Tuesday’s Commentary and Editorial sections contained no fewer than three pieces regarding our budget, the deficit and the $34 trillion dollar debt this country is facing (“Republicans must break their addiction to federal funds,” “Are we in for another housing collapse?” and “Fading majority of House GOP opens dark possibility for November election,” Web, March 25).
Congress needs to pass legislation by Saturday to avert another government shutdown – will it happen?Congress faces its third shutdown deadline of the month this week, as much of the federal government is expected to run out of funding by Friday at midnight.Both chambers of Congress must approve six appropriations bills before Saturday to get the legislation to Joe Biden’s desk and avert a partial shutdown. Although the current fiscal year started more than five months ago, House Republicans...
A government adviser made her recommendation after reviewing demonstrations outside a school in 2021.
Marc Epstein of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law says the Supreme Court should defend the government’s ability to work with third parties like social media companies to protect election integrity.
The spending watchdog says the costs remain too high and public awareness of the technology remains low.
By economic measures, Apple is a dominant force in the US market, which is not a competitive market and may need help.
Interior Minister Mari Rantanen (Finns) promised to consider feedback from legal experts before the bill goes to Parliament in April.
Under the bill, most people — like journalists and average citizens — would no longer be able to sue for any damages if the government wrongly denies them public records
Ekin-Su Culculoglu has broken her silence following her withdrawal from the Celebrity Big Brother final, saying she believes it's 'the right decision' after suffering a post-eviction backlash.
Well-intentioned moves are afoot to ‘overhaul the machinery of government’. But it’s the policies that are the problemIt was Dr Johnson, not Boris Johnson, who declared “patriotism is a last refuge of the scoundrel”. Some years have passed since Johnson, Shirley Williams and I were guests of an institute outside Moscow. We were there to explain what we hoped were the wonders of western democracy – the freedom, the politics and the economic policies – to Russian politicians and academics who were...
Football is the centre of so many communities up and down the UK, not least here in Sunderland – the club, and the Foundation, do amazing work in the community, supporting young people to play the sport, to access education and get the skills they need. The club is one of the first features that people think of when they think about the city. It is clear though, from the European Super League fiasco, to the increasing number of clubs at risk of liquidation, and the recent Financial Fair Play...
WASHINGTON — The federal government entered a partial shutdown early Saturday after Congress failed to pass legislation in time to keep a swath of departments and agencies open. The shutdown is expected to be brief and have little impact, however, as Senate leaders announced they have a deal to vote on a funding package in the early hours of Saturday morning. The House voted Friday morning to pass a $1.2 trillion spending bill funding the departments of State, Defense, Labor, Health and Human...