Новости за 22.05.2022

More than half of Americans in a new poll oppose the Biden administration's decision to lift Title 42, the Trump-era public health policy that allows for the rapid expulsion of migrants at the border and blocks them from seeking asylum amid the pandemic. According to the Politico-Harvard poll, 55 perfect of American adults oppose ending the use...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is back home from the hospital after suffering a minor stroke on May 15. Van Hollen tweeted on Sunday that it was "great to be back home after a long week." "I’m grateful for the generous outpouring of support from everyone and the dedicated care I received from the team...

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates in a new interview said “there aren’t enough” Republicans denouncing white supremacy, after members of the party came under fire amid accusations that their rhetoric has contributed to the racist ideology. Asked during an interview with moderator Margaret Brennan on CBS’s “Face the Nation” if he thinks Republican leaders are...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said on Sunday that Republicans should "be clear" on the topic of white supremacy, saying that the ideology is “wrong” During an appearance on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan asked Scott if he thinks it’s important for leaders to publicly condemn white supremacy, noting a CBS News poll in...

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates in a new interview said another run for office by former President Trump would “concern” him. Asked by moderator Margaret Brennan on CBS’s “Face the Nation” if Trump running for office again would pose a threat to national security, Gates said, “It would concern me.” “That's a very diplomatic phrase,”...

Trevor Reed, a U.S. citizen who was recently freed after being detained in Russia for more than two years, said that prisoner swaps should not be controversial. In an interview with CNN, Reed told host Jake Tapper that he doesn’t agree with the notion expressed by some critics who believe that foreign countries are holding...

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D), who won the state’s Democratic Senate primary last week, was discharged from a hospital on Sunday following a stroke the Friday before voters cast ballots. Fetterman said that he "could not be happier to finally be heading home" to Braddock, Pa. to be with his wife and the state's second lady,...

A new poll shows 69 percent of Americans refer to the economy as "bad," up from about 46 percent in the spring. The CBS/YouGov survey, conducted May 18-20, also shows more than 60 percent of Americans agree that the state of the nation is "uneasy," as well as "worrying" and "frustrating." Inflation hit a 40-year...

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said New York’s redistricting process was “hijacked” by an appeals court after the new lines drawn for the state lumped a number of incumbents into the same district, forcing member vs. member primaries. “The process unfortunately was hijacked by the Court of Appeals. A bad process has now led...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) on Sunday said he would welcome President Biden to campaign for him in the Keystone State during his run for governor. Asked by co-anchor Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” if he would like Biden to campaign for him, Shapiro said “I’ll welcome him here,” noting the...

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said on Sunday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to make a decision on whether children under the age of 5 should receive a COVID-19 vaccine shot, noting that the decision could come “in the next few weeks”. During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,”...

President Biden on Sunday said electric vehicles (EVs) are good for climate, jobs and businesses, highlighting Hyundai’s announcement that the automotive manufacturer will spend more than $5 billion to build an EV plant near Savannah, Georgia. During remarks in Seoul, South Korea alongside Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun, Biden noted the U.S.’s climate goal...

Senate Republicans are lining up against a House-passed bill that would authorize special offices within the government to investigate and monitor domestic terrorism, which is being pushed in the wake of a racist shooting in Buffalo that left 10 people dead. The GOP compares the proposal, which sets up offices in the Department of Homeland...

A shooting at an Indiana residence Saturday afternoon left two people dead and three injured, according to police. One male victim died at the scene, while another male victim died after being taken to the hospital for treatment, the Goshen Police Department said in a Facebook post. Three female victims who were injured in the...

Abbott Laboratories CEO Robert Ford described the “serious steps” his company is taking to address the baby formula shortage, which he said was “exacerbated” by the company’s voluntary recall of its products for health reasons, in an op-ed published in The Washington Post on Saturday. Abbott Nutrition, one of the largest producers of baby formula...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that it is conducting an investigation into a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to Jif peanut butter products. The FDA has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and various state and local agencies to investigate foods produced at a J.M. Smucker Company facility...

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released an updated list of nearly 1,000 Americans permanently barred from traveling to the country Saturday, including the members of the U.S. House who were left off a previous Russian sanctions list. In early April, Russia sanctioned every member of the House excluding 39, all of whom have now...

Democrats are scrambling for answers in the wake of the shooting massacre in Buffalo, N.Y., the latest in a string of racist mass killings that have stunned the country, terrified minority communities — and frustrated reform-minded lawmakers who are left scouring for a viable response. The deadly tragedy in Buffalo, where a lone gunman shot...

New York state Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou (D) announced Saturday that she will run in the state's 10th Congressional District in a bid to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), whose address has been moved into another House district by redistricting. Niou made the announcement in New York City’s Chinatown, boasting of her “reputation as the Assembly’s...