Category: News


Everyone can now agree – the US has a border crisis


A pointless argument battered Washington for much of this year over whether the southern US border is in crisis. But no one is now doubting the chaos and potential migrant surge that could be triggered by an imminent policy shift next week.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/16/politics/biden-immigration-crisis-title-42

Dictionary.com announces word of the year: ‘woman’


Portal said searches for the word increased by 1,400% after Ketanji Brown Jackson was asked to define it in her confirmation hearing

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/13/dictionarycom-word-of-the-year-woman

House Approves Same-Sex Marriage Bill, Sending it to Biden’s Desk


The legislation, which codifies federal protections for same-sex marriage, comes months after a Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion cast doubt on protections for related rights.

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-12-08/house-approves-same-sex-marriage-bill-sending-it-to-bidens-desk

US appeals court denies Trump ‘special master’ request in documents case


A US appeals court has ended a “special master” review of documents seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63829125

Attorney General Merrick Garland Appoints Special Counsel to Lead Trump Criminal Probes


Veteran prosecutor Jack Smith will take over the investigation into Trump’s handling of classified materials as well as a probe into the role of Trump and others in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

 

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2022-11-18/attorney-general-merrick-garland-appoints-special-counsel-to-lead-trump-criminal-probes

US midterms: Republicans narrowly win back the House


Republicans have secured the 218 seats needed for a majority in the lower chamber of Congress a week after the midterm elections, the BBC’s US partner CBS News projects.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63629003

Rishi Sunak to meet Xi Jinping at G20 summit


Rishi Sunak will call for a “frank and constructive relationship” with China during a meeting with the country’s President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63641694