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Now Biden lurches to 'Freedom to Vote' act after Manchin tanked his plans to pass signature $1.75T Build Back Better bill before Christmas: Wants to ban requiring ID cards to vote
15/12/21 23:48
'There's nothing more important, domestically, than voting rights,' President Joe Biden said Wednesday, as he spoke about a likely switch to the topic in the Senate where his Build Back Better proposal is stalled. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said on the Senate floor on Wednesday that lawmakers would 'continue working on getting the Senate into a position where we can vote on the President's Build Back Better legislation.' But opposition by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) appears likely to scuttle chances for meeting Schumer's own Christmas deadline.
Schumer also said voting rights legislation remains a priority....read
12 weeks paid family leave, 17 fighter jets, eight warships, two nuclear submarines and a 2.7% pay rise: Senate approves huge $770BN Defense Bill
15/12/21 22:21The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act is headed to President Joe Biden's desk after overwhelmingly passing the Senate on Wednesday. Here's some of what's in the sweeping bill.
US Federal Reserve plots three rate interest hikes for 2022 in the face of soaring inflation
15/12/21 22:08The Federal Reserve held its main interest rate at the rock-bottom level of 0pc to 0.25% last night after a two-day meeting of its rate-setting committee.
Fed chairman Powell warns of THREE interest rate hikes in 2022: Will stop calling inflation 'transitory' and begin to call it 'persistant'
15/12/21 19:03Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the economy was making 'rapid progress,' as the Fed announced it would shrink its monthly bond purchases faster than earlier announced.
'This is b******t': Manchin snaps after Dems blame him for killing Biden's hopes of passing Build Back Better this year: Rebel Dem says he is victim of 'bad rumor' as Schumer punts president's flagship $1.75T to next year
15/12/21 16:14Rebel Democratic Senator Joe Manchin snapped after reports his opposition to the Child Tax Credit killed Biden's hopes for the Senate to pass his Build Back Better bill by Christmas.
'Joe is a one trick pony': Trump tears into Biden for only caring about 'getting vaccines' after jobs report fell 330,000 short of expectations and with smash and grab raids sweeping the country
03/12/21 23:05Former President Donald Trump blasted his successor as a 'one trick pony,' after the Biden administration said employers had added just 210,000 jobs in November.
'Are the rules different for the president?': Psaki insists Biden follows all COVID protocols - even though he coughed his way through speech where he confirmed he had a cold
03/12/21 20:33Jen Psaki insisted that President Biden was following proper Covid-19 protocols in forging ahead with his public appearances, despite having come down with a cold.
'No you-know-what Sherlock!' Psaki's snarky clap back when asked what the White House is doing to address the fact that Americans care more about the economy and COVID than social issues on MSNBC
03/12/21 19:50Jen Psaki gave a snarky reply Friday morning when Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski pointed out that Americans care more about economic issues than social ones.
'The President has a frog in his throat': WH doctor's official diagnosis after sick Biden, 79, coughed his way through hoarse speech and said he had a cold caused by Hunter's one-year-old son's kisses
03/12/21 16:16Biden sparked concerns on Friday by speaking with a hoarse voice and coughing his way through a speech on the disappointing November jobs report that fell below expectations.
US adds just 210,00 jobs in November - 340,000 BELOW expectations - in another dire employment report: Psaki finds out live on air, says she can't comment and points to Biden's 'good trends'
03/12/21 13:51U.S. employers added just 210,000 jobs in November, well below the estimated half a million that economists had predicted.
Stock market rebounds 600 points after a volatile week that saw 1,000-point swing in one day after first Omicron case hit the US
02/12/21 18:13The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 666 points, nearly 2 percent, as of Thursday afternoon, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both went up by 1.6 percent.
Hedge fund founder Ray Dalio predicts there is a 30% chance of US Civil War in the next 10 years because of 'emotional' political polarization: Believes the Constitution may save the nation
02/12/21 16:15Ray Dalio predicts there is a 30 per cent chance of US Civil War in the next ten years because of 'emotional' political polarization, but says the Constitution is 'likely' to save the nation from war.
'Inflation will ease over time, whatever you want to call it': Psaki DOWNPLAYS soaring prices and accuses Republicans of 'screaming from bullhorn' - after Fed Chair Powell warned it could get worse
30/11/21 20:55Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday that Americans are more interested in fixing inflation than labeling it when asked about Jerome Powell's Senate hearing comments.
