Новости за 27.02.2024

Ultra-long-shot Republican presidential candidate Ryan Binkley dropped out of the White House race Tuesday and endorsed the front-runner, former President Trump. “Today, I am suspending my campaign for the Presidency of the United States of America and offering my endorsement and unwavering support for President Trump,” Binkley said in a statement on X, the platform...

Unseasonably high temperatures are breaking records from the southern border to Canada, as a warm front blankets most of the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains. More than 100 temperature records broke on Monday from Texas to Minnesota, with Killeen, Texas, reaching 100 degrees. Abilene, Texas, hit 94 degrees, followed by Dallas at 93 degrees,...

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade is warning former President Trump against listening to Steve Bannon, his former White House chief of staff, and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), one of his closest allies in Congress. "I think both candidates have to realize this. If Joe Biden listens to the squad, he loses," Kilmeade said on Tuesday's...

If we’re serious about achieving a truly just transition, far more federal policy action is needed.

President Biden and former President Trump are locked in a tight race in Wisconsin, according to a poll released Tuesday.   An Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey found Trump leading Biden 45 percent to 42 percent, with 12 percent undecided. Because the polling falls within the margin of error, which is plus or minus 3...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley issued her latest dire warning Tuesday about the prospect of former President Trump becoming the GOP presidential nominee, arguing it would be "suicide" for the United States. Coming off of a series of disappointing primary losses to Trump, Haley told the Wall Street Journal she has "serious concerns" about the...

Talks between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount on a possible merger have stalled out, according to a new report. Bankers for the two sides have gone "pencils down," CNBC's Alex Sherman reported Tuesday, noting Paramount is still sifting through other offers on a potential sale of the media behemoth. A merger between Warner Bros. Discovery,...

Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said Tuesday they will try to force a vote on their legislation to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment in response to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are considered people.  Duckworth said during a press conference she will ask for unanimous consent...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said she was “proud” to vote “uncommitted” in the Michigan primary Tuesday, casting a protest vote against President Biden amid frustration over the war in Gaza. “I was proud today to walk in and pull a Democratic ballot and vote uncommitted. We must protect our democracy. We must make sure that...

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) singled out Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan as one of the sole Biden administration members "doing a pretty good job," citing her work on antitrust enforcement, especially as it relates to tech giants.   “A lot of my Republican colleagues look at Lina Khan ... and they say, ‘well...

Leaders from both parties in the House and Senate are meeting with President Biden at the White House on Tuesday as Congress stares down a Friday deadline to avert a possible government shutdown. Watch the live video above for developments following the meeting.

Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) has canceled an upcoming speaking engagement with a national Muslim group after facing backlash from local leaders over several fellow speakers’ antisemitic sentiments. Lee, who is facing a challenging bid for reelection in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, confirmed Tuesday that she will not appear as expected at an event for the...

Southern California Edison, the Golden State's second-largest utility, has agreed to pay the U.S. government $80 million to resolve claims about a 2017 wildfire that tore through national forest lands. The settlement, finalized Friday, will enable the U.S. Forest Service to recoup costs and damages caused by the fire to Central California's Los Padres National...

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said she is “conflicted” over the push to vote uncommitted instead of voting for President Biden in Michigan’s primary Tuesday. Stabenow, who announced her retirement from the Senate last year, responded to protest efforts being made to vote uncommitted in the Democratic primary Tuesday instead of backing Biden, who carried the state in the...

The Department of Energy announced more than $350 million for rural renewable energy projects from the bipartisan infrastructure law funds Tuesday. On a call with reporters, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the $366 million would be allocated across 17 projects in 20 states and 30 tribal nations. Twelve of the projects are on tribal lands,...

envoy must be a "Muslim, experienced diplomat, and from the region."  Though the West is fixed on the issue of Afghan women and girls, the world needs to engage with the Islamic Emirate on other issues, including water rights, migration, narcotics trafficking and counterterrorism.

With COVID-19 no longer the public health emergency it once was, it’s a good time to rescind the TRIPS waiver.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is alleging that the pornography giant Aylo, which owns websites including Pornhub, is not following the state's new age verification law. Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Aylo for violating state law that requires pornographic websites to “use reasonable age verification measures to ensure those viewing their pornography are...

Mark Cuban on Tuesday attributed a rise in racist sentiments to social media platforms that Cuban says employs algorithms that connect people with the same extreme viewpoints and ultimately “reward them for hate." “I think racism has become worse on the political edges of American society, which makes it more virulent and impactful to POC...

Macy’s announced Tuesday it will be closing 150 “underproductive locations” over the next three years as sales dip and the company looks to expand its higher-end luxury brands. The department store chain saw nearly a 2 percent drop in sales during the fourth quarter of last year when compared to its fourth quarter of 2022. In 2023...

The special counsel’s report can be a blessing in disguise.

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff unveiled nearly $1.7 billion in new commitments to the Biden administration’s efforts to end hunger by the end of the decade. The list includes more than 140 commitments from nonprofits, insurers, health systems, local officials and academia. Sixteen cities across the country have pledged to create task forces and action plans...

Boeing’s safety culture was criticized on Monday as “inadequate and confusing,” despite the plane manufacturer’s changes following two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, according to a panel report published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA report, released Monday by a panel of experts, said it observed a “disconnect” between Boeing’s senior management and...

Recorded earlier Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are holding a news conference about legislation that would safeguard access to in vitro fertilization (IVF). The Access to Family Building Act, introduced in January, would add additional protections for those who choose to undergo IVF or donate genetic material, or for...

A majority of workers at the largest Mercedes-Benz plant in the U.S. have voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). The announcement marks another significant milestone by the union in its campaign to organize the auto plants of the traditionally right-to-work Southeast. "There comes a time when enough is enough,” plant worker Jeremy Kimbrell...