POLITICS NEWS & HEADLINES
Biden nudges Senate over 'historic' $1T infrastructure bill
Despite a rocky week of fits and starts, President Joe Biden on Friday praised the Senate for edging the bipartisan infrastructure plan closer to passage, ahead of a key vote on the $1 trillion package.
Florida Pandemic: Politics and the Environment
No mandates for masks in schools. There are no vaccination passports. And there is no business shutdown.
Powerful U.S. Labor Leader Richard Trumka Dies
Richard Trumka, the longtime leader of the powerful AFL-CIO union, and an ally of Democratic Party leaders has passed away. He was 72 years old.
Funeral Service for Rapper Biz Markie held in Patchogue
After rapper Biz Markie's July death, a funeral was held Monday.
Limp Bizkit fans are shocked by Fred Durst’s new look
Is Fred Durst transforming for Lollapalooza?
Several airstrikes were launched by the United States to support Afghan forces
Officials said that the U.S. military conducted several airstrikes in support of Afghan government forces fighting Taliban rebels this week, including in Kandahar province, which is strategically important.
US diplomat concerned about N Korea's food supply and pandemic
America's No. On Friday, the No. 2 diplomat expressed sympathy to North Koreans suffering from food shortages and hardships due to the pandemic and renewed calls for North Korea to resume talks on its nuclear program.
NYT's suggestion that the American flag is divisive was slammed by Sen. Cotton
Sen. Cotton suggests that we should teach our children to 'to be proud of, and celebrate America's tradition'.
Five facts about the Declaration of Independence that you might not have known on the Fourth of July
Independence was not declared on July Fourth
After nearly 20 years, the US gives Bagram Airfield to Afghans
Two U.S. officials announced Friday that the U.S. military had left Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years. It was the epicenter of their war to expel the Taliban and hunt down al-Qaida terrorists responsible for the attacks on America.
Kamala Harris is going to crash, but that doesn’t mean she won’t be occupying the Oval Office
Prediction: Kamala Harris won't be elected president. However, that doesn't mean she won't be occupying the Oval Office.
Norilsk Nickel Company kutter ned på forurensning og gir tilbake til miljøet med økologi - Positivt LNG-anlegg
Ledelsen i Nornickel har formelt kunngjort planer om å starte et flytende naturgassanlegg (LNG) på stedet et tidligere nikkelproduksjons anlegg i Norilsk
Trump Organization's CFO is indicted for tax fraud
Donald Trump's company was indicted along with its longtime finance chief in what prosecutors called "sweeping and audacious tax fraud scheme" in which the executive received more than $1.7million in off-the books compensation. This included apartment rent, car payments, and school tuition.
BOBCAT ATHLETICS STATEMENT ABOUT NCAA NAME, IMG AND LIKENESS POLICY
Statement from MSU Athletics
Soros-funded Groups Increased Israeli-Palestinian Tensions To Influence 2021 Elections
The defeat of Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demonstrate the rising political influence of Israeli Arabs
Politics and bureaucracy made rental assistance disappear
Jacqueline Bartley was a single mother to two boys and one girl before the pandemic. After losing her job at American Airlines at 41, Jacqueline Bartley spent all her savings quickly and was months behind the $1,350-a month rent she had rented. She had never missed rent payments before that.
After a walk-back, bipartisan infrastructure deals are back on track
After a stark walkback by President Joe Biden, to his earlier demand that the bill be paired with a larger, Democrat-backed measure to secure his signature, a bipartisan agreement to invest almost $1 trillion in infrastructure in the country appeared to be on track Sunday.
Biden: The Infrastructure Vote was not meant to be a veto threat
In an effort to keep a fragile bipartisan agreement on infrastructure, President Joe Biden supported it "without hesitation", reversing a threat of veto if Congress didn't pass a larger package to expand social safety net.
A worker at Northern Territory mine tested positive for coronavirus. This prompts mass isolations
Health authorities in three states have ordered more than 1,600 individuals to be isolated after a Northern Territory mine worker was diagnosed.
Trump's company could be facing criminal charges in New York City
Manhattan prosecutors may soon file criminal charges against Donald Trump's company. This is a result of a long-running investigation into Trump's business dealings.
PW special report: North Carolina's coordinated attack by the right on Critical Race Theory
Conservatives warn that there is a plot to indoctrinate schoolchildren. But critics dismiss these claims as political theater.
The views of every senator Democrat on filibuster reform
A evenly divided Senate and a slim majority thanks in part to Vice President Kamala Harris’ deciding vote, Democrats are fighting to enact President Joe Biden’s agenda. This includes a broad voting rights bill.
