Biden to announce new military aid package for Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits Washington

by admin | Sep 21, 2023 | Politics

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Thursday a new military aid package for Ukraine worth hundreds of millions of dollars as the Eastern European country fights to recapture territory from...

DeSantis talks Trump, Black history, Disney, state of GOP primary and more

by admin | Sep 21, 2023 | Politics

ABC News(MIDLAND, Texas) — In a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday with ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sought to contrast himself with former President Donald Trump — whom DeSantis hopes to catch up to and defeat in the...

Who’s in, who’s out: 6 candidates are expected to be at the 2nd GOP debate

by admin | Sep 21, 2023 | Politics

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With a week before the second Republican primary debate, six candidates expect to be on stage at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California on Sept. 27. The campaigns of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur...

What happens if the government shuts down? A lot, history tells us

by admin | Sep 21, 2023 | Politics

Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The nation is barreling toward what could become one the largest government shutdowns in U.S. history beginning Oct. 1, with each of a dozen bills needed to keep funding flowing mired in Congress. Medicare, Medicaid and...

Senate confirms CQ Brown as next Joint Chiefs chairman after vote sidesteps Tuberville blockade

by admin | Sep 21, 2023 | Politics

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown Jr. was confirmed on Wednesday night with overwhelming bipartisan support in the Senate and will become only the second Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs...

DeSantis rolls out energy policy, contends climate change is invoked to create ‘fear’

by admin | Sep 20, 2023 | Politics

Brandon Bell/Getty Images(MIDLAND, Texas) — Speaking at an oil rig site on Wednesday in Midland, Texas, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his energy plan for the U.S. if he is elected president, saying he would focus on building up American...