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Rubio on Senate Floor: “This Invasion of the U.S. is Going to Get Worse” Feb 13, 2024 | Press Releases U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivered a speech on the Senate floor explaining why he opposed the Senate’s $95 billion foreign aid package while America’s border remains open. “This invasion of the U.S. is going […]
WASHINGTON — After a marathon day and late-night vote to avert a Thanksgiving government shutdown, four U.S. Senate Republicans held the floor until the wee hours Thursday, urging their Alabama colleague to lift his months-long objections to hundreds of U.S. military nominations. Sens. Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Todd Young of Indiana, Joni Ernst of Iowa […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Kaliya Lincoln was once a 12-year-old girl being coached by her hero Gabby Douglas, the first black gymnast to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. Fast forward five years and the teenager from Frisco, Texas, is the gold medalist on the floor exercise at the Pan American Games in […]
A first-term Republican lawmaker referred to African Americans as “colored people” on the House floor Thursday, prompting outrage from Democrats and a quick rebuke from the chamber’s presiding officer. Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) was reprimanded after he took to the floor to promote an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that he says […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Open semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by environmental activists in the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands on Thursday night. One protester glued his bare feet to the concrete floor. Gauff was ahead 6-4, 1-0 when play . . .
Photo via Facebook/ ศูนย์ข้อมูลภูเก็ต Phuket Info Center A 50 year old Australian man last night reportedly jumped out of the sixth floor of a car parking facility at Phuket International Airport. The Sakhu Police Station officers were notified of the incident at 8.20pm last night. It was reported that the Australian man, Justin Keith Hector […]
Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz. referred to Black people as “colored people” Thursday in floor debate over his proposed amendment to an annual defense policy bill, prompting a stern rebuke from the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. “My amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people or Black people or anybody . . .
Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz. referred to Black people as “colored people” Thursday in floor debate over his proposed amendment to an annual defense policy bill, prompting a stern rebuke from the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. “My amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people or Black people or anybody . . .
1 hour ago Image caption, Afghan journalist Basira Joya It has been a year since 76,000 Afghan nationals were resettled in communities across the US, but their stories – especially those of the female journalists who fled home – are still untold, reports Stephen Starr for the BBC. For five years, broadcast journalist Basira Joya […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) spoke from the floor of the U.S. Senate Thursday afternoon to recognize Black History Month. Video of his remarks can be downloaded or viewed at this link. “I rise today to talk about Black History Month, which has its roots with Carter G. Woodson as early as 1915 and has been officially […]