Новости за 06.04.2023

Korean solar panel manufacturer Qcells will buy 2.5 million solar panels from Summit Ridge Energy, the largest U.S.-based solar energy company, Vice President Harris announced Thursday at a Georgia Qcells facility. Harris made the announcement while touring the company's Dalton plant, one of two in the state where Qcells is set to expand operations. Investments...

Blanket bans on transgender athletes participating on school sports teams consistent with their gender identity would constitute a violation of Title IX under a set of proposed changes unveiled Thursday by the Biden administration. Under the administration’s proposal, schools would be prohibited from adopting or applying a “one-size-fits-all” policy that categorically bans transgender students from...

The White House on Thursday aggressively pushed back on the notion that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 was chaotic or disorganized, instead pointing to the Trump administration’s “lack of planning” that officials argued put President Biden in a bind. John Kirby, a White House spokesperson on national security issues, fielded questions for more...

President Biden on Thursday vetoed an attempt by Congress to undo waterway pollution regulations put forward by his administration — marking the second veto of his presidency and effectively killing the attempt to nullify the water rule. Majorities of both chambers of Congress had voted to nix the Biden rules, which defined which waters are...

A member of the federal jury in a case regarding five Proud Boys connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is worried that she may be being followed, CNN reported Thursday. The news network, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the juror has raised concerns that an individual may be...

The White House on Thursday condemned a vote in the Tennessee House of Representatives to expel three Democratic lawmakers for protesting against gun violence, calling it “undemocratic.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the situation as the Tennessee House was set to vote on the expulsion of state Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and...

Adult film star Stormy Daniels said former President Trump should be sent to prison if he is convicted in the other cases in which he is being investigated but not for the case involving her. Daniels told broadcaster Piers Morgan in an interview that Trump should “absolutely” be incarcerated if he is found guilty in...

Adult film star Stormy Daniels called the possibility of testifying against former President Trump as he faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in Manhattan “daunting” but said she looks forward to telling her story in court if called to the stand. “I mean, anytime you're up in the public eye, it's scary. I...

Democrats are voicing outrage following a report that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips for more than two decades from a Republican mega-donor without disclosing them. ProPublica reported on Thursday that Harlan Crow, a Dallas-based real estate developer who has donated millions to conservative causes, paid for Thomas to join various vacations, including...

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Thursday subpoenaed a former Manhattan District Attorney’s Office prosecutor who had worked on the office’s investigation into hush money payments from former President Trump. The move escalates a fledgling investigation into Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's (D) office that began shortly after Trump predicted his arrest in connection...

Australian police have charged a 26-year-old man after he allegedly stole a platypus from a local waterway and showed it off to people on a train and in a shopping center. Queensland police made a public appeal for the identity of a man and woman who were seen on video Tuesday holding the animal that...

Hundreds of people are protesting on Thursday as the Tennessee House of Representatives is potentially set to expel three Democratic members of the body over their participation in a protest against gun violence. Local reporters and news outlets, along with the gun violence prevention advocacy group March for Our Lives, posted videos on Twitter showing...

The United States Sentencing Commission on Wednesday voted to enact amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines, expanding the eligibility for prisoners to seek compassionate release.  “Today, we are listening to Congress and the public by increasing first steps toward second chances, taking targeted action on gun trafficking and fentanyl, and expanding alternatives to incarceration. The...

The judge overseeing the legal proceedings for former President Trump in the hush money payment case and his family have received multiple threats since Trump’s arrest on Tuesday, NBC News reported.  In the leadup to and aftermath of Trump’s arraignment, the former president has strongly criticized Judge Juan Merchan as a “Trump hating judge.” He...

A group of Democratic lawmakers urged the State Department and the Organization of American States (OAS) to support an independent investigation into the group‘s secretary general, Luis Almagro. Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Susan Wild (D-Pa.), Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Illhan Omar (D-Minn.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) wrote the letter addressed to the State Department...

The debate over the sustainability of Social Security has resurfaced, but it is yet again wrongly framed in financial terms: As the number of workers paying into the fund declines and retirees collecting checks live longer, the Social Security Trust Fund will be depleted. The perceived “crisis” stems from not having enough money to pay...

The South Carolina House voted on Wednesday to remove the state’s sales tax from period products in an effort to up the affordability of menstrual necessities. “The House just voted to repeal the period tax!” the state House Democrats announced. The state lawmakers passed H. 3563, which amends the South Carolina code of laws to...

According to the Pew Research Center, 91 percent of citizens consider it “very important” for women to have the same rights as men.

Former President Trump took aim at Daniel Kelly, the losing Republican candidate for the Wisconsin state Supreme Court who was defeated by a liberal candidate this week, calling him a “foolish man” for not seeking the former president’s endorsement. “He bragged that he won’t seek Trump’s Endorsement, so I didn’t give it—which guaranteed his loss,”...

Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Abortion drives victory for Democratic-backed judge If the results of Wisconsin's Supreme Court election are an indication, abortion and the fallout from the end of Roe v. Wade will remain a key issue heading into 2024. © AP Photo/Morry...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday said his meeting with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen provided “greater peace and stability for the world,” even as China has lodged objections and warned of escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait. McCarthy spoke to reporters following a meeting with Tsai at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Los...

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) offered rare praise for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday after he met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California. Pelosi — who had a notoriously bitter relationship with McCarthy during her tenure as Speaker when he was minority leader — said the GOP leader’s meeting with Tsai should be...

Former President Trump’s arraignment on Tuesday kicked off months of proceedings that will stretch well into the 2024 campaign season. Beyond learning the 34 felony charges Trump is accused of, the court proceedings also set the stage for the legal battles to come: deadlines for Trump’s attempt to dismiss the indictment, a trial date agreement...