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Mar 17 2023
Analysis
The Worldwide Debate Over Raising The Retirement Age
In the U.S., some Republican lawmakers are proposing to raise the age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits, provoking withering criticism from President Biden and many Democrats. But the debate over when government should begin paying retirement benefits isn’t just a controversy here. It is happening all over the world.
French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed gradually
Forbes
Mar 04 2023
News
Donald Trump Beats Desantis in Landslide at CPAC Straw Poll
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on August 6, 2022. (Bobby Sanchez for The Epoch Times) Donald Trump emerged as the clear winner in the highly anticipated straw poll conducted by the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), cementing his position as the preferred candidate of the Republican grassroots in his bid for the
The Epoch Times
Mar 11 2023
News
South Carolina student claims she was assaulted for not saying pledge of allegiance
A South Carolina school is facing a federal lawsuit after a ninth-grade student alleged an employee assaulted her as she exercised her First Amendment right. On Nov. 29, 2022, 15-year-old Marissa Barnwell can be seen on security footage walking through the hall of River Bluff High School in Lexington, South Carolina when she is confronted by a school employee. According to Barnwell’s lawsuit
Bizpac Review
Feb 16 2023
News
Republicans worry as self-inflicted wounds pile up
Republican lawmakers are wary of their party’s propensity for self-inflicted wounds and are hoping for more discipline heading into the next election cycle.
Leading Republicans think that the House GOP’s raucous reception of President Biden at last week’s State of the Union played into the president’s hands and that the proposal by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to sunset all federal
The Hill
Mar 04 2023
News
Texas GOP censures Republican congressman for 'lack of fidelity' to party principles and priorities
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was censured Saturday by the state GOP for “for lack of fidelity to Republican principles and priorities,” the party announced. The Texas Republican Party took issue with several House votes and stances by the second-term congressman, including his vote for the Respect for Marriage Act, his opposition to a GOP-led border security measure and the fact that
CNN (Online News)
Feb 24 2023
News
US announces new Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions on war anniversary
The United States has announced a new, $2bn military aid package to Ukraine and issued a new sanctions targeting Russia’s metals and mining sector and financial institutions, as well as international firms with alleged ties to Moscow’s push to evade previous sanctions.
The two separate US moves on Friday coincided with the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and underscored
Al Jazeera
Jan 21 2023
News
Wagner Chief Writes Letter to U.S. Asking 'What Crime' Group Committed
The financier of the Wagner Group fighting for Moscow in Ukraine has written to the White House asking exactly "what crime" members of his private military company (PMC) have committed.
The letter by Yevgeny Prigozhin came after White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby announced on Friday that the Wagner mercenary group had been designated a "transnational criminal
Newsweek
Mar 27 2023
News
China condemns McCarthy's decision to move forward with TikTok bill to deter 'technological tentacles' of CCP
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced Sunday that Congress would be taking up legislation against TikTok this week.
"It's very concerning that the CEO of TikTok can't be honest and admit what we already know to be true – China has access to TikTok user data," McCarthy tweeted Sunday. "The House will be moving forward with legislation to protect Americans from the
Fox Business
Apr 16 2023
News
Israel failing to stop attacks on Christians, Jerusalem churches say
Visitors to Jerusalem this Easter season may have noticed some new additions in the Old City: security cameras on the Church of Flagellation, an iron gate at the Franciscans, protective barbed wire on the Armenian Monastery’s roof.
“This is not part of the Franciscan spirituality of welcoming,” noted Brother Francesco Patton, Vatican custodian, or Custos, of the Holy Land.
But
Christian Science Monitor
Feb 28 2023
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Murphy unveils $53B N.J. budget with property tax relief, tax credits, big spending on pensions, schools
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday unveiled a proposed $53.1 billion state budget that lifts spending to a new high as tax revenue growth begins to show signs of slowing, saying it will make the state more affordable for millions of residents. “This budget is purpose-built to help our residents find their place in the next New Jersey by securing their place in the New Jersey of right now
nj.com