Over 40 Democratic members of Congress have requested Google to cease collecting and storing “unnecessary” location data, fearing that it may be used to track down and punish individuals who have had abortions. Members of Congress, headed by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), and including well-known progressive legislators such as Ayanna Pressley, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, … Read more
Democrats vote for Abortion legalization for up to 9 months; face severe backlash Severe criticism is being faced by senate democrats in the wake of abortion legalization. Last week they voted for a bill that allows abortion upto 9 months of pregnancy. A bill was put forward by Women’s Health protection act which stated that … Read more
Thousands of activists are preparing to take to the streets of the United States on Saturday in a national day of action to demand safe and legal abortion access. The planned nationwide protests are in response to a leaked draught opinion indicating that the conservative majority on the United States Supreme Court is considering overturning … Read more
Reports that the Supreme Court may soon remove the constitutionally protected right to abortion galvanised Donald Trump supporters during a rally in Pennsylvania. “Life is precious,” one man put it succinctly. The political repercussions of a high court judgement, a draught of which was leaked Monday in an extremely uncommon occurrence, are expected to resonate … Read more
WASHINGTON: J.D. Vance, a Republican contender for the US Senate who gained former President Donald Trump’s backing, is expected to win his party’s closely contested primary in Ohio on Tuesday, according to US media. The 37-year-old, like many Republicans, was initially hostile to Trump during his ascent to power, even labelling him “America’s Hitler,” but … Read more
Manchin, a Democrat, endorsed a Republican in West Virginia’s hotly contested primary election for the 2022 midterm elections. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., featured in a Republican primary ad defending Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., against allegations that he backed President Biden’s Build Back Better plan. “I have always said, if I can’t go home and explain … Read more
Who can manage economy and crime better? Republicans or Democrats; Americans say.. Americans trust Republicans more than Democrats to oversee key regions like the economy and crime rate, another survey proposed on Sunday. Half of the electors likewise said they’d lean toward Republicans to deal with expansion, as indicated by the ABC News/Washington Post study, … Read more
The committee investigating the 2021 US Capitol assault plans to hold public hearings in June and release its findings later this year, at the height of the midterm election campaign. Key witnesses interviewed by the congressional investigation will testify publicly for the first time in eight hearings on the alleged plot that led to the … Read more
Former President Donald Trump and his allies are still pushing to “decertify” the 2020 presidential election, even though the Constitution has no mechanism for performing such action. In an interview with the New York Times, conservative attorney and former appeals court judge J. Michael Luttig warned about the threat posed by Trump’s continuing efforts to … Read more
Court filings submitted on Friday by officials said that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported 221,303 arrests at the southern border for March. Those figures include “statistics reported by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO), which deals with noncitizens seeking to enter at land ports of entry (POE), … Read more
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden offered independent US farmers $1 billion in aid Monday as part of a battle against meatpacking giants he accuses of building monopolies to squeeze out smaller competitors. “We’re here to talk about strengthening competition, which will bring down costs,” Biden told a virtual meeting of independent farmers and meat producers. Calling the … Read more
WASHINGTON: The threat of a US federal government shutdown loomed larger on Wednesday as the lawmakers failed to reach a budget agreement with just two days to go before the funding runs out. Congress has until Friday night to come up with a new budget to avoid a sudden stoppage of most so-called non-essential federal government … Read more
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden faces the most important test of his presidency this week as Democrats in the US Congress launch a highwire bid to implement his sweeping economic agenda while keeping the government’s lights on. The House and Senate are moving towards votes on legislation dealing with infrastructure and social programs worth almost $5 trillion … Read more
Democrats said that former President Donald Trump could incite violence again if he is not convicted for what he did. In a US Senate hearing this week against Donald Trump, members sought to hold the former president responsible for the January 6 violence. Democrats presented CCTV footage and other evidence showing that President Trump had … Read more
As the Democrats grab their win in recent US elections 2020, the stock market of America appeared to be welcoming Biden’s victory on the first day of the business week. Futures contracts for December on the Dow Jones advanced by 0.99 percent, on the Nasdaq by 1.28 percent, and on the S&P 500 by 1.02 … Read more
As online interest in both presidential candidates increases going into Election Day, the number of searches for Joe Biden surpasses those for Donald Trump. Google Trends reports that 50 percent of candidate searches are for the Democrat, with 44 percent for the Republican. Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian candidate is the subject of 5% of searches while … Read more
American voters will decide on 3rd November whether Donald Trump will remain in the White House for another four years, or a new president will be elected. Joe Biden, who is best known as Barack Obama’s vice-president and has been in US politics since 1970s, belongs to the Democratic Party and is standing against the … Read more
A defiant White House declared war Tuesday against the impeachment investigation of Donald Trump, blasting the process as partisan, illegitimate and unconstitutional and saying neither the president nor his administration will cooperate. In a fiery letter, the White House threw down the gauntlet to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the chairmen of three congressional panels … Read more
