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Less than three months before the midterm elections, President Joe Biden plans to sign the Democrats’ expansive climate, health, and tax measure into law on Tuesday at the White House. This will be a significant victory for his domestic agenda. This piece of legislation would cap the cost of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries at $2,000Continue reading “Biden to Sign the Largest Climate Legislation in U.S History”

Over the next ten years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to plant more than one billion trees to help restore millions of acres of burned and damaged forests throughout the American West.  Additionally, President Biden announced that over the next few years, the Forest Service will raise its efforts from the 60,000 acres itContinue reading “The United States Set to Plant Over 1 Billion Trees”

Marianne Martin claimed victory in the first ever Tour de France Féminin in 1984, giving hope to the future of women’s cycling. More significant than the fact that it was more than 80 years behind the men’s 21-stage race, which had been running since 1903, was the mere fact that it was taking place atContinue reading “Tour de France Femmes Revival”

The International Space Station (ISS) will no longer be manned by Russia after 2024, according to an announcement made today . Russia’s space agency, Roscomos, announced it will be focusing its efforts to build Russia’s own space station. Officials cite outdated equipment and safety concerns as the reasons of Russia’s decision to depart from theContinue reading “Russia to Withdraw from the International Space Station”

The executive order “Bolstering Efforts to Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained United States Nationals Home” will be signed by President Joe Biden today. The criminals implicated in hostage kidnapping will be subject to financial punishment and immigration restrictions under this executive order, which codifies a 2020 law. Public pressure to free WNBA player Brittney GrinerContinue reading “Biden to Sign Executive Order to Help Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained Citizens Home”

Leading medical authorities are describing a new COVID-19 strain as the “worst variation” yet. This has created an increase of concern since earlier this week, the CDC says the new BA.5 variant is accounting for more than 60 percent of COVID-19 cases making it the dominant strain in the Unites States. Studies has shown vaccinesContinue reading “The BA.5 Variant is a Clear Sign the Pandemic is Far from Over”

The Michigan Supreme Court concluded the criminal charges against the state’s former governor, Rick Snyder, and other high-ranking state officials in relation to the Flint water crisis must be dropped. The Flint River became Flint’s new water source in 2014 under the Snyder administration, which claimed the water did not require treatment. Tens of thousandsContinue reading “Eight Years Later There is Still No Accountability for the Flint Water Crisis”

Tuesday June 28th, Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony before the Jan. 6 committee provided an inside perspective of the former president’s actions on the day of the insurrection. The testimony of Mark Meadows’ former aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, suggests that Trump was aware that some of the attendees at his rally were carrying firearms. According to Hutchinson, TrumpContinue reading “Cassidy Hutchinson’s Damning Testimony”

The Supreme Court decided on Thursday, June 23, that people had the right to carry guns in public for self-defense. A New York law that demanded individuals “to demonstrate a particular need for carrying a gun in order to get a license to carry a gun in a concealed way in public” was overturned byContinue reading “Mass Shooting After Mass Shooting The Supreme Court Expands The Second Amendment”

Ukraine’s allies have imposed sanctions on Russia in an effort to damage Russia economically. Sanctions are penalties inflicted by one government on another to deter hostile behavior or violations of international law. But will these attempts to support Ukraine be able to last the duration of the war? The US intends to impose an embargo onContinue reading “The Sustainability of the Sanctions Placed on Russia”