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Voters across party lines shifted to the right on immigration. They blamed Biden-Harris for failing to control the chaotic border. Emily Schaefer supports mass deportations. She wants less immigration. And [...]

Ursula von der Leyen, who was re-elected as President of the EU Commission by the European Parliament on July 27 this year and has presented her selection for the appointment [...]

With three children and a dog, the Aguilar Ortega family trekked through the jungle, hopped freight trains and toured Times Square. Significant challenges still lay ahead. The three children had [...]

For the past three decades, federal aid for lower-income families has largely consisted of handing out coupons: housing vouchers for families that need housing; food stamps for families that need [...]

The article focuses on House Republicans' strategic efforts to navigate a challenging spending bill schedule without succumbing to past intraparty conflicts. Topics include their approach of prioritizing conservative policy in appropriations, maintaining unity within the party amidst ideological differences, and aiming to demonstrate effective governance ahead of the upcoming elections.

M2 PRESSWIRE-December 5, 2022-: Conference on the Future of Europe: citizens demand more from the EU (C)1994-2022 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:02122022 The European Parliament hosted today's feedback event on the Conference [...]

Joe Biden must be having flashbacks. In early 2010, when Democrats lost a special election for the late Edward Kennedy's Senate seat -- and with it, their ability to overcome [...]

Byline: Susan Tompor, Columnist, USA TODAY NETWORK One final blast of cash is set to arrive Wednesday for roughly 36 million families eligible for the advance payment for the child [...]

Byline: Tony Romm and Seung Min Kim WASHINGTON - A push by Senate Democrats to pass a roughly $2 trillion tax-and-spending measure before Christmas appeared in new political peril on [...]

Taken together, the provisions in the social policy bill represent the biggest step toward universal coverage since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. WASHINGTON -- Of all the ''bitter [...]

The article offers information on a surprising scene at Brandeis University, where police officers were seen wrestling a student to the ground during a combative crowd incident. Topics include the university's history of encouraging vigorous debate, the specific phrases banned by the administration to ensure communication free of menace and intimidation, and the broader context of the incident involving chants related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The article offers information on the intensifying battle over the role of higher education in America, with the political right gaining ground. Topics include the ban on race-conscious admissions by the Supreme Court, declining financial support for public universities in red states, and increasing attacks on academe as elitist and leftist.

The article focuses on the significant policy shift by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party, turning the regressive U.S. Dollars 21 billion stage three tax cuts into a progressive economic and social policy. Topics include the impact on low-income earners, the contrast with the original Coalition-designed package, and the political dynamics surrounding the government's move.

The article focuses on the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme and its findings of dishonesty and government lapses in handling welfare payments. Topics include the Coalition's culture and attitude towards welfare recipients, the lack of full and frank advice from some public servants, and the unwillingness of Scott Morrison's government to listen to expert advice on important issues.

On November 19, 2021, HR 5376, the 2,476-page bill, commonly known as the Build Back Better Act, was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 220-213. [...]

In the Name of Allah, The Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace -- In the Wake of September 11th O who have attained unto faith! Be ever steadfast in upholding equity, [...]

LOS ANGELES -- After four terms as California's governor -- two in the 1970s and '80s, and two this decade -- Jerry Brown finally has an empty desk. Over his [...]

The article reports on a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on November 5, 2021 to rebuild aging public works system, fund new climate resilience projects, and expand access to high-speed internet service. Topics mentioned include the Build Back Better Act, the postponement of the social policy bill, and a decline in approval ratings of President Biden.

The article offers a news brief on the topic, Ruben Gallego behaved patiently with Sinema, runs out negotiations over the $3.5 trillion social policy and weather change package, Gallego representing a Phoenix-based district, efforts to oppose Sinema's reselection in the next election in 2024.

The article reports on the move by U.S. President Joe Biden to put on hold his major infrastructure bill until his ruling Democratic party enacts his proposed social policy and climate change package. His decision dismayed moderate Democrats and elated liberal ones. Also cited are the comments of top Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the proposed Build Back Better Act.

Beginning in 1997, and then for the next 13 years, Ama Dwimoh ran the Crimes Against Children Bureau in the Brooklyn district attorney's office, observing a theater of atrocities. Early [...]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- It's the kind of break Cinderella dreamed of--a chance to step out from behind the long shadows of her overindulged stepsisters, to gain more control over her [...]

