Blinken Visits Kyiv During Precarious Moment in Ukraine War and U.S. Politics
2024-10-06
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The irony behind Debt Ceiling “negotiations”…
2023-04-19
Because we process discussions semantically, first thing we do when listening to politicians “negotiating” the US Debt Ceiling is to assume they are arguing about how much we should spend as a government, going forward… Well, not quite. It actually refers to raising the amount of money the government needsContinue Reading
House Passes $2 Trillion Coronavirus Bill as Lawmakers Promise Additional Aid — Variety
2020-03-27
The House of Representatives passed the $2 trillion stimulus package on Friday, even as lawmakers said another rescue package would be needed. The bill passed on a voice vote, and now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature. Most Americans will receive a one-time payment of $1,200 plus $500Continue Reading
Senate passes $2.2 trillion economic rescue package in response to coronavirus pandemic — 8News
2020-03-26
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic. The unanimous vote came despite misgivings on both sides about whether it goes too far or not far enough and cappedContinue Reading
Joe Biden Debuts His Own Briefing To Counter Donald Trump’s Daily Spotlight — Deadline
2020-03-23
Joe Biden debuted his counter to President Donald Trump’s daily coronavirus briefings on Monday in a 15-minute speech that had a few kinks and awkward moments, but was implicit in its message that Trump has failed to deliver real leadership during the crisis. Biden, standing against a backdrop of bookshelvesContinue Reading
US-China trade deal delivering despite coronavirus
2020-03-21
foxbusiness The U.S. and China have begun delivering on their commitments under a phase one trade deal despite global turmoil from the COVID-19 pandemic.The accord between the world’s two largest economies, which conducted $559 billion worth of commerce last year, calmed trade tensions in January and was expected to boost U.S.Continue Reading
Mark Cuban calls for rules on government aid to companies
2020-03-21
cnbc “If we are going to bail out companies we need to make sure all employees benefit from a turnaround, not just execs,” Mark Cuban said this week.The billionaire tweeted that any government assistance used by companies to pay executives — including equity or re-pricing existing stock options — should notContinue Reading
Joe Biden reached a new and heady milestone
2020-03-21
Joe Biden reached a new and heady milestone when he beat Bernie Sanders in Florida, Illinois and Arizona to become the de facto Democratic nominee for president.But there was no soaring speech to acknowledge the moment. He never took the stage amid a sea of Biden signs or before anContinue Reading
New Trump rule to make more health care rates public
2019-11-15
The Trump administration on Friday issued controversial rules compelling hospitals and insurers to give consumers more information upfront about what their care will cost — requirements that officials say help Americans be better health-care shoppers. Under one rule resisted for months by a broad swath of the health-care industry, hospitalsContinue Reading
