A climate, energy and tax package pushed by President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress – legislation once believed to be dead – has been given new life. Sen. Joe Manchin III […]
Climate, energy bill is revived
Fed hikes interest rates again
A 0.75 percent increase in the prime interest rate was ordered Wednesday by the Federal Reserve system on Wednesday in another effort to tame inflation. According to United Press International, Chair Jerome […]
Pope Francis offers an apology
In a visit to Canada, Pope Francis apologized Monday for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s policy of forcing native people into residential schools. According to USA Today, Francis said “I am […]
Subpoena for Ginni Thomas?
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump may subpoena Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. […]
Bannon guilty of contempt
Steve Bannon was convicted Friday of contempt of Congress by a federal jury for defying a subpoena to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. […]
Birth control bill passes House
Seeking to enshrine access to contraceptive devices in case the conservative Supreme Court declares it a state decision – as it has in the case of abortion – the House of Representatives […]
Biden: a climate “emergency”
Calling climate change an “emergency,” President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced some measures on this issue and promised more action soon. “Let me be clear,” he said, according to The Associated Press, […]
House backs marriage rights
The U.S House of Representatives voted to protect same-sex and interracial marriages on Tuesday. In what ended up being a relatively bipartisan conclusion, the vote was 267-157. All House Democrats voted in […]
Severe heat broils Britain
An historically broiling heat wave has struck England and other parts of Europe, shutting schools and businesses and giving residents an uncommon dose of severe hot weather. Flights has curtailed as the […]
Inflation boomed by 9.1%
Inflation, fueled in large part because of the rising costs of gasoline, food and housing, has risen by 9.1 percent over the past year, according to the Department of Commerce. The Associated […]
