Новости за 29.06.2023

President Biden on Thursday dismissed his bad polling numbers, saying he won the 2020 presidential election despite poor polling during the Democratic primary. “I know the polling numbers are not good, but they were the same way when I ran and won. Everybody thought I was gonna get clobbered in the primary. I got 80...

The Chinese spy balloon the United States shot down over the Atlantic Ocean in February was built with some American-made parts, according to reports, though the Pentagon on Tuesday would not confirm the findings. The Wall Street Journal first reported that the aerial object was loaded with U.S.-made equipment to allow it to take photos and videos and...

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder (R) has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for leading a $61 million corruption scheme.  Householder received the maximum sentence for accepting a bribe from utility company FirstEnergy to pass legislation friendly to the company, including a $1.3 billion taxpayer-funded bailout of the company’s two nuclear plants in...

The Supreme Court will release its final decisions of the term Friday morning, handing down rulings on student debt relief and a free speech case involving same-sex wedding websites. The last decisions will cap a term that has already included the gutting of affirmative action in college admissions alongside a string of victories for the left on...

Scot Peterson, a former school resource officer who was stationed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., during the 2018 mass shooting, was found not guilty Thursday on all charges related to his actions that day. The jury reached the verdict on all 11 counts that Peterson was facing after deliberating for about...

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon had harsh words for Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) over what he viewed as a poor interview performance Thursday on Fox News. “You have to be prepared!” Bannon said on his online show, chastising the House Oversight and Accountability Committee chairman. “You are not serious. It’s all performative.” Comer went on...

President Biden expressed his opposition Thursday to expanding the Supreme Court in the wake of its latest controversial decision, warning that it would risk further politicizing the institution. Biden, in an interview with MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace, was asked if the 6-3 conservative majority on the high court is “too young and too conservative” and could...

Welcome to The Hill's Campaign newsletter {beacon} Campaign Report Campaign Report   The Big Story SCOTUS enters the 2024 chat The Supreme Court's pivotal decision on Thursday striking down affirmative action policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are already galvanizing Democrats and Republicans alike ahead of a crucial 2024...

The World Health Organization is planning to declare aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in diet sodas, soft drinks, and other reduced-sugar food items, to be a possible carcinogen, according to a report published by Reuters.

The NFL has suspended three players indefinitely and another for six games for violating the league’s gambling policy. The players hit with indefinite suspensions were Indianapolis Colts defensive back Isaiah Rodgers Sr. and defensive end Rashod Berry and free agent defensive tackle Demetrius Taylor, who most recently played for the Detroit Lions in 2022. They were...

A storm has descended on millions of minority Americans. The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban has ripped away their hard-won shelter of accessible care, dealing immense harm far beyond college campuses.    Small hometowns like mine in rural Arkansas will absorb this blow along with Black and Hispanic communities in the poorest city blocks and parts...

For the ties to be enduring, the mutual political and economic interests of the two countries must continue to expand as India becomes more prominent globally.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced a new set of tools and information Thursday surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and how to implement it on its social media platforms.  In a news release, Meta released two dozen system cards that focus on various features for Facebook and Instagram. The tool provides information on how its...

Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney addressed in a video posted to TikTok Thursday the ongoing anti-trans controversy over her partnership with Bud Light, accusing the company of not supporting her or even reaching out after the conservative backlash. “For a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse in...

Vice President Harris will travel to New Orleans, LA on Thursday to participate in a moderated conversation on the impact of initiatives from the Biden-Harris Administration that are dedicated to advancing economic opportunity. Harris will deliver her remarks at the Global Black Economic Forum at the ESSENCE Festival of Culture. The event is scheduled to...

Overdose deaths involving illegally manufactured fentanyl laced with xylazine have skyrocketed in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). New CDC data released Thursday showed that between January 2019 and June 2022, the monthly percentage of overdose deaths from fentanyl combined with xylazine increased by 276 percent, from 2.9 percent...

House Republicans are seeking interviews with more than a dozen figures involved in the Hunter Biden investigation as part of a probe into whether there was “equal enforcement of the law.” Biden, the president’s son, agreed to a plea deal yet to be approved by a judge that charges him with failure to pay taxes...

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) referred to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “Justice ‘Harlan Crow’ Thomas” on Thursday, as he called for the expansion of the court in the wake of its decision restricting the use of affirmative action in college admissions. Thomas has faced public scrutiny in recent months over his close relationship with...

The controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline could carry natural gas as soon as this winter, the company behind it said after the pipeline secured federal approval. On Wednesday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order stating Mountain Valley is “authorized to proceed with all remaining construction associated with the project.” Natalie Cox, a spokesperson for...

Women facing breast cancer need all the best reconstruction options readily available.

Meta's oversight board has recommended the social media giant suspend the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen after he posted a speech that called for violence against political opponents. The board’s report, released Thursday, advises Meta to take down a January speech when the authoritarian leader said those who do not...

A Connecticut state lawmaker was assaulted after attending an Eid al-Adha service in Hartford Wednesday, local police said. Hartford police arrested 30-year-old Andrey Desmond in connection to the incident involving Democratic state Rep. Maryam Khan, according to a police press release. Desmond allegedly made unwanted advances on Khan, attempted to prevent the state lawmaker from...

A suspicious package was found on the steps of the Supreme Court Thursday, causing several road closures around the building before officials later gave an "all clear." U.S. Capitol Police had announced in a tweet that it was assisting the Supreme Court Police with the package and helping to keep the area clear “out of...

Grasping the nature of today’s actually existing geopolitical order is far more important than imposing abstractions on it of which we have no need.

President Biden urged colleges and universities in the U.S. to maintain a commitment to cultivating diverse student bodies in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action measures in admissions. “We cannot let this decision be the last word,” Biden said in remarks from the White House just hours after the ruling was released...