Month: April 2021

Nearly a year after President Joe Biden called for “real action” on police brutality as part of a pledge to fix U.S. racial inequality, he is coming up against the limits of presidential power, Reuters […]

Ponzi Schemer Bernard Madoff Passes Away

Bernard Madoff, who was convicted for running the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, died on Wednesday in federal prison where he was serving a 150-year sentence, the Bureau of Prisons said. He was 82. […]

FBI Removes ‘Malicious Web Shells’ Tied to China-Linked Microsoft Hack

The Justice Department announced a “court-authorized operation” by the FBI to copy and remove “malicious web shells” from hundreds of U.S. computers in response to the massive cyberattacks against Microsoft’s Exchange Server, which the Big […]

IRS to Roll Out Payments for $3,000 Child Tax Credit in July

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will start sending monthly payments to families from the new $3,000 child tax credit starting in July, The Hill reports. IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig confirmed the timeline during congressional testimony […]

Arizona AG Sues Biden Administration over Immigration Policies

Arizona’s attorney general is suing the Biden administration, arguing its immigration policies are in violation of the National Environmental Protection Act — because illegal immigrants keep littering as they hop the border, according to New […]

Demonstrators Gather for Third Night after Shooting Death of Daunte Wright

Protests continued for a third night outside the police station in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on Tuesday following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright, The Hill writes. In footage captured by NBC News, droves of […]

Derek Chauvin Trial: Use of Force on George Floyd ‘Justified’

A use-of-force expert has told a US jury that the former police officer accused of the murder of George Floyd was “justified” in pinning him to the ground, BBC reports. Barry Brodd told the trial […]

Biden Sets Sept. 11 as New Date to Pull US Troops from Afghanistan

President Joe Biden will withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country, several U.S. officials said Tuesday as quoted […]

Biden’s New CBPP President, Sharon Parrott Says She Will Fight for Reducing Poverty, Inequality

Sharon Parrott, the new president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) in an interview with The Hill last week said that she will focus on reducing poverty and inequality, and pointed that […]

Russia Accuses US of Provocation by Warship Deployment in Black Sea

On Tuesday, Russian authorities told the United States to keep their warships away from the Crimean peninsula “for its own good,” calling the move of deployment of the ships in the Black Sea a provocation, […]

U.S. Consumer Prices Increase Solidly in March

U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in more than 8-1/2 years in March and underlying inflation picked up as more parts of the economy reopened thanks to increased vaccinations and massive fiscal stimulus, Reuters […]

CDC Chief Says Michigan Should ‘Shut Things Down,’ Vaccinating Alone Won’t Stop COVID Surge

A top Biden administration health official said Monday that Michigan should “shut things down” as it grapples with an overwhelming surge in coronavirus cases, CNBC reported. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said a […]

Biden Seeks to Showcase Bipartisanship in Infrastructure Meeting with Republicans

President Joe Biden sought to demonstrate his much-touted interest in working with Republicans in Congress on Monday, with a bipartisan White House meeting as lawmakers prepared to grapple with his $2.3 trillion proposal to improve […]

Iran’s Zarif Says Israel Made a ‘Very Bad Gamble’ by Sabotaging Natanz Site

Iran’s top diplomat said on Tuesday that an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility which it blames on Israel was a “very bad gamble” that would strengthen Tehran’s hand in talks to revive a 2015 […]

U.S. Senator Wants to Ban Big Tech from Buying Anything Ever Again

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican who has been a staunch critic of Big Tech, said on Monday he has introduced a bill that would ban all mergers and acquisitions by any company with a […]

Britain Offers All Over-50s First COVID-19 Shots in Boost for PM Johnson

Britain has offered all over-50s a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as the rollout of Moderna’s shot in England began on Tuesday, the government said, adding it was on track to give a shot to […]

Saudi Arabia’s Breakeven Oil Price To Drop To $65 Next Year

Higher oil prices and an expected rebound in the global economy and oil demand are set to lower the fiscal breakeven oil price of the major Middle Eastern oil producers this year and next, with […]

Washington Post Calls for Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices

The Washington Post editorial board over the weekend called to establish term limits for Supreme Court justices, limiting them to 18 years on the bench, in an effort to ensure both Republicans and Democrats have “foreseeable, […]

Chris Christie: Biden ‘Lying’ about Spending Package Going toward ‘Infrastructure’

Chris Christie on Sunday accused President Biden of “lying” about his nearly $2 trillion infrastructure package — saying he’s calling a “dog a cat” because it goes far beyond rebuilding roads and bridges to include Democratic priorities […]

Trump Blasts McConnell, Fauci in Off-script Speech

Former President Donald Trump blasted Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, calling him a “dumb son of a b—-,” in decidedly off-script remarks at a major Republican National Committee donor gathering Saturday night, Fox News informed. The event took […]

Biden Aims to Redefine Word ‘Bipartisan’ as Dems Work to Push Spending Bill without Any GOP Votes

President Joe Biden vowed to bridge the partisan political divide but, struggling to garner Republican support for major bills, his administration appears to be changing the narrative by redefining what “bipartisan” means, Fox News informed. First, […]

Nevada Takes First Step to Leapfrog Iowa, New Hampshire for First Presidential Primary

The Nevada Assembly took the first steps this week to establish the state as the new first-in-nation primary and leapfrog Iowa and New Hampshire in the 2024 presidential voting calendar, Fox News informed. A Nevada Assembly […]

Chris Wallace Blasts Buttigieg on False Jobs Claim

“Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace on Sunday blasted Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for overstating the number of jobs that would be constituted by President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion-plus spending proposal, Fox News informed. Wallace noted that Buttigieg and other […]

Republicans Slam Biden Plan to Send Cash Payments to Central America

Republicans are angry and in disbelief over the Biden administration’s proposal to send cash payments to Central America in order to fight the migrant crisis — describing the plan as “madness,” Fox News informed. On […]

Rep. Jordan Slams Biden Admin for Limiting Media’s Access to Migrant Facilities amid Surge at Border

According to Republican Rep. Jim Jordan from Ohio the reason the media is not allowed to come near the migrant facilities is because the Biden administration does not “want the American people to know what’s going […]

Pelosi: House Democrats’ Capitol Security Funding Bill is ‘Just about Ready’

According to the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrats’ Capitol security supplemental funding bill, which will reportedly total $2 billion, is “just about ready,” Fox News informed. “We’ll put it forth when it is ready, and it […]

Biden to Name Former NSA Deputy Director to Lead CISA: Report

According to a report late Sunday, John C. Inglis, the former deputy director of the National Security Agency, is set to be named by President Joe Biden to head the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity […]

Paul Calls Fauci ‘Petty Tyrant’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took his confrontation with the leading infectious diseases expert Antony Fauci to the level of escalation, calling Fauci a “petty tyrant” for suggesting to the citizens that are vaccinated against the […]

US Domestic Terrorism Numbers are at All-Time High

According to an analysis presented by The Washington Post and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the domestic terrorist plots and attacks in the U.S. have reached their highest rates recorded in the […]

CDC Director Urges to Michigan to ‘Close Things Down’

The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky called on the state of Michigan to “close things down” due to the surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, informed The Hill. […]