news2shortsPresident says he’ll help states execute people but experts skeptical of bold pledge to expand capital punishment Donald Trump has signed an executive order committing to pursue federal death sentences and pledging to ensure that states have sufficient supplies of lethal injection drugs for executions. The order promises that Trump’s attorney general will seek capital … Read more
After the state hourly minimum wage increased to $20 in April, CEOs warned of price rises and job cuts – yet staff say ‘that’s a lie’ Joe Erlinger did not mince his words. “This lopsided, hypocritical and ill-considered legislation hurts everyone,” the top McDonald’s executive declared in 2022, as California considered a landmark $20 hourly … Read more
A reported rising star in the Democratic Party, who is being recruited to run for office in Texas, has a social media footprint littered with racially charged posts as well as numerous crude comments about President Trump. Accomplished singer and songwriter Bobby Pulido is being “heavily recruited,” according to a recent Politico report, to run as … Read more
Staff placed on paid administrative leave as president repeals executive orders promoting LGBTQ equality US politics live – latest updates US federal employees working in diversity offices must be put on paid leave by Wednesday evening as the new administration of Donald Trump has ordered the programmes to close, the White House press secretary, Karoline … Read more
A day-one order from President Donald Trump puts on pause the plans of Afghan allies who have been approved for resettlement in the U.S., a delay that advocates say could be the difference between life and death at the hands of the Taliban. A pause on refugee resettlement in the U.S. will include Afghans who … Read more
President Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony Monday featured the largest, most complex security footprint of any inauguration in U.S. history. The nation’s capital was transformed seemingly overnight from a pedestrian-friendly city into a daunting and impenetrable fortress – the result of a multi-agency task force that erected 30 miles of anti-scale fencing, coordinated aerial surveillance and … Read more
In the end, the best bet against oligarchy remains countervailing power Twenty years ago, someone calling the United States an oligarchy would have been labelled a crazy commie or, at best, cuckoo. Now Biden made it central to his goodbye to the American people – and warned of a tech-industrial complex to boot. It is … Read more
US president reinstates Cuba on terror list despite Biden deal to release prisoners jailed over demonstrations The families of Cuban protesters jailed in anti-government demonstrations are waiting anxiously to see if the government will continue with a planned prisoner release after Donald Trump reneged on a deal made last week by Joe Biden. Activists from … Read more
California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, said the state would join a lawsuit against an executive order that would end birthright citizenship in the US. The coalition of 22 Democratic-led states taking action say the order violates the constitution. ‘The president’s executive order attempting to rescind birthright citizenship is blatantly unconstitutional and quite frankly, un-American,’ Bonda … Read more
With concern being voiced over TV ratings, we asked insiders what they would change to make the NBA more attractive to viewers When four-time champion Robert Parish played in the NBA, there was no such thing as load management. While the idea, which was born in San Antonio as the Spurs managed the twilight years … Read more
