For Presidents Day, the House is taking two weeks off. But first the Republicans who misrule the place honored their favorite president by blocking desperately needed aid for Ukraine — just as Donald Trump demanded. That fealty to the former president, and the resulting gift to Ukraine’s Russian invaders, was a terrible look even before […]
DENVER (AP) — A 13-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a man whose leg was blocking the aisle on a Denver public bus has been charged as a juvenile with first-degree murder and other felonies, prosecutors said Thursday. The Denver District Attorney’s Office is still considering whether to try to prosecute the boy as an […]
Hungary has blocked the approval of the European Union’s latest package of sanctions against Russia due to the presence of Chinese companies in the list, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Feb. 15, citing unnamed European officials. The European Commission aims to have the 13th sanctions package in place to mark the second anniversary of […]
A federal judge has extended a block on enforcement of the new Ohio law that limits children’s social media access. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Federal judge temporarily blocks Ohio’s new social media parental consent law U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction prevents the law from taking effect while a lawsuit filed […]
A Texas door-to-door salesman was called a racial slur and shot at by a resident at a home he stopped at — but was miraculously saved by his electronic tablet device that blocked the bullet. The victim, who works for Reliant Energy, was left “shook up” by the terrifying ordeal at the Fort Worth residence. […]
WATTSBURG — A development company has appealed Venango Township’s denial of its conditional use application to build a 902-acre, 80-megawatt solar farm in the township. Wilson Solar LLC filed the appeal in the Erie County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday. The company also has submitted a new conditional use application to Venango Township. The […]
Brussels blackmails Budapest “like there is no tomorrow, despite the fact that we have proposed a compromise,” the Hungarian Prime Minister’s Political Director Balázs Orban wrote on X (Twitter) on Jan. 29 in response to a Financial Times report that the EU threatens to hit Hungary’s economy if Viktor Orbán vetoes Ukraine aid. Read also: […]
RICHMOND − Two of the four Republicans representing parts of the Tri-City area in the House of Delegates crossed the aisle Friday to join their Democratic colleagues in voting for a bill that would block marriage licenses from being denied to same-sex couples in the state. Dels. Carrie Coyner of Chestefield County and Kim Taylor […]
Ukraine has urged its partners to block any attempts by Russia to buy goods that could be used in the military technologies sector from private companies in the West. Source: statement by the Ukrainian delegation to the OSCE; media outlet Ukrinform Details: This statement was made by Danylo Kubai, First Secretary to the Permanent Mission […]
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed legislation aimed at reversing his administration’s waiver of “Buy America” requirements for government-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, according to a senior U.S. official. Lawmakers narrowly passed a bill that would block the Federal Highway Administration’s waiver of U.S. content requirements for steel, […]
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed legislation aimed at reversing his administration’s waiver of “Buy America” requirements for government-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, according to a senior U.S. official. Lawmakers narrowly passed a bill that would block the Federal Highway Administration’s waiver of U.S. content requirements for steel, […]
European Union leaders are prepared to take harsh measures against Hungary if Prime Minister Viktor Orbán continues to block a $54.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on 22 Jan. EU member states are ready to approve the aid package for Ukraine at the Brussels summit on Feb. 1, regardless of Hungary’s support. Read […]