Traditionally, the week of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a recess for Congress. Not this year. Instead, the House planned to be in session and the Senate returned last minute for an unsuccessful attempt at passing voting rights legislation.Both chambers have now left town and will recess next week. Here’s the week in…Continue Reading
ANALYSIS — Democrats face procedural obstacles in any attempt to break up their clean energy and social safety net expansion bill and pass it in “chunks” — a path suggested by President Joe Biden on Wednesday.It’s not such an easy task if party leaders want to maintain the special status afforded the measure under budget…Continue Reading
The U.S. is approaching the end of a “superbubble” spanning across stocks, bonds, real estate and commodities following massive stimulus during the COVID pandemic, potentially leading to the largest markdown of wealth in its history once pessimism returns to rule markets, according to legendary investor Jeremy Grantham. “For the first time in the U.S. we…Continue Reading
A Jamaican immigrant was shot to death at a rural Pennsylvania cabin last month in an incident his family is describing as a “modern-day lynching.”Peter Bernardo Spencer, 29, of Pittsburgh, accepted an invitation from a former coworker to hang out at a cabin in Rockland Township, Venango County, some 85 miles northeast of the city,…Continue Reading
Britain on Saturday accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, and said Russian intelligence officers had been in contact with a number of former Ukrainian politicians as part of plans for an invasion. The British foreign ministry declined to provide evidence to back its accusations.Members of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces,…Continue Reading
A Taliban delegation has arrived in Norway for talks with the Norwegian government and several allied countries on alleviating a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, as well as for meetings with civil society activists and human rights defenders from the country.Representatives of the Taliban arrive in Gardermoen, Norway, on Saturday for talks on alleviating a humanitarian…Continue Reading
Firefighters on Saturday were battling a wildfire that broke out in the rugged mountains along Big Sur, forcing hundreds of residents on this precarious stretch of the California coast to evacuate and authorities to shut its main roadway.A wildfire burns along Highway 1 near Big Sur, Calif., on Saturday. (Nic Coury/The Associated Press)Firefighters on Saturday…Continue Reading
Both Quebec and Ontario are reporting a drop in COVID-19-related hospitalizations but an uptick in patients requiring intensive care.People wearing face masks are seen in Montreal on Saturday. (Jean-Claude Taliana/Radio-Canada)The latest: Why Omicron shows it’s time to update our COVID-19 vaccines. Public outrage over the unvaccinated is driving a crisis in bioethics. Canada ‘may’ have…Continue Reading
Canadians with experience working in China say Ottawa must continue to engage with Beijing despite its ongoing concerns about the country’s human rights record at home — and new evidence of its efforts to coerce dissidents living abroad to return.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping listen to opening remarks at a plenary…Continue Reading
The IRS will soon require taxpayers to submit a facial recognition scan in order to access certain features and tax records online. The update will require users to sign into the IRS website through an account with third-party firm ID.me and provide a government identification document with their photo, along with a selfie, to verify…Continue Reading