All is not well in the transatlantic relationship

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Bruce Stokes is a visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. January 20 marks the end of the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency, an administration that promised to respect and rebuild the transatlantic alliance after … Read More

McConnell slams Senate Democrats for invoking Jan 6 to push filibuster changes: ‘Surreal’

Schumer pushes Senate filibuster reform to secure election legislation Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Democrats in a floor speech Wednesday for using the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to justify proposed filibuster reform to pass election legislation. “It is surreal … Read More

Joe Biden says US will ‘respond decisively’ if Russia further invades Ukraine

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US President Joe Biden has told Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy the United States will “respond decisively” if Russia further invades Ukraine. President Joe Biden said that the US and its allies would “respond decisively” if Russia further invaded Ukraine, in … Read More

COVID-19 vaccine mandate: Military begins disciplinary actions against refusers

At least 30,000 service members are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19. U.S. military services have begun to take disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces of the … Read More

Marines say they’re being ‘crushed’ over vaccine refusal: ‘A political purge’

Zero religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine have been granted to date, Marine Corps spokesman says. EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Marines are being “crushed” by President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate as thousands face dismissal for their continued refusal to get the shot, … Read More

Rep. Jordan blasts Biden admin for doing ‘everything wrong’

The GOP representative argues Biden has ‘given’ Americans ‘record crime,’ inflation Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, slammed the Biden administration on Sunday for doing “everything wrong.” During an exclusive interview with “Sunday Morning Futures” the congressman argued that President Biden has … Read More

NHL says it will pause season due to COVID-19 concerns

The league said no player can enter facilities—unless they are being tested—until they have a negative test result. The NHL took to Twitter late Monday to announce a brief pause to its season, two games before a scheduled Christmas break … Read More

Senator Manchin Pulls His Support for Build Back Better

Senator Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.) said Sunday that he “cannot vote to continue with” President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion social spending plan, dashing Democrats’ hopes that the moderate Democrat could be persuaded to support the bill. “I cannot vote … Read More

House votes to raise debt ceiling, sends bill to Biden’s desk

Lawmakers expect the increase to last beyond the upcoming midterm elections and into 2023. The U.S. House of Representatives voted to lift the federal debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion early Wednesday and will send the bill to President Biden’s desk … Read More

Senate rejects Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses

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WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing. The vote was 52-48. The … Read More

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