Biden's Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns there will be a 'deep recession' and any signs of recovery will be 'eviscerated' if the US doesn't 'pay it's bills on time' and doesn't lift debt ceiling by December 15
30/11/21 19:42Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers Tuesday that the U.S. could suffer a 'deep recession' if they don't raise the debt ceiling by December 15.
Stocks plummet over Omicron fears: Dow drops 500 points as Fed Chair Jerome Powell warns new super strain could keep people working from home and worsen inflation
30/11/21 16:41Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress Tuesday the central bank may need to 'taper' its asset-purchases sooner and said a new covid variant could slow the economy.
How Twitter's new woke CEO Parag Agrawal will be paid a $12M bonus to speed up changes such as Bitcoin payments, moderations by users and targeted ads after investors said Jack Dorsey moved too slowly
30/11/21 15:46Parag Agrawal, 37, has been promoted to Twitter CEO after investors were critical of Twitter's slow growth, blaming former CEO Jack Dorsey's slow decision-making.
'I am choosing the company over my ego': Jack Dorsey posted resignation letter on Twitter as he denied he was forced out of $11BN firm
29/11/21 22:38The 45-year-old posted his resignation letter on Monday, in which he explained he had 'worked hard to ensure this company can break away from its founding and founders' .
Biden holds off on firing or suspending federal workers who don't comply with vaccine mandates until AFTER the holidays with 92% of government employees already getting the shot
29/11/21 17:43The Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to federal agencies instructing them to hold off booting out their unvaccinated workers despite the deadline passing on Nov. 22.
Republicans slam woke, new Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal who says site is not 'bound by the First Amendment' and once asked 'why should I distinguish between white people and racists?'
29/11/21 14:26Jack Dorsey, right, announced on Monday that he is stepping down as CEO of Twitter. He is being replaced by Parag Agrawal, the company's current chief technology officer.
'Squad' member Rashida Tlaib warns 'corporate' Democrats including Manchin and Sinema could 'kill' Biden's $1.75T spending plan and calls the filibuster an 'instrument of racism'
22/11/21 19:06Tlaib (D-MI) described the filibuster as an 'instrument of racism' in an interview broadcast on Sunday, as she warned that 'corporate' Democrats could kill off President Biden's $1.75 trillion spending bill.
Thirteen House Republicans who backed Biden's infrastructure bill now say they are NOT worried they will be pulled off committees after attacks from GOP colleagues and Trump
11/11/21 19:44Some of the 13 House Republicans who voted for President Joe Biden's infrastructure bill are expressing confidence they will not be punished by their party for their vote.
Biden's $1.75trillion Build Back Better plan would give the US the highest average top personal income tax in the developed world, new research states
09/11/21 21:23If President Biden's Build Back Better agenda passes the Senate in its current form, the US would have the highest top income tax in the developed world.
Are rising gas prices funny? Republicans tear into Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm for LAUGHING when asked if the US will increase oil production and joking that she 'can't wave a magic wand'
05/11/21 21:21Republicans knocked Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday for laughing when asked about the 'Granholm plan to increase oil production' in response to rising gas prices.
'Our economy is starting to work': Biden insists America is back on track after October jobs report beat expectations - despite disastrous elections, a surge in concerns about inflation and millions still out of the labor force
05/11/21 12:51Biden celebrated what he described as 'historic' jobs numbers on Friday as he said new therapies meant the U.S. was accelerating out of the pandemic.
Americans are getting hammered at the pump! Bank of America predicts crude oil will skyrocket 43% to $120 a barrel by next summer with gas prices already at a seven-year high of $3.40
04/11/21 13:07In a note this week, Bank of America's head of global commodities Francisco Blanch said he expects the Brent crude benchmark to hit $120 per barrel by July 2022.
18 billionaires - including George Soros - got stimulus checks intended for middle-class people who make less than $75,000 and were struggling during COVID, IRS data shows: Soros returned the money
03/11/21 23:46Billionaires including George Soros, Blackwater founder Erik Prince, financier Ira Rennert and Buffalo Bills NFL owner Terrence Pegula are among those to have received checks.
It's hot air! Republicans say Biden's plan to reduce methane emissions 30% by 2030 by capping wells and fining companies will lead to 'skyrocketing power bills' and is an attack on U.S. energy
02/11/21 19:14Biden announced his tighter regulations on the oil and gas industries during the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, to an audience of world leaders, climate advisors and Leonardo DiCaprio.
