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Seattle Becomes First US City to Ban Caste Discrimination

February 22, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Seattle has become the first city in the U.S. to ban caste-based discrimination. Caste-based discrimination is a division of people based on birth or descent.  Seattle City Council Members voted 6-1 on Tuesday to add the […]

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Biden Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine 

February 20, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

President Joe Biden made a surprise trip to Kyiv, Ukraine early Monday. It marks his first to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighboring country nearly a year ago.  The unannounced visit is […]

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U.S. Could Face Debt-Ceiling Crisis this Summer Without Deal, CBO Warns

February 17, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The government could default in July, or even earlier. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office issued a new estimate of how long the Treasury Department can sustain its extraordinary measures to prevent a debt default: Five to […]

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CBO Warns Catastrophic Default Imminent if Debt Ceiling Isn’t Raised

February 16, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

If the United States does not raise its debt ceiling, it can expect to default on payments between July and September, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warned on Wednesday. In what the CBO calls “extraordinary […]

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Inflation rose 0.5% in January, more than expected

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

There has been a bump in the road to squash inflation, Axios report. Inflation turned higher to start 2023, as rising shelter, gas, and fuel prices took their toll on consumers, the Labor Department reported […]

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America turns against immigration

February 15, 2023 Maja Popovska

Americans are showing increased concern over immigration, Axios reports. A new poll by Gallup shows that more Americans want less immigration.  The polling says that the share of Americans who want less immigration has spiked […]

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Nikki Haley’s Woman Problem

February 13, 2023 Dime

Does Nikki Haley have a chance at the White House as a woman candidate?  Experts say that her upcoming 2024 campaign, which is set to kick off this week, comes at a moment of maximum […]

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Biden Fentanyl Crackdown Divides Experts

February 13, 2023 Dime

President Joe Biden called for stronger penalties to crack down on the fentanyl crisis during his State of the Union address last week.  His measures to combat the overdose crisis have drawn mixed responses from […]

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Biden praises “bipartisan progress” in National Governors Association dinner speech

February 12, 2023 Maja Popovska

U.S. President Joe Biden urged Republican and Democratic governors to keep bridging political differences in order to better Americans’ lives and revive the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic’s suffering, Reuters reports. Vice […]

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Biden says Americans are being “ripped off,” vows to fix “unfair” economy

February 11, 2023 Maja Popovska

Americans are responding favorably to a populist undertone that permeated President Biden’s State of the Union speech and was stirred up by unsettling economic situations throughout the world, The Hill reports. It’s the perception that […]

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George Santos is a ‘sociopath’, fellow NY Republican congressman says

February 9, 2023 Maja Popovska

Rep. George Santos is getting pushback from his fellow colleagues in Congress, including other Republicans, Axios reports. A growing number of people from both sides of the political aisle have called on Santos to quit […]

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Biden delivers State of the Union address

February 8, 2023 Maja Popovska

President Joe Biden delivered a strong State of the Union speech at a pivotal moment for his presidency, The Guardian reports. Biden highlighted the policy successes of his administration’s first two years, seemingly laying down […]

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McCarthy calls on Biden to accept spending cuts in debt ceiling fight

February 7, 2023 Maja Popovska

Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called on Democratic President Joe Biden to agree to compromises and spending cuts, Reuters reports. The two remain deadlocked over raising the nation’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. McCarthy spoke […]

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Biden prepares for State of the Union

February 7, 2023 Maja Popovska

President Joe Biden will deliver his annual State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night, Associated Press reported. Biden is ready to offer a reassuring assessment of the nation’s condition rather than roll […]

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Biden offers to brief Trump team on Chinese spy balloons they failed to catch

February 6, 2023 Maja Popovska

The Biden administration has offered to brief former Donald Trump officials about the Chinese spy balloons they didn’t shoot down during his administration. Trump denied the Department of Defense’s claims that suspected Chinese surveillance balloons […]

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Biden praises latest job report

February 4, 2023 Maja Popovska

President Joe Biden praised a jobs report released on Friday that indicated 517,000 new jobs were added in January and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.4%, the lowest level in 54 years, as proof that […]

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Biden’s new chief of staff Jeff Zients to set a course for ’24

February 3, 2023 Maja Popovska

President Biden has a new chief of staff. Jeff Zients will take over the reins from Ron Klain.  Zients is expected to bring a decidedly different management style to the position, with ripple effects across an […]

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Biden Administration unites over 600 migrant families

February 3, 2023 Maja Popovska

More than 600 migrant families who were split up under previous President Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy have now been reunited, The Hill reported citing a DHS statement. Biden’s Family Reunification Task Force was founded to […]

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No classified documents found at Biden’s beach house

February 2, 2023 Maja Popovska

No classified documents were found at President Joe Biden’s beach home during an FBI search of the property in Delaware, BBC reported. The Department of Justice conducted the search, which had been consensual by the […]

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Biden revamp of Democratic primary faces final vote at DNC convention

February 2, 2023 Maja Popovska

President Joe Biden wants to reshape how the Democratic Party does its presidential nominating contest, Reuters reported. His plans to reshape it will face its final test this week in a Democratic National Committee vote.  […]

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Poll shows Biden approval remains stable despite document handling

February 2, 2023 Maja Popovska

Although most Americans disapprove of the way President Biden has handled the discovery of sensitive materials at his home and old office, his popularity rating has mostly remained stable, The Hill reports. Around 41% of […]

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Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling talks to set tone for divided Washington rule

February 1, 2023 Maja Popovska

President Joe Biden will hold his first meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy since the Republican was elected to the position but the stakes could not be higher.  The two men must agree on how […]

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Biden’s Think Tank Searched by FBI for Classified Docs

February 1, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The offices of the think tank where President Joe Biden kept an office in between stints in the White House, the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, were searched at some point in […]

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Gallup Poll Shows Americans Consider the Government a ’Top Problem’

January 31, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US government is the nation’s top problem for over a fifth (21%) of Americans encompassed in Gallup’s latest poll with both Republicans and Democrats agreeing that Washington was worse even than inflation and immigration […]

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DOJ Sends Letter to Intelligence Committee on Classified Document Investigation 

January 30, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Department of Justice (DOJ) told the Senate Intelligence Committee that it is working to brief lawmakers about the potential risks to national security after classified documents were discovered in President Joe Biden’s and former […]

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Three Hard-Line Conservatives Now on the Rules Committee

January 30, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Three hardline conservatives have been added to the House Rules Committee. It was one of the concessions from Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that helped him secure the gavel.  This means that the frequent antagonists of leadership […]

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FBI Seizes President Biden’s Notebooks in His Delaware Home Search

January 30, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

FBI took personal notebooks that US President Joe Biden kept during his time as vice president from one of his Delaware homes during the last week’s search there as part of the probe into his […]

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Sheriffs to Cooperate with ICE on Deporting Illegal Migrants, New Bill says

January 29, 2023 Dime

In line with Republican efforts around the nation to increase the ability of state and local police to apprehend and deport illegal immigrants, a bill was proposed in the North Carolina legislature that would mandate […]

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Around 300,000 Illegal Migrants Passed through Border Security in Less than 4 Months

January 29, 2023 Dime

According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources, about 300,000 illegal aliens are believed to have eluded overworked Border Patrol officials since the start of fiscal 2023, which started in October, Fox News report shows. […]

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RNC Endorses Resolution that Denounces Antisemitism

January 28, 2023 Dime

A resolution denouncing antisemitism as well as Ye, better known as Kanye West, and other conservative individuals who have made antisemitic remarks was unanimously endorsed by the Republican National Committee (RNC), Fox News informed. On […]

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