McConnell Discharged from Hospital

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was discharged from the hospital Monday and is moving into rehabilitation before returning to the Capitol, according to his office. The 81-year-old Senator suffered a concussion when he tripped and fell last Wednesday while dining out at a private dinner at a hotel in Washington DC. McConnell’s spokesperson David […]

Biden to Sign Executive Order on Guns

President Biden is set to sign an executive order Tuesday that the White House says will get the U.S. “as close to universal background checks as possible without additional legislation.” The signing will take place in Monterey Park, California, a majority Asian American community east of Los Angeles where 11 people were killed and nine […]

Report: Xi to Speak to Ukraine’s Zelensky for First Time Since Russia’s Invasion

Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to speak with Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky for the first time since Russia invaded its sovereign neighbor more than a year ago, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. The meeting, which is expected to take place virtually, is likely to occur after Xi’s expected visit to Russia next week to […]

Report: U.S. May Have Been Double-Billed by Wuhan Labs

The U.S. government may have made duplicate payments for projects in Wuhan, China via the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), according to reporting Monday by CBS News. “What I’ve found so far is evidence that points to double billing, potential theft of government funds,” Diane Cutler, a […]

Air Force One Planes to Keep Current Look with Minor Alterations

The planes of Air Force One are set to get a new paint job, maintaining their current color scheme with just minor modifications, the Air Force said Friday. The new paint jobs will closely resemble the current scheme of blue and white, which dates back to the Kennedy Administration. The current robin’s egg blue will […]

FBI: Hate Crimes Surge in U.S.

Hate crimes in the U.S. surged 11.6% in 2021 from 2020, an FBI report said Monday. According to the agency’s report, there were 9,065 incidents of hate crimes in 2021, compared to 8,120 incidents in 2020. The FBI further said the hate crimes were “motivated by bias toward race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, […]

VP Harris to Visit 3 Nations in Africa

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to spend a week in Africa at the end of March, her office said Monday. “The trip will strengthen the United States’ partnerships throughout Africa and advance our shared efforts on security and economic prosperity,” her spokesperson, Kristen Allen, said in a statement. The move is the latest by […]

Iran Pardons More Than 22,000 Protesters

Iran announced Monday that its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has pardoned more than 22,000 protesters who’ve been arrested in the recent sweep of demonstrations across the country. The nationwide protests were sparked by the September 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody. She’d been arrested three days earlier by Iran’s morality […]

Doctors Begin 3-Day Strikes Across the UK

Tens of thousands of doctors went on a three-day strike in England on Monday, kicking off widespread disruption of the UK’s state funded hospitals and health clinics. The doctors are demanding better pay. The trade union British Medical Association has asserted pay for junior doctors—those in the early years of their careers—has fallen 26% in […]

Cohen to Testify Before Trump “Hush Money” Grand Jury

Former President Trump’s ex-attorney and so-called “fixer” Michael Cohen is set to testify Monday before the Manhattan grand jury that’s investigating Trump’s role in paying hush money to the adult film actress known as “Stormy Daniels.” “This is not revenge,” Cohen told reporters upon arriving at the courthouse alongside his attorneys. Dismissing a suggestion from […]

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