Новости за 15.07.2022

Vice President Harris will give the keynote speech at the NAACP’s national convention on Monday, according to the group’s president. NAACP President Derrick Johnson told The Hill that Harris coming to speak, as the first Black woman vice president, is “evidence of power.” “Over the last 113 years, we've welcomed Presidents and Vice Presidents, from...

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to clarify that President Biden is the first president to fly direct from Tel Aviv to Jeddah. A previous version included incorrect information. President Biden embarked on a rare direct flight from Israel to Saudi Arabia on Friday, a trip the White House cited as evidence of warming ties...

Pop rock singer Pink released a surprise new single Thursday with a defiant political message. In the song, titled "Irrelevant," Pink takes swipes at recent political events and champions being yourself amid opposition. The artist sings near the beginning of the song, "Does Jesus love the ignorant? / I like to think he'd gladly take...

After Congress passed COVID relief programs, every state struggled to get the money to those in need.

President Biden greeted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a fist bump on Friday ahead of the controversial face-to-face meeting between the two men in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Footage displayed on Saudi state television showed Biden emerging from his limo and fist-bumping the crown prince, who is known by his initials MBS, before the...

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I cannot believe I am writing this but: Dear Democrats, we are not a monolithic group looking to be patted on the head with references to our food and music.

Ohio Senate Republican challenger J.D. Vance reported more than $2.3 million in second quarter fundraising for this year, which dwarfs the $9.1 million that Democratic challenger Rep. Tim Ryan (D) announced last week. A press release from Vance’s campaign on Thursday noted that the $2.3 million figure is the total contributions he received from JD...

Story at a glance A Pennsylvania school district this week approved a policy to bar transgender athletes from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. The policy update comes less than a week after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) vetoed legislation that would have prevented transgender athletes across the state from competing on...

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) said Friday he is questioning why Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee after Manchin refused to back climate provisions in a Democratic budget reconciliation package. “We have an opportunity to address the climate crisis right now. Senator Manchin’s refusal to act is...

A recently-released study by the Coalition for Applied Modeling for Prevention (CAMP) and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights the colossal rise in injection drug use (IDU) in the United States in recent years. CAMP's study estimates that in the last decade, IDU has gone up exponentially. The most recent...

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) saw his disapproval rating jump more than 10 percentage points while he took on the role of lead Senate GOP negotiator in gun legislation talks, according to a recent poll. A University of Texas-Texas Politics Project poll released July 6 showed that 50 percent of Texas registered voters surveyed said they...

President Biden on Friday became the first sitting U.S. president to fly directly from Israel to Saudi Arabia, a historic trip that the White House cited as evidence of warming ties between the two countries. “Welcome aboard our historic flight,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One as the plane...

Ivanka Trump is offering a tribute to her mom, saying she’ll miss Ivana Trump “forever.” Former President Trump announced Thursday that his first wife had died at 73 in New York. The Trumps had three children together — Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric. In a Thursday post shared on social media, 40-year-old Ivanka described herself...

The head of the NAACP on Thursday urged the Justice Department to launch a probe into the killing of Jayland Walker, a Black man who suffered dozens of gun wounds after being shot by police in Akron, Ohio. “No one is above the law, including law enforcement. Those responsible for hunting him down and firing...

Story at a glance On Saturday, the new 988 number for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline will become live. Anyone can call or text 988 or use an online chat that needs support for a suicidal, mental health and/or substance use crisis. 988 is an effort aimed to reign in the country’s mental health crisis, as the...

President Biden on Friday reiterated his support for a two-state solution in the Middle East, adding that while it’s not the time to restart negotiations, there should be momentum from Israeli progress into integrating into the region. “Even if the ground is not ripe at this moment to restart negotiations, the United States and my...

Florida congressional candidate Maxwell Frost on Friday received a key endorsement from the Rev. Jesse Jackson, marking another big-name backing the Gen-Z gun control activist.  "It’s time that we pass the baton to the new generation of Civil rights leaders like Maxwell who are fighting for the future that we all deserve,” Jackson said in...

Biden on Friday called Saudi Arabia’s decision to lift a ban on Israeli flights a step toward a more stable Middle East region, just hours ahead of his planned flight from Israel to Jeddah. “Saudi Arabia’s historic decision to open its airspace for all civilian planes, including those flying to and from Israel, is an...

President Biden is facing a disaster with young voters, increasing fears among Democrats that they are in danger of losing a generation if he doesn’t improve his standing with Generation Z. Biden’s approval rating has declined across the board among Democrats, but the figures with people under 30 years old is cratering. A New York...

Democratic gloom is deepening as the party looks toward November’s midterms and beyond. The bleak outlook is engendered in part by a grim political environment marked by historically high inflation, elevated gas prices and pandemic fatigue. But the Democratic depression is sharpened by concerns over whether President Biden is really the man for the moment,...

A man was indicted on hate crime charges for allegedly attacking two women of Korean descent inside the Rockefeller Center subway station while yelling anti-Asian slurs, the Manhattan district attorney announced Wednesday. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a release that Derrick Johnson, 40, was charged with two counts of assault in the third...

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) will not support climate spending as part of a reconciliation package, likely dooming any major climate legislation before the 2022 midterms, a Democrat briefed on the conversation confirmed to The Hill Thursday night. The West Virginia Democrat told Democratic leaders on Thursday that he was unwilling to support a spending package...

Beyoncé has joined TikTok. The pop star posted her first video on the platform on Thursday, and Variety reported that her entire music catalog is now available for users to utilize as audio, known as "sounds," in their own posts. Beyoncé’s first video on the app included a montage of her fans dancing to her...

A lawsuit filed in the Michigan Court of Appeals on Thursday aims to prevent Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley from appearing on the ballot after he was charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. The suit, filed by Michigan citizen Lee Estes with the help of progressive nonprofit Progress Michigan, claims that Kelley’s...