Pelosi is ‘very confident’ Democrats will win the House in 2022 despite slim majority
Post Content House Speaker Nancy Pelosi predicted Friday that Democrats will retain control of the House in 2022 despite projections of a GOP takeover. “I’m very confident that we will win the House,” Pelosi said Friday during her weekly Capitol news conference. Pelosi’s comments came in response to reports that even the Democrats’ campaign chief […]
9/11 families say Biden unwelcome at 20th anniversary memorial for refusal to release key documents
Post Content Nearly 2,000 people who were directly affected by 9/11 are calling on President Biden to not participate in any 20th anniversary ceremonies unless he declassifies government documents they believe will implicate Saudi Arabia in the terrorist attacks. “We cannot in good faith, and with veneration to those lost, sick, and injured, welcome the […]
Texas House Democrats Mull Next Move Ahead of 2nd Special Session
Texas House Democrat lawmakers are mulling their next move as a second special legislative session is set to begin Saturday. More than 50 Texas Democrats fled to Washington, D.C., and remained there…
Biden administration begins flying migrants expelled via Title 42 into Mexico amid COVID fears
Post Content The Biden administration has started flying migrants removed under Title 42 health protections deep into the Mexican interior amid fears over not just rising border numbers, but also an increase in COVID-19 cases related to the delta variant. The administration has continued to expel single adults and some migrant families using the Title […]
Treatment Action Campaign demands Makhura fix Gauteng’s health system ‘mess’ now
Read More Health-activism group, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) wants Gauteng Premier David Makhura to take immediate action to redress what it calls the collapse of the province’s department of health, which has been most recently illustrated by the continued closure of the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital after a damaging fire in April. About […]
UK government spends more than GBP163,000 on union flags in two years
Read More Politics UK government spends more than GBP163,000 on union flags in two years Purchases have increased across departments, revealing embrace of the flag under Boris Johnson @BenQuinn75 Fri 6 Aug 2021 11.21 EDT Last modified on Fri 6 Aug 2021 12.25 EDT Robert Jenrick criticised BBC presenters for daring to gently mock the […]
Nearly $500M Spent Fighting Homelessness in Denver
About $481 million is annually spent on various services for the homeless, including health care and housing, each year, in the Denver, Colorado, metro area, a figure that outpaces spending by the state…
Judge Refuses to Block Construction of Obama Center in Chicago
A federal judge has rejected a request by activists to block construction of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s Jackson Park, multiple media outlets are reporting. Protect Our Parks had asked…
Accuser Files Criminal Complaint Against Gov. Cuomo
An assistant to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., filed a criminal complaint with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office against the state’s chief executive for allegedly fondling her. A sheriff’s department official confirmed…
Taliban ambushes and kills Afghan government media official
Post Content The Taliban ambushed and killed the director of Afghanistan‘s government media center on Friday in the capital of Kabul, the latest killing of a government official just days after an assassination attempt on the country’s acting defense minister. The slaying comes amid Taliban advances and battles for more territory as U.S. and NATO […]