The US Department of Homeland Security announced late Monday that it is ending a Trump-era policy of sending asylum seekers back to Mexico while their cases are being reviewed by the courts. The announcement came hours after a judge lifted an order preventing President Joe Biden’s administration from rescinding the “Immigrant Protection Protocols,” an arrangement […]
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Revelations about Trump: ‘He made pieces of documents that should have been kept’
Republican former President Donald Trump appears to have been flushing documents he had previously shredded into toilet bowls, according to footage released Monday. Maggie Haberman, political editor of the New York Times, secured the photos, which will be included in “Confidence Man,” her upcoming book about the White House in the Trump days. Despite the […]
US: Regulatory framework for airlines needs to be improved, says transport secretary
The U.S. approach to controlling airlines and ensuring passengers receive proper service needs improvement, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday. “We’re going to upgrade a lot of the regulations for airlines, and when those are fixed, the whole system will work better. Passengers will certainly be better off,” Buttigej told Reuters. “(Airlines) have a responsibility […]
USA – Iran: Now or never for the ‘nuclear’ agreement, after the presentation of the European plan
The US and Iran have a few weeks to decide whether they want to revive the 2015 deal on Tehran’s nuclear program, as European Union diplomats unveiled their final draft, which includes a major expansion of Iranian oil exports to international markets. in exchange for the return of the Iranians to the provisions of the […]
Colombia: US willing to have ‘open and honest discussion’ on drug war
The US is willing to have an “open and honest discussion” about the so-called war on drugs with Colombia’s new president, Gustavo Petros, who stressed in his inauguration speech that his goal is to end, members of the American delegation in Bogota said yesterday Monday. “I think what the president (Petro) wants is to secure […]
Trump announced that his Florida home is being ‘searched’ by FBI agents
Republican former US President Donald Trump announced yesterday Monday that FBI agents made an unannounced “raid” at his residence in Palm Beach, Florida (south). The search at the famous Mar-a-Lago, although “I cooperated with the appropriate government agencies,” was “neither necessary nor appropriate,” Mr. Trump said. “Our nation is living in dark days, my beautiful […]
The ‘Battle of Insulin’ in the US
By Kostas Raptis The approval by the US Congress of the comprehensive climate and health care bill proposed by the Biden administration is considered a big step in advancing the agenda with which the Democrats have returned to superpower governance. However, a side battle, fought in the field of procedural disputes, resulted in a bitter […]
Do you think the recession will be avoided? Read this
By Stephen Mihm Encouraging data on its US jobs numbers on Friday – which came in well above expectations – seemed to suggest recession fears were somewhat overblown. At the very least, they add yet another contradictory piece of data to a confusing collection of economic indicators. Perhaps this means that the US can avoid […]
Moody’s: New US bill will reduce inflation and deficit over time
A sweeping bill passed by the US Senate on Sunday aimed at fighting climate change, lowering drug prices and raising some corporate taxes will reduce inflation in the medium to long term and reduce the deficit, the rating agency said. Moody’s to Reuters on Monday. The legislation, known as the Lower Inflation Act, however, will […]
US sends $4.5 billion in additional economic aid to Ukraine – And $1 billion in military hardware
LAST UPDATE: 20:29 The United States will send an additional $4.5 billion in financial aid to Ukraine to cover fiscal needs of the Zelenskyi government, bringing the total amount of fiscal support it has provided to the Ukrainian government since Russia’s influx in February to 8.5 billion dollars, as announced on Monday by the American […]
