“Working families need help now. Not next year, now,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked efforts by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic lawmakers to advance a House-approved measure that would provide one-time $2,000 direct payments to most Americans. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) requested unanimous consent for immediate consideration […]
“Either everyone will implement the JCPOA as it is or they don’t. If they do, we will too,” said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday committed to returning to the 2015 nuclear accord without even an hour of delay if U.S. President-elect Joe Biden fulfills his promise to do so, a vow welcomed by […]
ISLAMABAD – The U.S. military in Afghanistan said Friday that it had carried out an overnight airstrike against Taliban insurgents in defense of government security forces. U.S. military spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett tweeted that the action in southern Kandahar province was in line with the U.S.-Taliban agreement signed in February. He said armed Taliban fighters were targeted […]
“Our government should not sell a single bullet to the UAE, much less billions of dollars in deadly military equipment.” Following the Senate’s failure earlier this week to block President Donald Trump’s $23 billion weapons sale to the United Arab Emirates, President-elect Joe Biden is facing pressure from anti-war organizations and activists to put a stop to […]
