Giorno: 17 Aprile 2024

Alabama lawmakers advance bills ensuring Biden appears on November ballot

Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November ballot, mirroring accommodations made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump. Legislative committees in the Alabama House of Representatives and Senate approved identical bills that would push back the state’s certification deadline from 82 days to 74 days before […]

House to Vote on $95B in Foreign Aid Bills Despite Hardline Objections

The House of Representatives will have its long-awaited vote on aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific as soon as Saturday, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said on Wednesday, paving the way for its possible passage despite fierce objections from the right wing of his…[#item_full_content]

US Navy Has Spent Almost $1 Billion in Middle East

Since hostilities erupted in the Middle East beginning with Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, the U.S. Navy has spent close to $1 billion on its operations in the region, which include fending off drone and missile attacks from Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.[#item_full_content]

Ellen Ash Peters, first female chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, dies at 94

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Ellen Ash Peters, who was the first woman to serve as Connecticut’s chief justice and wrote the majority opinion in the state Supreme Court’s landmark school desegregation ruling in 1996, has died. She was 94. Peters, who also was the first female faculty member at Yale Law School, passed away Tuesday, […]