Slotkin to Run for Senate in Michigan

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said Monday she was running for U.S. Senate in 2024. Her announcement comes after Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) said in January that she would not seek reelection next year. In a video to kick off her Senate campaign, Slotkin said the nation appears to be “living crisis to crisis”—but there are “certain things […]

Economists’ Survey: Recession to Start Later than Expected 

A survey released Monday of top U.S. economists found that the majority believe a national recession will begin later than previously forecast. According to the survey by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), 58% of the 48 economists who responded foresee a recession sometime this year—the same figure the survey found in December. However, […]

Treasury Secretary Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made an unannounced visit to Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday. The surprise trip by Yellen was meant to reinforce the Biden Administration’s support and highlight the economic aid the U.S. has provided Ukraine as Russia attacks its infrastructure, including schools, hospitals and essential services.  Yellen’s visit came one week after President Biden […]

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Consumer Watchdog Agency

The Supreme Court said Monday that it would review a federal appellate decision holding that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was unconstitutionally funded. The Court’s ultimate decision in the case could determine the fate of the consumer watchdog and its budgetary independence. However, arguments in the case will not be heard until next term, […]

U.N. Chief Accuses Russia of “Most Massive Violations of Human Rights”

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a speech Monday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had triggered “the most massive violations of human rights” in the world today. Guterres made the assertion while speaking to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. After failing to capture the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Russia has been concentrating its […]

Huge Crowds in Mexico Protest Electoral Law Changes

Tens of thousands protested in Mexico City’s main plaza on Sunday against the country’s new changes to its electoral law. The protesters assert that the changes by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador threaten democracy and could take Mexico backward.  The main plaza in Mexico City is estimated to generally hold about 100,000 people. On Sunday, […]

Supreme Court to Take Up Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments surrounding the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness plan on Tuesday. Responding to pressure from Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, the Administration in October had made available an on-line program for canceling up to $20,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who make less than $400,000 per […]

Officials React to Warning of “Consequences” if China Arms Russia

The weekend after noting one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, the focus of U.S. officials had turned to China—and assertions from the White House that Beijing is “considering providing lethal support to Russia in the war against Ukraine.” Those assertions were made a week ago by Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In an interview with […]

Putin Steps Up Crackdown on Russian Protesters

One year after Russia’s February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine, more than 6,000 Russians who’ve protested the war have been charged with administrative violations, and 520 Russians have been sentenced to prison, some facing years behind bars. That’s according to Political Prisoners Support, an independent group monitoring the Kremlin’s crackdown against dissent over the past […]

Democratic States Challenge Abortion Pill Restrictions

Attorneys representing 12 Democratic-led states filed suit on Thursday against the Food and Drug Administration over restrictions imposed on distributing the abortion pill mifepristone. Washington state and Oregon led the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Yakima.  Mifepristone, in combination with the drug misoprostol, is approved by the FDA for medication abortion in […]

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