Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told The Independent that Joe Manchin has “no authority” to talk about climate change. The comment comes after Manchin tanked Democrats’ efforts to address the emergency. President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on Wednesday on tackling the crisis. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Steve Bannon said House January 6 committee members lacked the “guts” to testify at his trial. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Steve Bannon’s judge refused to allow the trial to become a “forum for partisan politics.” Bannon’s defense team questioned the motives of House members in holding the Trump ally in contempt. Outside court, Bannon has harshly…
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Then-President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Nov. 2, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Mich., with then-Vice President Mike Pence Evan Vucci/AP Former VP Mike Pence has stumped for some Republicans who voted to overturn 2020, NYT reports. Pence is laying the groundwork for a possible 2024 run, including…
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint press conference with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts following their summit in Tehran on July 19, 2022. Atta Kenare/Getty Images Iran’s supreme leader offered a strong endorsement of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “In the case of Ukraine, if you had not taken the helm, the other side…
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell. Alex Brandon/AP Photo The Fed will focus on taming hot inflation at the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week, BofA said in a Wednesday note. Meanwhile, the strong labor market signals a lower recession risk, and the Fed will be less sensitive to any weakness there, analysts said. “We expect…
Tesla Model X. Contributor/VCG/Getty Images A jury said on Tuesday that Tesla was 1% responsible for a fatal car accident. The six-person jury awarded the driver’s family $10.5 million in pain and suffering damages. It was Tesla’s first fatal accident trial, but the carmaker faces a slew of lawsuits and probes over accidents. A Tesla…
Reuters Anwaar Malik is a Uber, Lyft, and taxi driver in New York City. He only works the night shift so he can steer clear of angry riders in a rush to work. This is Malik’s story, as told to writer Jamie Killin. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Anwaar Malik, a…
Technician David Sandstrom of Vanguard Renewables works with Frank Lopez of Chase/Harris Septic Corp to pump waste into the anaerobic digester at the Jordan Dairy Farms Heifer Facility in Spencer, MA on June 5, 2020. Adam Glanzman/For The Washington Post via Getty Images BlackRock bought natural gas producer Vanguard Renewables for $700 million.Vanguard Renewables utilizes…
An Su-34 at an airfield in Kubinka, Russia, August 29, 2020. Mihail Tokmakov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A recent video shows Russian forces downing a jet in eastern Ukraine. An inspection of the wreckage showed that it was actually one of the few Russian Su-34Ms in existence. Russia is the only country that operates Su-34Ms,…