'It's anti-black, anti-child, anti-woman, and anti-immigrant': Squad member Cori Bush launches extraordinary attack on fellow Democrat Manchin for his opposition to Biden's $1.75T Build Back Better plan
01/11/21 19:33Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, chastised fellow Democrat West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, over his the lack of support for President Biden's Build Back Better Act
'It's not even believable what they're doing': Trump slams Biden's plan for $450,000 per person payouts to families separated after illegally crossing border and says the tough immigration policy worked because parents feared it
30/10/21 04:33Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden's plan to pay migrant families separated at the border after crossing illegally $450,000 per person insisting his immigration policy was 'so successful.'
'Let that sink in': Rep. Dan Crenshaw slams $450,000 per person payout to families who illegally crossed border while families of fallen US service members only get $400,000 insurance payment
29/10/21 16:41Rep. Dan Crenshaw tore into Biden's plan to pay migrant families separated at the border $450,000 per person, noting that it was higher even than service members who die in combat.
'We're paying burglars who broke into our home': Furious Republicans slam Biden for plan to pay $450,000 per person - up to $1M a family - to relatives separated at border under Trump's zero-tolerance policy
29/10/21 06:10Republicans are enraged immigrants might be handed a $450,000-per-person payout as part of the Biden administration's attempt to settle lawsuits.
'I love working!' Britney Spears' fiancé Sam Asghari voices his delight over role in new Mel Gibson movie... and jokes about being self-sufficient following engagement to $60m singer
29/10/21 01:04Asghari, 27, chat with TMZ on Thursday as he was leaving the West Hollywood grocer Bristol Farms.
Praying for a miracle? Biden lands in Rome to meet the Pope after failing to clinch infrastructure deal that will now be voted on next week
29/10/21 00:50As congressional leaders work to nail down a vote on his landmark Build Back Better agenda, President Biden touched down in Rome at 2:30 am local time ahead of a whirlwind European tour.Biden administration is considering awarding $450,000 per person to families separated at the border under Trump's zero-tolerance policy: Payout could run to more than a billion dollars
28/10/21 20:51Biden is considering paying out $450,000 per person to families separated at the border as it tries to settle lawsuits with migrants who say the policy caused lasting psychological damage.
So much for Meghan Markle's political influence! Duchess' controversial lobbyist letter pleading for paid family leave fails to make an impact as Biden drops proposal from his $1.75T plan
28/10/21 20:31Joe Biden announced a new framework for his Build Back Better reconciliation bill on Thursday morning, revealing he's dropped paid leave for parents.
Nancy Pelosi says the wording of Build Back Better plan is 'up for review' and reveals she's 'not given up' on paid family leave: Speaker compares Biden's bills to Roosevelt's New Deal
28/10/21 19:21The House Speaker said she will keep the infrastructure vote open on the floor until she gets a majority of members to vote through the bipartisan infrastructure deal.
'I may have been the first casualty of the Build Back Better plan': Big Oil investigation hears from welder who says he lost job on Keystone pipeline three hours after Biden's inauguration
28/10/21 18:16Neal Crabtree delivered his testimony at the start of a congressional investigation into Big Oil and on the same day Biden unveiled the latest draft of his multi-trillion dollar spending plan.
House DELAYS vote on infrastructure package until next week after angry progressives hold back support and chastened Biden is forced to fly to Rome to meet the Pope without sealing the deal
28/10/21 11:25Joe Biden will announce a new framework for his Build Back Better reconciliation bill Thursday morning that he believes will finally get majorities of Congressional Democrats to sign on.
'We are very close': Biden and Democrats may come to deal TODAY on his multi-trillion social spending plan but final details remain mystery
26/10/21 19:49President Joe Biden and his Democrats are close to a final deal on his multi-trillion spending packing of social programs with an agreement possible as soon as Tuesday; final details remain a mystery.
Trump says he's the 'only person in America' who can challenge Big Tech and vows to fight 'cancel culture' after shares in company linked to his social media site tumbled for the second day
26/10/21 19:06Donald Trump released a lengthy 12-paragraph statement explaining why he's embarking on his new social media venture on Tuesday, after the stock market opened with bad news for his business.
Goldman Sachs profits surge 66% to $5.3B thanks to M&A boom and success of wealth management app Marcus - sending Wall Street climbing toward its best week since July
15/10/21 16:32Goldman on Friday reported a 66 percent surge in third-quarter profit, to $5.28 billion in the quarter ended September 30, up from $3.23 billion a year ago, thanks to a boom in M&A.
