Seven questions facing the CFP committee before its first rankings reveal Will Georgia be No. 1? Will an NCAA investigation impact Michigan? Which top unbeaten will be on the wrong side of the bubble?

Why Does the Nobel Committee Overlook Saudi Women Activists? Political calculations should not keep others from joining Narges Mohammadi of Iran.

Takeaways From Garland’s Testimony Before the House Judiciary Committee While some of the questions hurled at Attorney General Merrick B. Garland were an attempt to pry free information, many were overtly partisan or based on distortion, insinuation and misinformation.

Attorney General Merrick Garland to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee Such routine oversight hearings have become a forum for lawmakers to air their grievances and seek to bolster an inquiry into the president based on inconclusive evidence.

Despite remaining leaderless, SBC Executive Committee says it had ‘most unified meeting in some time’ NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — An unexpected withdrawal marks the second time this year that a nomination for leader of the Executive Committee has fallen apart. The post Despite remaining leaderless, SBC Executive Committee says it had ‘most unified meeting in some time’ appeared first on Religion News Service.

Senate Committee Backs Bill to Deepen U.S. Economic Ties With Taiwan Legislation to end double taxation between Taiwan and the United States is intended to spur semiconductor investment but is likely to rankle U.S. relations with China.

Executive Committee names temporary leader, deals with fallout from McLaurin deception (RNS) — Howe is the Executive Committee’s fourth top leader in five years. The post Executive Committee names temporary leader, deals with fallout from McLaurin deception appeared first on Religion News Service.

House Financial Services Committee Votes in Favor of Crypto, Blockchain Bills The House Financial Services Committee advanced a set of crypto bills after a landmark markup on Wednesday.

House Judiciary Committee to vote on whether to cite Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress A criminal contempt case could be referred to the Justice Department, which could decide whether to take up the case.

House Committee Targets U.C. Berkeley Program for China Ties A House select committee is requesting more information about a university collaboration that it said could help China gain access to cutting-edge research.

Senate committee approves nominee to break FCC deadlock Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe Senate Commerce Committee advanced Anna Gomez to become the third Democratic commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday. In May, President Joe Biden nominated Gomez, a career telecommunications attorney, to unlock a more than two-year FCC stalemate that’s prevented the agency fr…

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Asks Crypto Industry for Tax Guidance The committee sought input from the cryptocurrency industry to better understand the tax challenges presented by digital assets.