The hard feelings go way back — as Trump has long used the Bushes image as the ultimate insiders to burnish his own outsider credentials. “We need another Bush in office about as much as we need Obama to have a 3rd term,” Trump tweeted back in 2013. “No more Bushes!”
Here are the female contenders for Joe Biden’s VP slot
In her capacity as a member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, she wrote to Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) in mid-May, asking him to shift his focus away from an investigation into Biden’s son Hunter Biden and corruption allegations regarding Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings.
If you’re tempted to publicly criticize your restaurant takeout order, here’s a thought: Don’t.
Possibly unaware of uncertain food supplies, some customers want to know why the menu isn’t larger. One groused that his takeout was “messy” and “overpriced” and demanded not just a refund but a gift certificate.
Two-husband strategy may be a remedy for China’s one-child policy, professor posits
“If two men are willing to marry the same wife and the woman is willing, too, what reason does society have to stop them sharing a wife?” Ng asked, citing polygamy as a common custom in ancient times and a continuing practice in some strains of Islam.
Ousted State Department Watchdog Says Official Pressed Him Not to Probe Saudi Arms Sales
Much of the questioning focused on an inquiry by Mr. Linick’s office into a May 2019 emergency declaration that facilitated arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two key allies in Washington’s then-intensifying confrontation with Iran.
Fed Debates How to Set Policy for the Post-Pandemic Economy
The central bank will buy up to $20 billion in Treasurys this week, down from $50 billion six weeks ago, and $375 billion during the week of March 23. It will buy up to $22.5 billion in mortgage bonds.
Coronavirus Vaccine Candidates’ Pivotal U.S. Testing to Start This Summer
Each vaccine study is expected to include roughly 30,000 people, some receiving the experimental shots and others placebo shots, though the final number of participants could vary, Dr. Mascola said.
A Practical Guide to Defunding the Police
Defunding the police does not mean stripping a department entirely of its budget, or abolishing it altogether. It’s just about scaling police budgets back and reallocating those resources to other agencies, says Lynda Garcia, policing campaign director at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. “A lot of what we advocate for is investment in community services — education, medical access… You can call it ‘defunding,’ but it’s just about directing or balancing the budget in a different way.”
The Price of Defunding the Police
“These invest/divest campaigns, which advocate for investments in supportive services and divestment from punitive institutions, challenge the very roots of mass criminalization and inequity,” reads the report. “They demand elected officials and decision makers acknowledge that the lack of investment in communities of color and the over-investment in their criminalization is emblematic of governmental disregard for Black and brown life.”
The virus is increasing in 21 states amid efforts to reopen
at least 15 cases nationally have been linked to protests, including five National Guard members and one police officer in Nebraska. Health officials on Tuesday in Parsons, Kan., and Stevens Point, Wis., also announced new cases involving people who attended protests.