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[ July 2, 2022 ] RNC Starts Spanish Languages Ads to Target Hispanic Americans Politics
[ July 2, 2022 ] Biden Challenges Voters to Support Reps. who Will Codify Roe v. Wade Politics
[ July 2, 2022 ] White House Blasts Parental Rights Bill in Florida Administration
[ July 2, 2022 ] Governors to Hold Virtual Meeting with Biden to Protect Women’s Reproductive Health Health
[ July 2, 2022 ] California Democrat Arrested in Pro-Choice Demonstration Administration

RNC Starts Spanish Languages Ads to Target Hispanic Americans

July 2, 2022 Dime

In four states where Democratic senators are standing for office or seeking re-election to the Senate, the Republican National Committee (RNC) will air four Spanish-language advertisements criticizing the Democratic Party for its “failure to deliver […]

Biden Challenges Voters to Support Reps. who Will Codify Roe v. Wade

July 2, 2022 Dime

US President Joe Biden challenged voters to give their support to representatives who will codify Roe v. Wade safeguards into federal law in the November’s midterms or risk a GOP-controlled Congress which will “attempt to […]

White House Blasts Parental Rights Bill in Florida

July 2, 2022 Dime

As Florida’s parental rights law took effect on Friday, the White House denounced it as “discrimination” and a “disturbing and dangerous” tendency of Republican legislators “cynically targeting LGBTQI+” people to “get political points,” Fox News […]

Governors to Hold Virtual Meeting with Biden to Protect Women’s Reproductive Health

July 2, 2022 Dime

A group of governors whose states have “acted rapidly” to “defend women’s reproductive health” in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will virtually meet with President Biden on Friday, […]

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California Democrat Arrested in Pro-Choice Demonstration

July 2, 2022 Dime

On Thursday, while participating in a pro-choice demonstration, U.S. Capitol Police detained Representative Judy Chu, a California Democrat, for crowding, obstruction, or discomfort, Fox News informed. On Wednesday afternoon, protesters shut down the intersection of […]

Basketball Player Brittney Griner Goes on Trial in Russia for Drug Charges

July 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Basketball player Brittney Griner began trial today in a court in Moscow on drug charges that could leave her facing up to a decade in prison. The case coincides massively with extremely fraught relations between […]

British and Saudi Leaders Commit to Renewable Energy

July 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Experts at a joint UK-Saudi panel highlighted that it is an “exciting time” to be working together and “exploring collaboration” in renewable energy. The UK-Saudi Renewable Energy Forum brought together Saudi and British ministers, government […]

Biden Calls on Congress to Ease Senate Rules to Codify Roe

July 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden said he would support suspending the Senate filibuster rule in order to codify the constitutional right to an abortion, as was established nearly half a century ago by the Supreme Court’s landmark […]

Mark Meadows Associate Threatened Ex White House Aide Before Testimony

July 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

An associate of former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows made a threat to former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson to not cooperate with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection […]

Supreme Court Limits Baden’s Power to Cut Emissions

July 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Amid worsening global warming and warnings from scientists and experts that it is “now or never” to avert climate disaster, the Supreme Court has decided to aggressively limit the powers of the Environmental Protection Agency […]

Proud Boys and The Base Declared Terror Organizations in New Zealand

July 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

US far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base have been declared terrorist organizations in New Zealand, joining 18 other groups, including Islamic State, that have been given an official terrorist designation. That makes funding, […]

Russia Threatens to Break Diplomatic Relations with Bulgaria

July 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After Bulgaria created a domestic and an international storm on Tuesday with its decision to kick out the record number of 70 Russian diplomats, Moscow has given Sofia until mid-day today to reverse the decision, […]

Fuel Leak at Pearl Harbor Poisoned Thousands, Navy Report Says

July 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After multiple errors at the fuel storage facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor water with a fuel leak, around 6,000 people were treated for nausea, headaches, rashes, and other illnesses, the Navy report on tainted water […]

105 Mil Doses of Pfizer COVID Jabs Secured by the US for Fall

July 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United States signed an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech securing 105 million doses of COVID-19 jabs for Americans this fall, the Biden administration informed on Thursday. Emphasizing that this is an important first step […]

