The Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as President Joe Biden’s agriculture secretary, sending the former Iowa governor to the same Cabinet position he served for the entirety of the Obama administration.
Families separated at the border could be reunited in US, Homeland Security secretary says
13 Visualizzazioni0 Commenti0 Piace
The Biden administration could reunite migrant families separated at the US-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump in the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday. Mayork...
Senate Democrats drop proposal to penalize companies for not providing $15 salario minimo
12 Visualizzazioni0 Commenti0 Piace
Senate Democrats decided Sunday to abandon an alternative proposal to penalize companies for not providing a $ 15 minimum wage to their employees, the latest indication that boosting the federal minimum wage in thi...
Characters from the movie ‘Frozen’ could serve as hurricane names this season
10 Visualizzazioni0 Commenti0 Piace
We are three months from the start of hurricane season -- though the official start date may come earlier this year because hurricanes have occurred outside the traditional season in recent years. E, sì, those fa...
This Texas restaurant is offering free meals to those in need. Ancora
7 Visualizzazioni0 Commenti0 Piace
Vuoi più ispirazione, notizie positive? Iscriviti a The Good Stuff, una newsletter per il bene della vita. Illuminerà la tua casella di posta ogni sabato mattina. A restaurant owner in Texas is offering free meals to people...
Senate parliamentarian rules against including minimum wage in Covid relief bill
11 Visualizzazioni0 Commenti0 Piace
The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against including the increase in the minimum wage in the Covid relief bill, an aide familiar with the process and two sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell CNN. Th ...
Senate confirms Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary
9 Visualizzazioni0 Commenti0 Piace
The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee for energy secretary, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The final vote was 64-35. Questa storia è in sospeso e verrà aggiornata.
Rappresentante Democratico. Stephanie Murphy considers Senate bid against Marco Rubio
7 Visualizzazioni0 Commenti0 Piace
Florida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy is seriously considering a run against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, launching a listening tour on issues including the pandemic, "managing misinformation," fighting c...
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy apologizes again for slow mail
11 Visualizzazioni0 Commenti0 Piace
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy apologized on Wednesday for slow mail during the peak holiday season, deeming it "inaccettabile." "I apologize to those customers who felt the impact of our delays," DeJoy said at a Hou...
All eyes on Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough as she reviews minimum wage provision in Covid relief bill
12 Visualizzazioni0 Commenti0 Piace
A little known but powerful Senate official is being thrust into the spotlight this week as Democrats are eager to see whether an increase to the federal minimum wage will be kept in President Joe Biden's Covid reli...
David Perdue decides against Georgia Senate run a week after filing election paperwork
18 Visualizzazioni0 Commenti0 Piace
Washington Former Sen. David Perdue has decided against becoming a candidate in the 2022 Georgia US Senate race a week after filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. "After much prayer and reflection, B ...
Brooke Shields says she broke her leg and is learning how to walk again
8 Visualizzazioni0 Commenti0 Piace
Brooke Shields is staying positive after breaking her leg. The former supermodel shared a video on Instagram of herself walking through the hospital on crutches. Shields did not say how she got hurt. "Broke my femur...
Reversal of Earth’s magnetic poles may have triggered Neanderthal extinction — and it could happen again
5 Visualizzazioni0 Commenti0 Piace
The reversal of Earth's magnetic poles, along with a temporary breakdown of the world's magnetic field about 42,000 anni fa, could have triggered a raft of environmental changes, solar storms and the extinction of...