Author: Riya Sharma
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McConnell’s future is questionable as he attempts to carry on as usual
Once the Republican Party’s leadership in the Senate was last truly questionable, it has been several years. However, Senator Mitch McConnell’s unexpected stop during a press conference on Wednesday at the Capitol, along with fresh information regarding other recent collapses, have alarmed his colleagues and sparked a quiet debate among them regarding the duration that…
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Donald Trump faces additional allegations from the special counsel in the Mar-a-Lago classified papers investigation
In the lawsuit claiming improper management of secret files from his period in the White House, special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday filed new allegations against former president Donald Trump. Aides Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, the maintenance staff at Mar-a-Lago, are accused of trying to erase CCTV footage from the former president’s property…
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DOJ requests the judge to have the Texas floating barrier removed from the Rio Grande
Wednesday night, the Department of Justice requested that a federal judge allow Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) to take down a floating barrier at the southern border that is intended to stop migrants from passing the Rio Grande River. The DOJ claimed in a court statement that the network of buoys across the river has…
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Social Security: Seniors’ Cost of Living Adjustment Will Be Cut by 50% Next Year
The majority of Americans should anticipate significantly fewer Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) hikes in 2024 as a result of lower inflation, but boomers, those who were born between 1946 and 1964, who include some who are currently receiving Social Security, may be severely hurt. They expect risk over the Greatest Generation merely because…
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Biden selects Martin O’Malley, a former governor of Maryland, to run the Social Security Administration
Martin O’Malley, a former governor of Maryland, was selected by President Joe Biden on Wednesday to oversee the Social Security Administration. If elected, O’Malley will manage one of the largest social programs in the country while balancing financing difficulties. Around 70 million individuals get Social Security payments, including pensioners, the disabled, and kids. In a…
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How will the replacement of the Qin Gang affect China-US relations?
Researchers believe that the abrupt dismissal of China’s foreign minister Qin Gang after only 7 months in office may make improving the country’s weakening relationship with the United States more difficult. However, considering that President Xi Jinping eventually decides China’s foreign policy, experts claimed Qin’s unconventional, high-profile departure — and quick replacement by former foreign…
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Key developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, day 519
As per Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko, 2 persons were murdered in Russian assaults on Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Avdiivka and Kostiantynivka each saw one fatality, according to Kyrylenko on the texting service Telegram. Based on a spokesman for the Ukrainian air force, Russia launched missile attacks against the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, and Kirovohrad. We have…
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Sen. GOP concerned about McConnell incident
The unexpected freezing of Mitch McConnell following a news conference on Wednesday shook the Senate Republican Conference, inspiring optimism from supporters and critics that he is fully recovered from any health difficulties. Additionally, to check on his former senatorial colleague, President Joe Biden made a call to him. McConnell alluded to Biden’s previous this year…
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Read the alleged plea deal for Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden’s plea deal has been put on pause after a judge expressed concerns about it and a connected arrangement called a pretrial diversion program on Wednesday. In court, attorneys discussed the potential agreement in depth, but the papers themselves weren’t made available on the docket. They were acquired by POLITICO, which is posting them here.…
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Wang, the former foreign minister of China, is a recognizable face to the US
A month after former growing star Qin Gang vanished from the public eye, China decided to re-appoint Wang Yi as its most senior diplomat, indicating that Washington is going to deal with someone it knows in its effort to normalize relations with its biggest strategic rival. However, Wang’s return to a position he occupied for…