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Federal student aid reverses course
US President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday said it’s increasing its efforts to fight scams aimed at taking advantage of borrowers applying for student loan forgiveness. Under Biden’s program, individual borrowers who earned less than $125,000 in either 2020 or 2021 and married couples or heads of households making less than $250,000 annually are eligible…
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Relations between France and Italy are strained by France accepting a migrant rescue ship
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s government on Sunday refused safe port to two ships that have rescued migrants in distress, some as many as 16 days ago. Italian lawmaker Aboubakar Soumahoro said that many of the migrants were unable to speak French, English and Italian. The Humanity 1 was ordered to vacate the port of Catania…
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There is a reason America has apath to chaos
The US Senate has passed a bill that would ban the use of genetically modified crops like romaine lettuce, spinach and kale in food. The bill, which has been criticised by critics, would ban the use of these crops by anyone over the age of 18. It would also ban the consumption of these fruits…
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Russia’s revenge
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a ceremony to commemorate incorporation of four Ukrainian territories into Russia on Sunday. Russia claimed that more than 600 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a Russian strike in Kramatorsk carried out in “retaliation” over the Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Makiivka last week, according to a statement from the Russian Defence…
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The Netanyahu government will make the expansion of the West Bank a priority
US President Trump said that his Democratic counterpart Joe Biden will get “some money left over” when he returns from visiting Ukraine, where he was on an official tour to assess the aftermath of a train derailment. “I sincerely hope that when your representatives…including Biden, they get back from touring Ukraine, that he’s got some…
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After getting tanks, the public pressure increased for F-16 fighter jets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the US on Wednesday on a 10-day visit during which he is expected to ask US President Joe Biden for additional military aid. Zelenskyy is the first Ukrainian President to visit the US since the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine that erupted after Russia invaded the country…
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They boosted their output because of China’s Thousand Talents Plan
China’s President Xi Jinping has said that he would like to invite US President-elect Donald Trump to attend a state dinner at the Forbidden City in Beijing. “This would be a very special occasion for the two leaders,” he said. The dinner would be followed by a banquet at the Zhongnanhai Palace, which is believed…
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America’s next Trump will becircus
The US Supreme Court on Sunday ruled against ex-President Donald Trump in an attempt to prevent the National Archives from sharing documents with a House committee probing the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection. Trump had sought to block the National Archives from sharing the documents with the panel. The court said the ex-President has…
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McCarthy dislikes any senator who supports the spending deal
House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday that he would vote in favour of Andy Biggs for the job. Earlier this week, McCarthy had said that he would not run for the post if he didn’t have the support of 100 Republicans. Biggs has held the position since 2015 when he was appointed…
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The document reveals that the stars and executives of Fox News trashed the claims of election fraud
A New York court has rejected Fox News’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it for broadcasting false claims that it helped cheat ex-US President Donald Trump of victory in the 2020 elections. The lawsuit was filed by Dominion, which alleged Fox News allowed lies about the presidential contest to be promoted on its…
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Joe Biden has a greatest strength and greatest vulnerability
US President Joe Biden has said that “it’s time for an elder statesman” to take over as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. This comes as former President Donald Trump said that he won’t be running for the White House again in four years. “I don’t want to go back to when I was born,” Trump…
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Biden will have a clash with Putin after his surprise trip to Ukraine
Ukraine’s Defence Ministry on Monday said that its forces carried out airstrikes on Russian military positions in Crimea. This comes a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine will take control of the peninsula by the end of the year. Ukraine has been fighting Russia-backed separatists in Crimea since the beginning of the…
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McCarthy is fighting to become Speaker as a Republicans Feud
US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he will not allow Democrats on the Intelligence Committee, the committee investigating Russia’s actions in the US elections. “I don’t want to open up the hearing to the public. I don’t want to open up the hearing to the public,” he said. “We’re going to have a…
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There were prank parties and politics in Ron’s year as a teacher
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said that he would ban the state universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives if they weren’t given funding. The university has a ‘Chief Diversity Officer’, a ‘Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement’ and an ‘Office for Accessibility and Gender Equity’. Earlier, DeSantis’ administration had blocked…
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Changes in retirement savings are in a new federal spending bill
US President Joe Biden will sign the $1.7 trillion spending bill on Wednesday, which will allow low- and middle-income people to receive half their retirement savings contribution, a maximum of $1,000, because they owe at least $1,000 in taxes. Only low and middle-income people can get back half their contribution, a maximum of $1,000, because…
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India wants complete control of the internet
British Broadcasting Corp’s (BBC) Director- General Martin Goillandeau said the broadcaster will continue to report in India despite the government blocking the airing of a documentary on PM Narendra Modi. Reporters Without Borders had alleged that the government blocked clips of the documentary from being seen on social media. Goillandeau added that the records of…
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Georgia prosecutor is interested in getting testimony from Flynn and Gingrich
A US House of Representatives panel has released its report on the allegations against ex-US President Donald Trump and Republicans over the 2020 presidential election. The committee’s summary said Trump’s campaign sent “millions” of emails with messages claiming that the election was “rigged”, that their donations could stop Democrats from “trying to steal” the election…
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They are warning against the release of the tapes
A video showing US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talking to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Capitol Hill has surfaced online. In the video, Pelosi can be seen talking to Northam about help for the Capitol. Pelosi had said that she wants to work with Northam to help mitigate the disruption at the Capitol after the…
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As winter approaches, Russia is bruised
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the military operation in Ukraine is taking longer than expected and that his country’s nuclear weapons are deterring the escalation of the conflict. He added that Russia’s special military operation had succeeded in seizing new territory. The Russian leader further equated Ukraine’s “neo Nazi” government with Nazi Germany, saying Russia…
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Trump went to Ohio to highlight the absence of Biden
US Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a train derailment on Thursday. “You are not forgotten. A lot of the folks who seem to find political opportunity there are among those who’ve sided with the railway industry again and again and again, as they have fought safety…
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The Georgia grand jury foreperson might have had something to do with Trump being indicted
The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in Georgia is set to be charged with decisions made by the special grand jury that investigated US President Donald Trump’s actions after the 2020 US Presidential election. The special grand jury empaneled from May 22nd through January 15th, 2020 has reportedly recommended multiple indictments against Trump.
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A judge sanctions Trump lawyers for a lawsuit
A US judge has ordered former President Donald Trump’s lawyers to pay over 2 crore in penalties after they failed to win a lawsuit alleging Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton conspired with the Democratic National Committee and others to undermine the 2016 presidential election. The judge also ordered the attorneys to pay $16,274.23 in legal…
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You have been thinking about food all wrong
Junk food Industries thrive in low-resource countries at the expense of children and the poor, who develop long-term health problems from consuming sugar-laden, Ultra-processed foods, author Gmez said. He added that Junk Food Politics is a two-way street when junk food firms influence politics and society so they can avoid regulations that will impact their…
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The election is being driven by tension
After Joe Biden won the 2020 US Presidential election, ex-President Donald Trump said that he’d be “happy to” support him in 2024 if Biden ran for the White House again. Trump added that his two years of fury over the 2020 election may have turned off voters in 2022, when several election-denying candidates he promoted…
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Senate control is hanging in the balance in the midterms
The Democratic Party has won control of the Senate, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote, as per exit polls. Senate Republicans also were confident going into Election Day about their chances to break the 50-50 deadlock that has given Democratic control of the Senate on the strength of Vice President Kamala Harris’…