Новости за 17.09.2023

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich) said President Biden should not intervene in negotiations between the United Auto Workers (UAW) union and automakers amid an ongoing strike. "First of all, I do not believe that the President should intervene or be at the negotiating table. I've said that from the beginning," Dingell said, in an interview with...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced it removed Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner from the hall's board of directors following controversial comments he made about Black and female musicians in an interview published last week. “Jann Wenner has been removed from the Board of Directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...

The president of United Auto Workers (UAW) said Sunday the union rejected the Jeep parent company Stellantis’s wage hike offer. Stellantis offered a “highly competitive” wage hike proposal of 21 percent on Saturday with an immediate 10 percent increase at the time of approval. UAW President Shawn Fain said Sunday that the offer did not...

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) is wary about new federal criminal charges against Hunter Biden, son of the president. The Freedom Caucus member said gun charges may infringe on 2nd Amendment rights. “No man is above the law, but no law is above the U.S. Constitution. As you all know, I am a self-defense and Second...

About a third of U.S. registered voters surveyed said they think President Biden would finish a second term if reelected, compared to a little more than half of voters who think the same for former President Trump, according to a poll.    The CBS News/YouGov survey, published Sunday, found 34 percent of registered voters said they believe...

Our kids are experiencing a national epidemic of depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Rates of suicide have skyrocketed, feelings of hopelessness have reached critical levels, and across the country, parents and young people are demanding solutions to this national crisis. Behind this mental health emergency is social media — its ubiquity, its pervasive data collection, and...

Trump put together a band of brothers resembling a mafia org chart.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) pushed back on media accounts of her being kicked out of a Denver theater production of “Beetlejuice” last week over bad behavior, saying that some accounts were exaggerated and untrue. “I was a little too eccentric. I’m very known for having an animated personality, maybe overtly animated personality. I was laughing,...

If we know what works, then why don’t we do it?

Talk show host Drew Barrymore announced Sunday that she will reverse her decision to bring back her show during the writer’s strike.  “I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” Barrymore posted on Instagram on Sunday. “I have no words to express my deepest...

Army Gen. Mark Milley pushed back on claims from Republicans that the military is “woke” and as a result not prepared to take on modern threats, saying he’s “not even sure what that word truly means.” “What I see is a military that's exceptionally strong. It's powerful; it's ready. In fact, our readiness rates, the...

GOP presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) addressed rumors surrounding his love life at an Iowa campaign stop over the weekend. Scott spoke at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Town Hall Saturday, where he described his girlfriend while invoking his religion and faith in remarks to the crowd. The subject came up when Iowa Attorney...

Wisconsin Republicans are considering impeaching a newly elected liberal Supreme Court justice in the state over comments she made as a candidate about redistricting and for receiving donations from the state Democratic Party. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) announced this week the formation of an impeachment criteria panel as Republicans weigh ousting Justice Janet Protasiewicz,...

The stunning bug has already been found in more than a dozen states. Should others be worried?

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in a Sunday interview encouraged “serious discussion” on pursuing a four-day workweek. Sanders linked the need to such conversations to the targeted strike launched at the end of last week by the United Auto Workers (UAW). “As a nation, we should begin a serious discussion — and the UAW is doing...

Former President Donald Trump said in a new interview that he doesn’t believe the United States has much of a democracy right now, complaining about the media and his own indictments. In an interview that aired Sunday with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, Trump said he believes democracy is the most effective form of...

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) insisted Sunday that "good progress" has been made over the weekend in talks to fund the government and prevent a shutdown that would begin on Oct. 1 without action by Congress. "I feel we made some good progress this weekend. When Republicans took the majority, we wanted to change Washington," he...

Vice President Mike Pence supported the United Auto Workers strike, saying the union is “pushing back rightly” on Biden administration policies encouraging electric vehicles (EVs). The UAW began a first-of-its-kind strike against the “Big Three” automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — on Friday. The union is demanding increased wages, retirement benefits and workplace...

Skepticism, frustration, and even hostility met the California Public Utilities Commission's decision last month to grant Waymo and Cruise permission to operate automated vehicles in San Francisco. The panic over AVs threatens to drown out the voices of those celebrating this technological advancement. As transportation researchers, we aim to present pathways that embrace technological progress...

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Sunday that if House Republicans remove him, President Biden will get what he wants. McCarthy has been facing increasing threats from his own conference, and particularly Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), about a motion to vacate, which would effectively be a vote to remove the Speaker. He argued on Sunday that...

Former President Donald Trump in a new interview said he did not respect his campaign and White House lawyers who told him in 2020 that he had lost the election. In an interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker that aired Sunday, Trump was asked about why he ignored his lawyers’ advice following the...

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley said Sunday that he never received an "illegal order" from former President Trump after the 2020 election. ABC's Martha Raddatz asked Milley in an interview that aired on "This Week" whether he was concerned that Trump would give him an "illegal order" to use the military to...

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that he’s not sure if he will get the newly-approved COVID vaccine booster, but encouraged other Americans to at least consider it. “We haven’t made a decision on that yet as a family,” Pence replied when asked if he would get the shot in a CNN interview on...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) offered his support Sunday for Vice President Harris after former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appeared hesitant to back the vice president last week. "Far be it for me to ever speak for Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi, the greatest Speaker of all times," Jeffries said on ABC's "This Week" when asked...

Former President Donald Trump in an interview airing Sunday said he would not seek a third term if he wins reelection, something that is barred by the Constitution. "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker asked Trump if there were "any scenario" where he would seek a third term in office, citing arguments from Florida Gov....