'It's not a top priority': Psaki defends Ron Klain's 'Twitter habits' after he shared claim inflation and supply chain issues are 'high class problems' and insists he has a right to 'public speech'
14/10/21 20:57Jen Psaki said Thursday that Ron Klain's pot-stirring Twitter habits are 'not a top priority' after the White House chief of staff claimed Thursday that inflation is a problem for the rich.
Why your grocery bill has ballooned: Wholesale prices soar 8.6% - the biggest surge on record - adding more pressure on companies to pass along higher costs to consumers
14/10/21 15:26Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.6 percent in September compared to a year ago, the largest surge since the 12-month rate was first calculated in 2010, adding pressure to raise costs for consumers.
Biden confirms he will meet the Pope at the Vatican during the G20 summit as the president fights to protect abortion rights and Catholic bishops threaten to deny communion to politicians who support terminations
14/10/21 15:04President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will meet with Pope Francis when the president is in Rome later this month to participate in the G20 leaders summit.Biden's Chief of Staff Ron Klain promotes tweet calling inflation and the supply chain chaos 'high class problems': GOP tears into 'clueless' and 'tone-deaf' White House for response to growing crises
14/10/21 12:58White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain agreed with a tweet Wednesday evening claiming that U.S. economic issues - inflation and supply chain delays - are just 'high class problems'.
Biden will give around 70M retirees a 5.9% boost in Social Security payments in the biggest cost of living adjustment in 39 years - to keep up with rampant inflation under his administration
13/10/21 14:30Social security checks will raise 5.9%, about $92 for the average retired worker, in a shocking display of inflation
Crude hits $84 a barrel for first time in three years as energy crisis intensifies around world
11/10/21 20:51Brent crude rose as high as $84.60 in London - a level not seen since October 2018. The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, traded above $81 a barrel, its highest since late 2014.
Global food prices hit their highest level in a DECADE, with US seeing prices of meat, poultry, fish and eggs rocketing by 15.7% in two years as experts warn soaring energy costs could drive them even higher
11/10/21 18:12Milk, eggs, and bacon are among the products customers can expect to pay more for as grocery prices continue to rise across-the-board. The global cost of food has reached a 10-year high.
Trump would be $400million RICHER if he had taken the money his father left him and invested it in the S&P 500, report claims
11/10/21 17:34Former President Donald Trump would have enough money to make it onto Forbes' list of the 400 richest Americans if he invested Fred Trump's money in the S&P 500.
'What an extraordinary, extraordinary talent': California Governor Gavin Newsom heaps praise on Elon Musk hours after his office took parting shot at Tesla boss for moving HQ from Silicon Valley to Texas
08/10/21 22:52California Gov. Gavin Newsom has praised Elon Musk describing him as an 'extraordinary, extraordinary talent' hours after the Tesla boss was blasted for relocating the company HQ to Texas.
Biden celebrates as 136 countries AGREE to a global minimum corporate tax of 15%
08/10/21 20:06President Biden celebrate Friday as 136 countries agreed to set up a global minimum tax rate of 15%, to be imposed by 2023.
'We must do better': California Governor Gavin Newsom is accused of driving away jobs as Elon Musk's Tesla confirms HQ will move to Texas despite controversy over Lone Star state's abortion ban
08/10/21 19:28A spokeswoman for Newsom said that California would 'stand up for workers, public health and a woman's right to choose, adding that the state was still home to the world's biggest companies.
Production is halted at ALL Kellogg's cereal plants in the US as 1,400 staff go on strike over pay and benefits
06/10/21 20:37Kellogg's plant strikes were reported in four locations including the headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, as well as in Omaha, Nebraska; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Memphis, Tennessee.
Will THIS save Christmas? Target and Home Depot are chartering their OWN cargo ships to beat the US supply chain crunch as global crisis rages
06/10/21 19:16Major retailers Target and Home Depot have elected to charter their own ships to deliver billions of dollars worth of goods in time for the holiday season, amid an unprecedented supply-chain crisis in the US.
Manchin insists $1.5T is his topline for Biden's budget, says Dems should NOT vote to raise debt ceiling without filibuster and tells Chuck and Mitch to make a deal
06/10/21 17:42Senator Joe Manchin opposes changing the Senate rules to bypass the filibuster in order to raise the debt ceiling is holding firm on his $1.5 trillion stance on President Joe Biden's budget package.
CNN owner AT&T DENIES it had any 'financial interest' in right wing news network OAN's success and insists it never funded the right-wing network, but doesn't refute claims its execs suggested creating channel
06/10/21 17:41OAN founder and chief executive Robert Herring Sr. has testified that the inspiration to launch OAN in 2013 came from AT&T executives.
