Politics
Senate confirms Lael Brainard as Fed vice chair
U.S. Federal Reserve board member Lael Brainard speaks after she was nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden to serve as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 22, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed […]
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Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn cited for bringing loaded gun to North Carolina airport
Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., is seen in the U.S. Capitol as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., spoke at length on the House floor to delay the Build Back Better Act vote on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited on a misdemeanor criminal […]
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FAA, airlines will meet to discuss flight disruptions in Florida as travel booms
Travelers look at a display board showing cancelled and delayed flights at Orlando International Airport on New Year’s weekend, despite thousands of flight cancellations and delays across United States. Paul Hennessy | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration will meet with major U.S. airline staff next month to discuss ways to improve the […]
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Biden blocks sales of inefficient lightbulbs, reversing Trump-era policy
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about climate change and protecting national forests on Earth Day at Seward Park in Seattle, Washington, April 22, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Biden administration on Tuesday announced new energy efficiency regulations that will phase out old-fashioned incandescent lightbulbs, a move that will drive down electricity use and […]
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At least 58% of U.S. population has natural antibodies from previous Covid infection, CDC says
Blood drawn by a registered nurse for an antibody test for the coronavirus, June 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Three out of every five people in the U.S. now have antibodies from a previous Covid-19 infection with the proportion even higher among children, demonstrating how widespread the virus was during […]
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Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid, is not exhibiting symptoms
US Vice President Kamala Harris addresses a multilateral meeting with the Estonian Prime Minister, the Latvian President and the Lithuanian President during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2022. Andrew Harnik | AFP | Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, her office said, noting […]
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At least a dozen U.S. universities reinstate mask mandates as Covid cases rise
Masked to protect against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), senior Lauren Pyjar takes advantage of the warm sunshine to study outdoors at Georgetown University in Washington, March 9, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters At least a dozen colleges and universities across the U.S. restored their indoor mask mandates this month after Covid cases rose on their […]
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Twitter will have a ‘hard time’ keeping Trump off if he runs in 2024, says Rep. Khanna
US Representative Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, speaks during a press conference following a vote in the US House on ending US military involvement in the war in Yemen, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 4, 2019. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Though Elon Musk’s deal to purchase Twitter has renewed questions […]
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Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover sets him on a collision course with Europe
Thierry Breton, a former CEO of French IT consulting firm Atos, is seen as a key architect of the European Union’s digital reforms. Anadolu Agency | Getty Images After Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, EU officials have a message for the eccentric tech billionaire: follow the rules. Over the weekend, the European […]
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Supreme Court to hear arguments on Biden’s bid to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
Immigrant activist demontrate in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on April 26, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments about the Biden administration’s latest attempt to end a Trump-era immigration policy that’s been upheld by multiple courts, but decried by human […]
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