Biden cheers Senate vote on Inflation Reduction Act, urges House to pass bill quickly
President Biden on Sunday applauded the Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, calling it the "largest investment ever in combatting the existential crisis of climate change" as he urged the House to pass its version of the bill as soon as possible. The president also touted the 775-page climate, healthcare and tax bill for "making the wealthiest corporations finally pay their fair share." "Senate Democrats sided with American families over special interests, voting to lower the cost of prescription drugs, health insurance, and everyday energy costs and redu
Read MoreDemocrat after final passage of climate bill: 'Now I can look my kids in the eye'
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) was visibly emotional after the Senate passed a sweeping climate, tax and health care bill Sunday afternoon, telling reporters “now I can look my kids in the eye.” “This is a planetary emergency and this is the first time that the federal government has taken action that is worthy of the moment,” Schatz said outside the Senate chamber minutes after the bill passed. “This is the biggest climate action that any country has ever taken, and now I can look my kids in the eye and say we’re really doing something about climate,” he added.
Read MoreNearly 40 percent of Americans say Trump or Biden second term 'worst thing that could happen'
A plurality of American voters think that a second presidential term for either President Biden or former President Trump would be “the worst thing that could happen.” A Yahoo News-YouGov poll found that 37 percent of registered voters in both parties said reelection for Trump would be “the worst thing” for the country, and 35 percent thought the same if Biden ran again 2024. Given the scale of five other options — unsure, “best thing that could happen,” “mostly good,” “a mix of good and b
Read MoreMore than 1,500 flights canceled in another tough weekend for US travel
More than 1,500 flights were cancelled over the weekend and thousands more were delayed in another tough weekend for domestic travel in the United States. Carriers have canceled 850 and delayed 4,041 flights into, within or out of the United States on Sunday, according to FlightAware. Airlines canceled 657 and delayed 7,267 U.S. flights on Saturday. Those weekend figures add to the more than 1,400 flights canceled on Friday. It has been a chaotic summer travel season for the airline industry, which is
Read MoreIsrael, Palestinians appear headed for cease-fire in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip appeared headed toward a cease-fire Sunday night after Egyptian officials said both sides agreed to a truce to end a flare-up of violence that has killed dozens of Palestinians. The cease-fire would end the worst fighting in Gaza since an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last year. Since Friday night, the violence has killed 43 Palestinians, including 15 children and four women. Egyptian officials said the truce was set to begin at 11:30 p.m. (2030 GMT; 4:30 p.m. EDT). An Egyptian intellig
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