Stefanik looks back to fiery exchanges with college leaders in Senate confirmation hearing: ‘watershed moment’
Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik appeared before senators on Tuesday as part of her confirmation process to become U.N. ambassador, delivering a blistering rebuke of university administrators and “exposing the rot of anti-Semitism.” It was a “watershed'' moment.'' “At American universities. “My oversight efforts led to the most viewed testimony in Congressional history. This […]
New enforcement agency will protect workers’ rights as part of ‘watershed’ bill | Politics
A new enforcement agency strengthened to protect sweeping changes to the rights at work of millions of Britons will target fraudulent employers, the outline of which will be published on Friday. It will be outlined in a 'watershed' bill. The Fair Work Agency will be created as part of the government's Employment Rights Act, which […]
Cass review must be used as ‘watershed moment’ for NHS gender services, says Streeting | Transgender
Wes Streeting hopes the Cass review will be a turning point in the provision of health services to young people who are questioning their gender identity, but also explains why some transgender people are “scared” He said he understood. The Shadow Health Secretary said there was a “total failure” in the current state of health […]
Blinken airs threat to cut support for Israel in watershed moment for conflict
Secretary of State Antony Blinken aired a public threat to withdraw American support for Israel unless Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu complies with U.S. demands for “a series of specific, concrete, and measurable steps” to mitigate humanitarian suffering and civilian casualties. “If we don’t see the changes that we need to see, there’ll be changes […]
GLAAD President Calls on Hollywood to Create More Transgender Characters for TV: Cultural ‘Watershed Moment’ Needed
GLAAD's president has called on Hollywood to create more transgender characters for television, saying there needs to be a cultural “watershed” like the one experienced for gay men in the 1990s. Sarah Kate Ellis has served as GLAAD's CEO for 10 years. talked to variety on what he plans to say when he accepts a […]
Regulators Approve New Bitcoin ETFs in Watershed Moment for Crypto
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday reluctantly approved an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that directly holds Bitcoin, a move that digital currency fans have been waiting for and a move that has drawn a lot of attention from financial watchdogs skeptical of the crypto industry. It has been criticized. The commission approved 10 exchange-traded funds […]