In a stormy speech at the Building Trades Unions conference in North America, President Joe Biden backed new sanctions against Russia and, without naming him, scoffed at Matthew Gaetz’s defense of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Earlier, Republicans and conservative commentators were condemned for releasing misleading clips that allegedly showed the president being humiliatingly ignored in favor of Barack Obama at a White House rally yesterday. Mr. Obama made his first public speech at the executive since he left office – a celebration of affordable care law, also known as Obamacare. Mr. Biden announced changes to his health care plan that could see up to 200,000 uninsured Americans eligible for coverage. Asked for advice to Democrats worried about midterm elections this year, Mr Obama said they had a story to tell, “they just had to tell it.”
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Show last update 1649300420 The chamber erupted in applause as it then urged members of Congress to pass the Pro Act, a measure that has stopped extending labor protection related to workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively in the workplace. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 04:00 1649297720
ICYMI: Biden vows to “intensify pain” in Russia
US President Joe Biden promised on Wednesday to “intensify the pain” for Russian President Vladimir Putin with a new package of sanctions aimed at “dramatically escalating” the “economic shock” that has been imposed on Moscow since Putin ordered an unprovoked invasion of Moscow. on February. According to a senior government official who briefed reporters on the latest developments against Putin and his government, Biden will sign an executive order adding Putin’s two adult daughters – Maria and Katerina – as well as his wife and children. of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. and members of Russia’s Security Council on the list of officials who have faced personal sanctions as a result of the invasion. It will also impose “full foreclosure sanctions” on Sberbank – Russia’s largest financial institution – and Russia’s largest private bank, Alfa Bank, and ban any new US investment in Russia. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 03:15 1649295020
Ohio GOP lawmakers introduce ‘Do Not Say Homosexual’ bill that also targets race lessons
Republican lawmakers in Ohio have introduced what opponents have called a “Do Not Say Homosexual” law, reflecting a Florida law that critics warn will have a gruesome effect on LGBT + students, teachers and their families. The bill goes further and includes bans on schools against “divisive or inherently racist notions”, including “critical racial theory” and “diversity, equality and learning outcomes”, including professional development initiatives for teachers and. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 02:30 1649292320
The judge issues the first final acquittal of the accused on January 6
A judge has acquitted a man accused of plotting to assassinate President Bashar al-Assad on January 6, after a federal defense contractor claimed that police had referred him to the US Capitol. New Mexico engineer Matthew Martin was acquitted of four counts of misdemeanor after a two-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, having dismissed a jury trial. Graeme Massie has the story. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 01:45 1649289620
Report: The FBI has hundreds of names of suspects in Capitol riots, but the Department of Justice needs more lawyers
The US Department of Justice has been busy locating and prosecuting those involved in the Capitol Uprising for more than a year, but now faces an unprecedented problem. does not have enough lawyers to prosecute. NBC News reports that more than 775 supporters of Donald Trump who stormed the Capitol on January 6 have been arrested. More than 225 people have pleaded guilty so far and two have been convicted during a trial. More than 50 have been sentenced to prison. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 01:00 1649287760
“Worm-infected” Tom Cotton and Republican Republican “fascism” snatched from the Democratic chair
The Democratic Party leader attacked and told voters that the Republican Party’s embrace of “fraud, fear and fascism” should not be rewarded with a return to power in Washington. DNC President Jamie Harrison made the remarks during an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, specifically targeting Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton, whose criticism of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was widely criticized as cheap and based on a deliberate misreading of her previous work. John Bowden has the story from Washington, DC. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 00:29 1649286703
Parliament votes to despise Congress aides Trump, Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino
The House of Representatives voted 220-203 to refer two more former White House aides to criminal prosecution for misconduct in Congress because they defied calls to produce documents and give evidence before a select committee investigating the insurgency. Just two Republicans – elected members of Wyoming’s Liz Cheney committee, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois – joined the 218 Democrats on Wednesday in passing a resolution that despises and recommends former Deputy Chief of Staff of the National Trade Council Peter Navarro. to be prosecuted for refusing to consider summonses issued as part of the nine-member commission of inquiry into the worst attack on the US Capitol since Lt. Gen. Robert Ross ordered British troops to set it on fire in 1814. Andrew Feinberg and Eric Garcia report from Washington, DC. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 00:11 1649284220
GOP prepares to target Hunter Biden with congressional inquiries
Republicans signal interest in Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings through the force of a congressional inquiry if the GOP regains control of one or both houses of Congress later this year. A Republican lawmaker who will chair the House Oversight Committee, which has broad powers to investigate government affairs, told Politico in a recent interview that his committee would deal “everywhere” with Hunter Bain’s foreign business dealings. , if he chairs the influential committee next year. “The House Oversight Committee will be everywhere in Hunter Biden,” said spokesman James Comer. Oliver O’Connell6 April 2022 23:30 1649282420
AOC is confident that the GOP’s provisions on immigration will not be included in the Covid Relief Bill
The Independent’s Eric Garcia spoke with Ms. Ocasio-Cortez at the US Capitol. Oliver O’Connell6 April 2022 23:00 1649281460
White House: The US faces up to $ 2 trillion each year from the climate crisis by 2100
If left unmanaged, they can be left astray and lose the right path. Louise Boyle, Senior Climate Correspondent, tells The Independent. Oliver O’Connell6 April 2022 22:44