Canadian student Eric Martinello had been commuting across the U.S. border near Detroit to study part-time at Henry Ford Community College for a year without much more ado than a [...]

The article reports on the social and economic policy proposals of behavioral science and economics professor Richard H. Thaler and law and political science professor Cass R. Sunstein, both of the University of Chicago. Their idea of "libertarian paternalism," elaborated in their book "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness," is discussed. The policy implications of their research into how small alterations in people's environment can influence their behavior are explored.

This article reports that the past few years have seen explosive growth in the number of foreign colleges and universities that have poured into China. The country first opened its doors to such ventures in 1995. Today more than 700 foreign academic programs operate here, according to the International Finance Corp., an arm of the World Bank. American institutions, ranging from large publics such as the University of Maryland to smaller private colleges such as Lakeland College, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, are leading the charge, with more than 150 programs. The Chinese government, too, has become more cautious. Burned by some questionable foreign partners, they are now evaluating all existing foreign degree programs, and are reviewing new applications more carefully.

Discusses the issues concerning sex-trafficking. Focus on the experience of former Cambodian sex slave Srey Rath; Citation of the limited efforts of the U.S. State Department in providing assistance to combat the trade; Suggestion for the U.S. to expose the sex-traffic trades in Cambodia and Malaysia to shame them; Plan to influence representatives in Congressional districts to push the issue of sex trafficking in a higher priority level on foreign policy agendas.

Reports that Kentucky governor Ernie Fletcher outlined a plan to open ten drug addiction recovery centers across the state in 2005 that focus on treating the homeless.

Reports that the state of California has banned the use of a .50-caliber long-range BMG rifle gun that gun control advocates portray as a military firearm that could easily fall into the hands of terrorists. Imposition of a ban on the manufacturing, selling, distribution, and importation of the rifle gun plus a limitation on ownership; Features of the rifle gun; Release of a government investigation that points the use of the rifle gun by motorcycle gangs and international drug cartels.

Discusses the impact of Namibia's land reform policy of expropriating white-owned farms, in the region. Threat by the farm workers union to invade farms; Promise by Namibia's leaders to speed up land reform; Promise compensate the owners, though the Namibian government scarcely has the money; Previous promise to blacks in 1990 that independence would mean land redistribution on a grand scale.

Comments on the debate over Social Security reform in the United States. Proposed creation of private Social Security accounts; White House's reform plan that would tie the benefit levels to prices rather than wages.

Comments on proposals to privatize social security in the U.S. Effect of replacing the current system with personal investment accounts; Truth in claims of a social security crisis.

Reports that Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher has outlined a multistep plan to improve education by raising teacher salaries, improving reading programs, designing programs to prepare more high school students for college and using universities to advance economic development.

Discusses the noisy confrontation building between the left-of-center government of Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and the Catholic Church hierarchy. Government's social reforms that adapt old laws to the liberal mores of today's Spain; Cabinet's approval of a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children; Anticlerical caricatures and articles generated by the church's strong reaction; Issues of abortion, embryo research, divorce, religious instruction, and church financing; Response of senior church officials and conservative civilians to the reforms.

Reports on the response of the state government of California in 2004, to a class-action lawsuit filed against it in 2000 by the American Civil Liberties Union, accusing the state of denying poor children adequate textbooks, trained teachers and safe classrooms. Settlement of the suit by agreeing to the demands that the students receive equal access to basic instructional materials in all core subjects and that they be taught by qualified teachers in sound and healthy schools; Details of the proposed settlement.

Editorial. Discusses the efforts of the apologists for the economic policies of United States President George W. Bush to explain the result of the job report released in August 2004. Talks of increases in the number of jobs instead of the poor payroll employment; Praises for the number of jobs created in the past 11 months despite its failure to keep up with population growth.

Editorial. Presents an update of the economic, security and quality of life indicators in Iraq after the transfer of sovereign control of the country on June 28, 2004. Estimated number of insurgents; U.S. troop facilities; Foreigners kidnapped in month; Number of foreign kidnapping victims killed to date; Unemployment rate; Electricity; Total small loans disbursed.

Reports on the broadcast of the motion picture "Fahrenheit 9/11" by a government-run television station in Cuba. Generation of public interest in a country with a distrust of the United States government.