Could Biden really mint a $1TRILLION platinum eagle coin to avoid the US defaulting on its debt? Inside the last-ditch option to surge the Treasury's value and avoid a crisis - despite fears it would spark inflation
06/10/21 15:50The Biden administration can mint a $1 trillion coin at the last minute if Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen should decide to use that option to safeguard the nation's debt.
Biden relaxes rules on student loan forgiveness program that could benefit 550,000 public employees in scheme criticized for rejecting more than 90% of applicants and being too complex
06/10/21 14:24The Biden administration is temporarily relaxing the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been criticized for its notoriously complex requirements.
Joe's threat to Americans (and it's 'nothing to do with his spending plans'): Biden says markets will tank, jobs will go, savings will be lost and Pentagon warns there will be a national security crisis IF Congress doesn't raise debt limit
06/10/21 12:05President Joe Biden is meeting with some of the nation's top CEOs to put more pressure on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to cave in the current debt ceiling stand-off.
Biden says Dems changing the filibuster rules with a 'nuclear option' to suspend the debt ceiling is a 'real possibility' as they scramble to avoid historic default
05/10/21 23:48President Joe Biden floated the idea on Tuesday of using a one-time change to Senate rules to prevent a Republican filibuster in order to suspend the debt limit.
Mitch and Chuck go to war over the debt ceiling: GOP leader now says Dems are playing Russian Roulette with economy and Schumer warns US is getting 'dangerously close' to defaulting
05/10/21 21:09The two Senate leaders butted heads yet again on Tuesday as the US nears an October 18 deadline after which the economy could plunge into a recession, the Treasury Secretary warned.
Treasury Secretary Yellen warns there will be a RECESSION if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling - but rules out minting a $1trillion coin to try and avert the chaos
05/10/21 16:11Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned in an interview Thursday that she expects it would cause a recession if Congress fails to raise the debt limit and the US government doesn't pay its bills.
Joe Manchin says immigration reform including a path to citizenship for eight million is 'too big' to fit into Biden's massive social spending package: Democrats continue battle over what to cut from bill
05/10/21 16:05Sen. Joe Manchin said he does not believe immigration reform will make it into the budget reconciliation bill.
Biden says anyone who doesn't back his multi-trillion infrastructure bills is 'complicit in America's decline': MAGA protesters line Michigan streets with 'go home sleepy Joe' signs as President tries to sell his agenda in Trump country
05/10/21 13:28President Joe Biden will travel Tuesday to the red part of the blue state of Michigan to hawk his $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the larger budget bill at a union hall.
Treasury Secretary Yellen BACKS the IRS reporting $600 transactions because it will 'fill the tax $7T gap' and says Biden's Soviet-born, anti-crypto nominee for Comptroller of the Currency 'deserves a fair hearing'
05/10/21 13:25Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended the new IRS rproposal requiring all transactions above $600 to be reported as she backed Biden's anti-private banking, Soviet-born pick to lead the OCC.
Psaki blames Republicans for 'spending like drunken sailors' under Trump and say they are 'unwilling to be the adults in the room' for refusing to raise the debt limit
04/10/21 20:26Press secretary Jen Psaki picked up where President Joe Biden left off Monday in hammering Senate Republicans for blocking Democratic efforts to raise the debt ceiling before the October 18 deadline.
70% of Americans say they WON'T support Biden's $3.5T reconciliation package if it increases their taxes, new poll finds
04/10/21 19:07More than 70 percent of Americans say they would be less likely to back Biden's signature $3.5 spending plan if it meant they faced higher taxes, according to a poll published on Monday.
Facebook shares plummet by 5 percent to the lowest in six months after whistleblower claims: GoFundMe set up for Frances Haugen raises $15,000 to help her fight the social media giant's 'army of lawyers'
04/10/21 17:39Haugen went public on Sunday in episode of CBS 60 Minutes to tell how she routinely filed complaints against Facebook for putting profits above morals.
US oil prices hit seven-year high of $78.03 per barrel as post-COVID demand hits supply chain chaos
04/10/21 17:22The surge in US oil prices comes as a hearty economic recovery from COVID-19 crashes against a lack of truck and port workers and Hurricane Ida's damage to oil infrastructure.
'It happens to everyone': Biden defends protesters who harassed Kyrsten Sinema in the bathroom during attack on her and Manchin for holding up his $3.5T reconciliation package
04/10/21 16:46President Joe Biden defended the activists who confronted Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin as he blamed the two Democratc senators for his inability to pass his $3.5 trillion budget.
