“Maybe—and stick with me here, Marco—the fact that the United States has had a near-total embargo on Cuba since before the Beatles’ first album might have something to do with its struggling economy?” said one critic. As Cuba works to restore electricity to millions of people plunged into darkness across the fuel-starved island, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on […]
“Trump cares more about playing politics than making sure kids don’t starve,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley. “Kids and families are not poker chips or hostages. Trump must release the entirety of the SNAP funds immediately.” After President Donald Trump’s administration announced Monday that it would partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for November to comply with a federal […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska House Majority Coalition Tuesday expressed disappointment following the Legislature’s failure to override Governor Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 69. This legislation, which garnered bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, represented a crucial step towards providing a much-needed permanent $1,000 increase to the Base Student Allocation (BSA), the fundamental building […]
“The UNSC is failing people living in conflict, with Russia and the United States particularly responsible for abusing their veto power,” said Oxfam. As the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance worldwide has skyrocketed by 150% over the last decade, five powerful countries on the United Nations Security Council have had hundreds of […]