Cats, planes and bridges on the agenda of the council on Monday | Political news
MARIA KUIPPER WATERLOO — More stray cats will return to the wild if the City Council approves a pilot program Monday. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall’s plenary hall. A community cat program through the Cedar Bend Humane Society could take in free range cats to spay or neuter and give them shots before they are released back into the wild. It is about reducing the number of cats that pass through the shelter. It currently costs the city $55.62 for each cat brought to the shelter. The proposed idea would reduce that to $52….
Read More »Joe Biden himself suddenly looks different
But suddenly, images of Biden as a frail septuagenarian atop a mismanaged White House have given way to those of a seasoned leader, smiling behind a pair of aviator sunglasses, whose team battle-tested has achieved a number of national priorities. A winning streak does that for you. It hasn’t happened because of a change in strategy or a change in personnel, although in low moments allies wanted him to take those ritual steps. It has been a combination of good luck, skill and persistence on the part of a president and a Democratic Party determined to act unilaterally where Republicans…
Read More »Salman Rushdie attack: Muslim scholar calls out identity politics, cancels culture to threaten free speech
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In response to the attack on author Salman Rushdie on Friday, Muslim scholar Dr. Qanta Ahmed emphasized the importance of protecting the “language”. On Sunday’s “Fox & Friends Weekend,” Dr. Ahmed slammed identity politics and canceled culture for defying free speech and threatening to silence Americans, urging Americans to protect language or “be speechless”. SALMAN RUSHDIE TURNS OFF FAN AND SPEAKS OUT AFTER STABBING, AGENT SAYS Dr. QANTA AHMED: I am very concerned that now that we are seeing this event right here in our state just hours away, a symbolic assassination…
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Zach Nunn calls for more federal tax cuts for middle-class Iowans
Republican congressional candidate Zach Nunn said Saturday at the Iowa State Fair that his priority in Washington will be pushing for more tax cuts in Washington for Iowans. Nunn, a Republican from Bondurant, is serving as a state senator and is challenging incumbent Democrat Cindy Axne, who is seeking a third term for her 3rd District seat. Axne is currently the only Iowa Democrat serving in Congress. On the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox, Nunn promised to push for tax cuts for those making less than $200,000 a year at the federal level, something he has also supported in the…
Read More »Deidre DeJear says she will invest in education and mental health care if elected governor
Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deidre DeJear said Saturday she would prioritize investment in public education and mental health care if elected this fall. Speaking at Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair, said Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds is starving state systems. DeJear said $1.5 billion in taxpayer dollars is in a state trust fund. “This is Iowa’s rainy day fund, and in our state it rains on mental health care, education, health care and child care,” DeJear said. “We need to have leadership that uses your resources, not shirks the problem.” DeJear said spending more on education…
Read More »More US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi’s trip
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of U.S. lawmakers is visiting Taiwan just 12 days after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit angered China. The five-member delegation, led by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, will meet with senior leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade, investment and other issues, the American Institute said from Taiwan. The institute represents the US government, which has no official ties to Taiwan. China, which claims Taiwan as its self-governing territory, responded to Pelosi’s Aug. 2 visit by sending missiles, warships and warplanes into Taiwan’s seas and skies for several days afterward. The…
Read More »Analysis: The (political) dog days of August | Columnists
It’s August and full of summer. New Yorkers focus on baseball, county fairs, and corn. But those in charge of Albany’s political calendar have graced us with primaries and a special election for next week. Add politics to summer fun. Here’s the latest: • Nick Langworthy, the Republican endorsed in the Aug. 23 primary for the 23rd Congressional District, is drawing crowds as he makes the rounds of the district. A reliable campaign source notes that Langworthy, facing developer Carl Paladino, drew a decent turnout of more than 70 supporters at the Wellsville Country Club last week. His team has…
Read More »Officials: Coptic church fire in Cairo kills 41, injures 14
CAIRO (AP) – A fire tore through a church in a densely populated neighborhood of the Egyptian capital Cairo… CAIRO (AP) — A fire ripped through a church in a densely populated neighborhood of the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday as congregants worshiped, killing at least 41 and injuring 14, the Coptic Church said. It was one of the worst fire tragedies in Egypt in recent years. The cause of the fire, which produced large amounts of smoke at the Abu Sefein Church in the working-class neighborhood of Imbaba, was not immediately known. An initial investigation pointed to an electrical…
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