Новости за 14.05.2021

A group of Senate Democrats are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland not to fight a court order demanding the release of a 2019 Justice Department (DOJ) memo that essentially cleared former President Trump of cri...

A federal judge on Friday agreed to delay the enforcement of her ruling earlier this month that struck down a nationwide freeze on evictions, handing a temporary reprieve to cash-strapped renters.The move allows the Centers for Disease Control and...

President Biden on Friday revoked a 2019 proclamation signed by then-President Trump that prevented immigrants from obtaining visas unless they proved they could obtain health insurance or pay for health care.Biden said in his own proclamation...

Former President Trump is calling on his supporters to withhold financial support from Karl Rove, the longtime Republican strategist who has spoken critically of the former president."Everyone is so tired of watchi...

Neera Tanden, who withdrew from consideration to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) amid bipartisan criticism, is joining the White House as a senior adviser to President Biden.Biden had said upon Tanden's OMB withdrawal in March...

Gas shortages in the Southeast are likely to linger for several days as a result of panic buying sparked by the recent outage of the Colonial Pipeline.Analysts who spoke to The Hill said shortages could last for a...

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should "absolutely" testify before the commission that was made to look into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should “absolutely” testify before the commission that was made to look into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.“He absolutely should and I wouldn’t be surprised if he were...

President Biden on Friday signed an executive order revoking two measures issued by former President Trump over the summer in response to protests against racial injustice that targeted monuments of controversial Americans.Biden's order...

President Biden on Friday signed an executive order revoking two measures issued by former President Trump over the summer in response to protests against racial injustice that targeted monuments of controversial American...

The House on Friday passed bipartisan legislation to ensure that workplaces provide reasonable accommodations for employees dealing with pregnancy or childbirth.The bill passed 315-101 with support from all Democrats and Republicans roughly...

A federal judge on Friday issued a standing order in prosecutions against Capitol rioters that will allow media organizations to obtain prosecutors' video evidence.The ruling from District Court Judge Beryl Howell will implement a process for...

Wisconsin's top court Friday rejected a GOP-led plan to implement new rules that would have directed challenges to new political maps to the state Supreme Court instead of federal courts.The court shot down the pro...

The people of Puerto Rico have suffered in recent years. Hurricanes and earthquakes, the COVID-19 pandemic and the island’s bankruptcy have left many Puerto Ricans struggling. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)’s plan to privatize the...

Trader Joe's will no longer require customers to wear face masks inside of its stores.

Trader Joe’s will no longer require customers to wear face masks inside of its stores. The grocery store said on its COVID-19 webpage that it encourages “customers to follow the guidance of health officials, including, as appropriate, [Centers for...

Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) on Friday began asking Democratic colleagues to sign on to a resolution to censure three House Republicans who tried this week to minimize the severity of the Jan. 6 insurrection.In a...

BBC correspondent Martin Bashir, under investigation for forging documents to win an interview with Princess Diana, is leaving the network for health reasons, the BBC reported Friday."Martin Bashir has stepped down...

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), a staunch ally of former President Trump, argued Friday there was no evidence that the Jan. 6 mob attack at the Capitol was an “armed insurrection," despite multiple rioters being charged with unlawful...

An associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who is embroiled in a federal sex trafficking investigation, will plead guilty to six charges in connection with the probe and cooperate with authorities, new court documents show.An agreement filed in a...

Meghan McCain, co-host of "The View," said Friday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was “behaving like an animal” in a resurfaced video showing Greene harassing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-N.Y.) office in 2019.The Facebook...

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) will lead a House effort to revamp how the military handles sexual assault in the ranks, the lawmaker announced Friday.Turner, a senior member on the House Armed Services Committee, plans to introduce the legislation...

Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, says he’s no longer eyeing a potential run for public office.Asked during an interview with journalist Carlos Watson set to air this weekend at the annual OZY Fest whether he had “...

Delta Air Lines announced on Friday that all new hires will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, effective on Monday.Delta will make exceptions for employees who “qualify for an accommodation.” The company also announced that it has made...

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Friday condemned his party's downplaying of the violence that occurred at the Capitol on Jan. 6, comparing the remarks of various lawmakers to something "out of North Korea."Kinzinger made his comments...