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Trump’s corrupt allies fill Congress as election deniers move from radical right to GOP mainstream

Trump’s corrupt allies fill Congress as election deniers move from radical right to GOP mainstream

Posted by | May 26, 2024

In the hours after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, Ohio’s then-Republican senator, Rob Portman, voted to accept President Joe Biden’s win over the defeated former president, Donald Trump, despite Trump’s false allegations that Biden only won because of fraud. But as Trump charges toward his rematch with Biden in 2024, Portman has been replaced by Senator J.D. Vance, a potential vice presidential pick who has echoed Trump’s false claims of fraud and said he will accept the results this fall only “if it’s a free and fair election.” South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and...

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Ukraine can finally target Russian-occupied areas with long-range missiles secretly provided by U.S.

Ukraine can finally target Russian-occupied areas with long-range missiles secretly provided by U.S.

Posted by | May 24, 2024

Ukraine for the first time began using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea and Russian forces in April. Long sought by Ukrainian leaders, the new missiles give Ukraine nearly double the striking distance, up to 190 miles, that it had with the mid-range version of the weapon that it received from the U.S. last October. Officials said the U.S. was providing more of those missiles in a new military aid package signed by President Joe Biden, after the pro-Putin faction of the Republican party delayed funding for six months....

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Russia’s brutal advances strain Ukrainian front-line troops just as mobilization law comes into force

Russia’s brutal advances strain Ukrainian front-line troops just as mobilization law comes into force

Posted by | May 24, 2024

A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on May 11, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine’s second-largest city. The legislation, which was watered down from its original draft, will make it easier to identify every conscript in the country. It also provides incentives to soldiers, such as cash bonuses or money toward buying a house or car, that some analysts say Ukraine cannot afford. Lawmakers dragged their feet for months and only passed the law in mid-April, a week after Ukraine lowered...

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Severe labor shortage: Business leaders unite in Milwaukee to advocate for Immigrant Work Permits

Severe labor shortage: Business leaders unite in Milwaukee to advocate for Immigrant Work Permits

Posted by | May 23, 2024

Leaders from business, labor, and advocacy groups joined elected officials at Milwaukee City Hall on May 22 and called on President Joe Biden to grant work authorization to long-term immigrant contributors in essential industries. Organized by the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC), the press conference highlighted the critical labor shortages across the country and emphasized the potential economic benefits of immigrant labor. James O’Neill, Director of Legislative Affairs for ABIC, set the stage with stark statistics. “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that even if we managed to get unemployment down to 0%, there would still be over 3...

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The health of America’s growing economy is increasingly dependent on immigrants eager to work

The health of America’s growing economy is increasingly dependent on immigrants eager to work

Posted by | May 23, 2024

Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car, and send money home to her parents. Reaching the United States was a harrowing ordeal. Silva, 25, her husband and their then-7-year-old daughter braved the treacherous jungles of Panama’s Darien Gap, traveled the length of Mexico, crossed the Rio Grande, and then surrendered to the U.S. Border Patrol in Brownsville, Texas. Seeking asylum, they received a work permit last year and found jobs in Rock Hill, South Carolina....

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appeal extradition order to U.S. after London court ruling

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appeal extradition order to U.S. after London court ruling

Posted by | May 22, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the United States on espionage charges, a London court ruled on May 20, a decision likely to further drag out an already long legal saga. High Court judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson said Assange has grounds to challenge the United Kingdom’s government’s extradition order. Assange, 52, has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of a trove of classified U.S. documents almost 15 years ago. WHAT ASSANGE IS CHARGED WITH Assange, 52, an Australian computer expert, has been indicted in...

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