Biden declares war on the 'hypocritical and dangerous' Republicans for playing 'Russian Roulette' with the US economy by refusing to raise the debt ceiling
04/10/21 14:56President Joe Biden returned to the White House Monday - walking the South Lawn hand-in-hand with First Lady Jill Biden - to kick off a week where he needs Congress to stretch the debt limit.
Biden's top trade negotiator will slam China for failing to live up to a deal signed under Trump
04/10/21 13:43President Joe Biden's top trade negotiator will demand fresh talks with China on Monday and accuse it of failing to keep promises made in a deal struck with President Donald Trump last year.
Manchin wants to cut Biden's $3.5T budget by $2T and Sinema insists she will not support current bill: Moderate Dems fear spending spree will lead to 'entitlement mentality' with President's agenda on the brink
30/09/21 17:43Moderate Democrat Joe Manchin spelled out his opposition to Biden's spending plans on Thursday, warning against an 'entitlement mentality' and saying he could only back a $1.5 trillion bill.
Welcome, Comrade! Biden's Soviet-born nominee for Comptroller of the Currency thinks Fed should 'end banking', admires USSR's economy because there was 'no gender pay gap' and says hedge funds are an 'a**hole industry'
30/09/21 15:50Cornell University Law Professor Saule Omarova's nomination to lead an agency overseeing big banks has been opposed by GOP lawmakers and banking lobbyists.
Thanks, but no banks! Nebraska becomes the first state to say they will NOT comply with Biden's snooping plan to have banks report every transaction over $600 to the IRS
30/09/21 15:23Nebraska is already promising to defy a Biden proposal that would require banks to hand over transaction data on individual bank accounts to the IRS.
'What are you talking about?' Watch Pelosi's face drop as she loses patience with reporters asking whether Dems can pass both Biden spending bills
29/09/21 19:48House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke to reporters on Wednesday after a meeting with congressional Democrats on plans to pass Biden's agenda and avert a US debt crisis.
Chuck Schumer calls Republicans stupid for blocking a suspension of the debt ceiling and tells them to 'get out of the way'
29/09/21 17:32Senate Majority Charles Schumer took to the Senate floor to bash GOP efforts to block a move to raise the nation's debt ceiling, and blamed 'Republican stupidity.'
'Joe, do you distrust Americans so much that you need to know when they buy a couch?' GOP Senator Cynthia Lummis hammers Biden's proposal for banks to report every transaction over $600 to the IRS
29/09/21 14:31Wyoming Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis tore into a Biden proposal to require banks to hand over transaction data over $600 on individual bank accounts.
Mitch McConnell BLOCKS Chuck Schumer's bid to bypass the filibuster so the Democrats can raise the debt ceiling without GOP support
28/09/21 20:55Mitch McConnell blocked an attempt by Chuck Schumer to raise the nation's debt ceiling by a simple party-line vote, a move that could force Democrats to do it the hard way.
Why are Hispanic Americans at greater risk for COVID-19? Study finds Latinos are less likely to wear masks in public and use hand sanitizer than whites and blacks - and twice as likely to participate in social gatherings
28/09/21 15:00Hispanic Americans are less likely to wear masks - yet more likely to work in essential jobs and gather socially, compared to black and white Americans, according to public health workers in Chicago, Illinois
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How Charles II became King of England: Born on this day, monarch survived the Civil War and the execution of his father before dramatic rise to the throne
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Shania Twain reveals she will never forget ex-husband Robert 'Mutt' Lange's affair but insists he 'deserves empathy and understanding' after his fling with her best friend
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Hilary Duff rocks comfy all-black look as she runs errands solo in LA just three weeks after giving birth to her fourth child
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Bite-sized brilliance: Feast your eyes on these top 10 tips for food and drink this spring
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The photo that shows Queen Mary of Denmark's link to superstar Taylor Swift: 'Obsessed with this'
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AMANDA PLATELL: My sympathy is with poor Eamonn. Ruth should have stuck by him, not kicked him in the guts when he needs her most
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It's Wag War Two! Coleen Rooney battles to avoid paying 20 per cent of Rebekah Vardy's 'unreasonable and disproportionate' legal bills
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Jon Bon Jovi CONFIRMS secret wedding between son Jake Bongiovi and Millie Bobby Brown as he confesses it was a small affair
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Fancy a last-minute break abroad with your loved one? Get the VIP treatment with our edit of the best
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'It reminds me of everlasting love': Johnny Wactor's ex-fiancée Tessa Farrell reveals she still wears her engagement ring... after actor was shot and killed in LA
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Plenty to celebrate! Kylie Minogue looks youthful as she steps out in London for her birthday after celebrating huge milestone for her wine brand
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Eva Mendes, 50, shows off her age-defying beauty in glamorous outdoor selfies - after supporting longtime partner Ryan Gosling's new movie
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Jenna Ortega voices her support for Palestine and demands to know 'where is the humanity' - just months after Scream VII co-star Melissa Barrera was fired for criticizing Israel
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Clint Eastwood's youngest daughter Morgan, 27, is expecting first child with fiance Tanner Koopmans - as she unveils baby bump on Instagram
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Britain's Got Talent viewers fume as young girl is left in floods of tears on stage during live semi-final after her act fails to made it to series' last round
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Amanda Holden risks another wardrobe malfunction in a dazzling futuristic dress during Britain's Got Talent's second live semi-final
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Jill Halfpenny reveals the grief she suffered after Matt Janes's death in 2017 has made her a 'better person' as she confesses that she has found love again
