Biden on Rushdie attack: 'shocked and saddened'
President Joe Biden released a statement on Saturday addressing the attack on author Salman Rushdie that occurred on Friday, saying that he was “shocked and saddened” by the assault. “Jill and I were shocked and saddened to learn of the vicious attack on Salman Rushdie yesterday in New York,” Biden wrote. He added: “We, together with all Americans and people around the world, are praying for his health and recovery.” Rushdie was
Read MoreTop Democrats request damage assessment, review of documents taken at Mar-a-Lago
Two top Democrats wrote to the director of National Intelligence on Saturday to request a damage assessment and review be conducted after the unsealed search warrant on Friday revealed classified and top secret documents had been taken by FBI officials during their search at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Read MoreSunday shows preview: House sends climate, tax and health package to Biden
The Sunday talk show circuit this week will revolve around the Democratic climate, tax and health package sent from the House to President Joe Biden’s desk this week. The $740 billion package was passed by House Democrats on Friday after it narrowly passed the Senate in a party-line vote, where Vice President Kamala Harris voted to break the tie. To avoid a Republican filibuster,
Read More‘Shocked and disheartened’: How coal country is reacting to Manchin’s climate deal
Coal country is still reeling from Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) decision to back a sweeping climate and energy package that will accelerate the nation's transition away from coal. In the Mountain State, the once-burgeoning coal industry says it feels betrayed, displaced coal workers are celebrating the bill’s black lung benefits and Republicans seeking Manchin’s seat in 2024 are licking their chops. The Inflation Reduction Act includes several Appalachia-centric measures, including subsidies to build renewable energy projects on former coal
Read MoreAnne Heche’s son mourns his mother: ‘Hopefully my mom is free from pain’
Homer Laffoon, son of actress Anne Heche, who died Friday from a brain injury and burns she received in a car crash a week ago, said he hopes his mother is “free from pain” following her death. Heche’s car crashed into a house in west Los Angeles, causing a fire with the car inside the building, on Aug. 5. Heche suffered a “severe anoxic brain injury,” which is caused by a sustained lack of oxygen to the brain.
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