Obama’s comments came a day before the Senate is set to vote on whether to advance the For the People Act, the first procedural test of the bill. During a grassroots conference call for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, the former President also argued that America’s “own history” makes clear the importance for fighting for
That famous line from the movie “Cool Hand Luke” kept echoing in my head as I paged through a new national poll conducted by Monmouth University. Here’s why: 32% of respondents in that poll said that President Joe Biden only won the 2020 election “due to voter fraud.” Which is stunning — but not the
Yesterday was Father’s Day, and while some men spent time enjoying their day with their family, that unfortunately wasn’t the experience for The Game. Today he shared a video on Instagram explaining that his eldest son Harlem was the only one who reached out to him, purchased him a gift, and spent time with him.
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Advertising Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that legislation to protect the right to vote rigs elections for Democrats. Video: Mitch McConnell claimed that allowing people to vote rigs elections for Democrats as he announced that he is leading Republicans in blocking the For The People Act. pic.twitter.com/xtRVGTEHKT ’ Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 23, 2020. Stefani Reynolds | Reuters Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in testimony prepared for delivery to Congress this week that the economy is growing but faces continued threats from
The industries most affected by the UK’s delayed reopening will need to find almost £50m to cover wages once the government’s furlough scheme is cut back on 1 July, according to analysis by the Labour party. Hospitality firms and cultural and arts businesses, which still have large numbers of workers on furlough, will need to
Labour has called on the government to remove the handling of the much-criticised Windrush compensation scheme from the Home Office so it can be run by a neutral, independent body, after two years of complaints from claimants about delays and low compensation offers. In a letter to the home secretary, Priti Patel, the shadow home
White working-class pupils have been let down by decades of neglect in the English education system, according to a controversial MPs’ report which warns that schools could be breaking the law by promoting “divisive” terminology like “white privilege”. MPs on the Conservative-dominated Commons education committee examined why poor white children underperform compared to other disadvantaged
A 57% majority of Americans say that, based on what they’ve heard about the audits conducted or proposed by legislatures in some states, they view them as “partisan efforts to undermine valid election results.” Just a third say they see them more as “legitimate efforts to identify potential voting irregularities.” Further, 40% of the public
England manager Gareth Southgate has dismissed questions over Harry Kane’s form, claiming his captain faces a “repetitive cycle” of criticism that he “inevitably” comes through. Kane has been substituted in England’s first two Euro 2020 group-stage fixtures, with the Spurs striker’s sub-par performances leading to Southgate facing questions over whether he would consider dropping him.
Barrie McDermott Rugby League Expert & Columnist @RLBarrieMc10 Watch England take on the Combined Nations All Stars, live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Arena on Friday from 8pm Last Updated: 21/06/21 9:48pm Sam Tomkins looks set to start at full-back for England Barrie McDermott casts his eye over the big battles that
Finland have only a slim chance of qualifying as a best third-placed finisher after their 2-0 defeat by group winners Belgium on a dramatic final night in Euro 2020 Group B. The defeat means Finland finish third, below Denmark in second and above Russia in fourth, with the trio ending up on three points, but
By Leah Crane False-colour view of Lavinia Planitia on Venus where the crust has fragmented into blocks (purple) separated by belts of tectonic structures (yellow) NC State University, based upon original NASA/JPL imagery Parts of Venus’s surface are made up of huge blocks that move like pieces of continents on Earth. Some of them may
By Michael Le Page An ’air food’ bioreactor Mikael Kuitunen/Solar Foods Around the world, forests are being cut down to grow protein-rich soya to feed to animals. Using solar power to turn carbon dioxide into chemicals for growing bacteria that can be eaten ’ food from air ’ would let us produce as much protein as
Amid several Republican-led states revamping voting and election law, a new poll shows that when it comes to things like voter ID and easier access to early voting, there is widespread support from Democrats, Republicans, and independents. The poll by Monmouth University shows some interesting results in regards to how Democrats and Republicans are thinking,
A Unesco committee has recommended that Liverpool should lose its World Heritage status. The threat of Liverpool’s demotion has rumbled on for more than a decade after modern developments on the city’s waterfront. Liverpool City Council said about £1.5bn had been invested in upgrading 157 heritage assets. A final decision will be made when Unesco
Andy Burnham has called on Nicola Sturgeon to justify the “totally disproportionate” travel ban between the north-west of England and Scotland in an open letter. The mayor of Greater Manchester intervened after Sturgeon extended the ban on non-essential travel ’ it was already in place for Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen ’ to Manchester and
It’s imperative that human societies factor a strategic ‘managed retreat’ into the ways they respond and adapt to climate change, researchers say, and figuring out how is a conversation that needs to be happening now. Managed retreat is the coordinated movement of people and buildings away from risks, which, in the context of climate change,
The fallout from last summer’s violent protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continues all over the nation in the form of rising murder rates and sharp increases in crime in general. New York City was a place hit particularly hard by the crime wave. But as for the looting and rioting, it
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE Monday’s aggressive stock market rally came despite the fears of one Wall Street firm that investors still aren’t appreciating how quickly the Federal Reserve could start raising rates. After getting hammered in the final three trading days last week, Wall Street came roaring
While the state has been closely contested — Joe Biden narrowly beat Donald Trump in the Badger State in 2020 — Johnson has carved out space as one of Trump’s most ardent backers and one of the Republicans most willing to embrace wild conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and the January 6 riot that
Sunlight reflects on towers of the Ivanpah solar plant in California, the world’s largest solar power facility. Credit: Joe Sohm Getty Images Advertisement Hybrid power systems ’ such as those that combine solar arrays with battery storage ’ could help the United States fight climate change and meet rising demands for electricity, according to new
Credit: Getty Images Advertisement Lockdowns enacted during the early days of the pandemic saved millions of lives and prevented tens of millions of infections. But in most places, quarantine measures were never perfectly implemented. While governments have the power to close businesses and other places where people publicly gather, mandates in the U.S. did not
MSNBC host Al Sharpton went on “Morning Joe” on Monday morning to lash out a group he described as “latte liberals,” who he claimed are liberals that are not aware of the progress being made in the black community as they sit in the Hamptons and drink lattes. Sharpton went so far as to allege that
A police force has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after a woman was found fatally injured in a village field. Paramedics attended but 23-year-old Gracie Spinks died at the scene in Duckmanton on Friday morning. Michael Sellers, 35, from Sheffield, was found dead in another field in the same village
Getty Images Plans to ease Covid restrictions in England on 19 July are “looking good”, the prime minister has said. Boris Johnson said that was based on the efficacy of vaccines against identified variants. But he warned there could be a “rough winter for all sorts of reasons”, including a resurgence of flu. It comes
The legislative dilemma comes to a head in this summer’s sprint before the August recess, with the push to enact roughly $4 trillion of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure and social agenda — something that could lead to a huge victory for the 22-year Senate veteran or could all collapse and prompt a fresh round of
By Matthew Sparkes Fibre-optic cable carried quantum encrypted data between two distant cities KTSDESIGN/Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF A secure quantum link has been created over a distance of 511 kilometres between two Chinese cities by using a relay in the middle that doesn’t have to be trusted. This could help extend secure quantum networks.
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A man receives a vaccine. Hollie Adams/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 4.30pm on 21 June UK to decide on booster vaccine programme following results from trials testing different