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Faye Dunaway leans into her 'diva' reputation in new documentary - as early reviews praise candid portrait of the screen legend
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Lila Moss, 21, makes a rare public appearance with her father Jefferson Hack, 52, as they attend Rankin's new art exhibition in London
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Britain's Got Talent viewers left baffled by Alesha Dixon's outfit choice during second live semi-final as they insist they've seen the ensemble before
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EXCLUSIVELove Island villa REVEALED: Islanders encouraged to have more sex in Hideaway after sunning themselves on 'Miami inspired' daybeds
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Mary-Kate Olsen sparks romance rumors with former flame Sean Avery as they reunite in the Hamptons over Memorial Day weekend
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Britain's Got Talent viewers divided as magician Jack Rhodes sails through to the final - but fans point out he's the ONLY British act to succeed so far
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Charisma Carpenter, 53, looks incredible in new selfies... two decades after leaving 'toxic' set of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and spin-off series Angel
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As we unearth four fresh-faced celebrities during their school years... how many do YOU recognise?
TV presenters, pop stars and world famous actors
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Travis Scott pictured jet-skiing with daughter Stormi, 6, in St. Tropez, France melee with Tyga ... as both musical artists formerly dated Kylie Jenner
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Gordon Ramsay's £44 lobster roll raises eyebrows... while a beef Wellington for two costs £120!
It could prove hard to swallow
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Love Island bosses reveals a massive never-seen-before twist in the first coupling as season 11 debut episode is set to be the most explosive yet
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Jennifer Lopez is business chic in a gray dress for lunch in LA - as husband Ben Affleck's ex Jennifer Garner is said to 'want the best' for them
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North West 'wore her own' outfit for Lion King performance as Young Simba (complete with furry slippers) - after fans said it looked 'amateur'
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Christie Brinkley appears to go without UNDERWEAR as she flashes her backside while getting her dress repaired before Today Show segment
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Drake makes surprise appearance at 21 Savage concert in Toronto amid ongoing feud with rapper Kendrick Lamar
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Britain's Got Talent star Sydnie Christmas reveals the ITV show was her 'last shot at success' as she admits she was 'so close to giving up'
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Fat Joe reveals autistic son Joey has lifelong love for tennis balls while promoting collaboration with upcoming US Open in New York City
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Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne is seen for the first time with his son after secretly welcoming his first child with wife Celina Bassili
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Daisy Ridley got a 'pat on the back' from swimmer Diana Nyad during 'trippy' encounter at Young Woman and the Sea premiere
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Robson Green's no Bear Grylls... he's terrified of creepy crawlies! CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV
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Katie Price FINALLY moves out of £2m Mucky Mansion amid double bankruptcy woes as vans park up outside
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Once Upon A Time star Lana Parilla reveals she was once homeless early in her career: 'It terrifies me still to this day'
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Victoria Beckham, 50, admits body insecurities stopped her 'watching her children play on the beach' as she details her 'disciplined' diet
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Home and Away fans notice strange details in Ada Nicodemou and James Stewart's wedding certificate... after co-stars' real-life romance was exposed
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Savannah Chrisley can't wait to 'spend a lot of time' with boyfriend Robert Shiver - but says it's 'hard' keeping up long-distance relationship: 'They suck'
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Vanderpump Rules: Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval both break down crying during third and final season reunion
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Love Island to feature more sex than EVER: Cast will have unlimited access to the private Hideaway as producers revert back to the show's risqué roots
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Britain's Got Talent head judge Simon Cowell stuns viewers by naming his favourite to win the competition on the second night of live semi-finals
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Britney Spears models a sexy white bikini as she plots vacations in Europe and a RETURN to Las Vegas... five years after canceling her residency
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Morgan Spurlock's ex-wives pay tribute to Super Size Me star and thank public for 'love and support' - days after his shock death at age 53
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre star Bill Moseley, 72, is struck by a cyclist in a hit-and-run and suffers multiple fractures to ribs and pelvis
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Kourtney Kardashian says she has 'never' put baby boy Rocky in his crib... after previously sparking debate for letting son Mason sleep in her bed
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Jennifer Lopez spends Memorial Day without Ben Affleck as she heads to a friend's home in Beverly Hills amid rumors of marital woes
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Richard Dreyfuss' shocking response to fan who yelled out 'We love you' at $300-ticket Jaws screening where he attacked trans children
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A £3.2m mansion, a family business and a pet dog up for grabs: Who will get what in Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford's 'very tricky' divorce?
