Now that Republicans have a majority in the House of Representatives and have elected a speaker, attention now turns to procedural rules that may be changed. According to The New York Times, […]
New House rules on the way?
118th Congress will convene
The 118th Congress will be seated on Tuesday with a new – if slender – Republican majority in the House of Representatives and a Democratic majority in the Senate. First order of […]
New/old president for Brazil
Defeating his incumbent right-wing opponent for the presidency, left-wing candidate Luis Inacio de Silva will be returning to the power in Brazil. “Lula,” as he is known, narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro. […]
Ian death toll reaches 76
The death toll – likely to increase – from Hurricane Ian’s stormy assault on Florida has risen to 76. According to the Associated Press, over 1,000 people have been rescued from rising […]
Brazil president fights impeachment
The embattled president of Brazil appealed to that nation’s Senate Monday, which is deciding whether to remove her from office. According to the Associated Press, Dilma Rousseff said “I know I will […]
Swimmers were vandals, not victims?
Brazilian police are saying that four American Olympic swimmers – Ryan Lochte, Jack Conger, Gunnar Bentz and James Feigen –who previously had claimed to be robbed at gunpoint by thieves posing as […]
China, U.S. jockey for Olympic lead
We’ve got more medals, but they’ve got more gold. At mid-day Monday, the United States Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil had won a total of […]
