The U.S. Senate on Sunday barely passed a $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices, and raise some corporate taxes. The 51-50 party-line vote needed Vice President Kamala Harris to cast the tie-breaking ballot. Thanks to Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), there was a huge, last-minute win for the private equity and hed...
On Aug 7 2022, Senate Democrats sided with American families over special interests, voting to lower the cost of prescription drugs, health insurance, and everyday energy costs and reduce the deficit, while making the wealthiest corporations finally pay their fair share. I ran for President promising to make government work for working famili...
An Egypt-brokered deal between Palestinian factions in Gaza and Israel has come into effect at 23:30 local time, ending three days of cross-border hostilities. The weekend-long Israeli bombardment killed at least 44 Palestinians, including 15 children. More than 360 were wounded, according to the Palestinian health ministry. In Israel, three p...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The United Nations’ Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territories, Lynn Hastings, has called for an immediate halt of violence in the Gaza Strip amid Israeli airstrikes on the Palestinian territory. In a statement, Hastings said Gaza’s humanitarian situation “is already dire and c...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday the military operation in the Gaza Strip will continue “as long as necessary.” At least 31 Palestinians have been killed, including six children and four women, and over 250 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since Friday, according to the Health Ministry. The Israeli [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel’s domestic intelligence service Shin Bet on Sunday recommended ending the military offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media. Israeli warplanes on Sunday continued airstrikes in the blockaded Palestinian territory for the third day, as death toll from the attacks soared to 31. More than 250 others were injure...
NEW YORK (AA) – Another Muslim man in the US state of New Mexico was killed and authorities said Saturday they are working to determine if the murders of the four Muslim men in the past nine months are connected. Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina told reporters that a “young man who is part of the Muslim […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip rose to 31, according to the Health Ministry on Sunday. A ministry statement said six children and four women were among the victims. The ministry said 275 people have been injured in the Israeli attacks. Israeli warplanes continued airstrikes [&he...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) said Sunday that the Israeli military escalation has “crossed all red lines.” “The Israeli aggression…crosses all red lines and represents an Israeli attempt to push the situation into more escalation and tension,” PA spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said in a statement cited by the state n...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – At least three people were killed and seven others injured in an explosion on Saturday in the Afghan capital Kabul, local police said. The explosion took place in Kabul’s Pol-e-Suhta neighborhood, mostly populated by the Shia community, the Kabul Police Department said in a statement. Eyewitnesses said tha...
