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May 04 2021
News
Everything you need to know about this week’s G7 meetings
G7 foreign and development ministers are meeting in London this week to discuss vaccine distribution and sustainable development goals, and to “revitalize in-person diplomacy” following 18 long months of Zoom calls and Covid scares. It’s preparation for the main G7 summit, which will be held in southwest England between June 11 and 13.
Representatives of India, Australia, South Korea,
Quartz
Oct 15 2019
News
Trump's GOP impeachment firewall holds strong
President Trump has had a rough couple of weeks, but his Republican wall of defense is holding in the Senate.
Senate Republicans by and large are standing by Trump despite polls showing growing public support for impeachment, even among GOP voters.
Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) have criticized Trump’s phone call
The Hill
Jan 08 2022
News
For C.D.C.’s Walensky, a Steep Learning Curve on Messaging
Two days before Christmas, with the Omicron variant driving a near-vertical rise in new coronavirus cases, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted the White House that she planned to recommend that people infected with the virus isolate for five days instead of 10.
The director, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, had faced previous criticism for issuing
New York Times (News)
May 08 2022
News
Biden’s Disinformation Chief: Parents Concerned About Critical Race Theory Are ‘Disinformers’
The Biden administration’s new disinformation chief says that parents who are upset about critical race theory (CRT) making its way into public school classrooms are “disinformers” who “weaponize” the issue “for profit.”
Nina Jankowicz, who was appointed to lead the newly established Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security, dismissed the pushback against
The Epoch Times
Mar 22 2022
Analysis
The NCAA Swimming Championship Was a National Scandal
At this year’s NCAA swimming championships, organizers allowed a biological male, Lia Thomas, to compete against female athletes on the basis of transgender status. And so, what should have been a moment of sporting pride — a celebration of some of the best female swimmers in the country — became a scandal.
Thomas, a fifth-year senior at the University of Pennsylvania, went by his given
National Review (News)
Mar 16 2022
News
What the $800 million US security aid package to Ukraine includes
President Biden on Wednesday approved an additional $800 million in security aid for Ukraine after the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, made a stirring plea to members of Congress for help in repelling the 21-day-old Russian invasion.
It includes missile defense systems and drones that Zelensky requested, but not the Polish MiG-29 fighter jets that the Kyiv government has sought
New York Post (News)
Mar 04 2022
News
Russian-Born Businessman: I Will Pay $1 Million To Officer Who Arrests Putin
A Russian-born businessman announced that he would pay a $1 million bounty to officers who would arrest Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia.
Alex Konanykhin wrote on Facebook:
I promise to pay $1,000,000 to the officer(s) who, complying with their constitutional duty, arrest(s) Putin as a war criminal under Russian and international laws. Putin is not the Russian president as
The Daily Wire
Mar 17 2022
News
Biden’s China ‘pivot’ complicated by Russia’s war in Ukraine
President Joe Biden set out to finally complete the “pivot to Asia,” a long-sought adjustment of U.S. foreign policy to better reflect the rise of America’s most significant military and economic competitor: China.
But Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has made that vexing move even more complicated. China’s government has vacillated between full embrace and more measured responses as
Associated Press Fact Check
Apr 15 2015
News
Mia Love keeps campaign machine humming, raises more than $400,000 so far this year
As Mia Love transitioned into her new job as a member of Congress this January, she had to find a place to live in D.C., and get familiar with her House colleagues. She had to learn how to serve in public office. Much of her life changed.
One thing that didn't change was her relentless fundraising. Re-election in 2016 is already on her mind.
"I tell Mia the best time to win re-
Jan 11 2022
News
Chicago Teachers Union clears way for in-person classes to resume Wednesday in Chicago Public Schools after four days of cancellations over COVID-19 clashes
A proposal for Chicago Public Schools to resume in-person classes Wednesday has been approved by the Chicago Teachers Union’s House of Delegates following a contentious weeklong standoff.
The delegates also voted Monday night to suspend the union’s work action that saw teachers refuse to give their lessons in person, prompting the cancellation of the last four school days. There will be
Chicago Tribune