Month: June 2023

London CNN — That of Great Britain Consult Covid it was supposed to bring closure to people who lost loved ones to the pandemic. Instead, it has become a political circus that could hurt both Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. The investigation, which began taking evidence on Tuesday, had been overshadowed for weeks series of spines between Sunak, the current prime minister, and Johnson, who resigned in disgrace last summer. The first of these questions is directly related to the consultation. Sunak and his government are legally challenging the investigation’s right to request personal information from people who were directly…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Lawmakers in state capitals have been flexing their superpowers this year. In North Carolina, a new supermajority of Republicans enacted abortion restrictions. In Vermont, a new supermajority of Democrats pushed through a climate-sensitive home heating law. And in Montana, a Republican supermajority kicked a transgender lawmaker off the House floor. In each case, the opinions of his political opponents were irrelevant. By at least one measure, political power is at its highest point in decades. That’s because Republicans or Democrats have such large majorities in 28 states that they could override gubernatorial vetoes without any…

Two years ago, when a Democratic socialist narrowly won a crowded Democratic primary for a Harlem City Council seat, some saw it as a sign that the historically black neighborhood was becoming more politically progressive. But about a month before this year’s June 27 primary, first-term Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan unexpectedly dropped out of the race. His decision has reshaped the hotly contested Democratic primary, which now includes three candidates, none particularly progressive. Two are members of the State Assembly: Al Taylor, 65, a reverend in his sixth year in the legislature; and Inez Dickens, 73, who held the Harlem…

TAHLEQUAH – In light of a recent spate of endorsements for the president, local residents are on the fence about whether politicians should make them. Several Republicans have already thrown their hat in the ring for 2024. Former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Gov. of New Jersey Chris Christie, former Gov. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and others who are less well known. As the announcements have arrived, so have the endorsements. In the Oklahoma legislature, 20 state senators and representatives announced their official endorsement of DeSantis…

why does it matter: Dr. Cohen will oversee CDC’s response to public health crises. The appointment does not require Senate confirmation, meaning Dr. Cohen may take over leadership of the CDC as soon as Dr. Walensky leave office. Congress recently passed legislation requiring the agency’s director to be confirmed, but the provision won’t go into effect until 2025. In her own statement Friday, Dr. Walensky said Dr. Cohen was “perfectly suited to lead CDC as it moves forward based on the lessons learned from Covid-19.” The Biden administration allowed the federal Covid public health emergency declaration to expire in May….

ESCANABA – Delta County Commission Chairman Dave Moyle recently sat down with the Daily Press to respond to criticism of the board and its leadership, outline his goals for the county and highlight areas where he believes the county is moving in the right direction. POLICY AND RECORDS Moyle admits 2023 has been difficult for the commission, especially since the county manager’s controversial firing in early February, but argues much of the derision directed at the board is part of a larger problem of “politics of destruction” that has been played. out nationally. According to him, “there are people who…

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Washington announced Friday that it will impose visa restrictions on Ugandans it accuses of “undermining the democratic process” in Uganda following the enactment of an anti-gay law in the East African country. A State Department statement did not name any targeted individuals. He said the US would consider other possible actions “to promote the accountability of Ugandan officials and others responsible for or complicit in undermining the democratic process in Uganda, abusing human rights, including those of LGBTQI+ people, or engaging in corrupt practices “. Uganda’s new law, passed last month, punishes homosexuality, including the death…

Trump’s legal problems anger some Republican voters, but that doesn’t guarantee they’ll vote for himSupermajorities in state capitals push controversial policies to the limitUN steps up criticism of IMF and World Bank, other pillars of post-WWII global orderBiden returns to Philadelphia to meet with union workers in first major event of his 2024 campaignVietnam-era whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers, dies… READ MORE Trump’s legal problems anger some Republican voters, but that doesn’t guarantee they’ll vote for him Supermajorities in state capitals push controversial policies to the limit UN steps up criticism of IMF and World Bank, other pillars…