Year: 2022

A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers on Jan 6, 2021, was given a sentence of over five years in jail on Friday for a number of offenses related to his behavior before and on […]

private jet company sues twitter over breach of contract

Private jet company slaps lawsuit against Twitter over contract breach

A private jet company has filed a lawsuit against Twitter, saying that the social media platform refused to pay for flights given to an executive in October, The Hill reported. On Friday, Private Jet Services […]

Most Americans would prefer if Biden didn’t run for reelection

A recent poll found that the majority of Democratic voters do not support President Biden’s bid for reelection, The Hill reports. Democrats don’t want Biden to run for reelection, according to 57% of them, a […]

U.S. oil pipeline leak causes bad smell in Kansas village

As emergency teams worked to clean up in nearly freezing weather and investigators looked for signs of what caused the spill, locals living near the scene of the biggest U.S. oil pipeline leak in a […]

Qatar World Cup reports the sudden death of sportswriter

Famous American soccer reporter Grant Wahl passed away unexpectedly on Friday after falling while covering a game at the Qatar World Cup, Reuters informed, citing his agent. U.S. Soccer expressed their “heartbreak” after hearing of […]

US heading into a shallow recession

The U.S. economy is heading into a short and shallow recession over the coming year, Reuters reports. It comes with no respite from rate hikes yet. Economists are expecting the U.S. Federal Reserve to go […]

Arkansas city elects Jaylen Smith as youngest Black mayor in US

Earle in Arkansas has elected the youngest-ever Black mayor anywhere in the United States, The Hill reported. Jaylen Smith, aged 18, will be the next mayor of the small city of Earle with a population […]

New York Times journalists on mass strike

New York Times journalists stage mass strike for first time in 40 years

New York Times journalists staged a historic 24-hour strike after management and the union representing staffers failed to reach an agreement for a new contract after more than a year and a half of negotiating, […]

Brittney Griner released in US-Russia prisoner swap

WNBA star Brittney Griner has returned to the United States after ten months of being held a prisoner in Russia, the BBC reported. Griner had flown to Russia to play basketball and was arrested and […]

Hopes for Sweden and Finland in NATO stuck on Turkey’s demands

Hopes that Sweden and Finland could quickly join NATO have gotten stuck due to the demands of Turkish leader Erdogan, The New York Times reported. The Turkish leader is massively complicating a major step in […]

Congress passes landmark bill protecting same-sex marriage

Congress has passed landmark legislation that provides federal recognition of same-sex marriages, a measure born out of concern that the Supreme Court could reverse its support for legal recognition of such relationships, Reuters reported. The […]

On voting day House GOP change their minds on same-sex marriage bill

All of the Democrats and 39 Republicans who were present in the House voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, which has now been forwarded to President Biden, The Hill reported. The Defense […]

“Don’t Say Gay” sponsor charged with loan fraud

After being charged with loan fraud dating back to the pandemic, the Florida state lawmaker who authored the “Don’t Say Gay” measure resigned, The Hill reported. State Representative Joe Harding announced his resignation on his […]

Biden to Prevent Drastic Benefit Cuts with New Pension Plan

December 9, 2022 Dime

Just a week after he signed a railroad labor agreement opposed by some union organizations, President Biden revealed on Thursday that he will inject $36 billion into a union pension plan to prevent significant benefit […]

Congress Allows Ukraine to Delay Payments under New Defense Bill

December 9, 2022 Dime

On Thursday, Congress moved closer to approving Ukraine’s request to postpone making payments on the hundreds of billions of dollars the country has received from the United States, European countries, and other countries across the world, […]

John Kerry Says Green Energy Transition Needs to be Accelerated

John Kerry, the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, issued a warning on Thursday that the world’s switch to renewable energy is not proceeding quickly enough, Fox News informed. Kerry said during a Washington Post-sponsored event […]

Democrats Ditch Manchin’s ‘Dirty Deal’ after Opposition from Climate Activists

A last-ditch effort to ultimately weaken environmental protections and fast-track fossil fuel projects has failed. The Democrat Senator Joe Manchin, a fossil-fuel-friendly lawmaker from West Virginia, attempted to latch the controversial deregulation onto a must-pass […]

Pentagon Splits $9bil Cloud Contract with Google, Amazon, Oracle, Microsoft

The Pentagon awarded a massive contract of cloud contracts, splitting it between four big tech companies Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle. The $9 billion cloud computing contracts will be dealt out separately to each company. […]

Indiana Sues TikTok over Chinese Access to Data, Mature Content Exposure

Indiana has sued the social media platform TikTok, claiming it is deceiving users about China’s access to their data and exposing children to mature content. The short-video sharing app TikTok is owned by a Chinese […]

Analysis: Bad month for Trump

Former president Donald trump is not having a great month. Experts are weighing in to say this is the kind of bad week that could break Trump. The past week has been especially bad for […]

Biden says ‘we can’ ban assault weapons

Can the United States ban assault weapons? President Joe Biden thinks it is possible. Biden renewed vows to secure a new ban on assault weapons. It comes as the clock is running out for the […]

White House: Warnock’s Win Gives Democrats More Room for Maneuver

The victory of Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock over Republican Herschel Walker in the Georgia Senate runoff election, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday, provides the Biden administration “a little bit more […]

Democrats Claim Voter Suppression Is Still Present despite Landslide Victory

Despite record voter turnout and Sen. Raphael Warnock’s, D-Ga., landslide victory, Democratic lawmakers and the White House emphasized that widespread voter suppression occurred in Georgia during the midterm election, Fox News informed. Democrats, led by […]

Tillis, Sinema Bring Back Discussions on New Immigration Deal

Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) are reviving discussions on a potential immigration deal that would combine border security measures with a pathway to citizenship in an effort to determine whether there is […]

Senate Passes Big Cat Public Safety Act

December 7, 2022 Dime

The Big Cat Public Safety Act, which was previously backed by “Tiger King” actress and animal rights campaigner Carole Baskin, is now on its way to President Biden’s desk, Fox News informed. The measure aims […]

Republicans target judicial scrutiny of elections in Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is set to hear a Republican appeal today that could completely transform the U.S. elections, according to Reuters. The major case could potentially give politicians more power over voting rules and curb […]

Republican hardliner Biggs to challenge McCarthy for House speaker

Who will be the next speaker of the Republican House? Republican Party chief Kevin McCarthy (California) has been the GOP choice for the speakership. But he suddenly has a challenger. Hardline Republican lawmaker Representative Andy […]

Twitter rivals try to capitalize on Musk-induced chaos

The race is on to dethrone Twitter and capitalize on the chaos under its new leader Elon Musk, The New York Times reported. The richest man in the world bought the social media company for […]

Jan. 6 committee chairman says panel to make criminal referrals

The House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection in the Capitol will soon make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, Reuters reported. Chairman of the Jan. 6 committee Rep. Bennie Thompson […]