US troops on ‘heightened alert’ over rising Ukraine-Russia tensions
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Stocks Tumble As Federal Reserve Eyes Interest Rate Hikes
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The Dow Jones dropped by more than 700 points Monday morning, while the NASDAQ and S&P 500 were down 440 points and 120 points, respectively. Stocks sank in morning trading on Wall Street Monday, putting the benchmark S&P 500 on … Read More
Fact checking Biden’s press conference
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President Biden holds a news conference
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WH Deputy Press Secretary Says Americans Must Follow CDC Orders ‘Because The Experts Say So’ [Video]
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WH Dep Press Scty: Americans Must Follow CDC Orders ‘Because The Experts Say So.’ Has literally no idea when asked how CDC is testing for the so called Delta variant With the CDC announcing a mask mandate reversal and the … Read More
Senators Kyrsten Sinema, Joe Manchin defend filibuster, likely crushing Biden’s hopes of passing voting rights bill
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WASHINGTON – Democratic Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin doubled down on their opposition to changing the Senate’s filibuster Thursday, likely foiling President Joe Biden’s efforts to pass a voting rights bill. The Arizona moderate’s position wasn’t different than other … Read More
Sinema doubles down on filibuster support, dealing likely fatal blow to Dems’ election bills
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Sinema is a longtime supporter of the filibuster. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said Thursday that she will not vote to weaken the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold, bucking her party leaders yet again and dealing a major blow to Democrats’ election reform … Read More
US Supreme Court blocks Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for businesses
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses – a policy the conservative justices deemed an improper imposition on the lives and health of many Americans – while endorsing a separate federal … Read More
Inflation surges 7% in December, highest rate in 40 years
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Economists expected inflation to rise by 7% in December. Inflation rose at the fastest pace in nearly four decades in December, as rapid price gains fueled consumer fears about the economy and sent President Biden’s approval rating tumbling. The consumer … Read More
Biden says those who oppose Democrat voting rights bill are on the side of Jefferson Davis
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The president argued that the legislation was needed to ‘defend our democracy.’ President Biden Tuesday said lawmakers who oppose the Democratic-led effort to overhaul how the country conducts elections are choosing to be on the side of historical villains such … Read More