Biden Believes Washington Should Sell F-16s to Ankara

July 1, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Noting his confidence that the needed congressional approval will be obtained, President Biden said on Thursday that the US should resume the delayed F-16s sale to Turkey. Emphasizing that there is no quid pro quo […]

Israel Eases Abortion Restrictions after Roe Overturned

June 30, 2022 Dime

Israel has eased regulations on abortion access in what the government said was a direct response to the United States overturning Roe v. Wade. The new rules were approved by a parliamentary committee. They now […]

Egypt Accused of Restricting Protest ahead of COP27

June 30, 2022 Dime

In five months, a pivotal UN climate summit will take place in Sharp el-Sheikh, Egypt. But climate activists say the plight of a prominent political prisoner shows how protesters’ voices will be ignored, or even […]

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China Clamps Down on Hong Kong as Xi Jinping Ventures Outside the Mainland

June 30, 2022 Dime

Chinese President Xi Jinping took his first venture outside of mainland China since the Covid pandemic began in January 2020, arriving in Hong Kong. Xi’s visit to Hong Kong came on the eve of the […]

‘Shameful’ Government Allows Russian ‘Dirty Money’ to Flow through UK

June 30, 2022 Dime

A new highly critical report says the British government is allowing “dirty money” from Russia to flow through the United Kingdom. The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said government complacency and a failure from […]

Ketanji Brown Jackson to Join Supreme Court as Breyer Departs

June 30, 2022 Dime

Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to be sworn in today to begin her lifetime appointment as a Supreme Court Justice. Jackson, 51, was picked by President Joe Biden to become the first Black woman to […]

FCC Commissioner Wants to Remove TikTok from App Stores

June 30, 2022 Dime

A leader of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said he asked Apple and Google to remove TikTok from each of their app stores because of data security concerns over China. Brendan Carr, a Republican, is […]

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Liz Cheney Blasts Trump, Calling him a ‘Domestic Threat’

June 30, 2022 Dime

Former President Donald Trump was referred to as a “domestic menace” by Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., during a speech she gave Wednesday night at the Reagan Library in Southern California, Fox News informed. An ex-president […]

Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Former Trump’s White House Counsel

June 30, 2022 Dime

Pat Cipollone, the top legal advisor to former President Trump in the White House, received a subpoena on Wednesday to appear before the committee on January 6, Fox News informed. According to reports, Cipollone expressed […]

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New Poll Shows Kemp and Abrams Tied, and Warnock 10 Points Ahead of Walker

June 30, 2022 Dime

According to a recent survey, Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock is ahead of his Republican opponent and football hero Herschel Walker by double digits in the decisive Senate race in battleground Georgia, Fox News informed. The […]

Union of Immigration Judges Worried about Trump-era Judges Being Ousted

June 30, 2022 Dime

The American immigration judges’ union is worried about the dismissal of several Trump-era judges from their jobs, Fox News informed. They label the removals as “unprofessional” and in conflict with the Biden administration’s labor policy, […]

Donald Trump Melts Down on Truth Social Over Jan 6 Testimony

June 29, 2022 Dime

New bombshell testimony from a former White House aide has sent former president Donald Trump flying. Trump is not happy with the testimony provided in the latest House select committee Jan. 6 hearing. Cassidy Hutchinson, […]

NATO Releases Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment

June 29, 2022 Dime

In a “sobering” assessment report released today, NATO said that climate change is the overarching challenge of our time. The new report said that the scope, scale and intensity of climate change effects are currently […]

Jan 6 Hearing: Ex-aide Paints Devastating Picture of Trump

June 29, 2022 Dime

A former top White House aide to then-President Donald Trump gave an explosive testimony to the Jan 6 committee, saying that Trump knowingly directed armed supporters to march on the Capitol as a last-ditch effort […]

Turkey Lifts Objections to Finland and Sweden’s Nato Bid

June 29, 2022 Dime

A last minute agreement has been reached between Turkey, Sweden and Finland to allow the two Nordic countries to join the Nato alliance. The agreement came on the eve of the Nato summit in Madrid. […]

G7 Accused of ‘Backsliding’ on Climate Goals over Energy Security Fears

June 29, 2022 Dime

The Group of Seven nations has been accused of “backsliding” on climate goals after they watered down pledges to halt fossil fuel investments. In its final communique from the G7 summit, the nations said investment […]

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