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Biden attacks Republicans on economic plans

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  Until midterm Election Day with less than two weeks, President Joe Biden is doubling down on the message that a Republican-run Congress would be worse for the U.S. economy. Biden said as he delivered remarks on Thursday at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, New York “If I had asked you and we were just walking down the streets can you tell me what the Republican platform is? What are they for? I’m not joking. I’m being deadly earnest”. “What they’re against they tell you they’ll make sure of that but well what they’re for they can’t tell you”. Biden continued “In public life I’ve been around a long time”, to always have platforms Republicans used”.  Across the finish line this midterm cycle Biden was asked by a reporter how he planned to help Democrats, arriving in Syracuse. “I think they’re going to come across the finish line”, Biden replied. Into Election Day the economy is top of mind for voters heading, and to handle the issue more than they do Democrats polls show...

Biden declares emergency over Mississippi water crisis

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  White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced late Tuesday night that President Joe Biden had approved an emergency declaration for the Jackson water crisis in the State of Mississippi and to supplement the state’s response ordered Federal assistance. Late Tuesday, The White House said in a statement that “Emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance, for a period of 90 days will be provided at 75 percent Federal funding”. Additionally, the White House said, The Biden administration also authorized the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, to coordinate all disaster relief efforts in the state.  On Tuesday to help distribute water to tens of thousands of Jackson residents after a long-troubled treatment plant broke down Mississippi activated its National Guard, without safe running water possibly for days leaving most of the state capital. For Jackson and surrounding communities Governor Tate Reeves declared a ...

Senators press Biden administrator on monkeypox

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On Wednesday senators on both sides of the aisle criticized the Biden administration’s monkeypox response, at a congressional hearing with the nation’s leading public health officials. The strongest rebuke came from North Carolina’s Richard Burr, the ranking Republican member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labour and Pensions, reminiscent of the onset of COVID-19 to “do better” and implored officials who labelled the government’s handling of monkeypox a “catastrophic failure”.   In some cases still Burr listed off delays on testing, therapeutics and vaccines all of which were, and, challenging to access at the beginning of the monkeypox outbreak, during the many Pride parades nationwide for not issuing stronger behavioural guidance for a disease that’s largely infecting the gay and bisexual male community he criticized government health officials. “It isn’t a question of money”, said Burr. You’ve been given astonishing amounts of money. It’s a question of leader...

US faces new hurdles but Iran deal tantalisingly close

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Last week’s attack on Salman Rushdie and the indictment of an Iranian national for plotting to murder former national security adviser John Bolton have given the Biden administration new headaches. Along with Iran it negotiated a return to the 2015 nuclear deal.  However, a resolution may be tantalisingly close. Iran’s latest response to an EU proposal both as Europe and the U.S. which was described as the West’s final offer. To forge a lasting agreement the administration faces new and potentially insurmountable domestic political hurdles.  To negotiations with a country whose leadership have refused to rescind the death threats against Rushdie or Bolton deal, critics in Congress who have long vowed to blow up any pact have ratcheted up their opposition.  Apart from this, by killing former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Iran envoy Brian Hook, both of whom remain under 24*7 taxpayer-paid security protection To avenge the Trump administration’s 2020 assassination ...