[ad_1] In recent years, Georgetown and the Maryland Jesuits became an early example of an institution attempting to atone for its past in the slave trade. In 2019, the school announced it would provide preferential admissions to descendants of enslaved people, and its Jesuit operators announced millions in funding forContinue Reading
[ad_1] While its far from certain how, exactly, the Treasury Department would handle a default — including whether it would prioritize certain payments or delay paying the government’s bills — the think tank noted that about $50 billion in Social Security benefits are set to go out in the firstContinue Reading
[ad_1] DNI Avril Haines also noted significant impacts from the recent leak of classified Pentagon documents. [ad_2] #Avril #Haines #told #Senate #panel #certainty #China #Russia #U.S #debt #default #demonstrate #chaos #United #States ( With inputs from : www.politico.com )Continue Reading
[ad_1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied the accusation, and U.S. officials said they had no advanced knowledge of the attacks. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that he’d take any claims coming from the Kremlin with a “large shaker of salt.” “We don’t attack Putin or Moscow,” Zelenskyy told theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Sappington went to the Hickory Flat residence of George Wicker, the senator’s cousin, on April 26, according to FBI special agent Jason Nixon’s testimony. “Sappington reportedly said he intended to kill Roger Wicker because of his involvement in an incident (Sappington) had with law enforcement back in 2014,” NixonContinue Reading
[ad_1] With the battle over the abortion pill in the headlines — the U.S. Supreme Court has maintained access to mifepristone, for now — Trudeau also took to the internet last week to remind the world where he stands. “With attacks on reproductive rights around the world, it’s really importantContinue Reading
[ad_1] One possibility is that the judge could order Teixeira to be confined at his father’s home while awaiting trial, if not held in jail. Under questioning at the hearing, his father, Jack Michael Teixeira, said he was aware that if his son were to violate conditions of release orContinue Reading
[ad_1] “This tank story is not satisfactory,” he added. “The decision’s been made, OK. Then let’s get ready to execute it and cut through whatever the red tape is.” The independent, who caucuses with Senate Democrats, said there is a “bipartisan concern” over the time frame, warning that not sendingContinue Reading
[ad_1] The Biden administration has repeatedly vowed it would not organize a large-scale evacuation operation like in Kabul. But President Joe Biden’s team has authorized the use of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets to assure the safety of evacuating convoys and placed assets in the region for contingencies. Vedant Patel,Continue Reading
[ad_1] After U.S. officials learned of the Taliban operation, the intelligence community worked with the military in recent days to independently confirm the terrorist’s death with “a high level of confidence,” the official said. The Biden administration is holding off on announcing the news until the family members of theContinue Reading