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Love Island host Maya Jama defends the new line-up as she pleads with viewers not to judge contestants on their appearance
Speaking out
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Kim Kardashian helps her nephew Mason Disick, 14, reach 644k followers on Instagram - after urging her 400M fans to give him a 'follow'
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Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler shares her very relatable story of wild night out in Sydney: 'Who hasn't been there?'
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Britain's Got Talent host Ant McPartlin leaves Simon Cowell red-faced as he asks if head judge has 'been for a wee'
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Immaculate director Michael Mahon addresses criticism his film starring Sydney Sweeney is too dark on streaming platforms
Getting to the point
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Kylie Minogue's vintage year! Popstar racks up £30MILLION in wine sales as she celebrates her 56th birthday
Popular
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Love Island stars will be given the chance to vote in the upcoming General Election by proxy as bosses hope to spark more politically charged conversations
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Savannah Chrisley feels 'guilty' for only visiting parents Todd and Julie in prison twice a month - as she shares her Mother's Day 'sucked'
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Lizzo proudly displays her curves in bodysuit from her Yitty line - after shrugging off South Park Ozempic episode that mocked her weight
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Daisy Ridley wows in an ethereal white gown as she leaves her London hotel ahead of guest appearance on The One Show
Stunning
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Bam Margera is MARRIED: Troubled Jackass star ties the knot with fiancee Dannii Marie in New Mexico amid battle with sobriety
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Celebrity coach who trained Ryan Reynolds lifts the lid on steroid use in Hollywood...and blasts a star who takes them
Telling all
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Millie Bobby Brown, 20, is every inch the beaming newlywed as she steps out with husband Jake Bongiovi, 22, as they enjoy a mini honeymoon
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Gemma Collins shows off her weight loss... weeks after admitting she once faked results by making herself look bigger to earn cash
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Jennifer Lopez's new movie Atlas TOPS Netflix charts - despite being panned as 'abysmal' by reviewers and earning a WOEFUL rating
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Pete Davidson loses his cool as he walks OFF stage due to heckling at Nebraska stand-up gig... but fans defend the former SNL star
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Jeremy Renner reveals the real reason he left Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible franchise... and shares why he would now be willing to return
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Daniel Stern says he was SUED by studio for telling producers that a director and actor had been 'sexually harassing' female workers on set
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The Kid Laroi leaks text messages as he emotionally cancels three shows in America - after music star confirms romance with Tate McRae
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Rose Byrne looks effortlessly chic in a brown leather skirt as she leaves The View's studio in New York City with partner Bobby Cannavale
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Queen Letizia of Spain steps out solo at awards ceremony in Madrid as bombshell book claims King Felipe was 'destroyed' by 'infidelities'
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Paris Hilton responds to fan concerns her son Phoenix, one, had life jacket on the wrong way around as she admits: 'I thought it was backwards too!'
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King Charles smiles as he meets Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics in private audience at Buckingham Palace
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Kim Kardashian defiantly shows off daughter North West dressed as Simba in The Lion King musical - amid backlash over 'nepo baby' casting row
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EXCLUSIVEKhloe Kardashian looks like a blonde bombshell as she collaborates on a lash collection that she says gives her 'confidence'
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Gaz Beadle's estranged wife Emma McVey debuts her boyfriend James Staszewsky on Instagram
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Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale make rare parenting comments - after his awkward TV moment when he was grilled about their wedding
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Did Eamonn Holmes' wish to move back to Ireland contribute to Ruth Langsford divorce? Pair 'disagreed' over where to settle
