Armie Hammer sex assault allegations reportedly under … The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is reportedly reviewing claims of sexual assault against actor Armie Hammer.
McCarthy slams Biden, makes case for GOP moving on … Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday took his case for spending cuts to Wall Street, going after President Biden and detailing the House Republican Conference’s plan to move forward with its own measure “in the coming weeks” to stave off a national default. “In the coming weeks, the House will vote on a bill to […]
White House warns Biden would veto GOP’s trans sports … President Biden would veto legislation to bar transgender women and girls from competing on female sports teams if it reaches his desk, the White House warned Monday, denouncing House Republicans’ bill as “unnecessary” and discriminatory. “If the President were presented with H.R. 734, he would veto it,” the White House said Monday in a Statement of […]
Democratic senators favor forcing House vote on debt … Democratic senators are getting antsy over the lack of progress on legislation to avoid a national default and want House Democrats to begin working on a plan to force Republicans to vote on a bill to raise the debt limit. Democratic senators want to avoid a summer standoff on extending the nation’s borrowing authority, […]
Russia’s UN council presidency is most contentious … UNITED NATIONS (AP) — First the Russians gave the U.N. spotlight to the commissioner of children’s rights accused with President Vladimir Putin of war crimes for deporting Ukrainian children to Russia, sparking a walkout by the U.S. and several others. Then Russia went after the West by claiming it is violating international laws in arming […]
Report finds democracy for Black Americans is under … WASHINGTON (AP) — Extreme views adopted by some local, state and federal political leaders who try to limit what history can be taught in schools and seek to undermine how Black officials perform their jobs are among the top threats to democracy for Black Americans, the National Urban League says. Marc Morial, the former New […]
In China, Lula seeks help to build back Brazilian … BEIJING (AP) — The trip by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to Beijing has made clear he is counting on China to help reinvigorate the South American nation’s ailing industrial sector — particularly by picking up the slack of exiting U.S. companies. After Lula met Friday with China’s President Xi Jinping, Brazilian finance […]
Gov. vetoes Kansas bill on live deliveries during … TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill on Friday that could have penalized doctors accused of not providing enough care to infants delivered alive during certain kinds of abortion procedures. In a statement on her website, Kelly, a Democrat, called the legislation “misleading and unnecessary.” The legislation could have subjected doctors […]
It’s ‘The Joe Show’ as Biden closes out Ireland visit BALLINA, Ireland (AP) — Quoting Irish poetry and soaking up the cheers of thousands, President Joe Biden on Friday pronounced Ireland not just part of his family history but part of his soul as he wrapped up a trip that gave him the kind of adoration that eludes him back in the U.S. Roughly 27,000 […]
Montana GOP seeks to bar 3rd parties from key US … BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Libertarians lined up with Democrats on Friday against a proposal that would effectively block third party candidates from next year’s Montana U.S. Senate election, as Republicans try to consolidate opposition to incumbent Jon Tester in a race pivotal for control of the Senate. Republicans who control the state Legislature want to […]
Online gaming chats have long been spy risk for US … WASHINGTON (AP) — Step into a U.S. military recreation hall at a base almost anywhere in the world and you’re bound to see it: young troops immersed in the world of online games, using government-funded gaming machines or their own consoles. The enthusiasm military personnel have for gaming — and the risk that carries — […]
