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The September jobs report could be a sign of a cooling trend.
US President Donald Trump said that he has spoken with Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen about the possibility of a rate hike next month. He added that Yellen had assured him about the US central bank’s plans during their meeting last week. He further said, “She said that she was confident that we would not…
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Homeless people are teaming up with roommates as a way to survive the housing crisis.
US President Joe Biden’s administration has called for more action to prevent homeless people from losing their housing. “We’ve gotten…good at providing supportive housing for people,” said Jeffrey Olivet, executive director of US InterAgency Council on homelessness. The administration’s new plan also calls for more work to help those on the streets get into shelters,…
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Liberals have been so busy that they forget how to win.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said that the Democratic Party stayed focused on the fundamentals, whether it was fixing the roads or making sure kids were back on track. “I can tell you we stayed focus on the fundamentals, right, whether it’s fixing the damn roads or making sure kids are back on track after an…
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The committee will call for Trump’s accountability on January 6.
The US Congress’ subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety has said there was no evidence to support President Donald Trump’s claim that the 2020 US presidential election was “stolen”. It added there was no evidence of voter fraud during the campaign or after the election. The committee has also called on the Department of Justice…
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A committee will be considering asking the DOJ to file multiple criminal charges against Trump.
The US House Select Committee on Investigative Committee has reportedly said that it would refer criminal charges against former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department. The committee is reportedly weighing criminal referrals for several of Trump’s closest associates including former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and former…
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El Paso sees an increase in border crossings.
Denver Mayor Will Adams has said the city is preparing to spend $1 billion on its response to migrant arrivals in the city, adding that the city’s efforts are under “severe pressure” because of limited space and staffing. He also asked federal and state funding to pay for housing and services for the bus loads…
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Pat says Trump’s influence on the GOP is waning.
Following US Senate elections, former US President Donald Trump has said that he’ll run again in the 2024 presidential election if the Republican Party does not reject him as their standard-bearer. He added that he is ready to work with the party to make it “great again”. However, Trump also said that his party should…
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What do you do now that the deadline has gone by for Trump to deliver documents?
The House panel investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol has voted to subpoena former US President Donald Trump if he testifies before them. “Trump, like several of his closest allies, is hiding from the Select Committee’s investigation and refusing to do what more than a thousand other witnesses have done,” the lawmakers…
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Joe Biden knows how to use Donald Trump.
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a request by President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen to release his tax returns. Cohen had sought permission to make the details public, alleging that he had “inappropriate contact” with former President Barack Obama during the 2016 presidential campaign. In September, Trump had told Cohen he…
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The election turnout in Tunisia was less than 9%, causing pressure on the president.
Tunisia’s citizens on Saturday cast their votes in a general election to elect a new parliament to deal with the country’s escalating cost of living. The election comes on the 12th anniversary of the event that sparked the Arab Spring protests, when Tunisian fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire to protest economic conditions…
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A mother hopes her daughter makes it home for Christmas in a country where she’s been stuck.
About 300 tourists from around the world have been left stranded in Machu Picchu, Peru, after the country was plunged into a state of emergency following the ousting of the country’s president. Peru’s Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cuzco has been temporarily suspended. “LATAM (the Peruvian Air Lines Experiment) keeps an eye on the…
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Donald Trump will be referred for criminal charges on January 6.
The US House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform is looking into criminal referrals against ex-President Donald Trump on at least two charges, obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress and conspiracy to defraud the United States. “They are trying to make the case that Trump is Oz,” CNN’s John King said, interpreting the committee’s…
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McCarthy says there are hardliners opposed to speaker’s bid who haven’t changed their stance and could endanger the GOP agenda.
US President Donald Trump has asked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to appear before media outlets to showcase his support for his re-election bid, a report said. Trump asked McCarthy to reveal the names of Republicans he has spoken to who have endorsed him in the media, it added. He also reportedly asked McCarthy to share…
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With the votes counted, Netanyahu appears to be the new Israel’s leader.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to return to power as PM and his alliance with far-right parties appears likely. The new government hopes to save Mr Netanyahu from prosecution and potential prison time, since right-wing parties have an absolute majority in the Knesset. Netanyahu has ruled Israel for the past 15 years, making him…
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Republicans won the popular vote, but they weren’t used to it.
Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has defeated Republican Joe Kent in a congressional race in the US, with CNN projecting that Perez would defeat Kent. In the 2020 elections, the Democrats had won control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, with Republicans retaining a narrow majority in the US Senate. However, the overall election…
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Russia is going for revenge.
The Ukrainian military said that it raised the national flag above seven villages previously occupied by Russia in the Kherson region on Wednesday. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Monday that his forces had seized the city of Kherson. Russia had withdrawn all its troops from the Kherson region on Monday, according…
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The father of the suspected shooter is accused of reckless conduct.
Robert Crimo, the father of 25-year-old charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting during a parade in a Chicago suburb has been charged with seven felonies. Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said the charges are based on Crimo sponsoring his then-19-year-old son’s application for a gun license in 2019. He added that…
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McCarthy faces a rocky path to speakership because of the GOP’s election showing.
US House Republicans are set to vote on Tuesday on who will lead the House of Representatives after the 2020 presidential election. Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has said he is confident that he will win the majority of the votes and will earn in January the 218 votes necessary to hold the Speaker’s gavel.
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Ahead of the end of the Trump-era border policy, the Biden administration prepares for a surge of migrants.
The White House has said it’s ready to deal with a surge of migrants at the border after the US-Mexico border security policy known as ‘Title 42’ goes away. It added that it has put into place a series of personnel, processing and infrastructure efforts. This comes after US President Joe Biden said he’d be…
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People in the Chinese diaspora use the social network to protest.
Thousands of people took to the streets of China’s Wuhan city to protest against the government’s zero-COVID-19 policies. The protests, called the Sitong Bridge protest, have taken place in several parts of China and around the world in the past week. There have been eight deaths due to COVID-19 in China so far.
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Boluarte was sworn in as the new president.
Peru President Dina Boluarte was sworn into office on Wednesday after she was elected by her party and the country’s Congress on a motion adopted by the Supreme Court. Boluarte’s predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted after he announced plans to dissolve Congress and install an emergency government. Boluarte called for a “political truce” to install…
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A committee considers criminal referrals for other people besides Trump.
US President Donald Trump could face criminal charges for his role in helping to incite the attack on the Capitol in January last year, according to the final report of a House committee’s investigation. The report will also request that the Justice Department prosecute Trump or his former aides for their roles in helping to…
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October 9, 2022.
Russia on Thursday said it will help evacuate residents of annexed Kherson to other areas as Ukraine continued its offensive in the region. The Russian forces will help evacuate residents from the west bank of Kherson river to the east bank of Dnipro river, Russian state media said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that…
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The Justice Department tried to get into the text messages of a GOP congressman.
US President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Donald Perry, texted ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows about advice from a “cyber forensic team” he was in touch with after the 2020 election. ” Preserve the specific voting machines (scanners),” Perry began in a long text message obtained by CNN. In the message, Perry passed…
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There are five questions that need to be answered in the next decade.
The European Commission (EC) said that it wants to impose a price cap on Russian crude oil for its 27 member countries. This comes after Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to reduce their oil production by 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in an attempt to prop up oil prices. Crude oil prices have fallen…