the WHCA’s invitation in part to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary and also to make the event the “MOST SPECTACULAR DINNER, OF ANY KIND, EVER!” Trump has boycotted the eve ...
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