Seventeen states are reporting that more than 80% of their pediatric hospital beds are full, while seven states are near capacity. Pediatric health experts are sounding alarms regarding a surge in respiratory viruses among children, with more than three-quarters of pediatric hospital beds now full as respiratory syncytial virus cases hit more than double the number […]
“A federal judge conspired with right-wing politicians and corrupt corporations to block life-changing student debt relief for tens of millions of families,” said one campaigner. The Justice Department filed an appeal Thursday after a Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration’s student debt cancellation program nationwide, declaring it “unlawful” on grounds that legal experts criticized as […]
“This is the right thing for President Biden to do,” said Rep. Ro Khanna. “It’s time to hold Big Oil accountable for high gas prices and put that money back in the pockets of Americans.” Following months of sustained pressure from progressive campaigners and members of Congress, President Joe Biden on Monday is reportedly planning to […]
Monday is Columbus Day in the U.S., a federal holiday that celebrates the so-called discoverer of the Americas — the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. U.S. President Joe Biden also has proclaimed, as he did last year, Monday as “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.” His proclamation does not make Indigenous Peoples’ Day a federal holiday, even though Biden’s […]