Top French Diplomat Pushes for Deescalation on Lebanon-Israel Border
BEIRUT (AP) – French Foreign Minister Stephane Séjournet arrived in Lebanon on Sunday as part of a diplomatic attempt to mediate the escalating conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border. Sejourne was scheduled to meet with UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, the speaker of the Lebanese parliament, military commanders, the foreign minister and the interim prime minister. […]
‘What Kind Of Influence Could I’ve Had?’: McConnell Pushes Back On CBS’ Margaret Brennan Over Support Of Trump
Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized CBS host Margaret Brennan’s support for former President Donald Trump, saying the Republican candidate contradicted Trump’s defense of sending aid to Ukraine. I objected to what he suggested. In an interview on “Face the Nation” published Sunday, McConnell spoke about the Senate’s recent approval of additional aid to […]
Rangers’ Max Scherzer pushes for umpire relegation system: ‘Rank the umpires’
Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer continues his efforts to return to a major league pitcher’s mound. Scherzer underwent hip surgery during the offseason, but was able to throw 52 pitches during his recent start of minor league rehab. Although he gave up five hits and three runs in the game, how Scherzer’s body […]
Durbin pushes voting rights for illegal aliens without public consent
It’s time to choose. As for the non-citizen vote, Congress says he won’t wait until November. American voters had better get into this game before the tide turns irreversibly against us. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and his fellow Senate Democrats recently Letter of demand addressed to Joe Biden It provides a fast-track path to legal […]
Scientific American pushes claims that science-based critiques of gender ideology are ‘misinformation,’ ‘violence’
Gender ideologues are forcing the Biden administration and many Democrats across the country to dutifully advance their policies at the expense of large numbers of Americans, but apparently that’s not enough. They also seem to want their stories about sex, genital mutilation, and transgenderism to be understood by a broader public. In order to overcome, […]
NYC lawmaker pushes council to back proposed ban on migrant shelter stay limits
New York City lawmakers are pushing to lift shelter restrictions for asylum seekers, a move that would undermine Mayor Adams’ efforts to deal with the surge of migrants overwhelming the Big Apple. Manhattan’s Dem Gale Brewer proposed a resolution Thursday that would have the City Council support a state bill that would eliminate caps on […]
German Chancellor Pushes for Closer Economic Ties in Visit to China
BEIJING (AP) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in China on Sunday for a visit that focused on the two countries’ strained and divergent economic ties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Scholz’s first stop was the industrial hub of Chongqing, where he and a delegation of ministers and business leaders took part in a partially […]
Currency crisis pushes consumer groups from Nigeria – Financial Times
Many consumer groups on the front lines of the global cost of living crisis are assuring shoppers that the relentless price increases of the past few years will gradually slow as global inflation slows. But for Nigerian consumers, there is little relief in sight. Heineken-backed Nigerian Breweries has raised prices three times so far this […]
FDA head pushes for mandated lead testing by food manufacturers
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf on Thursday urged lawmakers to pass legislation that would require food manufacturers to test for lead in products imported into the country from overseas. Mr. Califf’s call to action came during Thursday’s hearing of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, which is investigating the FDA’s response […]
Andrew McCabe Acknowledges ‘Mistakes’ In Trump Campaign Investigation As He Pushes Warrantless Surveillance Tool
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe acknowledged Thursday that errors were made in the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign that pushed for updates to warrantless surveillance tools. The FBI secretly surveilled campaign aide Carter Page with the approval of a secret court overseeing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), using documents containing […]