Giorno: 6 Dicembre 2023

GOP lawmakers block Biden security aid to Ukraine, Israel and Indo-Pacific, press for more border funding

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked billions of dollars in additional security aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific, as they pressed President Biden to focus on tougher measures at the U.S.-Mexico border.  Votes came 49-51, falling short of the Senate’s 60-vote threshold for passing. The failure to pass came hours after President Biden said it […]

Some Democrats join Republicans in voting to strike down Biden’s EV mandate

The House voted Wednesday evening in favor of legislation striking down federal regulations targeting gas-powered vehicles which, according to the White House, are designed to “accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.” In a 221-197 vote, the House approved the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act with 216 Republicans and five Democrats voting in favor. […]

Lawsuit: Biden Admin Censored Conservatives Online

A new lawsuit headed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and three others alleges that President Joe Biden’s State Department worked to censor conservative views online.[#item_full_content]

Texas progressive group previously bailed out suspect charged in deadly Austin, San Antonio shooting rampage

A suspect accused of six murders across Texas during a day-long shooting spree was previously charged with assaulting a family member and bailed out by a non-profit progressive group, according to local reports.  Shane James, 34, is accused of killing six people and injuring others in Bexar County and Austin. James, who served as a […]

N.M. AG: Meta Facilitated Crimes Against Children

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a civil lawsuit on Wednesday against Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, alleging that Facebook and Instagram created “prime locations” for enabling child sexual abuse, solicitation, and trafficking.[#item_full_content]

Appointed St. Louis prosecutor running for full term

Gabe Gore, who was appointed as St. Louis’ top prosecutor by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson in May after Kim Gardner’s sudden resignation, announced Wednesday that he is running for a full term in 2024. NEW ST. LOUIS PROSECUTOR SAYS HE’S ‘ENFORCING THE LAWS’ AMID NOTABLE VIOLENT CRIME CRACKDOWN Gore, a Democrat, was a St. Louis […]

WH Delays Menthol Cigarette Ban, Alarming Anti-smoking Advocates

White House officials will take more time to review a sweeping plan from U.S. health regulators to ban menthol cigarettes, an unexpected delay that anti-tobacco groups fear could scuttle the long-awaited rule.Administration officials indicated Wednesday the process will…[#item_full_content]

WH Rips University Pres. Remarks From Antisemitism Hearing

White House aide Andrew Bates on Wednesday issued a scathing rebuke of comments made at an antisemitism hearing by the presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[#item_full_content]

21 dead, 600 infected in Mali dengue outbreak

Authorities say dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, posing a new threat to the West African nation struggling with extremist attacks and political turbulence. The director general of health and public hygiene, Dr. Cheick Amadou Tidiane Traore, told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that his department had counted 21 deaths and […]

UK apologizes to families of 97 soccer fans killed in 1989 stadium crush

The British government apologized Wednesday to the families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans killed in a stadium crush 34 years ago for its delay in responding to a 2017 report meant to ensure the official cover-up in that case isn’t repeated in other tragedies. Six years after the report highlighted the “burning injustice” families faced […]