IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing White House is working to aid Afghan refugees resettling within the US 08:09 UP NEXT Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as dozens of Americans remain trapped 02:28 Afghanistan faces humanitarian crisis as millions freeze, starve 01:27 US military releases … Read more
With rising fears of inflation and the increasing cost of living, there is pressure on central banks – including the Bank of England – to raise interest rates in response. Interest rates have been at close to rock-bottom levels since the global financial crisis of 2008, and were lowered again in response to the coronavirus … Read more
The appointment of Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services has received a second opinion — and the diagnosis is not good. Biden administration officials are increasingly frustrated with Becerra over his response to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the Omicron variant, the Washington Post reported Monday. The paper added that discontent has grown … Read more
It’s part of the stalled Social Spending Act, but many lawmakers have looked into the issue.
WASHINGTON — By most measures, President Joe Biden enters his second year in office in a woeful place. Biden’s poll numbers are slumping amid a pandemic he has been unable to quash, and his party faces a wipeout in the midterm elections that could doom his legislative agenda for the rest of his term. Yet … Read more
ALBANI — Newly proposed congressional cards, signed by Democrats, could halve the current Republican delegation in New York — eliminating at least one seat in the state and endangering three others. The Democrat-controlled state legislature on Sunday unveiled plans to shrink the GOP’s eight seats to just four, according to a proposed realignment map. The … Read more
House Republicans from New York are urging President Biden to stop secretly transporting illegal immigrants from the southern border to New York and other parts of the US. The letter they sent to the president references The Post’s exclusive exposé last week about one of the clandestine flights arriving at Westchester County Airport in August … Read more
The White House has a purr-fect addition. “Meet Willow!” Jill Biden announced on Twitter early Friday, adding heart emojis along with photos of the 2-year-old, green-eyed, gray and white tabby. The first lady named Willow after her hometown of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. The fawning feline made quite an impression on Jill Biden after jumping up … Read more
Eine Neuwahl der Wahlkreise kann das Wahlspielfeld für einen Amtsinhaber des US-Repräsentantenhauses auf unterschiedliche Weise verändern – ein Sitz könnte viel sicherer, anfälliger oder sogar ganz aufhören zu existieren. Aber in seltenen Fällen können Änderungen, die durch eine Neuverteilung der Wahlkreise bewirkt werden, auch dazu führen, dass zwei Amtsinhaber bei der nächsten Wahl gegeneinander antreten. … Read more
It’s only been about a month since we last checked which members of the US House of Representatives are retiring, but 10 more have already announced their intention to leave office. Eight of those outgoing members are also Democrats, which may indicate a lack of confidence in the party’s position in the 2022 midterm elections. … Read more