Biden moves to boost info sharing with families of Americans detained abroad
President Biden on Tuesday will sign an executive order that directs his administration to share more information with families of Americans that the U.S. government says are wrongfully detained abroad, according to senior administration officials. The order also authorizes government agencies to impose financial sanctions on those “directly or indirectly” involved in American hostage-taking or wrongful detention, according to a White House fact sheet, though the administration is not announcing any immediate penalties. In addition, the State Department is rolling
Read MoreUvalde parents call for firings at emotional school board meeting: 'You need to clean house'
Parents from Uvalde, Texas, on Monday called for the school board to “clean house” and said “shame on you” during an emotional special meeting following a damning report about the response to the May elementary school shooting that left 19 children and 2 teachers dead. During the meeting, community members called for the school board to have accountability after a report released on Sunday by a Texas House investigative committee “found systemic failures and egregiously poor decision making” in response to the May 24 school shooting. Among their appeals, they called for
Read MoreThe role of startups in restoring our climate with carbon removal
As the world faces a growing list of climate disasters, from unprecedented summer wildfires in Alaska to record-breaking heat waves in Asia, congressional negotiations on climate action continue to sputter. Amidst this landscape, the U.S. Department of Energy is convening a
Read MoreGas prices hit two month low in US
Gas prices in the United States are easing amid high inflation and a continued Russian invasion in Ukraine, hitting a two-month low on Tuesday. Data from the American Automobile Association (AAA) showed a $4.495 per gallon national average gas price on Tuesday, hitting a two-month low, according to Bloomberg. South Carolina was the only state on the association’s map that showed gas prices under $4. The d
Read MorePress: It’s Christmas in July for Joe Biden
Joe Biden needed a break. He’s had a ton of bad news lately: inflation; a new strain of COVID-19; low poll numbers; that awkward fist-bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman; and, worst of all, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who’s managed to single-handedly torpedo everything Biden’s tried to accomplish. Biden needed a break, and he just got one: Donald Trump’s all but announcing he’s going to run for president in 2024. “We did it twice and we’ll do it again,” Trump routinely crows. And he’s reportedly told top aides, who have advised against it, that he can’t wait. He
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