The U.S. government will probably run out of cash to pay its bills at some point this fall, likely in October or November, if no action is taken, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office announced Wednesday. This comes as the debate over raising or suspending the debt limit is breaking down …
Read More »Congresswoman Joyce Beatty arrested while protesting on Capitol Hill
Ohio Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, was arrested on Thursday along with eight activists while protesting on Capitol Hill. Beatty was arrested by Capitol police after demonstrating for voting rights in the atrium of a Senate office building. “You can arrest me. You can’t stop …
Read More »Biden speaks to Putin after latest ransomware attacks
President Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Friday to take action to stem recent ransomware attacks from Russia-linked groups. “I made it very clear to him that the United States expects that when a ransomware operation is coming from his soil, even though it is not …
Read More »John Oliver, mayor in “dispute” over naming sewage plant after Oliver
Danbury, Connecticut — Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton said on WTNH-TV that he would accept Oliver’s challenge to name the city’s sewage plant after him following Oliver’s offer to donate $55,000 to local charities. But Boughton said there was one stipulation to the facility’s renaming. “We do have one very specific …
Read More »Documentary chronicles New York Times’ coverage of Trump’s first year in office
NEW YORK — Liz Garbus’ first day shooting inside The New York Times newsroom was President Trump‘s inauguration day. Her final day was April 16, when the Pulitzer Prizes announced the Times had won three of the coveted awards. In between, she spent more than a year documenting one of …
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