Senate Republicans unveiled revisions to their tax and spending bill, sparking potential conflict with the House. The Senate version makes the 2017 tax cuts permanent, includes a $5 trillion debt limit increase (higher than the House's $4 trillion), and alters clean energy and Medicaid provisions. Key differences include...
Spain's government attributes a major April blackout affecting Spain and Portugal to the national grid operator, Red Eléctrica, and private power generators. A government report states Red Eléctrica miscalculated power capacity, failing to activate a thermal plant. Private generators also failed to regulate voltage, contributing to the outage....
Amidst escalating tensions over a potential US military intervention in Iran, French President Macron warned against repeating past mistakes like the interventions in Iraq and Libya, citing the resulting instability. His comments follow reports from German Chancellor Merz suggesting President Trump is considering military action. Trump denied negotiating a...
The Justice Department, under a controversial downsizing initiative, lost 4,000 employees, prompting concerns about community safety. The "fork in the road" program, aiming for $470 million in savings, included 1,500 planned FBI position cuts, impacting investigations and institutional knowledge. Critics, including former officials, argue this short-sighted approach jeopardizes...
The Trump administration reversed its temporary halt on workplace arrests of immigrant workers. Following complaints from businesses about worker shortages, a brief pause on arrests in agriculture, restaurants, and hotels was implemented. However, the administration quickly reinstated worksite enforcement, stating that illegal employment networks undermine American workers and destabilize...
Republican Senator Mike Lee deleted social media posts blaming Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for the assassination of Democratic State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband. The posts, which included images of the suspect, sparked widespread criticism. Democrats condemned Lee's attempt to politicize the tragedy, calling his rhetoric dangerous...
Amidst Trump's threats to join Israel in attacking Iran, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced resolutions to prevent presidential military action without congressional approval. Republican Thomas Massie and several Democrats, including Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are sponsoring the House resolution, with a Senate companion bill introduced by...
A bipartisan coalition of US lawmakers, including both Trump supporters and progressive Democrats, is pushing for a war powers resolution to prevent President Trump from unilaterally engaging in conflict with Iran. Led by Reps. Massie and Khanna, the resolution would require congressional approval before any US military action. ...
Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, praising Mamdani's progressive platform focusing on affordable housing, rent control, and social services funded by increased taxes on corporations and the wealthy. Mamdani's campaign relies heavily on small-dollar donations. This endorsement follows similar support from Rep. Alexandria...
President Trump abruptly reversed a four-day pause on ICE raids targeting farm and hotel workers, resuming operations after facing pressure from hardline advisors. This decision follows a pattern of erratic policy shifts by the administration, reflecting internal disagreements over immigration enforcement. The reversal came after a temporary reprieve...
