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...
The Atlantic National Correspondent Franklin Foer on how former President Donald Trump’s antisemitic comments over the years has influenced the American public’s opinions towards Israel and Jewish Americans.
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Eutelsat OneWeb, which is in prime position to get satellite spectrum without an auction, is owned by Bharti Enterprises, UK government, SoftBank, among others.
A video taken by the New York Post and posted Thursday showed migrants breaking through fencing and knocking down guard members. The post Some Illegal Immigrants Who Stormed U.S. Border in Texas Released into U.S. After Being Processed first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
The Biden administration is adamant that no U.S. personnel will set foot in Gaza when it starts delivering humanitarian aid from a floating dock, but a proposal for workers from other nations to deliver the aid carries security risks, say one former and two current administration officials. The concerns are the latest wrinkle in the White House push to get aid to the enclave’s hungry population via a floating dock. U.S. military officials have told NBC News that the first time they heard that...
After touring the Doicesti Small Modular Reactor (SMR) site, U.S. Ambassador to Romania, Kathleen Kavalec said that the rapid progress here is a testament to Romania’s vision, guiding us toward a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. According to the American ambassador, “Romania is poised to become a regional clean energy hub“, and “the Doicesti SMR […]
Havana, Mar 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced today that U.S.-based terrorist groups are encouraging actions against the country's internal order, taking advantage of the harsh situation the island is undergoing. The post Cuban President denounces destabilizing attempts from the U.S. first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is defending comments he made over the weekend — saying “it will be a bloodbath” if he doesn’t win the next election. While he and his team say he was referring only to the auto industry, which he had been talking about when the comment was made […]
The U.S. Congress approved a funding bill Saturday in a rare show of cross-party unity, keeping federal agencies running through September and averting a damaging partial government shutdown.Senators missed a midnight deadline to pass the $1.2 trillion package to keep the lights on in several key government agencies but voted in the early hours to pass a resolution that had already advanced from the House."It wasn't easy, but tonight our persistence has been worth it," Democratic Majority Leader...
Australia's government backed its ambassador to Washington, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, after U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump called the key diplomat "a little bit nasty" in a broadcast interview. Australia counts the U.S. as a major strategic ally and the two are forging closer defense ties under the AUKUS
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that former President Donald Trump "ordered" a "terrorist attack" on January 6, 2021.