On Thursdayâs broadcast of âNewsNation Now,â John Sandweg, who served as acting ICE Director during the Obama administration, predicted that as the 2src24 election nears, President Joe Biden will change his approach to border policy because heâs âbanking on this idea that, hey, this borderâs now becoming a problem,â and that when âDemocratic mayors in
Fmr. Obama Official: Biden Will Change Border Policy as Election Nears, Dems Are Complaining Now
December 28, 2023 by
West African bloc seeks solution to Niger coup as deadline nears
August 4, 2023 by
West African defense chiefs were set to wrap up discussions about possible intervention in Niger on Friday, as mediators from the regional bloc push coup leaders in Niamey to restore constitutional order before an approaching deadline. The military junta in Niger is locked in a standoff with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), […]
Trial for final Minneapolis officer indicted in Floyd killing nears its end
February 2, 2023 by
The attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd said in court filings Tuesday that his client is innocent of criminal wrongdoing and should be acquitted on state charges of aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter. But prosecutors argued in their filings that Tou […]
McCarthy struggles to appease conservative demands as speakership battle nears
January 2, 2023 by
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy walks from the House Chambers of the U.S. Capitol Building on Dec. 23, 2src22. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In a private meeting last week, Kevin McCarthy posed a question to some of the conservatives threatening his speakership bid: Would they all support him if he made it easier for members
Trump’s Approval Climbs As Kavanaugh Confirmation Vote Nears.
October 4, 2018 by
As the vicious battle over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation approaches its end, and with just weeks before the midterms, President Trump’s approval numbers are looking up. According to the latest results from Rasmussen’s tracking poll of likely voters, Trump has just hit the 50% mark. “The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for […]
More Winning: US Worker Pay Hits Highest Level in a Decade, Consumer Confidence Nears 18-Year Peak.
August 2, 2018 by
Meanwhile, the economy keeps on ticking. Â On the heels of consecutive, excellent jobs reports and a very strong quarter of GDP growth, CNBC flags another hopeful sign of economic health. Â One of the metrics on which the US economy has lagged for years is wages. Â Democrats have been zeroing in on that issue in recent […]
Fed raises interest rates again as unemployment nears record lows.
June 14, 2018 by
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates 0.25 points as the bank aims to prevent a tight labor market from driving inflation to unsustainable levels. The central bank raised the federal funds rate to a 1.75â2 percent target range, the second increase under Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. The Fed was widely expected to raise […]
Anti-Hillary âOccupy DNCâ Nears 30,000 Protesters
June 24, 2016 by
Almost 30,000 people have now committed to an âOccupy DNCâ protest against what they consider âa fraudulent Hillary nominationâ during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next month. Approximately 10,000 of those protesters have joined within the last month, as itâs become increasingly clear that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee. By the end […]