Новости за 06.08.2022

Democrats’ climate, health care and tax package, which the Senate is set to begin considering later Saturday, is expected to dominate this week’s Sunday shows circuit.  Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to bring the Inflation Reduction Act to the Senate floor on Saturday as Democrats look to pass the legislation through reconciliation, a...

Leaders of Democratic grassroots groups say they’re frustrated with the pace of action from the White House and Congress and argue more needs to be done to make an impact with voters before the midterm elections in November. Those involved with organizing support for Democratic candidates at the state and local level acknowledged the White...

Several Democratic senators are saying they will vote “no” on any amendments introduced during a Senate vote-a-rama session in an effort to keep the party's major climate, tax and health bill on course to pass.  “We have a deal to take the biggest climate action in U.S. history. Every Senate Dem has agreed to it....

The Palestinian Authority is losing its grip on the West Bank and increasingly is relying on Israel to maintain stability there.

The fact that two thirds of our electorate are frustrated with our electoral system does not mean that willing a third party into being will make it stick.

President Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday, one week after he first tested positive with a "rebound" case of the virus. Kevin O'Connor, the White House physician, said in a letter that Biden "continues to feel very well," but he will not leave isolation until he has a second negative test. "In an abundance...

As the Mayor of Houston, lessons from my childhood impact how I view healthcare policy.

The White House on Saturday slammed an abortion ban in Indiana signed into law on Friday. In a press release, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the legislation “devastating” and argued it “put personal health care decisions in the hands of politicians rather than women and their doctors.” “Yesterday’s vote, which institutes a near-total...

Story at a glance A surge in shark bites and sightings along the East Coast has beachgoers and elected officials worried. So far this year, there have been 31 shark bites with six of those bites taking place in New York state waters. Shark experts think it’s a combination of conservation efforts and warming waters...

Indiana-based pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced in a statement obtained by The Hill on Saturday that it would look to expand employment growth outside the state following the passage of a near-total ban on abortion. The legislation, signed into law by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R), would bar the procedure after 10 weeks post-fertilization except...

Former Attorney General William Barr said that he did not see former President Trump as the right candidate for the Republican Party in 2024, claiming he is “obviously bent on revenge more than anything else.” “I think the future is bright for the Republican Party. I view 2024 as setting up another 1980, when [former...

Imagine an America where you are not permitted to exercise your First Amendment right to freedom of speech and expression.

HBO host Bill Maher quipped it is “good to see” that Senate Democrats could be “bipartisan with themselves” after centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) signaled on Friday she would support a reconciliation deal on tax reform, climate and health care. During his monologue on Friday, Maher opined that President Biden had achieved several major accomplishments...

The White House is seeking to build momentum from a Kansas ballot measure on abortion where a surprisingly large majority voted to protect abortion rights. The vote has energized supporters of abortion rights, who see the decisive outcome in a red state as a sign the majority of voters oppose the Supreme Court's decision to...

Former President Trump used his rally in Waukesha, Wis., on Friday evening to criticize Democrats' sweeping climate, tax and health package while touting his track record of recent endorsements. While Trump was in the Badger State to boost several of his endorsed candidates ahead of the Aug. 9 primary, including gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels (R)...

More than 1,400 flights scheduled to take place Friday within, coming into or leaving the U.S. have been canceled, according to flight tracking website FlightAware, as airlines continue to struggle with timely departures this summer. Along with 1,482 cancellations, airlines had more than 7,000 delays on Friday within, into or out of the U.S.  Among...

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) is projected to advance out of the primary in Washington state’s 4th Congressional District, prevailing in the face of his vote to impeach former President Trump following the Jan. 6 insurrection. The race was called by The Associated Press at 5:15 p.m. PDT. Newhouse faced six Republican challengers, including top contenders...

A jury in Minnesota ruled on Friday that a pharmacist did not commit discrimination when he did not fill an emergency contraception prescription for a woman after her prior contraceptive method failed, according to the gender advocacy group Gender Justice. A jury in Aitkin County found that a pharmacist’s decision not to provide an emergency...

Only in LA can you find places like this Beverly Hills bistro that’s been turned into the set of “The Golden Girls.” And yes, they serve plenty of cheesecake. On the health care front, it’s going to be a long weekend, so get ready for plenty of amendment votes! Senate Democrats will be convening over the weekend...

Having to choose between paying for medicine, food, or rent each month is the new normal for millions of older adults. The pandemic, its economic fallout, and soaring inflation are pushing far too many middle-income older Americans into financial crisis — especially people of color who are already at an economic disadvantage as they age....

More than one month has passed since the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in striking down Roe v. Wade. Justice Samuel Alito said in his majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June that Roe was “egregiously wrong” from the start, and the issue of abortion rights should be...

The reconciliation package slated for a congressional vote this weekend includes $4 billion in new funding for the drought pummeling the western U.S. The package, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, includes the new funding specifically for the Bureau of Reclamation to address the 22-year drought, the worst to hit the region since the year 800,...

The new BA.5 COVID-19 variant has quickly become the most prominent strain of the virus in the U.S., accounting for almost 86 percent of cases, according to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The BA.5 omicron subvariant, first detected in South Africa, now dominates COVID-19 cases in every region of the...